Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-07
THE NEW FRA.
Surveyor-GeneraI Hammond's Estimate
of California,s Formulation

of California's Population.
1t is not regarded as an oyer-sanguine
estimate that the next census of the Gov
eminent, to be taken in 1890, viii show
that California has about doubled her pop
ulation in the ten years since the last CEN
sus was taken. The national census of
1880 credited this State with a population
OF ,69i, and those who have watched the
wonderful growth of the past few years
have confidence in asserting that the next
census will show a population of at least
1000 600. Between 1870 and 1880 the in
crease, according to the census figures, was
about 100000, but the great tide of west
ward immigration that has since become so
marked had not begun in those ten years.
-Four great overland routes have been fin
ished since the last census was taken, and
with their completion began the great
westward trend OF population.
In 1888 2 census was made by estimate,
and this gave CalifoI MIA 5 population to be
100000. The two years since that time
have shown the greatest growth and de-
Velopment, in nearly all parts of the State,
OF any OF The seven completed years of the
decade. United States Surveyor General
Hammond, from facts and figures secured
by him, estimates that on the 1st of the
present month CALIFORNIA; population was
tull $685. 600, with floating population in
addition of at least 100000 Taking the
census is little outside the duties of the
Surveyor-General, but in making up his
annual report in November and December
last he saw the need of knowing, as nearly
as possible, the exact present population,
that measures desired of Congress might be
urged, and so he set about securing the
needed facts. Statistician Rhodes, emf
ployed in he office in this district. was
entrusted with the task. All county Great
Registers for recent elections were secured
ana overhauled, county books of statistics
were examined carefully, and besides, cir
culars asking for latest school census re-
ports were sent to ali county School Super
intendents. From these responses and
from all other Information accessible, care
full estimates were made. The result was
an estimated population December lst, last,
], 25O, 900. These figures were used in vari-
Gus letters to Washington.
" estimate the increase since December
1st," said Mr. Hammond, at 1000, and
that ! regard as fair and moderate People
here in San Francisco have no idea of the
way parts of the State are filling up. Hun
dreds of settlers are coming to certain To-
calities who never come near this city.
They are filing up all that Shasta, Siski-
you and Modoc district in wonderful way.
nave NOIiC W w lut 1dLldQtdIi
Pacific and have been pouring down into
those northern counties. These Canadians
cannot vote, SO their presence may not be
learned in that way. People are going IN
great numbers into all the Sierra foothill
region, to Placer. Butte, Ell Dorado, Nevada
and other counties. Those old hydraulic
mining sections have some of the best
fruit lands in the State. Down South the
growth can hardly be imagined. The Gov
eminent land offices are overrun with APP
plicants. Then there are people all over
this State now, like flies on lump of
sugar ,smoying about, waiting to find some
place to stay. | went from Siskiyou to San
Diego lately, and asked everywhere about
this class of people. and l am convinced
they number at least 100000, forming a
floating population. People East have no
conception of the state of things here, and
in Congress you cannot convince them of
our needs. l tell you this era of California
will go into history-the period of the I'M
precedented westward movement between
1886 and 1890 IS. r. Bulletin.