New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-30

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TIC d,ticult problem Of resurrection was oelhs
lci.oJ rractically Before there was time 10
,e,,fa tb. boir the WORK was gong on. ne
.ariv caught the splnt OF the iasl, ana e'elYOOiy
~ - work The immense piles OF hitherto luie
INN her began 90 scatter IKE ifa'' l' v'' 'it
,ird House frames ihai had long IAN IAe ny
80. - ,h. dust. leaped from their repost, ana
.c,,- hours occuuicd the burnt district as
.Iors and stores tn FIRE ceased to spread on
,l.,. morning lUt The streets ID mans places
,o,,ir,1cd burning all the next night. On les
-. or,,iur quite . number Of places OF Ou>i-
,oes were openet II was sad that the dHe
Co{,forpiq. the only newspaper hgt cul>"h, ~,
tooE $4,000 for advertise mems OF uesu"S !"
10 asfouishmcnt Of every one, the CITY was
-, nv, faster than ever Such busy scene
10 -corcelv ever before witnessed Inc onfn'
die,,ict was converted INTO huge WORKSHOP
Co,roufers seemed to SprOut mp IRON the SON.
l-a.dbct IN hand. like Dyld'> generation OF war
nor from the dragons teeth In few days an
the auction houses were again IN operation ana
two oi the daily papers came UNEXPECTEDLY 10 ne
,,b,fo most oc The others prepared Co follow. In
1I hon DAYS the hardware house of Smiley
4 Korn. that had been destroyed, was open on
the same spot. selling OFF hand over hand, the
ro,,ains of their stock at profitable advance
No sooner were the ground planks OF houses
Iaid-say on Tuesday moning-than sign was
Gyed I'd. " THIS Shoe Store 'cH open on f6day.
On SUNDAY last, iust one week after the dis
aster. | PASSED through the district street 10y
street. and counted the number OF buildings uhueI
vav and occupied. The whole number was ~
of which between 90 and leo were already occu-
MED with merchandise suppose one hundred
others are now IN progress. THIS enumeration
does not include the brick and iron buildings 10
commence which requires more time, owing 10
the niles of rubbish and crumb!lng walls 20 De
previously removed. But nearly all these are
now under wav. arrangements having been maze
TO erect them in a safe and substantial style
Won must not inter that the wooden structures
so randy produced are mere sheds ana sha4Ilts'
The majority Of them are from twelve 10 I9irlS
feet IN front with depth of twenty 10 MY Iee,;
or even more MANY have two stories, anu VIII
present handsome fronts when hnshed. lhIeo";
not A few are already painted up, ana conPle'To
in handsome STYLE An ordinance mas peeil push
mo us way through the Council, prohlDl-mg
wooden buildings over certain size, Out me Guy
i likely to be rebuilt before II can be brought 10
bear Many of the present structures are u1-
SIGNED 10 give place to fre-prooi houses OF DITCH
or stone There can scarcely be question,
from nresent indications, that the entire burnt
instinct will be covered with buildings IN month
or six weeks. and that IN one year II VIII he I'M
moved far IN advance Of It's former condition.
The immense wooden structures OF Rcendidry
viii not be renewed The Wharves
and docks are being flllcdin, for tre-prooi houses
on SOLID foundations, instead OF frames on pHeS,
surrounded with purescent mud.
Besides these advantages, plan Is ON foot tor
supplying water IN pipes from a large Lake west
of The CITY, by means of which san Francisco
will cnioy all the security N this respect which
the Atlantic cities can boast of. 4 very small
suuulv of water IN addition 10 the little which
was AT command when the late fire broke ont.
would lave arrested Its progress. A Single
stream from hose. applied 10 the leewar al
any time during the first fifteen minutes, would
have been efectual Asst was, the hames were
,.cri pcqrly arrested but having once gained the
mastery. the high wind made them irresistible. !
feel entire confidence that this is the last gene
raj copGapration 20 which San Francisco Will be
doomed.
observe tina: the newspapers set down me
number Of horses burned at twelve hundred.
This is certainly tar beyond the marx. traN-
ersed most Of the streets, pencil III hand' IoI the
nuruosc of ascertaning the number as nearly as
1nossillc and the result was as | have before
stated-nOt more than COO There were lett
standing in the entire city, from North Bay 10
Rincon Point from twelve 10 fifteen hundred
hons, : and the whole number OF buildings be-
fore the fire could not have far exceeded 1000.
with population Of $4,000 tins would have al
lowed one building to T. ucrSons "a iaiT aver
ace for this place | am satisfied also that the
los of propertv is generally Over-estlmated, and
that siX millions VII cover lt-houses ana mer-
chandisc
revival Of trade Will no doubt take place
indeed il has taken place to some extent
Prices however, viii not rise beyond a lar proht
An immense amount OF merchandise, from al
ouarters of the globe, fs the ships IN the har
hor. and there VIII be no scarcity Lumber has
risen from 10 10 IS pc. cent and the vast piles OF
II ON the wharves are scarcely diminished But
holders are afraid 10 advance the pnce, prcierng
TO insure sale a. present rates
Carrcnters wages are $40 a day, masonS SD
and lahorcrs It TcamSters lave - To- - per
load Boa~l ma, be had from $40 to so per
week. according 10 the fare Rents have risen.
of course. but they viii soon recede They CON
tinuc. however. ont OF all proportion TO the value
Of property For instance. a 10y that yOn can
buy for S3OOO. cannot bee had on ground rent
under 5000 q month And house costing 1000,
I'M a central location, VIII ircqreni.y command
rent of $500 per month
The INJURY 20 the streets. by the deStucnon0 of
the plankne and sewers. viii require no lmp0r-
tani repairs before the next RAINY season and
then an oullv of $4,000 will he sufficient.
But find that DIV "buet remarks have
grown 10 considerable length and viii now
wind up with few words ON The mining pros
poets and operations NCu Will see los The pa.
pers that TIE gold continues TO be found IN large
quantities. and that larger amount viii he Oh
tanned TINS than IN any previous year The au-
riierouS quartz. which exists nm VEINS throughout
The entire mining region. has been extensively
explored, and nch discoveries are daily made
The number OF rich discoveries, however. Is
small, compared with the army OF explorers
While few make their fortunes Others fail and
'urn their backs. cuIsng all humhugs, and Cali
ioma pa particular The mass Of The steady, IN
CuSiIlouS. plodding digger>, cannot uLt succeed
that D., II success uC measured hy reasonable
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