Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-19
PRODUCTIONS AND CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
CAPITAL INVESTED
In Quartz mining
Placer mining .

Placer mining i,l7i4lo For other purposes iloolS5
According to this statement the entire population Of the
State pa ABS exclusive of ii Dorado county which is
supposed to contain about 80 O00 and which therefore
makes the entire population about 255 OOO 1t isevdent
however, that the population of the State greatly ex
ceeds this number The migratory habits Of the mi
ners and the vast numbers who have settled abode,
but 20 from place place in search of employment or in
specializing adventures render it altogether impract
cable to obtain reliable statistics TO population.
satisfied the population of the State is not less than
100000, and my impression is that 100000 would be
the mark. According to this census San Fran
county Sc 15l inhabitants of whom 81 $40
reside within this city. OF these there white males
30 16c and OF white females s. 54 the proportion Of
males to females being nearly six to one This inequality
in the sexes, however, is daily diminishing as every
vessel that arrives brings much greater proportion Of
females than heretofore But when is known that there
are in this city fr thousand females those who con-
template brin cling their families here will readily per-
ceive there is no lack Of female society The population
of this city, however is doubtless greater by several
thousands than shown by the census returns. Ny I'M
preston is it is between thryye and forty thousand
and is daily augmentng III a ratio which almost sartles
belief Next to San Francisco Sacramento City is the
largest in the State and contains between seven and
eight thousand inhabitants. Next this is Marysyie,
with population of 4 500; then Stockton with popu
ation Of 000 Nevada City about the same, and
villages numbering from 800 to $500 inhabitants
One fact in reference this city has surprised greatly
wit that of its population nearly nineteen thousand
or more than onehalf foreigners Of whom 10 IA
males and 3 10 females These foreigners composed
chiefly Of Chinese aud French, Of whom the former are
much the most numerous, though there are also large
numbers of the latter 1t is TO be regretted that the
returns do not in most of the counties distinguish
between foreigners from different nations. In some
counties however the Chinese have been separately cas
sihed. In Yuba county for example, there are = 100
Cinnamon; in Nevada county 3SS6; IN Placer county
30l9; in Sacramento county SO4 | think it would be
wifi To at Cinnamon
in California whilst the number of French is probably
much greater Indeed the emigration hiher from France
Is far greater than from any other European nation
Within the last few days vessel from France arrived
here, having board two hundred females chiefly I'M
married girls who drew prizes in the great lottery which
came off at Paris some months ago, and in which many
OF the prizes consisted of free passage to California
From the returns It appears there are in the
whole State only 81 900 head Of beef cattle When it
is remembered that the daily consumption is between 500
and 900 head, il will be perceived that the supply
come from abroad few perhaps will be imported from
Lower California and Sonora but by far the greater
Der must across the plains In several of my
cent letters have adveted to this subject and each day
but renders il the more apparent that the demand for
stock will continue undated for several years TO come
but especially during this year and the next.
The returns also furnish some very interesting
statistics the agricultural Of the State.
In Los Angeles county, for example there los vine
yards containing in the aggregate 100000 grape vines,
each vine producing average five pounds of fruit
equt in the whole 10 two millions two hundred and nifty
thousand pounds which about million Of pounds
are annually shipped this city, and the remainder is
manufactured into wine and brandy Of which there is
produced about 900 barrels Of each. This be remem
bered the product of county and there several
counties in that section Of the State quite well adapt
ed to negrowing though Of them have yet
gnged extensively Los Angeles in the business.
The grapes Of the most delicious quality and the
wine obtained from them is very much SUPERIOR in my
judgment to any native wine produced upon the CONT
nent, not excepting Mr. Longworths Sparkling Cataw-
ba" By the steamer which sails tomorrow cask of
wine will be shipped TO President PIERCE, TO be opened
the day Of his Inauguration.
In Santa Clara county tappears, there IL I39 fruit
trees, which, presume, chiefly pear trees, that
county is famous for its varieties Of this fruit In Los An
geos and other southern counties, peaches Of excellent
flavor also produced in abundance but, yet re-
mains matter Of doubt whether this climate is suited
to the apple Ny impression is il will be found TO be
warm, though many Of a different opinion.
The mineral springs Of California as disclosed by the
returns and Of greater variety
than has been supposed In Santa Barbara county there
are several springs and the throws up btumen
for leagues along the coast In the same county there
is hot sulphur spring with temperature Of loo degrees
Fahrenheit In Soano couRty and to Benicia there
several large soda springs Of about pleasant tenn
perature for bathing; while in San Luis obspo county
there bitumnous and sulphur springs sup
posed hy the natives TO have very peculiar medicinal
qualities. So in Los Angeles county; there is hot
spring San Bernadno the Mormon estate numerous
salt springs from which the wants Of the inhabitants are
supplied, and spring near the town of Los Angeles,
covering about acres from which pitch asphatum
bos up, and which used for the roof Of houses But
the greatest natural curiosity perhaps in the world
the hot sulphur springs, Tor geysers in Napa county
The following Is the account Of them in the
turns
The hot sulphur springs, geyscrs in the mountains,
about seventy miles above Napa city in northery direction
the greatest curiosies the globe They are from
foot eight nine feet diameter and constantly in
boiling state water spoutng the height fifteen
feet Hundreds Of assures in the sides o mountain emit
strong Of heated gas making Kissing noises
loud as the steam escaping from steamers
These returns however Of peculiar interest 80 far
as they relate the mineral California In
almost every county in the State valuable mine
rails found la Butte county for example there ar,
found patina and IRON lead almost in pure state quick
silver in abundance and silver in small quantities Ricl
quartz veins and placer gold mines in various portion
Of the county. In Calaveras county Of tn
richest gold mines in the State In Klamath county go
is found in Abundance. In Los Angeles county gold
small quantities has been discovered In Marion county
though not what is termed mining" county, gold
bearing quartz, placer gold silver and copper ores ar
found whilst cnnehar yielding go per cent OF quick
SILVER, asphatum, marble, and granite are abundan
In Marposa county are many rich gold mines 81
quartz mills are in operation, and FIVE hundred an
twenty-five quartz veins have been illegally located
The returns for this county state as follows
Immense deposies o gold known exist the beds Of Il
San Joaquin and Morcede rvcs and other streams which
only obtained by heavy expenditure Of capital aud labo
Minerals Of every kind found The of the gold regio
il some hundred miles in BREADTH and extending ind
fnitely back into unexpiored regions"
In Monterey county gold and silver have been found
small quantities. In Napa county is quicksilver min
supposed TO be very rich. In Nevada county num
rons gold mines Of peculiar richness There are in thu
county thirty quartz mills in operation, empoyiu
scanital OF over 49, 600 000 whilst $500 900 is
Moved in the Placer mines In Placer county IRE ali
very rich gold mines, employing capital Of 81 421 So
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