The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-05
Letter from Or. Osbun.

-costoms, climate, &c. &C. II will, we doub
NOT, be read with mach Interests
Letter from Or. Osbun.
MY DEAR FRIENDS,
Elisa & Wm l, Ey.--
According to my promise, now write ia
you. could not have done il SCORER with
--oul writing from the say so of Others. | have
now been here three seasons, and have trav
'elled through the most of Upper California
and am able to give voi my impressions
knowingly, both Of tho climate and agricul
tural character Of the country. Fam at thi,
time, and for the last two weeks have been
on board Big, upon the noble Buy OF Sur
francisco, awaiting my dsplruro to the
Sandwich, friendly and Society Island s, OF
"a voyage Of speculation. Mysolfa aud a young
Sea Captain have chartered esscI for The
voyage, aud expect. every day, to of. :
We are lying directly opposite the city, and
have, here, full Wow of that wonderful
place. As passed through her Q last June
1t was a miserable looking plnce, made oI
tents and mlsng housel, with here and
Ahere, double and frame building. Now, it
as quite city, containing about 10000 peo>
pie. Though this estimate looks large,
think it is nor far from the truth.
wish you TO take walk.wi,h me up and
through this city. First, We will doscen
from our vessel by this rope ladder, and
ahen in the skifl row TO your long wharf, ex-
&ending out into the Bay about 200 yards =
This wharf, you will perceive,is covered with
several hundred men, aye, and n fetC ludies.
Promenadlng, and gazing nj the vessels. -
Along sile are always at least 100 vessels,
oi the same craft, loading aud unloading to
nnd from the different towns along the BY S
and upper rlvois. The Introduction of tho
steamboats, has, however, nearly destroyed
their business. few months more, and
they will have nothing to d.. We have 3
very large boats; running all th,ir time TO
Sacramento City, and or 5 to Stockton, on
the San Joocquin, and other places up the
rivers; there are, also, more being buiIt and
sent around the Horn. The owners Of these
boats are realizing fortunes out of them, the
nrge ones seldom making trip up or down
or less than from go, to $4,000, and the
trip is made in from three 10 five days.
You perceive those large ships, some of
them lying close to the wharf and others al
short and regular distances from it? They
are regu'a.ly placed he e Gorstorc and bus
ness purposes an d on this sheet Of water is
la d out into hundreds of water lots, as they
are called, which command very high prices
/ have no doubt but that it will all be covered
with houses in very short time. You por
ceive, down below yonder, several houses
already built in lis midst, upon posts. Bul
Jet us go up into the City.
Be careful where you stop hero, or YOU
will get up toyour middle IN mud As this
is the first rainy season Of our citizens in this
country, you must excuse tho streets. This
mud extends all over tho city, but is much
deeper on these lower streets than above -
You had better put your pants in the top of
your boots to keep them clean. You soc CIV
cry one does SO here. Oh, yonder comes
the Governor and Gen. Smith! You SEQ
how they go. Oh! there goes tie Governor,
far above lis knees in mud! Though these
streets nre so bad that horses aud mules can
scarcely get through them, yet the Governor
thought he could bound over thut spot! You
SEQ in this street, houses that will vic in
beauty, architectural tase and grandeur of
style with any business houses in our cas-
tern cities, for these arc all business houses.
This brick one on the corner has just been
completed, and is owned and occupied by
Messrs. Burgoyne & Co, Brokers. This,
you perceive, Is magnificent establishment,
and IFS lucky owners have not como here for T.
nothing. Let US turn this corner and 90 up
one square 10 the plaza, or public square -
See the venson. Elk, GrisIy Bear, wild
goose, brant duck, and many other wild AM
mails and fowls, hanging at these doors. They
are all eating houses, where you can bo FUR
nished with any thing you may dosire to eat.
Regular board rates from $l2, 90 to $35 90
per week, without lodging. Ii was, formerly,
much higher. You discover that sign down
yonder, almost too far of to read? You can,
however, see the top line, which is Hong
Chong. That is Chinese eating house, Of
which there nre some dozen or Two here
They keep very popular houses, aud are well
patronized. The celestial population, rs you
know they call themselves at home, are fast I
increasing here, and are engaging regularly
in business. Generally, they wearlhe rcgu
LAT costume Of their own country. believe
they have brought with them no fcmaes.-
> That beautiful three story house on the o,her
side Of the street, with those handsomely |
furnished Store rooms on tic first story, is
tho Theatre. You perceive that it is very
laTge and respectable building. understand
ahat il is well finished inside, and furnished
with excellent scenery. 1t opened its doors
rthe first time lastwcek, and, under stand,
10 pretty full houses, lfyou lave four dol.
Jars and all evening TO spare before you
Jeayc, you can soon 500 all and Judge for
yourselves. You hear that eternal, everlas |
Ang clalter Of musical ipslfumcnls2 These
sounds come from the gambling hodscs, To-
Gated in the greatest numbers ongthis public !
square. Indeed, Iboleve, wi'h'iwo or three
exceptions, every house Is a gambling house,
Their business is SO successful lat they can
pay double the rent that any other person
can and consequently lhoy got what house
or. houses they desre. Indeed tbelievc |