The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-09-24

and established Z separate empire. When
the news reached California the Governor
took the octh Of allegiance to the Mexican
Empire, and the severance Of California
from spain was effected without struggle.
On the Cd Of July, 1885, Commodore Sloet
nah, d Monterey, and five days after he
hoisted the Stars and Stripes over the city.
A proclamation WAS then read, in Spanish
and English, declaring California hence.
forth . portion Of the United States. On
the 18th OF July, 1876, Commodore Stock.
ton arrived at Monterey on the United States
frigatc Congress. Commodore Sloat then
returned East, leaving Commodore Stockton
IL Command. On the 7th Of January, Com
modore Stockton, with $50 men, repalsed
! 100 MeAicans near Los Angeles. and three
days afterwards raised tho Stars and Stripes
over that town. On January 18th, treaty
was drawn up, signed by Major p. B. Read
ing, Captain Louis McLanc and Colonel w.
II. Russell fOl tho Americans, and Jose An.
tonic GARLIC and Augustin Oliviera for the
CalifOrnisns, which was approved by Ere.
mort, Military COmmsndant of Californis,
and by Andres Pico, CommandantOf Squad
ron and Chief Of the National Forces of
California BY this treaty the Americans
agreed 10 protect the life and property of
Californian or Mexican officers and privxtes,
""%."SA lucy VIZ w 0iJIS Wuile On p0SOSe
or otherwise. All paroles were Cancelled and
their conditions snnulled and all prisoners
of both parties released. And 90 the war
was ended.
ABOUT San YEANcDco.
On the 2Sth day of February, 1840, the
steamship California, the first that had ever
passed through the Golden Gate, arrived in
the harbOr and landed her passengers 1t the
foot Of Telegraph Hill. On the 5tlI If April,
1888. the first child WAS born in Yerbw Bu-
cna, Resale Lccse, whose father was the
first American merchant and her mother a
sister of General Vallejo In January. 1047.
San Fran cisco had 4 population of 800 BY
the middle of March, 1646. the population
amounted to $50, and on the Sd Of the fol-
lowing month the first school was opened
On September 9Th, 1s49. the population was
estimated at 1000, while to day it exceeds
15O, 600 inhabitants, an example which had
never been set by any city in the world. On
tie morning of the oath of September, 1640,
fire broke out in DcnnisOn's Exchange, a
gambling saloon on the south side OF the
Plaza, and property to the value Of over q
million dollars was destroyed. On the 4th
of May. 1851, fire broke out near the same
site and destroyed three millions If property.
In ten days after the burnt district was re-
built, but on the 18th of the following month
anothcr nre broke out, destroying property
valued ut four millions of dollars. To-day.
the eighteenth anniversary Of the admission
Of the State into the Union, the city of San
Francisco holds mighty and envisble posi-
ton among the commercial cities of the
world. Seated by the sea. midway between
Europe and Asia, on the road that Atlantic
sails most naturally take to reach China and
Japan, with hsrbor unsurpassed by any in
the world connected with the East 6y q
gigantic belt Of iron, and to the West by the
ocean steamers. which the encr-
gy and enterprise of our citizens has placed
In these waters, It requires no enthusiasm to
make tho dullcst inquirer of her destiny an.
ticipste wonderful future for San Francis
60, and consequently to the whole State of
California.