New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-17
ABOUND THE HORN-CALIFORNlA.

MARINE HOSPITAL, PoTRERo, Cal, Aug.2.-
The fatigue OF two weeks binding IN the wieat-
ded having made necessary my removal TO this HOSPITAL
thought could not pass the time better thai by
sketching the outlines Of my voyage, and my frs I'm
pressions o! California.
left NewYork the 9th OF March. the packet ship
City Of New-York, Capt. Thomas OF Comstock co.
ne $500 registered but feighted with 5000 TINS,
principally railroad iron with merchandise The cot OF
transportation understand, was t7 per tun by weight,
and more by bulk. The passage made In il6 dys.
There was unnecessary employment Of brute fore In
the government OF the ship which, fear is the cas- on
too many OF the packets, In violation OF the laws
Shortly after sailing the mate began to abuse one ofhe
crew. Greek, and q serious fight occurred, In which ne
Greek overpowered and put In irons After this he
other Greeks Frenohman, Dutchmen, and such Amgi.
cans which the captain and mate had spit against rre
threatened, bullied, and driven around like dogs HE
captain calls himself Welshman, though he Ia plainly OF
Irish descent, and the Irish on the ship Jared veil
enough two three OF them by their own confessions
table man 10 the owners and will drive a ship with
all the sai she can Garry, but II Is by driving men
U.s. not equally all hands. Int
exemptions and fayoritsm to hs own race trebles he
work others. The crews OF ships all told. are cut
down 10 save expense.
Just before reaching Cape Horn. fell with
bucket OF water while stepping across the space frdn
the head OF large cask 10 another with my side IN
the chimes OF the cask. nearly racturing my ribs for
1--WE dsys could not turn In my bunk without ny
ribs grating and pains taking away my breath on
the Cape, went aloft night and day with the oldet
me pain We reached the harbOr OF San Francisco at2
o'clock between July Fourth and celebration dp,
the 9Th. The mate immediately LEFT the ship but va,
soon afterward arrested and put into jail The secod
mate left the ship in the night The Captain am t0n'
was fined Oh 900 last voyage for cruelty 70 his men
The weather OF the Line and easing on OF Officers
we neared port had so far recruited me that hit
we'll and the day after landed engaged with farmer
At the Labor EIohango to bind whSs. 7, Hs ron %
o. per day in gold. / worked constantly two weas,
when my head and side completely gave out ana Tne
permit The hospital building in town was irjuredby
The earthquake that the hospital Sss sud m
terminus OF the horse-car railroad The building e.
Gently a hotel is rented for scOo per month
serving was heavy, though In places affected by rnt
on the rancho where worked were $50 acres oil mat
Wheat Barley Is a more certain crop than Wheat NE
land IA very rlch dark blue or graysh loain capaoe9i
sre"Es fp Summer In every direction deep assures.
inch 10 three inches I'm width arrest your atenuonM
farmer blows ankle deep water In the urfOWs ana te
roads are almost impossible from mud Now, they az
follow the reaping machine. drawn by four horseL
Thrashng machines are either moved Oy ~ or ~ horsa
wages are good for laboring man. but he WORKED
hard. The climate Is damp, with chilly night, sn n
sea and bay In the interior-at Sacramento ana else
where-it Is intensely hot. - ,
pums abound in the markets OF San Francisco This Is q
CITY where the European and Chnanan OF the Eastern
hemiBphere lntoTmlngb on khnhee bOh vi tho
and IA probably at no distant day TO rival the largest
sit,es OF the Atlantic States IL not very fsvoraby
located so far as building space Is concerned, but
hundreds OF workmen with shOves, horses and carts
are at work cutting down hills and filling up depressons
Ths railroad Porterois cut In places through
rock and crosses two long bridges. dozen papers
publisbed and the OF Others s In project
The Chinese question Ia great theme OF discussion
There ia with some great prejudice against the race
but for my part, think they are a blessing TO the
country What California needs to develop her resources
ia Labor Her wheat fields mines, frultgrowinp
dstrcts and railroads demand Labor The great Pacific
Railroad employed thousands Of them; There isa hue
and cry against them for working cheaper than our
people but that not their fault They work for whs,
they can get IL would beft free country TO pass
nrohibtory laws against them. They are no more for
eigners than Europeans and the bias OF our people ~
shown In the late war Is TO give every class equal pnv
eges regardless OF COLOR and let them work out
their own destiny II may open the way for the promu
cation OF true religion 10 the hundreds or millions IN
China and Japan, thence throughout the length and
breadth Of Asia.