Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-13
To the Editors Of The Enquirer.
- A.


san FRAScI<co, CALIroRSIA, Dee. 81, ISL
Mcssrs Editors -"Caorniu is the greatest country IN
The norld This sentence repeated so olien believe 10 Dc
ru. in whatever Itch, look upon her-whether Is: re
pnrd her unsurpassed mineral and agricultural rcson;cas
her commercial aydntasc6-(her metropolis being the ne
ropois Of the Pacific world mild saubrious climate
h nJomiiac energy industry and 81 her
croneneos population The fact is equally strongly i'm
pressed upon mint, that she is great country he
great attractive part OF California nel s"a, !hosh
Is purpose Of aurng petsons from DINER paris 9 the ""a
has the leas. 10 in Keeping them within her b0:Gers
when here. In confederation OF thls, may hfeP
state the fact that many, very many, VINO came o" i m
press purpose making money and returning ~ 'i Ia
miles have. alter accommodating, some handsome 10: "hc,
some splendid one and others respectable competency
brought out their families and settled for lite Many Young
men, left their "swecthears ut home, have fcuhe
and made wives OF them, aud now all are Cnllorh:ans
Scarcely arrives at our port but brings from
twenty to itv ladies Of them married o! course-but
vet few for The bachelors The dance and shout the
old bonnet and pccoat SHOW" fast becoming among
The things that Ii is great novelty 10 heA! the
bahy's sduaI, and the "Caudc lecture ito the unhappy
hobre who does get home early enough to exempt aim
self from this ca and plccanlnnles are by no means so
uncommon excite more Than ordinary attention
Society better morals and religion better attended TO-
gambling prevalent and that social friendly home feel.
ing cultivated where woman yields her silent hut
influence California is far from being The country
the Atlantic States suppose Is. we ar net
nearly savage, unchs,an awless and desperate carac
rers many imagine Doubtless, part Of our popu
la1n this State for the purpose OF making money
and with the intention OF doing il by fair or foul means; but
these shapcfs be found every where; and allow me 10
say that many of here only because they weie not
sharp enough for their business home in other words
they behind smart for them and a!!ly
them oil ground. The business part OF our com
unv are rs fair liberal and honorable can be i1nnd
any where and the EXCEPTIONS perhaps are few and lar De-
tween There is immense amount Of business dr:c IN
this city, The streets fairly blocked up WIN ""!s
wiki goods from part OF the city 10 another ahd u me
river steamers which leave daily, carrying nearly i'u
san tons %: merciniis. for the interior, az each trip
doubt if single CITY except New York IN all Inc Ainc
States beat in steamboats, We have tceny'et'h
rrln=c mad
boats To say nothing little bay boats plying all me
lime every where. Some Of our river boats are not Only
first class bat the rery 5tst OF that class Inc senator
New: World Confidence Wilson G. Hunt, Camanche and
Urila-hc Last regular Mississippi boats plying oe'
tween this place aud Sacramcno-woud show wei any
where They are not slow at sleaming cher-niaklng
the trip from Sacramento THE city, distance varously es
rlcd hundred and thirty 10 one hundred ana
sixty miles in from and hal! 10 eight hours t>lnce
the above written, the Confidence has made IN" ip
down six hours and fifteen minutes, leaving the whaf At
Sacramento o'clock, and arriving here at quarter
pas: cighi.)
Cu,i:tmas" can 90 out and gather from the sand hills
que pretty bouquet, growing in the open air. The hills
around uxuanty green and grassy reminding me
strongly of MAY and June in Virginia and this is the mid
die OF winter The air delightfully."- mild Ind saluhrou+ re-
nin,ling me- this respect OF the Indian Summer oi Old
Virginia The soil Of Cal lornia is the richest and most pro,
ducI;ve in the world at "Shel;uns Museum and
E.irm now the "Hesrrn World Institute stalk nI oats
re fee. high and almost large al the base as my w'st
beet weighing fourteen pounds who can oeef ms LIEN
outcs weighing pounds ditto cabbases
biz bnshe (nnt half bshe pumpkins OF immense SIZE"
urnips almost large and many other things 10 equal too
numerous IL IncntIou. know will feel disposed 10
doubt me- say this is another "CaIurna Story, but
you ar disposed honest mans word Tor i. you
mas depend upon il; for the things myself, AMI tie
statement Many will 20 farming year. a. II
will doubt, prove ultimately p.ufu5e than, may
say any other branch nl business. will not shy that our
produce large and TALL na takes wr men
and boy LOOK up the top OF thCm but grow
very tall Nor alone but many other things
tall among them, rents-thr tacSt kind Of rrnts-nge
rooms. commanding from five hundred to thousand dol
hrs per month. Bat am getting from California San
Fraacsc0 and for fear | shall get from there I"
OfcGpa the South Sea Islands, Sidney, l will
3r!n: this hastv and cnrsony written sketch u
Gloss bp saying that while cannot Speak Tor Others
ready say, for myself that love old Nirci
MA, and regret leave her the shores o the Pacific have
:auc attraction "r ~ think Of leaving ,htm
There - of general interest here; everything
que! and orderly. Christmas has passed oil without auy
usual occurrence except that there only
OF DRANK before the recorder the day after. You have
BY the papers that the Democrats carried the Stlc
the last election Ihey should have done. There has
great quantity rain fallen within the last week whic
Of benefit the miners and farmers. Business
rather u but will be better when the lain SOM
subsidies Goods low, and will be until your Eastern
shippers learn that will only have what VIC want
that Of the very best kind.
s. Yours, respectfully, A. J. {.