, 1877-11-26
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

population-yalus Of Frupcrty-1ncrcase of
Svrnltt During tho pnht Year.
xin Ftaaeico Ah3, .Sor. 10.
The County ASSESSORS Ut thts State mike cs-:
tlnatca OF the population Of their counties In
their annual repor.s; astl the aggregate Of these
figures for this year, as given In tho nnnua1 re-
mort Of tho SurrcyoF-Gcncral, is 9US ,bs3 cxclud.
luz Alameda, Alpine, aud fcnturn. which ntade
no returns. In 1870 Alameda had 81, ,2a7, Al
Pine G5-, and Ventura, tlscu part Of sauta Bar
barn, probably 3,Ou0: and the three hayc now
not less than 55,0o0; ao that the whole pol'ula'
tion OF tho Stnte. according the County Asses
sors, Is about VI, wv. It Is, however. impossible
to aecept any such.aGurc Without giving more
crcde,,cc 10 Assrssors' estimates, trost Of thcn
made rccklcssly, than to the elaborate nvestfea'
tlons Of the Census Officers. We. know that
II the total popuiat'on was 2l7, It Il not pos
eiblc that there should have hcon any such In
crease as i0o,Gp0 within seven years. The gain
by land md sea, Is reported ut San Frnncisct',
has been 210, ,Uj; hy births over deaths. s7,UW;
and VIC allowed n UU for thu tncfeasc not ~.
fnto Oregon, lla.lu. Utah, aud Arizona, aItorc
departures; but BY excess Ut caution, we may
laye undercstimatcd that figure, aha wa arg
willing now to allow 10000. The total gatn uf
Oregon Or % takes 70, 90, Washington !DOo and
Utali ~, ,Ut,, 50 tla. by 10 uuthod q calculation
esn W. briHx California near to 0Al0o0 without
frL rL,ud!ating the CENSUS figures u lSi0.
coim d r,cn,,a.o, tI,o A,s cstinatcs ot tic pres
ent population OF tho rarlllu atates aud Terri
tories; bu. cxpressetl the opinion that Wastl.
uvto,l Ius 43,lk0 Inhabitants, anRtc1d ot M,Et,
morc @ iiar l30, GOO, whereas we allowed 1!o. coo:
The taxAulc property hold by lnslislduasa and
nr!yatc corporations III California Is assessed
Officially Il 500 ooO, o0I Lus the true market
value Il not itss than ,oeoo some , St y tls ,s
uIpicrrstinaate1, bcrause the Assessors had III
| opportunity 10 mako cnret1i examination.
lis other Pacific States pn'l Territories have,
pt5ha .4, nt ptiya.sI p,tn.Is p5ppsTi io siow .ng
nmuuut VI wealth accumulated during tho last
war Tho wheat ael4s have pa1 Iissls profit
| Inc bcsls Ut shecp and neat cattle have been
sources of loss. as yass tiar p any yot hs t;
crease IN the production Of many urc}afls aud
vineyards OH account Ut gain In age, odds nut
lesA thai, g. OD to the property ot tho State
m f'atSS n, y st s.s tan aud & stssast' sy syaS u
| miles ot nuw rullsoaa aud improvement . q
uli onu4 must hayv cost Ut fel4t 4s,onG0o
and aru permanent Investment. an1 ~
Important adaltton - tho wea'ta 81, o. tmt IT,,
proyc1nents represent cost ol at lcsst s:lu, ~
yU for tho slofsu. We cstllnnte the cos1 u The
/ new wagon Ee..ds at 81, ,00,0 ,00. Tho ~" l4n I
bcr fumes haru probably st,st % so,i;,s,v rns
worti. s5U10,Qeo at least. and in the stuck u
mcrrha,,.,lss u homo and t"tclgn pssAluetton
37,Oi0,O1o. Tn!s would give us \ total i!lrssas'
ii nlx,ut s50 nU, ,olO iu tl'u wealth u ths alop'
tn one year, aud that one 'afhs " y" @ uusua
asSyas qaesiy. * " nut less ] tt,an rho ,iiyi
deuds paid annually lp San Fsanelaeo amount u =
nbout snonsh. int Iares nart o. o. ahi. sun
tin', ~ lin houses, roads, cs.,ls1s and tho pun
Chase Of tho tools and merchandise pruylol,sl
| mentioned.