The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-06
The Emigration 10 California.
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Notwithstan ding the numerous
by regular that leave this harbor for
ma and southern ports every MONTH and by transient or
RIGA South Australia China, and the Sandwich Islands
the influx will be found BY comparing the statistics
travel Immigration from and to this country by sea-
not only the departures but leaves In
fair excets We ore that II Is the general opinion
founded cursory Glance ut the present prospects OF
the overland immigration from the Atlantic and con-
trastpg tie Panama ferc with the iessening tide
setting towards us by that channel that sensible
dminutiop has been felt and will continue 20 be expe-
rienced In the immigration 20 these shores Nor Is 10 70
be denied that the general stsgnation In business aud
the unsettled condition of the Affairs Of the body polite
throughout the State at this time have been taken into
confederation In all business to show result Of this kind
The influences have decided vast weight against
and to take the regular Panama steamers alone
and compare numbers exhibited BY the passenger
ports 1htess IL would be shown that monthly de-
psrtures greatly exceed arrivals The emigration from
the Atlantic States &c California by the Isthmus passage
though materially decreased within year stu pours
In steady tide the shores Of the Pacific Is
because during that period facilities for transportation
have ncreased several steamers have been added and
other made that do not realize the vast
extent Of the Panama travel The monthly departures
from the Atlantic States distributed through great
many vesse and arrive here at short intervals OF time
Bus, II will be said, overland immigration has
arly ceased and such Is the fact far popua
ton Is contributed to by the way Of the Plains from the
Atlantic States Not however with the annual influx
of large companies from Sonora and New Mexico Every
spring brings body Of hard working miners from that
territory State They enter the country by the
southern route and take up their line Of march direct
for the Placer We little Of tkem the coast,
except such occasional arrivals Of their number ss may
place by the from San Diego. From the
States east Of the Rocky mountains the mmigrating
companies Of This year beginning TO come In few
advance parties consisting OF about hfty have
arrived and report that the main body will not exceed
thousand souls. But this much may be called "ciear
gain" inasmuch as there Is no important ofisettins
amount Of emigration the return road from this coun
try via the Plains.
Let us take our monthly influx from American and
foreign ports by alone An average Of Ave steam
VIA ia D<rr at Panama.
land upon shores about twelve hundred passengers
and BY transient sailing vessels let US allow three hun
bred passengers per month arriving In this harbor Now
Il be admitted that these figures exhibit just es
mate Of present monthly immigration, IL IL evident
that considerable increase IN our pOpui.non s.xng
strength the State by the heavy drain by the semi
monthly Panama steamers as has been currently be-
Dor for the month July which exhibit IL Is proper to
say unusually meagre aatements In favor, We find
that from the let to the 3st inclusive there have arrived
In steamers and transent vessels;-
Americans. sts
Foreigners. ooz
Total .i.sio
The departure prncipaly BY the steamers, including
Sydney transportation, amount TO about lass. This
leaves a small balance In favor; and taking into
account the circumstances Of the recent destructive
free In this city the duness Of trade and the political
agitation at present disturbing society all operating
to the increase Of population and
must be permitted to observe that the emigration
prospects Of the State far from discoursgng
The dsproporton exhibited against by the monthly
steamer reports must not be taken index OF
positive decrease Of population. These pssenger de-
psrtures from the State made up to great extent
Of persons residing and doing business In the country,
while arrivals by the same route. are composed OF
large proportion Of bona @ citizens whose families ac-
company them for purposes OF permanent settlement In
the State.
To satisfactorily establish the fact that the drain by
the Panama steamers IL more than balanced BY ship
i'm 10 this port from other quarters let US
look Tor moment the increase within the past year
Of foreign arrivals The month OF July exhibits an adj
dition to population Of b62 persons, In various
vessels from foreign shores They may be clsssed az
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evencb ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2O0
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