The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-08


W. Sherwood Co, Washington street.
Garniss Co., Warrington street
Frederick Dunbsr Washington street.
Ksttells, Mshony & Co., Washington street
Moore Folger, Montgomery street.
Cover a. Co, Montgomery street.
Bsckus Harrison, Montgomery street.
These comprise the principal auction houses in
the city, and for correct business habits, bernllty
and integrity, will not suffer in comparison with
those OF any ether city. Many OF them occupy
rooms far more spacious than those required for
the business Of the long established and most ex-
tensive houses OF the Atlantic cities.
Neither time nor space will permit us TO enume-
rate in detail many kinds of trade which are fol.
lowed with satisfactory success in our midst, and
which form no small item in the trade of Califor-
mia. In addition to what has already been men,
toned, we will add that San Francisco, with Q
population of over 30, 900, sustains seven daily
papers; while New York, numbering half mill
lion, can boast OF only double that number. We
have eight express companies, the principal ones
being Adams " Co, and J. w. Gregory; over
sixty brick buildings where, SIX months ago, there
was not one eight ten first class hotels, at the
head of which stands the Union, Gust erected by
Selover u Co., and under the management OF
Isaac NJ Hall,) the st. Francis, Delmonico's, the
Revere, and the National.
But few months since, the boundaries even OF
San Francisco were hardly defined with sufficient
deEniieness 10 guide the inquirer in Lis search.
Now we have one hundred and seven miles OF
street laid out, one quarter OF which 10 bullt upon
and occupied, and over seven miles OF IT substan-
tally panked, and most of that distance properly
severed. We have now a semi-monthly mail,
where year ago it was only an occasional one
reaching our shores now and then, and nan inc
time not as often. One marine insurance COM
pany has already been formed, with capital OF
$500, 600, and another in progress OF organization.
Such Is a BIRDS eye glance at San Francisco, at
the close Of eighteen hundred and nifty, as com
pared with " San Francisco fifty years ago. Inc
change is wonderful and surprising but when we
add that nearly all this has been accomplished
within twoyears and half, is no secret tina! the
world look on and wonder. Civilized ana uncivil,
lied nations alike have heard of California, and
most OF them have witnessed, in some degree, entic-
ing specimens of her mineral treasures. But she hasa
NINE of wealth in her broad acres yet undeveloped;
agricultural riches that lack only the hand OF IN
dustry, the energy of the people into whose hands
Destiny has placed the country, to make the VIII
dsrness " blossom like the rose" and her plains
and valleys to yield riches far more lasting and
stable than even the gittenng ore that each stroke
Of the miners pick exposes TO the broad light OF
the MONDAY sun. But California is not " Tor
day" The history of the past. her position in the
present, that there is future IN store for
her more glorious than has marked the progress OF
any State, or even any nation, whose history has
been written We do not speak enthusiastically
we say what we believe time will fully warrant us
in penning. The germ of mighty, people on the
shores of the Pacific has been planted (; 1t has
grown into a stately, proud position already, and
although the past has witnessed much that appears
like dream, the future, as developed by time and
energy, will give birth to yet many fold more as
lohiohbB INC sViuSh e,"sS VI 'N~'A
Francisco.
Wreck of the Bnrk Popmunnett near Gan
Frnnclsco-Six lives Lost.
From the San Francisco Herald, Dec. 80
The gale on the 18th and 10th instant appears
TO have been very severe along the coast Inc
vessels that have arrived in port during the last
two days, report having suffered severely from Its
effects.
The whaling bark Popmunnett, William IL.
Taylor, master, of this port, which sailed hence
m fh.. III .nnt yhnl1
dered at sea during the gale, and six OF her
crew, numbering in all sixteen, met with
watery grave. 1t appears that at eight A: M, on
Sunday, the 10Th instant, 1t beng the mates
watch, a terrific sea struck the vessel on the
larboard bow, throwing her on her beam ENDS,
and bursting her main hatch bars oil, and iui-
mersIng the hatch in water, when she instantly
filled. The watch on deck, with the exception OF
the mate, were washed from the decks into the
sea The captain and nine others succeeded IN
getting into boat, but unprovded with either oars
or sail 10 govern the boat, food to eat, or clothes
TO their backs. They had left the vessel bat few
seconds when she foundered. AT III P M. one of
the number, seaman named K. VI. Still, died
from exhaustion. portion OF the lining was torn
from the boat, with which they continued to paddle
q distance Of some hundred miles. After knocking
about in this way, with heavy sea running, for
hfty-two hours, these unfortunate men were picked
up by Capt. Hogan, Of the Col. Tayloe, and have
been safely brought into this port.
We are informed by Capt. II. that it would be
impossible 10 describe their state when taken on
board his vessel and that in his opinion they could
not have survived in the boat three hours longer.
They are still suffering severely, especially the
captain. Their names are Joseph g. Little, trst
mate; James Taylor, second mate; VIM Spooner
and Bernard Keen, boat seerers; w. Baldwin,
cooper; g. Perkins, George French, and James
Roundy. seamen. The names of those who were
drowned we have been unable to ascertain.
The ship w. V. Kent made the Farallone Rocks
on the 10th, when, having lost sale, spars etc,
she was compelled 10 run before 1t, having the
wind ffom the southeast.
The Col. Tayloe experienced the gale from the
southwest, lost sale, bulwarke. NC.
The brig Ellis had IL from the northwest-lost
boat, end was compelled to throw overheard about
fifteen tons of her deck cargo.