The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-06-01
DESCRIPTION OF SAN FRANCISCO.
M wALTER corroa, .. 5. navy.


lahd ake' communicating by narrow channel with
tne Ocean This channel, as the tradition of the
aoorslnes runs, was opened by an earthquake which
a lew Centuries since convulsed the continent. The
Town was built on the south bend cbe bays near its
communication with the Its site Is a succession
q barren sand-hls, tambled up il every variety Of
shape No levelling process on scale Of any mag
nltude has been attempted The buildings roll up
ana over these sand ridges like aoal Of porpoises
over tne swell of wave, only the fish has much the
most order IN the disposal of head and TAIL More in
cohsfhous combinations in architecture never danced
"a the dreams of men. Brick warehouses, wooden
snanes sheet-ron huts and shaking tents are blend
ed m admirable confusion.
But these grotesque habitations have as much uni
ofmlty and sobfiety the habits Of those who oc-
cupy them. Hazards are made III commercial trans
actions and projects Of speculation that would throw
wall street into spasms. have seen merchants
purchase cargoes without having glanced into the IN
voice. The conditions of the sale were a hundred
per cent profits to the owner and costs In one car
go, when tunbled out, were found twenty thousand
dollars IN the single article ofred cotton handker-
chleis III get rid of those among the wild In
aIans, SAID the purchaser. with shrug of his
shoulders i've waterloo which wall sell, =
cries another. (Which way does It stretchi'' in
cure half dozen. Fright under the craft there,
IS the reply "And what do you ask for it?'' "Fff.
! teen thousand doars.'' am take it % "Then
down with your DUST So the water-lot which
mortal eyes never yet beheld, changes its owners
without changing its FISH. Il have two shares in
gold nllne cries another s'Where are they 20 In
qalre the crowd. Under the south branch ofthe
Yuba river, which we have almost turned,, il the
reply And what viii You take - Fifteen thou
sand dollars" 'I'll give ten. ssTake them, sirang-
err, So the two shares Of possibility of gold an
der the branch of the Yuba, where the water sti
rolls rapid and deep, sold for ten thousand dol
M Z, Pqlu eoMn. is thefe anything IN the Arabian
Nlgnts mat surpass TINS
But vlance 4, ina, largs soo,as,, tn;,a;.u t;a,
lIoot s e ~ - Z. $1,000 oeils' "ulch
If o ~ ,,u ~ ana ane powers
Ter and Won GnS rs.s ss an, 4, ~ Lh
Il notsl oro,,s - $50 N esDies' anu
Ilay;no - IL r. s,. - 9. Sa". sums are
turn 6 80 80 ~ 49, 49, ua''ss .loasanus On Inc
hand ,sh;nh - ~ as . slaih goa m ms
anr;nns ~a.aS .I = ose' anu = ony
exnarnant Vo - ,', s.s ne gan make lne
49, r. ~ s'1' aoslse nun q. ieast 70 pur-
Ia Loses M = IN. z ms clo ones, before
gsrh ha,, IL; ~ ~ nc lor ,ls outward
q ~ -ssa9 = s s'0M uasa SVEN ana gutter
ol5 ~ - 80, Dossh soes ms Dag q
p r;.,-.l -. y, 10y uoss y iooA aiouhu ior rope
I. ~ my Gnu n's run No' the river
cheer. bs - s,as pas' mas ore SO ne
s,lass &c uespgnoency WIN strong
sJ ~ ~, a''u z VI = asalii ior sis MINES lie
ad - ea ~ soou iol'ane ahu mas iost II by
world Sn ,vh Z ,lssll aDCul even WIN the
man hasa s.' ~ ~, g esos Y. goo hunting on
lie - ~, 81 +. ase ~. ~ liAea ana lnmova
in,,er, 49, a. - iosefy ana ends In
one 's e'"'As ou'n"'isOea 'he prizes ten 70
but you are hungry your breakfast-turn
ineo res,anrant-cail Tor ham, eggs and coffee
.hen your pill-six doilars Your high boots, which
nave never seen brush since you first put them on
nave gwen out fou ma pair that can replace
.i'ea'asy are as.1e.Nsse at and now what y the
p pa.sa my aohars your beafdsiIas not felt
I'D y e 'nesis must come OIL
her. he an,l sara el ha ~ LOU nnd par
lie the shaan"shaars n aaene ,,a.. y yoal nan
his ha e ~ ".n uu's
ban,s a,rou startna a. ~, u's anu .nen
&c taars Von w, P1 nc" ioa
thao ono side a,aIiy ot ND ~, ~.
again to Get the other side s somebgs IKE r. and
what is the charge for this torture! -Four Dollars
Night IS approaching, and you must have a place
where you can sleep; toinquire for bed would be
as idle as to hunt pearl IN the jungle Of Green
land bear. Yon look around for a lee Of shanty or
tent, and tumble down Tor the night; but thousand
tiees dispute the premises with you; the contest is
hopeiess-7you tumble out as you tumble in, and
spend the remainder Of the night IN findlng place
not occupied by these aborsglnes OF the soil.
See you that young man with long stick IN bis hand
crackihg II over an Ok team lie was one Of the
most learned geoiosss, Tor MS age. m the United