The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-07

these alone numbered 1850 at The Miss' ,nev NV
lores. Eight years later no "ets'i 10 b3rbarisIn
Temaiped-the others h"u le''
and disappeared. ,,,t. ,tao,denea that
Ii was IN the beginning OF ths eeGauon nnrment
1 naTa {, ,niain ilIlHm A. Richardson WAS uu,
nonbtedIy The foremost in the attempt, pu. ,io
Gonor Of being he first settler oeiousS' ~! lD"
scn of Ms success, To Jacob L. Leese, an oniodn,
Syu vi sIrtyed from Los Angeles In May,
VIZ VIZ "irron landing lie found Richardson
$50 in a rude nut with his family, as
lie authorities had refused IlIh peI "iisS'v ~,
10 ereci a more substantial uwtlihs Vi
= cnmbinaiion OF fortunate circumstances;
shortly Obtained tn coveted concession, limited |
~ a N, oytSo that he should not locate wlthlh |
200 yards OF the shore, which wa ,neH a.. 1u Id d |
Iine with Montgomery street. His choice fell on |
a lot now cut by Clay and dupont stTeeas, |
where M $50 lie erected the FIRST frame house
ever puil here, and thus became the founder OF
fhe CIV He aflerwatd assisted Richard on IN
gaming remission TO settle, aud III 1888 the
latter put up an adobe building alongside thdt Vi
THE FIRST SURVEY.
In 1899 John Nioget. a Swiss surveyor was
authorized by Governor Alvarado to plat a Town
upOp the site OF Nelba huena, as San Francisco
was ihen called This plat con aimed ihltS-h We
ffty-vara and 1oO-vara lots, bounded by
Sacramento street ON the south, dupont
street on The west, Broadway on ,,ie
rast Tie streets, which were not named then,
nor for years after, ate only mehtloneo ne Iri
an aid 10 The reader. The SURROUNDINGS Od tu,,
NILS. covered WIN 4 tangled growth Oh eh"p"'tai
and stunned oak. -, ,t+,t, oI,,poe
During the next seven years pl lLog M
came over The scene. save Tor tue eiecttou VI a
frw tents and shantieS. put up withohi muGn
attempt at order by new-comels from tns
. t.StaIes." deseterS from visiting vessels, ana
other waywald spirits ana adventures Win
Inc growth OF American inning atlon' however,
the change brcame more marked, especially
when IN January, 1917, six months alter Com
Iuauder Montgomery raised Tue Cnlteu otdtes
nag on Portsmouth square, that tat-seelne oileer
nF Ia Erft
streets after prominent men OF the time, changed
the name Irrba Buena 10 Sau Francisco, any
bv other wise measures placed the settlement
on nm foundation
MORMON ARRIVALS.
Ire arrival OF Samuel Blannan ana ms parry
of 2SS Mormon immigrants, on July d. Ao4o;
lad much TO DO with The early advancement ol
The newly organized settlement lucy Nele Eu-
Cush speaking Ieactabie ana progressive sSt
Tiers ana became At ouce au iuii oit"nt actor III
lie Iaw-abidinE portion OF Ihe coi,i,Huu ~
me next addition OF consequence was
tie Stevenson Regiment, Tue hIst ue'sg9-
ment Of which arrived IN March, lotH
ma tile second aud third dttaehlnents
sGortlyafter Win these fresh accessinns the
town began 10 assume an alr OF Importance ahu'
NH uuC0. scious Of what The U uFe had IN store
ihe residents commenced planning 10 Duild up
ti.eir new home by nffrring inducements 10
lie VnalelS TO rendezvous and trade mere but
TUe treaty Win Mexico (sgned III The beginning
OF lS4Sj was hardly Gly when the ahhounce,,
menI OF Marsha!'s discovery was HIDE anu
ibareuI1u adyeu uteIs came In such increasing
unmUeis That as tie mouths lie" ny INN
non poured III like a human Hood upon Tue
Just flor 10 lie discovery at sutJers Min
census ui lie 20 uiduon OF AeTbA huehd hLu
been taken by Lieutenant Gilbert oi stevenson ;
Regiment. wuo found 459 residents. occurylhg
l5T nuu>ts. a fourth OF which We're auOGes' dHu
no hsfaure with few exec tons, The yeI ie>t
.Esutfes. DuIIug Tie year 1919. however. ~
GOO persons landed al TINS port, %uiit "u.OvU
oIne., made the tilp Dy tile overland routes. Oi
rr, suuaeu increase OF popuiaIlou I'll Deiaoo
80 40 600. other portions o! the In etlor
t5ok 5000 OF GOuU. aud $4,000 remained mere,
as lie elusus OF Jamaty, looo showed. Two
wears luet tie city had POPULATION Oh 90 20 g
ana IN December, 1888, Il had grown 10 "o'oOo:
In TO THIS time communication Win tnr RESI- ol
the world had been uncertain ana lhlTt4ueut I:
Win lie acquI,l Ion OF lie country 10y the uh'teq
states BET er facIlilies became 4 necessity, ana
lie Pacific Mail Steamship ConSsy Wa; ID eo n,
seouPHc-. Organized 10 III Tue #dut. INT sUlu
eNctGpmenI hurried the arTanEtH MS anu lux
steamer California, the nrst OF Tue ne" nee
was put mo commission. II arrived Ia tne hal
Dor in March, $40 The new Nue quickly u
perseded all previous means oil taNe' UtI"e rs
ire East and the West. and supplied. IS We'll W
foItnighIly mail vice which foI Two decaue
was feature OF California life
TRoUBLoUs TINES
But prosperity WAS not TO go unblighled. j
The winner Of lS49-50 OyeT-specuiaiIon was III
aud lie city soon feit lis consequences IN I'll
disastrous failures OF banks aud business mel
For a couple of years the depression WIS II
creased by tie numerous nIes Whlch aino'
swept the young city out Of existence. lne
followed years of tuI buience, during when rev
dyism ana politics rot, and not until ile IA
ter uari OF The niIies did peace ana prosperity u
gin 10 reign again The opporiune discovery ut 81
Ver-beauGg ores (Which Cultivated IN extent an
yaluethat OF the gold mines) was made IN lS59-6t
wh.u the depression Of the previous decade va
Immediately forgotten in the rapid stride
winch lie city began 10 MAKE to prosperity
Long forgotten enterprises were Infused VII
new life, trade hourlshed, immigration was It
YlNed and money became plentiful. Inc nrs
result OF this awakening was seen IN Tie con
pIetton OF The trtn.conunentai telegraph linz
Ino erection OF the Occidental, Russ and Lie
hotels. the dedication of Masonic Temple an
g. ace Church, and The extensive building
residence aud business blocks IN 1851. Nv
years later the tanscontinent2i Ialitpau W.
begun, aud while almost six years elapst
before 1t was thrown open for t , IRA ,ta
r~"tirued To flourish and population steau
hcIea7ed The only serious setback lhe =
leeSiEeu tuufag THIS period was occaSl9ngSs !,
ne octooet Sdtthquakes OF 1864 ana 1ot
which are sun IIesn u In he memory OF OLD re
dents. For time after these occurrences me
Wss considerable shFinkage IN the Salue
zeal estate, but thanks 10 the ey ;iienl ut OF
stock Ma kei. timldity soon rore on ane
foundation Of fortunes cor rded 90 p J.
Since then stock speculation h2yip1 In nee
ure ceased aud the feser'Sn excl eGient TAT
.Fr ..... layaioVE.es,s disappeared ca
rat .a. -.l ilta Tie 1uIln5ls Of trade .
t+,a l... ...5 lua IS ald tue tone vi
CITY -.GarI lls been c. z mcJe healthy 90
slu a1.sc5 received IS Asss charter. q
she ieini1ta. Le- -t-itf5 d 4jseeiiayel' u
IIs rtr ~ SIS, a IN 1886 the s.
Ise.ss'. q u4s5-d tls -.,-ousolIdatinn Aet" Z
re rf.F ,sas given ueaf charter undet "hicr
r.r.is .Stsfs to-aay- 20 70 1873 tno roJ
lf Elueuc.ue this Jay Y',a ne L-Es.atufe,
since JLs adppiio1 Of isa ues Constitution I
peWer ias seen deies irC to The freehold
who. on tErae occasions since, have made II
less en1-asorg 40 remedy feiteia.
Tul lille remains 20 bt added Ia fe
ve.rs Sas El4acsco. struggling
aee. has become fhs Of
C6sst whose 500 600 ti t.-an.1 aog d
commercial Re afI0us Wit tue lcie G.
red world; n. Is CT streets have slyadet
gaB, Games Is,5st Tie e - go sss,s p
spd =slasaSs-sgF-s oIiYes i-tYa con ~ -
RI II
Laldlugs testify 10 ths intelligence Hcaill
en srprise Of the peopie Z sds q CCs,lue
1ourish, and the prOsHecis were ] 8sur he's
for continued career OF os;sri f.au u
are to-day.