The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-08-17
The Empire of the Pacific.

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When the Pacific Railroad was srst opened the
people of San Francisco were for time led to uues
ton its usefulness to them. Their population tempo
rary decreased and the shipments BY rail for eastern
ports threatened the commerce Of the port The ap-
pretended dangers have lessened. In the first four
months of tie current year there were 504S passen
gers left for the east but there we're 9052 arrivals
from there by rail. The arrivals by sea in the sane
period 6164, against 1000 departures making
net gain TO the State of more than 5000 in four
months. And the freight shipments over the road in
cluded 1885, 14O pounds of tea, 420s2 of hops 13O2S
Of silk I19 Ill casks Of wine 500 293 pounds Of
wool aud 40 514 hides Of the tea shipments 6s46Q5
pounds we're forwarded in March and April Nearly
all of the wool and silk moved at the same time
These facts embody the chief to those that are Ia
test. Rsverting to the summaries with which the
year opened find population of 6OO. .OOO Of whom
10000 ere Chinese Negroes and Indians. We find
that there produced last year 900 600 bushels
of wheat s.OOO,O of barley 200 900 oats OOo,-
900 corn 100000 potatoes 1000 900 gallons Of
wine and 800 900 of brandy 900 feet of saw
cd lumber; 100000 pounds of butter that there
IS 100000 vines in vineyards, Of which net
$500. and others $1,000 annually, per that the
average crop is 5000 pound per acre against 5000 in
France; that olive growing has been begun, with
promise of paying 1915 per the in
to full bearing that oranges, lemons, lines and hgs
do we'll that the 5OOO 900 neat cattle make 2O00O 900
pounds of cheese and 900 of butter that though
sheep husbandry gave export of only $50 900
pounds of wool in 1885, It furnished Is 900 900
pounds last year that the angora goat and slkworm
have been successfully domesticated that 1000 900
pounds of quicksilver produced against $500 900
in all Of the rest of the world that silver and copper,
and tin, and asphalt, and petroleum, aud diamonds
are found, and medium quality of coal. The coal
product is estimated at 81 900 annually quicks-
ver 81 100000 silver, 81 900 900 gold $2l A.
$751; The manufactures pure last year yielded $751;
600 OOO against $27 900 900 from the mines and the
total value of the industrial products was $ls2 O0O,-
900.
The State has 700 miles Of completed railway, and
500 in various stages of progress including the
Oregon road, Of which 100 miles are to be completed
in all Of the current year. in order to secure land
grant Of IL 500 per mile. The arrivals from sea
in 1869 JAS Jos tons, in 1874 vessels and tho
number is increasing And now see by the latest
dispatches from San Francisco that not content with
regular steam service from Alaska and Oregon from
the coast of South America, via the ishmus and Mex
lean coast lines from the Sandwich Islands and from
China and Japan, a line has been organized for
direct communication with Sydney, to make the trip
in twenty-one days, commencing July 10. This COM
pany have received subsidy of $500 900 from Con-
gress. As the English line running from Australia
to Panama obliged to withdraw, owing to lack Of
freight there may be doubt whether California can
make the enterprise succeed. But It is an effort in
he riOht dor afio
voted of $780, 900 to assist the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. and petition has been forwarded to Washing
ton for aid in constructing road to San Diego along
the coast.
Here is synopsis of leading facts in the current
condition of the western coast of the country. II
does not include Oregon any of the contiguous in
terror territories all of which absorb or less
nutriment from the growth of California The mani
fest shows great and continuing prosperity that aims
at yet greater achievements The mines still contri-
butte by the tens of millions annually, but are eclpsed
by the gardens and farms. The latter, well as the
former, being benefited by improved methods Of
communication, greater capital denser population.
and consequently lower wages. The outlets through
the Pacific are being made more numerous by impor-
tant lines of steamship, that promise, at remote
day, their vessels come into the Golden bay laden
with the exchanges of Chilli the Isthmus, Mexico,
Alaska, Oregon, the Sandwich Islands, Australia, Ja-
pan and China, to build up for San Francisco
mercia power that will compare with any on the At
lantc littoral These certay solid Of
progress that brighten the future. when added TO all
we are recording of our own northern southern and
western improvements. It certainly looks now as
though the summary Of the current years business
would surpass expectation and put US far along in
tho pathway Of wealth.