New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-28
CALIFORNIA.
san Observation-Disclosures Prospects, improve
ments md Doings Generally.

Corespordence Of The Tribune
san FEAScIsco, Saturday, April p.
Since nv last nothing worthy Of note has taken
place except the change Of Harbor Master-Mr
James Hagan, formerly Of the Fourth Ward Of
your City, has been appointed in place OF Capt
T. A. King. The charges have been somewhat
modified say for American vessels cents per
t1n, Tor foreign 10 DO. TIE forme. charles were
20 cents per tun with 90 cents additional on foreign
bottoms.
Our City Charter has passed copy Of which
send you, and the election for Charter Officers
takes place the Goth Of this month. Our city is
rapialy improving, and we are now having blLt
many fine substai tal four siory brick s.Ires, with
many other Improvements. Lumber Is slil down,
down Thieves are getting more plentiful than
usual Gambling Is not quite so st-0ag IS usual,
On account oi many people having gone to the
mines. Now !ou see quarters BET where yo1 used
g. see ounces Model args.s are wei attclle =, as
vel as fancy balls aud eek fighting. on Sundays
IS other days Property is still up; money as usual
from TO 20 j per cen.- mouth. Sailors plenty
wages from $40 o. So ami 500 a month, ami dll
al that.
Labor is rather scarce. Thousands are OF l0r
the Digcines in hopes 20 better Their il-t1aes The
PostOiice arr rgem- ~ is stlL lnc p.ete. Even
thirtietb chance TO get peep at the window. We
have now here Telegraph, and also want good
Light House at the entrance Of the harO0r, for
many vessels are often off this place fer weeks no:
being able to find the entrance. Things as the
Summer approaches seem more lively and animal
ing. Improvements of all kinds are going on. such
as the building OF steamers, schOoners and sOOps.
Among the latter one mas been built Of about 80
tuns, in Happy Valley, called the Alexander V.
Fraser in honor OF Capt Fraser, Captain Of the
L. S. cutter Lawrence, now In this port. We have
also steam boiler and machine shops here and a
marine railway from your City capable Oftaking up
the larges. class vessels. But as yet the prOpre.
tors have not found place suitable for them to
/ work.
Agriculture is on the march, for many Of orr
countrymen have taken places few miles from
the city, and turned their attention 70 that branch
/ of industry, and you already see the beneficial
results in our markets and streets IN tne shape OF
vegetables, fresh eggs, poultry &c
! Baron Steinberger has purchased the steamer
| Mint for $50 600 10 br NJ his meat from Benecla.
! We were astouished to see the meeting between
the Baron and Mr.. Murray from your City, who,
/ understand, came for the special purpose OF see
| ING if the Baron would make matters right in the
shape Of a $4,000 note which he held against
him. In fact he is the best looking broken mer-
chant have ever seen. He keeps good horses,
! plenty Of cash, and, although much advanced in
! years be seems a man OF fashion and OF the world.
! Several of our merchants have stopped for want
| Of the needful. Mr. Frank Ward Is still alive.
The weather here is, as is usual IN the Summer
| season, windy and dusty.
Mr. Charles Minturn is building large and com.
nodious dock at ClsIks Point for toe Senator and
other vessels The Senator goes fall every day at
S25 each. We have now about twenty steam
boats on our waters, large and small, aud we want
two powerful steam tO~.bOats, which could make
a fortune; for one of the most difficult Jobs is 70
get vessel cut from feet OF nearly 400 vessels,
with strong wind and tide, without damage.
The news from the mines is more favorable than
usual and hundreds are fiOcking up 10 seek their
fortunes.
Nothing is yet heard Of the steamer Chesapeake.
Several changes have taken place in this city in
the newspaper departments Mr.. w. w. Leland
and Major Allen have sold out their interest to Mr..
Winchester, the former publisher OF the Ner
World Of your City, and have no doubt he Will
rnaet that success he so richly deserves.
IIvpaasn yours, DON QUIXOTTE.