The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-05-23
Description OF Sam
Francisco.

Francisco
BY WALTER COTTON, y. $. NAVY.
The bayof San Francisco resembles
broad inland lake, communicating by
narrow channel with the oceau.--
This channel as the tradition Of the
aborieines runs, was opened by an
earthGuake, which a few centuries since
onvulsed the continent. The town
was built on the South bend Of The
bay, near its communication with the
ea. Its site is succession Of barren
land hills, tumbled up in every variety
IF shape. No levelling process, on a
cae Of any magnitude, has been at
smpted. TIE buildings roll up and
bver these sand ridges like a shoal Of
borpoises over the swell of a wave,
bnly the fish have much the most order
\ the disposal Of head and TAIL More
ncongruous combinations of architect
lever danced in the dreams Of men.
Brick warehouses, wooden shanties,
heet iron huts and shaking tents are
Blended in the admirable confusion.
But these grotesque habitations have
IS much uniformity and sobrety as the
ablts Of those who occupy them
Hazards are made in commercial trans
ctions and prqiffts fs Jaf JuP uPe!c;g!latlon that
have seen merchants purchase car,
oes without even having glanced into
be invoice. Theconditions Of the sale
ere hundred per cent profit to the
VneT and costs. In one cargo, when
mbled out, we're found twenty thous-
ld dollars in the single article of red
ptton handkerchiefs. "I'll get rid of
ose among the wild Indians" said
ePurcbaser, with a shrug of his shouI-
rs. "l've waterloo which | will
H." cries another. Which wav
pes 1t stretchl" inquire halt dozen.
tight under that craft tbere.'h "And
hatdoyou ask Eoritl' Fifteen thou
nd dollars" "I'll take it," "Then
'"n.with your dust" So the water
which mortal eye never yet beheld
soges It's owners without changing its
D. Il have two shares in a gold
he," cries another. "Where are
ey'' inquire the crowd. "Under
south branch Of the Yuba river.
plcn we have almost turned" is-the
Ply' "And what will you takeW
l,teen M thousand dollars" "I'll give
Take them stranger" So the
p shares Of possibility of gold un-
the branch Of the Yuba, where the
Ter still rolls rapid and deep, are
: tor ten thousand dollars, paid
W. Is there anything in the Ara,
nights that surpasses this9
n9t glance at that large wooden
ioing which looks as if the winds
snlngled i. and the powers of the
pinned It's clap-boards IN a storm.
Ier, and you find great hall filed
tables, and mosley propn gatb
q'ou9d h each. Some are laying
e hundreds and others thousands
."e turn OF single card. Each
gag Of grain gold in his hand
\" ne must double or lose, and he Il
anxious to reach the table where
.Ss az make the experiment. You
" advise him at least to purchase
y Clothes, or repair his old ones
u ne loses his all; but what cares !
I'M, y hls outward garb, when piles ofI !
ye,low dust swelland glitter II b,a
'ea lmagination2 Down eoes nj Z
u gold, and is lost But Dies IL
around for . rope or pistol tbat h. 4
eng bis ruin2 No; the river banL !
= % gathered that bag has more.
? cheers his despondency viii ! !.
glass Of brandy, and Is off aga;n
Oe mines. He found the cola III I
fortune, and lost il BY bad: ana !
considers himself even with M
n ouchisthe moral effect Of eold
We on man, whose principles 2
ios as lxed and immoveable as I'M B
y begins in lottery and ends
,aulsery. where the blanks outnum- HI
sae prizes ten to one. /
y you are hungrywant break. i
saFn into a restaurant-call for Ii
7sss and coffee--then your bill /