The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-07-27
Letter from California.
Correspondence oil The Cecil Wing !
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
June 18th. 1880,

leisure tiIne from my udilN oCCu)d'io W
say few words to YOU about this ''city
set upon a hill" Six weeks ago, and a
large portion OF the business part OF San
Francisco was mass of burned and black
ened ruins. Already has it risen, Phoenix
like from its ashes, and now. new conner
would scarcely perceive that the destruc-
tive element had ever visited Is.
| doubt If the history Of the world pre-
sents such an example Of untrng energy
as has been displayed by the business men
OF this place dcrlng the last SIX weeks. !
mus, tell you an instance that has come
under my especial notice. An acqnaint-
ance OF NINE, who arrived here on the Goth
Of March with fifteen hundred dollars IN
his pocket, rented Hotel at 1000 a month.
got fairly under way, and was making
500 per day, when the fire occurred and
oestroyed his establishment, he loslrg ev
cry thing he was worth in the world, ex'
cept SIX hundred dollars in money. He
was not to be "headed" by ordinary mis-
fortune Whilst his former house was yet
in flames, he rented another al the same
rent, and in forty eight hours he was again
jared for business. He soon brcame
satisfied that his new house was not in
proper location SO he set himseI: to work
to have one built to his own notion, and
in ten DAYS his house was built and com
petely furnished at cost oil ten thousand
dollars. He is now clearing from 100 TO
$3.50 day. How he raised the money
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than can tell, but OFF, thing is certain,
it required the ready cash to do it, as moth
ing short of that will command materials
and labor in this market.
! have long been trying TO find place
where business is conducted upon the cash
system, and now "Eureka" You must
paw your board III advance; If you pur-
chase an article in a store, YOU must pay be-
fore taking 1t away; iiyou hre a Iaborer,
you must pay him every night; if you are
summoned on Jury, you can demand
your pay before rendering verdict; and
so on, through every branch of industry,
the cash system prevails.
The Oregon on her last departure from
this port carried away $3,000.000 OF gold
dust What other city in the world
could bear such constant drain without
experiencing a tightness in the money
market! 1t has not affected the money
market particle, as loars have been made
at lower rates since her departure than
before. New VEINS and placers Of the
precious GRO are being discovered every
day. At place near where | was Dig
ging, there has recently been humps Of
ten, fifteen and twenty pounds taken out.
When I was upon the spot, there was a
few CHILEAN tents erected; now there is a
city there called Columbia, containing
population OF 10000 persons.
There has recently been great disturb
ances IN the Southern mines, caused by
the resistance Of the foreigners to the
Foreigner Miners tax" The Mexlcans,
Chinese, hilians, French, Dutch, Ma
laws, English, IRISH, Kanakas, and people
OF every other nation on the globe, assem-
bled at the town of Sonora in mass meet
ing, hoisted the flags OF their various ma
tons and proclaimed their determination
10 resist the tax collector to the death.
An other flag than the stars and stripes
floating over American soil, called to
mind the DAYS OF Palo Alto, and the scenes
OF C.rro Gordo. The news was carried
upon the wind TO the different "diggings
tn. Yankees dropped their shovels and
picks in Their "holes," hurried to their
tsn,p, snatched up their rifles and blankets
and made tracks tor the scene of war
! They assembled at place call'd "Nlor-
mon Gulch," where they were formed
into compsnl.. and led forward to enforce
the laws OF their state. I he whole affair
ended in the death Of one "greaser," more
foolish than the rest IN resisting the tax
collector, even after the Americans with
rifles 10 back him. TIL. Chinese who
are The best class OF foreigners in the State
set the rest an example by paying the
required amount and going quietly to
work. This affair has taught these vaga-
bonds a lesson, namely that it Is no use 10
resist an American law.
The emigration to this countsy con-
tnues undated. | should think there
were ten thousand persons landed in
TINS port curing lnp month o' way.
Thousands who come with high hopes
and biz anticipations are destined TO but
ter disappointment. But is not the fault
Of the country; it is their folly in expect
ing too much and then, when discover
ing their mistake. they set down in des-
pair and curse the country. A large por
ton of the people here from the States
ought never have left home A great
many of them are persons unused to pro-
vdinc tor themselves, and tins is the last
country IN The world for such Persons.
But any one W 10 IS willing to take it
rough and tumble and do whatsoever bis
hands find first to do can make good wa
ges. 1t is folly for Young man to start
for California with the intention of lol-