New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26

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irg IN Wa hingtorst below stockton '~Si
Central Wharf which WAS commenced in Ii
suet nifty eut 20 he used in the latter part Of ~ -
No small degree 81 commotion prosiucei ~ -
launching q a hit,c Iron steamboat n O,,oA.-' -
left CeEt 81 Wharf on an experimental tim -
proved entirely satisfactory, and abe was PLACED o. -
Tou,e 10 Sacrament. On one OF her hrss TIN, -
brought a uunlber OF salmon from SacraIaen,a ~
scli Itsdiy az one dollar per pound Some ofthe 49,
brought the hne price Il forty Eve dolars
The sts an boats NJ him and Senator were .A.-.A
s'srwsrd pvs on tie same route All these ysssels w
crowded with pSsscnsers, and 4 YVES MATER Of h.,-s
let grStG S;ion that the time OF transit rrisrS ~
them ron seven dsys 10 ssventeca hoarsi la r.o,,
time seventeen hour would not De regarded q a -
naIkaoy short passage. The charge Tor freisAt a..
forty dollars per tun 20 Sscumento.
An election 70 adopt the Constitution and % cA...s
S,s,e offceis IVES he6 the l3yh Of November IA
puneer OF ballots cast MAS l69 of which ave oay wer.
Tie winter of 1880 was ono Of extraorfnsr, -.
The rains commenced on the 81 of November ami 49,,
tnGed slmost daily for time On the MIA, a n.
eth November /; Ii SAID u inches tell but this 4 ans
incredible The streets, however, became next "a r.,
passshle. Montgomery Il, from Jackson % Cskfnrns
perfect qUaeuiire. TIE Incidents Of tbs, wipp,
are windy recorded in TIE minds of those who the,
dwei in the city A the street. grew more ami mo,.
swampy, they were paved with brushwood ana Wa,
ever OF rubbish and waste merchandise could h. RAJ
But LAYER sitter layer OF these materials dsppears ana
still the mud was uufsthomabe. Mules win pealn,
swsmpcd : q matter OF course; and even mules with
out teams in several instances, hJundercd and sAnl
into the Invisible world in spite Of heroic efforts re.
cue them In instances, men perfectly sober
cot into the soughs in attempting 10 cross the srez
and would have suffered maryriom bad not assistance
been at hand TRADITION tells OF enc person who ass
ally dissppC eli under these circumstances. The inter
section OF Clay and Montgomery sts. being prncipk
thOroughsre was the OF many interesting and en-
citing incidents To cross foot became complefsly
iiuIossble until q submerged foOtway constr,ctsa
with bags OF beans damaged rice, bundles OF tobacco
and a general assortment OF spare merchandise. oyes
coed in making their wsy But 20 the unskhlei way
farer who in attempting the path deyisted from tas
subterranean line OF march In the dearth OF busne~
and amusemonts, many citizens found agreeable en-.
plcyment in watching the progress of their fellow mn
through the difficulties OF travel and rendering assis
ance in dee perate New corners often landed iron
shipboard rugged in their Sunday best and with boa
brightly polished intending 10 strike the natives with
surprise 6y such tokens OF high civilization. But scac>
IN had they touched terra trma when they made tie
deep discovery that terra TRINA WAS net there and th
glad u get back TO the ship, with the loss not oaJ
OF Day Martins polish, but OF the boots taeuseve
which they were constrained to leave deep buried the
streets of San Francisco
IL Is case OF regret that the history OF that wnser As
been left so much at the mercy of memory and trads
ton and that exact ohser atoms OF the quantity OF rain
were not recorded To hear the eloquent narrsons OF
the survivors, might suppose that the windows d
Heaven were kept steadily open, from the commeace
ment to the end of the rainy season The few exact
records in our possession published at the time In the
newspapers, tell different story IL appears that ID.
rains set in regularly with storm from the southesu
on the 18th OF November, and terminated sometime n
March, and that the numbtr Of days which rain ieH
in that period seventy one. That IL osay just one
half the days during the rainy free from
rain. Building operations were not entirely suspended
The brick building of burgoyne y Co, and several
other brick edlhces, were completed during the winter
On the 2lst of February there was considerable hl
OF hail, which remained on the ground for some hoan
| among the spring hcwers that covered the his
In those days, before the recent improvements IN The
delivery of letters the Post Office exhibited the mos,
curious scenes on the arrival of the mails from the A.
lantic States People crowded by hundreds into the
long lines, TO march 10 the windows In quest Of letter.
/ from home. Desperate efforts made to secure
place the window, in anticipation OF the openn
of the Office. Men from their beds In the mhde
OF the night for this purpose. II was common prs
tice TO provide chair, aud hitch up step by step he
procession slowly advanced and 10 while awsy the time
with cigars and other appliances. Persons sere es
posed for hours 10 the most drcnching rama which by
bore with heroic ortiude, rather than renqush her
poet Men of speculative views who expected no la
tiers, secured advanced places, and then sold them
sometimes for ~ much NJ eight or ten dollars
The most motley population IN the world wshG
congregated In san Francisco, and the caprcpas ns
Of the citizens in regard to dress served 10 cid tohs
apparent diversity. Every had hb own standard
OF fashion entirely Independent OF the rect Of the world
A ludicrous account OF their costumes pnufnd
The Ata California newspaper, referring IN the sbus
wasted irocks, the cutawsys, the high collsn ~
/ broad tned ard the swallow-taled dress coats he
double breasted jackets the surtouts the bang ups IL
Spanish wrappers, the serapes, the blankets the bv.
skins--the boots, high.topped and low topped, ha
topped, redtopped and greentopped, hshermans bcS
and hoi mans boots and miners boots brogaps gaka
and shoes of pat, ut leather, caskin and cowh&
There also marvellous variety Of hats, thoash ~
most popular the California siouch which bad ~
virtue of plancy, and was convertible into paiow,i
basin handkerchief or basket, without injury " b
substance or form As the female population increased
the costume OF the men began 80 approach more 10
form standard, and now, the soueh hat which s
long while cleaved to the csputs Of the old Cshsos
ha.y f...
Broadway or Chestnut 81.
In those days the humor OF the people inclined hen
4 not In the slightest degree toward Intellectual pS
cults. From the multitudes OF gambling and drinking
houses, md the crowds that filled them might inr
without SHINING violently against truth, that dFinklH
WIS universal habit, and that gambling was the rc5a
lar occupation OF onehai OF the people, and the sgy
diversion OF the other half In the progress Of ctyua
hon and refinement during the winter sforesah I've
theaters were kept In operation, and pon0s o. me
citizens began 10 smuse themselves with coscers osl
dinner parties. and military Hppers.
In the winter aforesaid, Happy Valley began 70 hyne
in the worlds history, and discussions were had NE
papers as 10 the rghttul claimant OF the honor attached
TO giving II that nsme. THE Mission" also oegsa~
attract notice. and when, in the movement for me mof
porstion Of the city, II was proposed % extend me @
limits 20 embrace the Mssion, sundry anti anneufisn
meetings were held by the denizens OF that region end
formidable opposition Of a gaseous and incfeetsh
character made 20 the union. $500.
The first rush homeward took place ia this winter
Driven from the mnes by the weather many OF the mos
fortunate sdyenurers and not few OF the most uniof
tunate looked with longing hearts toward me isthef
land All the tickets for the steamers being taken, en-
tIaordinary prices offered for them. For steer
age ticket the original cost OF which was sl50 % much
$40 wss frequently gwen. -
The hrst oil the series Of calamtous ~
have marked the hiitory Of the city broke out 90 ne
R4th Of December, le49, about O'Clock A. NJ heom
nenced In upper story Of Dennlsons Excnange.%
the east Of the Plaza, about where keary inef,1
BY Merchantst From this point b spread down woe
ingtonft nearly 10 Montgomery, and also towsrdIE
st. destroying most OF the houses la the block Wee
had been built up from street TO street WIN INC ey
ton Of portion Of Cayst Nearly 30 houses and store
were Consumed, and the destruction OF properyn
estimated at a million OF dollars. The hre Of Noyefnoe
leJ2, broke out almost on the same spot AMI oal%.
over portion OF the same ground, but with Leo ~
struction d property .. ..
Early In lS5O an express wagon made its apPeAsshc
in the streets In March the pioneer milk wss.
awakened certain agreeable emotions In many miSs
There WIS also some excitement crested BY m&
ened reduction Of the price Of washing-from SIX 70 y"