New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-16
CALIFORNIA.

Fires-Eulldins Prospects of san Ffnncisco-
Delmonico's improvements - Steamers
BuIlding-Value of COaI-Ctty Treasury
The Mines-NInrh ers, go.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday Aug
aball venture to give you, in IS condensed
form ss possible, my individual ideas oil ma"erS
and things here and in tho interior, as they pre-
sent themselves to me at this time. Our city mas
been visited in the short space ofalx months with
three destructive fires, which burnt over an area
equal to the whole extent Of the improved part OF
1t, Destroying not only an immense amounsin goods
but many very fine and costly buildings; and as
nothing was insured, tho whole WAS total loss
aunihated Many who arrived here oa'iy last
wear, and who had by industry and activity acou-
mulated from IS, 900 to $4,000, and Who were
more or less crippled by the drst and second frs,
were utterly ruined, and left pepness by the las!
catastrophe In almost any other c0mmun
those caIamtics would have completely prostrat'
the most courageous and energetic in their busi.
ness TRANSACTIONS ct leaat for length OF time
but here its effects seem scarcely 70 be fot Judging
az d. from the "go. ahe.d appearance in every
section of the burnt district. This paradoxlcal s'a'o
OF things is accounted for in some me azure by tha
investment of capital from different parts OF tho
world 80 that you perceive, although every steam
or which leaves here is draining US OF our gold
dust, every steamer which eIfiges brings us
fresh supply of gold coin and silver the amount
OF the receipts, however, not being equal 10 Sae
gold taken away Many OF the lois In the
burnt district have been purchased at advanced
prices by these new capitalists, who are now put
ting up substantial brick and iron ire-proo[ build
ings TO occupy themselves, and to rent, many OF
which would not be q Disgrace even TO your spien-
did Broadway; and the apartments OF these YET
unfinished buildings have already been rented In
advance for Offices &c. by the year, at very hl5d
reEta, by professional men and others, VINO are de-
tetm1 cd fer the future to feel sale from ire. Inc
improvem ents which ere now IN progress go laf 10
establish, in my mind, the TeaL anu PefM@Heht
character of our untedged and growing city, aud
which, think may venture 70 say Ia deStIned az
10 distant period to be one oil the weAIhless and
mast popuIous cities on this Continent. lta hno
positon, extensive harbor and bays, and the mex
hsustble mines of gold, silver, clnnabar IA huiii
cen quantity Of the latter can DC saken oot with
in sixty miles OF this place to supply toe Worle and
other metals, which are found over an eXte1alye
region within circle OF 100 leagues are additional
reasons Why it should become one Of the creates.
cities in the world. And IL s my htm belief thar
for N any years to come the laborlng man VIII be
able t. earn more per diem in this State than IN
any part OF the world. You may imagine !het
am viewing the prospective through " CALIFORNIA
microscope" but | ASSURE you that draw very
sliehtly upon my ina instion for this hypothesls
but conine myself as near to facts as possible. we
have nov on Portsmouth square numo Der OF ele
gent and extensive saloons, used for sporting and
9,i, king Durposes) which for size, mirrors, ftexco
nsintines and finish, would bear comparison with
ANYTHING you have on the east side OF the Conf
+, mi Our friend Delmonico has nearly finished
bis new fouratoty brick building when 10 COM
oletely FIRE proof; marble floor on the tris story,
where he has already en- ample store oil tue
cboicest driukaLles exhibited as an indocoment to
those who are familiar With the practice a. tne oss
AID the crowded state tf his saloon from IL A. a.
ill the witchng hour OF night gives goody sohen
- mr., f,Rble results Tho furniture for ms hooSo
has inst arrived on board Of the 8ea w ltcn "no
bs. made her passage from New YORK here Ia ohiy
81 days-the ahorttst passage on feco.ue ~, Jn.
in p few days toose who have " SpAie
ncr can dine Il la De}monc0. ard o 70 not coz.
The improvements going 'o o;,y Oh box are rapidly
fined to the cehter oil .ig and south ends-
sdYanclng, oo;u hsa@h which lies on me souto
The nne sSa 10y horbor. extending beyond Il Apply
gemiclfce % .n Point and over "nicn nav"
10 wsnv pleasant stf9n, ~, I" sxtsnsiye wsre
nesrad Il is nov covefeo , md out on the
houses brilt upon t sesn flied in kom the neigh
fats Streets s,,a "whch have been grated down to
boring sand nn,T and extensive board yards, shi2-
the pope and houses ana "otKShops MI sne
yards he noint Two or tatae river steamers
space 10 tnT RAT for coasters have been lau chsd
es.' ;bs Happy Valley, now laid out 10 regular
i,tee.s contains houses than San FRANCISCO
ben frat saw it, has brewery, stofes ci Val
ons kinds, and many iae buildings pu 10 "i'eh
ar, 0ecopjed bysoEae Of OF od resdents aa10Tn