Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-30
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'" ihCt -"nd 'ic utpTtr VI STch'nrhS w
y hich they have attained is one which
they have slriven ior, not one which
az been thrust upon them, nor one 10
! which The nation was born. Never
lave been more forcibly reminded Of
the spirit Of perseverance and nierprise
posscsed by the Americans than on
visiting this city few days since
One year ago the first of last April ]
l.ndcd in San Francisco, and after re
manning here few days went TO the
/ mines AT that time the town contain
ed some thirty wood and adobe build
| ings together with about the same num-
ber Of tnts, and about twenty vessels
| lay at anchor in the harbor Last Fri
day visited San Francisco for the sec.
sd time, and such changes have taken
place Turing my absence in the noun
ians of twenty months, that ] cannot
realize tha, This 10 The San Francisco of
old In place Of the small village Of
hi'N hiib 'Iotii lVbofr ~ iH' WIN
many commodious and fine stores and
residences built Of brick iron and wood.
such as would be an ornament 10 any
cay have grown up and in n business
point Of view, will venture to say that
San Francisco is ahead of any other city
in the world of lis size. there are at
anchor in the harbor about six hundred
sail OF vessels and more or less arrive
and take their departure every day -
Wharvcs have been constructed. some
OF which extend into the Bay Tor half
mite from high water mark. and all the
rrinci pie streets Of the city have been
or are now being graded and plankcd.
! never SAW the streets OF New York so
crowded with pedestrians except on cx-
traordinary occasions as they conrinu-
ally are here, and every one moves as
though he had the business Of nation
to transact.
tn Monday, while crossing the plaza,
! obser ed long procession OF pedes-
trlans moving AT very slow pace
through Clay street into Dupont and
imagined it composed OF the friends OF
some deceased person, escortng his re.
mains TO their final resting place. and
from thc large attendance ! supposed II
must De person ol no ordinary dir
uhcuoII; bu' on inquiry learned thata
mail steamer had arrived on Sunday cv-
cning, and instead Of thi. being iuner-
al procession it was only procession
composed OF hose taking their turn TO
enquire for letters ~ the post office. A
Trend OF mine assures me that he has,
on several occasions. on the arrival OF
MAJ from The Atlantic S'at,s. been com
PEELED TO take hIs station III the line at
such great distance from the office that
/, took han Myee EouiJ to reach the de-
livery.
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