The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-23
Cry OF SACRAMENTO, }
May l1th, 1852. )
Enron Miners EXPRESS /:

Dear Sir:-Allow me to tender you my
thanks for the promp,ness with which you have
for the past two years sent me your paper. 4
assure you that ii is with the greatest pleasure
it Is carefully perused here in California by my
SELF and many Western friends from your i'm
mediate neghborhood Since left it has been
greatly enlarged, and, if am capable of judging,
stands among the first of our Western papers,
both in political and social point of view.
see the principal topic for the last ye ar mas
been the Western railroad and if energy and
perseverance on the part of the press, will en-
sure il 10 pass through your little city of Du-
buoue. YOU are certainly entitled to it.
Our young state Of California since you left,
has rapidly improved, both in emigration, wealth
and morals New discoveries are daily being
made in different portions of the mines, and
minority are doing we'll
it has been proved beyond doubt, that in
an agricultural point, California has no equal
The land is rich, and where properly cultivated,
will weld more to the acre than any other State
of the Union. And there are but few men who
have for any length of time been engaged IN
| agriculture that have not made money.
Our winters are mild and pleasant, and in
stead of the heavy rains that were experienced
in 49, we now have gentle showers, sufficient
for our farmers and miners to reap rich har-
vest by the approach Of spring.
Our Legislature, that has been in session
| durnp the winter at Sacramento, adjourned
last week, alter accomplishing little or nothing
| for the good of the State. 1t would be lmpos-
sible for me to attempt to give you the various
acts passed, and the various buncom discussions
that amounted to nothing. will merely refer
! you to the various papers that published their
1 proceedings.
The large emigration of Chinese on our
4 shores is now the principal topic Numerous
petitions were sent into the Legislature on the
subject and many communications written tor
4 various papers throughout the State Gov
Bicler also addressed message to tbs Lcg'sla
ture on the subject before their adjournment
, but up to the present time little or nothing ha:
been done We have now between three ant
r four thousand Chinese in our State, and SIX o.
I seven thousand on the way and preparing t.
, come What it will result in, am not able t
say.
Il There is strong feeling existing agans
them among the majority of citizens, and man,
. miners throughout the diggings have driver
g them from their Claims, and taken possesson
Congress will probably take the matter into con
: sideraton during The present session: and tn
Is matter will then be at an end
Is San Francisco continues rapidly 10 improve
d and considering the many natural difficulties
:, be overcome in grading and filing up, no cit
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rapidiiy; difficulties 20, on first view wa CT mu:
/. have appeared insurmonntaslr. Hills have
length been cut away and lev, He'd, and the cart
pf used to fill up the bay. until in ti'ne the grea
20 er part of TIE cty ms INV been built VIII re t
!, tide once ebbed and flowed and upon the san
- spot where ships rode at anchor two years ag
) now sand sixty seven massive brick building
i. SOVEREIGN more have been commenced and
:, less than six months, double that number ::
Of be completed,
!, Six immense wharves have been cons'ructe
u far surprising the famous Long Wharf Of b.
= ton, and any one Of them extending far enous
into the bay to allow steamers and clipper sh
10 of the largest class to lie along side while r
er c-vng or discharging freight.
r- The site for the new Custom House has
Of i.ngih been selected, and MIR. Adams, the CO
Is tractor, having reached here mon the last ST.
ec NOR, will commence the work Immediately
ry The location selected is upon the Governme
rc, Reserve. lying between Washington and JAG
ly son.. and Front and Battery streets. !, Is
his the business portion of the city, and the locaii
IS appears to give general satisfaction to busint
mt me :.
nd Seven or eight Of our frs! class Clipper sh
arc now lying at The different wharves dlschor