The New York herald., 1850-03-15
the United States Of America.
WILLIAM NJ. GWIN,
JOHN C.. FREMONT,
GEORGE W. WRIGHT,
EDWARD GILBERT
WAsHrxcror, D. c., March l. 1850
wAsHrseros CRY. March 1. 1850.

EDWARD GILBERT.
WAsHIsGroN Cry March l. 1870
dean SiR-l In compliance with yosr request, re-
speotsully submt my views Of the proper Legislation
for California, connected with your department.
The survey should bs extended there with the
least practicable delay. including the topography and
hydrography connected with the work. There should
ss Thorough survey, by your department. Of the hy
biography and Topography Of the port of San Fran
cses including its bsy snd approaches channels har
bor end Ian and upon the reports made to you
buoys and beacons should be established and piers II
Decssesry. similar survey of the coast is equally
Of the Pacific coast hsbors Cape San Lucas to
Pueets Sound A careful survey therefore, Of the
pes points and sets contiguous should be
commenced and charts issued Tor the use
of merchants and pavigstors The proper points tor
Ssss homsss not aisssay sn0rn shoud be a.csrtsnsd
fight houss 1T Point Conception. II there had been
ligbthcuse at that point, the Edith would not have
been wrecked. Two Of the mail steamers have gone
srhore there and being lost The Santa
Bsrbsrs chsnpel and island should be accurately sur
published There should be light hsuse also at the
entrance Of the important hsrbor of San Diego t IA
on; most . southern port Gl the Pacific and is com
There should be light. houses ais, at Monterey aud
the Fsrrslcpes Issuds of the OF Sac Franoco
This latter should be large, revolving, minute light
red and white with Hxe1 ligh the south, ana Der.
bspt porth point 1t the entrsncs Also lights at San
Pablo STRAITS the Straits Of Ksrquenss sussu and
at the head OF the bay OF San Francisco IL is indis
pepsabe that sssh light house should have fog bell
attached iron lgnt houses, prepared In our Atlantic
Sstss scd clipped to the Pacific would at present be
meet economical
Our great rivers, the Sacramento and San Iroquin,
cler many advantages to commerce. aud with pru.
dent and moderate expenditure, the facilities could
be greatly augmented Slooshr and forks often occ ar
ebanL, By skin and scieacc these hs and fork.
nsy be tlled or damned up and tue water thus lost
then he directed 70 dsspen the channels. Every
&C urage meat .tould be offered TO pilots
Marine bcipi,ss are greatly wanted at San Fran
ciseo .nto city aud stock5sn At the two lat
ter eitieF incluiing sacramento City and suttsr iu
port there should bs potts OF engry Twoth,rds
Of the population Of CALIFORNIA; trade to these
points aud ever facility should be given TO their CON
meres. They are the great depo;s of the upper aud
lower mines SHIPS of four or hve hundred tons can
60 dirc CT from the ocean TO each point and there
these places will be found the great body of the
consumers of foreign and domestic goods Ports Of
entry should be established at ssu Diego, San Pedro
santa Barbara, Monterey, Santa cruz, aud Bodgs.
forts oi delivery will not at there poluts tho
heavy ffsigLts on csrgoes shipped 10 them from San
eoods An extensive trade is carried on between some
a these lcssr ports sDu the northern apartments OF
Mexico. and large amounts OF foreign goods ATE no
doubt sauggsd IN poiots for tue want OF ports
Of eLtfy Iiiniaad hay shoul1 be surveyed and port
Of sstiy established there Tan 10 81 present
explored portion " the coast bnt there is said to be
GLe hsIbor there and extensive mines have been dis
coveied Va The streams leading Into IT, Thousands of
pertons have been engaged In working these mines
drripg the past season, sud II commercis facilities
vsIe slorotd, permanent settlements would be msds
in that part Of the state Is the lands said to be
fer the present ~ Vernon, the Sacramento
River, ~ CIetesn city on the waters Of ths san Joa
quin ut Alyiroe, the head Of psyiga San Frau
csco Bay Liie boats aud other necessary apparatuS
similar TO those established by Congress ATTAIN
tic coast shouts be hxsd AZ proper pon,s for saving
the lives Of passengers and OF wrecked vessels
Prom denre logs snd other circu Ientcuisr
lights should be e.tabshed on tie coast, aud with
elevated towers 10 Be feen a. great distance
There sre peaks II immsne altitude In the I'm Dedats
vcfssg- of San Francisco where report from ths
Ccsu Surrey Digtt SHOW that powerful lenticulsr
hsbfs would be ot great advantage When we /,
coufidfT that nearly the whole products OF the 1
Industry - cs.ierais eonsist 81 gold, OF which
90 ms m Of hay Desn lr.Rd
sbilftd 20 New hoik- New Orleans, and To other
porte, svsmenuns tne capital ot our country, the
value oI properly ero tbe wages of labor furnish
ing Va ana rslo,y ausuenuns ms'sst Tor our osn
products sud nanuisetures, ~ well ss employment Tor
cur, cur ,s',, whe 'ne sns ms ~ ,as :,
-. ,,h h,as ,n s.. % rnd sv,ns