, 1867-09-20
Letter From San Francisco.
SAN FRAEcrsCo, September 5, 1867.
rHE BAY CITY.

THE BAY CITY.
San Francisco may be set dowr as the dullest
town on the Pacific Coast, in proportion to its
population. Wholesalers as well as retailers are
complaining of scarcity Ofmoney, unprecedented
in the history of the Bay City. Oregon and
Idaho merchants "fail to connect" or yet make
remittances long overdue. In the interior of this
State the cry of "hard times" is universal. Al
though the crops are said to be fair, still money
continues to be very scarce. l notice several
WaIIa walla merchants Sojourniug here with a
view of purchasing goods. learn that the credit
of your merchants is first rate, and that firms
here are very anxious to sell them goods. In
fact it is conceded by leading merchants of this
city, that Walla Walla traders are not only their
best customers, but also their quickest payers ;
hence selling bill of goods to them is consider
ed equivalent to so much money in the safe.
This fact speaks volumes in favor of your fair
town.
This sort of trade has been running high in
the City as we'll as State. 1t is reported that
never in the history of California has there been
waged such bitter and abusive campaign.
Governor Woods, of Oregon, has done great ser
vice in behalf of the republican party in this
State, and the entire press of California has aci
corded him the praise as the best political speak,
| er on the coast.
SPIRIT OF THE CALIFORNIA PRESS.
In looking over your California files you will
perceive what changes the press of this State
have been undergoing. The Alta, formerly a
vigorous Johnson organ, has gone over fair and
square to the radicals, and so much has it sue
ceeded in gaining the confidence of that party,
that the Republican State Central Committee
recognizes it as the official organ of the party.
The Call, which during the war was strong
Union paper, has entered the democratic circles,
and now goes hand in hand with that party. The
Bulletin, formerly Lincoln organ, remained so
neutral to either party that in order to please
democrats and republicans as well, it supported
the Congressional plan of reconstruction on the
inside, and Johnson's policy on the outside. The
Sacramento Union, the leading Union paper on
this coast, owing to its opposition to the repub'
lican ticket, has been read out of the party.
THE BRANCH MINT.
Are your Columbia river friends exciting them
selves to hear the law of Congress carried out
establishing Mint at the Dalles? In conversa'
tion with leading citizens of San Francisco,
learn that they do not intend to oppose the meas
ure. They seem to favor the measure on the
ground that your merchants would be enabled
to make quicker remittances. The Mint herr
being too small for the wants of the coast, youl
merchants. are subject to delays in having theil
dust coined. AS the treasure from Idaho and
Montana is now shipped via. the Beachy route tc
the San Francisco Mint for coinage, it behooves
in fact it is the duty of all your people interested
in the welfare of the great Columbia River Basin
to use your united influence in having the Min
established on your great highway. Instead O.
your Portland friends quieting you with the as
surance of non-interference, they should make
it point to stir in a matter, SO important tC
them, and urge their Congressman, with whom
they have probably the most influence, to carry
out the Law establishing the Mint at the Dalles
DALLEs.