California as it is, and as it may be : $b or, A guide to the gold regionWierzbicki, Felix Paul
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California as it is, and as it may be : $b or, A guide to the gold region
Wierzbicki, Felix Paul
California -- Description and travel; California -- Gold discoveries
Springfield is a town in project, close to the town of Vernon.--Vernon
is at the junction of the Feather river with the Sacramento. It is in
the vicinity of many “diggings,” with which it carries on a lively
trade. At any season of the year there is four feet of water in the
river, but for eight months the depth of water is eight feet.--River
craft and a steamboat are constantly plying up to this place. Its
vicinity is a rich and well wooded agricultural country.
The town of Sutter, situated two miles below, and on the same bank with
Sacramento City, possesses the same advantages of the river and soil as
the latter. It has already several houses put up.
New York of the Pacific, at the mouth of the San Joaquin, has been
already spoken of above.
Stockton is a spot happily selected for an inland town of
great importance, and already its present augurs well for the
future.--Situated high up on the San Joaquin, accessible to river craft
at all seasons of the year, cut through in different directions by four
channels communicating with the river, and admitting close to the shore
vessels of the class of barks and brigs, of which thirteen are moored
there at this very moment, surrounded by rich soil and extensive wood
land, contiguous to numerous rich “diggings,” Stockton offers great
advantages to a new settler, and many have already availed themselves
of them. Its proprietor, Mr. Chas. M. Weber, by his liberal provisions
for the public wants of the town, cannot fail to accelerate its
prosperity.
The town of San Joaquin, situated on the river of the same name, at
the highest point to which river steamers can come up at all seasons
of the year, in the neighborhood of the rich mines of the Merced and
Mariposa, to which a good waggon road can be easily made, offers
superior advantages to settlers; its situation is picturesque, as it is
on a rising ground; it is abundantly supplied with good water and grass
all the year through, and its climate is salubrious. Its geographical
position to the surrounding mining district guarantees it the command
as a trading post, to at least one third of the gold region.
END.
ERRATA.
Second line in the Preface for Regions read Region.
Page 6th line 11th, for Mission, San Luis Obispo read Mission of San
Luis Obispo.
Page 7th, line 21st, for los Angelos read los Angeles.
” 11th ” 17th for percolated read percolated.
” 11th ” 20th for requires read require.
” 12th ” 10th for Amerieas read American.
” 12th ” 11th for gets read get.
” 12th ” 11th for him read his.
” 13th ” 20th for Mahahoe read Mahahve.
” 14th ” 19th for Martincr read Martinez.
” 14th ” 20th for Carquines read Carquinez.
” 14th ” 22rd for California--and, read California and.
” 15th ” 6th for masses of sand-stone; read Masses of
sand-stone--.
” 16th ” 7th for unweary read unaware.
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