Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-29

Naughty.
If we could place any reliance OIL
the correctness of this enumeration,
San Francisco could credit herself with
having the smallest proportionate
number of white prostitutes Of any city
in the Union. But the most superficial
observer can see for himself that these
figures are greatly below the mark.
From the returns of the Chief of Police
the number of unfortunates of every
grade approXimates nearer to 900, and
besides these there are many who, from
the secrecy with which they exercise
their calling, cannot be known.
CnIi6ornin-born Children.
Nearly one out of every four Of the
white residents was born in California
OR, to be exact, 3G,5G5. At the last
Presidential election the first white
citizen born In this State cast his first
vote; but 1886 more Of CALIFORNIA;
Juvenile productions are rapidly ma
turing In San Francisco alone, and by
the next general election 1t Is CON-
puted that 1000 of them will have
entered the ranks Of manhood.
Growth Of the City.
Comparing tho progressive growth
of the city, we find that in 1850 the
census gave us 3i,77G inllabits; inlsGO,
56,s02; and in 1870, $50, $50. SO that
our increase during the decade Is
nearly 16G per cent, and the same pro-
portionate addition for the next ten
years would make IL population close
to 400, 00O
IncFeaso In Wealth.
Willie we have been growing richer
In population at such an extraordinary
rate, our growth in material wealth
has been still more surprising. II all
the property Jim the city had been
divided equally amongst the inhabit-
ants in 1850, it would have given each
n exactly 1914. Now each share
would be worth 81, 729. Such an in
crease seems to be almost incredible,
but any one can work out the sum for
himself from the following figures :
1850, real and personal property, $780,
560,4l7 1870, $780, 7G, lola gain of
GOO per cent.
Chinese.
The very small number Of Chinese
is a matter of surprise to those who
have based their calculations OH the
rhetorical and numerical figures OF
Anti oolie speeches and writers. The
total is only IL, 7sl, divided into 9,7T
males and 2,040 females. Of these,
Las are under fifteen years of age,
and 800 were born in the State. Most
of the women are prostitutes; l,402
coming under that designation. 10
know that some fifteen hundred
heather women have beeu brought
across the ocean to satisfy the lust Of q
great city, is the foulest feature re-
Vealed by the census. There are 255
Chinese families housekeeping. and
about 900 attendants ut the Mission
schools. The Chinese own but little
property-only $74,S00 Of real estate
and 81, ISIS, 0S0 of personal property
or, less than $ll0 for each individual.
Even this small wealth Is very I'M
evenly divided, half a dozen of the
merchants and doctors claiming more
than one-half.
u Cslored People.
From the statements Of intelligent
contrabands, it was supposed that the
muster would show about 500 colorcd
citizens alone, but instead we have
only 1852. The total colorcd popula-
ton numbers 1~,09i-males, 629; fe-
males, 46S. Il * 81 r. a. 81
An Intelligent Cemmunity.
3 OF our total population, 1867 can
neither read nor write, viz: $3.50
males and 4,297 females. Only nine
of these are native born American, and
but two American women. Tho bal
aucc is made up mainly of natives of
the Gem Of the Ocean. The Chinese
being all able to readand write in their
own language are not included.
......- MisecIInueous. ..7 .,r-rn.
There are 40 Indians, 80 blind per-
sons, IL idiots, SO insane and "a deaf
and dumb in the city. The number Of
children attending school is 1862.
Only 2sG marriages and 3,779 births
ire recorded as having taken place
the year..
As n whole the returns exhibit a
progress, and If the interior
could only make q similar
,roportionate showing. California
would have little TO complain Of. but
he city has outgrown the State and Is
ikely to remain at n stand-stili for a
,nas,r two until the State catches up, |