New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-25
CALIFORNIA.

/ Climate OF San Francisco-Autumn Weather
A California Winter-Regularity OF the
Temperaturc-CaIendar for March. April and
Nay-Record of Temperature. Wind and
Rain Agriculture shipments Immense
Quantity Of Lumber-Health-Omn
New Bay Discovery California Fruit
Mining Operations - Prospecting Who
should go TO California - Fresh and Salt
Water.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SAN FR,Nctsco, Saturday, June H. 1851.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: The present mail
brings to the people of the Atlantic States
story of shame and disgrace TO the citizens OF
san Francisco The subject IS too sickenlng for
ny taste, and viii leave YOU to gather the facts
/ from other sources This letter will be devoted
mainly TO a sketch of the climate since my resi-
dencc here. When arrived, IN the latter part
/ of August, we had daily sea winds and fogs, the
atmosphere being almost constantly loaded with
mist, both night and day With winter apparel,
the evenings were too cold to SIT comfortably
! without fire
The fogs and sea winds of the Summer ceased
! early in September, and from that time, through
the month OF October, the weather was clear and
/ still. and the temperature genial. The same
condition of climate into November and we
! had between two and three months of the very
/ best "Indian Summer that was ever got up in
/ the old States The wise ones told OF rain TO
/ set in early IN November, or 10y the middle, at
fur,hest and to continue IN diluval prouslon TIL
| Spring But no rain came Everybody was pre-.
pared for 1.-THE streets were panked and sew
! ered-but an unclouded sky and bright cheer
| full sun prevailed
About the Goth OF November, the clouds began
10 gather and after few days OF omlnous por-
/ tent the RAIN was heard showerlng down by
! night For week il rained almost every day,
more or less, though the sun never omitted to
! present his face IN his daily round About two
| inches of water fell. Long boots and India Rub
| Ter coats became epidemic But so far from the
outpourings that were promised, the clouds dealt
| forth sparngy, and at length retired
December set IN with clear, bright and cool
weather On the 5th, the mercury fell TO 30, at
sun rise and was not above $50 at noon. There
was ice in the shade all day-the only day all
/ winter Of which this can be said From the 10th
10 the 18th there were scasonable and gentle
rams. At this time, Just as the winter should
set ID. 10 the hills dOnned the livery of spring,
/ and the little flowers began 10 peep out. The
gardens about the city and at the Mission were
/ placed under cultivation. The winter Was over.
/ The morning Of the 5lh, already referred to,
/ proved to be the coolest OF the season. Only
once after tins month did the mercury fall 10 the
freezing point, so as to produce ice. The 22d IS
noted IN my journal as splendid day, 23d,
I DO. and so on TIL the Goth On two or three
mornings during this period there were slight
/ frOsis, and al noon the thermometer varied from
81 to Ca II would be impossible TO conceive
/ of more delightful weather
January began with broken weather, and sew
oral moderate rams But from the sth TO the
/ 9TH inclusive, There Wqg mol drop u T4ln. ana
/ the weather was mostly delightful. A slight
rain fell On the 10Th Instead of the dreaded
/ torrents OF water drouth was now complained
/ Of The miners had no water 10 wash the m
mense heaps Of golden earth they had piled up
/ in the summer and autumn Even the farmers
/ and gardeners complained, and the price of hay
and barley-the latter much relied on Ia this
country for horse ieed-was raised IN conse-
| Quencc. On the l7th the thermometer was at
gCo al sunrise but on no other day did II sink 20
/ the freezing point. At noon II varied from So TO
/ GO. These TWO figures will serve TO snow the
remarkable uniformity OF this climate, as 10 tenn
perature. Will copy the state OF the thermOm-
/ eier al noon on each day. from the lst 10 the 3lst
II regular order 81, 81 60, 81, 81 50, So, 50, 50,
&C. O. CO. 81 IS, 81, So S., SIS, 50. 80 50, s., SO,
Z
/ men OF the Whole year. IL regard 10 the fuctua-
/ tons from day to day. A more regular climate
scarcely exists III The world.
February began with f0ggy mornings, and the
sky for the first week was more or less overcast,
with little ram After this clear and beautiful
weather prevailed, except several light rains
from the l.th 10 the 9th 4 few partial frosts
occurred. but no Ice. The warmest MONDAY
I was 10 and the coolest So The hills and
( meadows were covered with blossoms, but veg
citation suffered from the drouth. Only one
/ third OF an inch Of rain fell this month.
/ The former half OF March was warm and
/ pleasant, except that the continuance OF dry
/ weather, and the prevalence of Westerly winds,
stirred W more dust than necessary for comfort.
On the 18th, occurred a revolution IN the ele-
ments, with cold rain, and in the night show
er OF hail and ram. Next morning Mount Dlabo-
10. whose conical peak towers above the inter
vening hills al distance Of 80 miles eastward,
glittered in the sun-beams covered Tor the hrst
time with his beautiful winter costume. The
coast range Of mountains further southwark,
where there are no hills 10 intercept the view,
exhibited their snowy peaks at a much greater
distance The sight was charming, and gazed
On II almost BIZ the hour, from the streets OF the
city. and from the surrounding Nights. After
this the weather was irregular, with occasional
rains On the night Of the Goth was heavy
shower Of hail, ram and snow, and next day