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It has boon usual to stato the population of Uppor California at 5,000 persons of Spanish descont, and 20,000 Indians. This estimato may have been near the truth twenty yeurs ago. At present the popula- may be stated in round numbers at 7,000 Spaniards, 10,000 civilized, or rather domesticated Indians. To this raay be added about 700 Americans, 100 English, Irish and Scotch, and nhout 100 French, Germaus and Italians. Within tho territorial limits of Upper California, taking tho parallel of 42 deg. for the northorn, and tho Colorado river for the southeasteru boundary, aro an immenso number of wild, naked, bruto Indians. The uumber, of course, cau only be conjectured. They probably exceod a million, and may perhaps amount to double that number. The for-fmmed Missions of California uo longer exist. They live nearly all been broken up, aud the lauds upportionod out into forms. They were certainly muuiticont ecclesinstical baronies, and although their existeuce was quite incompatible with the general prospority of the country, it seems almost a pity to see their downfall. The innense piles of buildings and beautiful vineyards and orchards aro all that re- main, with the exception of two in the southern part of the territory, which still retain a siuall remnant of their former prosperity.
The climate of California is remarkably different from that of the United States. The great distin- guishing difference is its regularity and uniformity. Froin May to October the wind is invariably from the northwest, and during this time it never rains, kint. the sky is brilliantly clear and serene. The weather during this time is temperate, and rarely oppressively warm. The nights are always agrecably ceol, and many of the inhabitants sleep in the open air the whole year round. From October to May the south- cast wind frequently blows, and is always accon- panied by rain. Snow never falls excepting iu the mountains. Frost is rare except in December or January. A proof of the muldness of the winter this moment presents itself in the shape of a humming bird, which I just saw from the open window, and this is in latitude 38 deg. on the first day of February. Wheat is sown from October until March, and maize from March till July. As respects human health and comfort, the climate is incomparably better than that of any part of the United States. It is much the most healthy country I have ever seen, or have any knowledge of. There is no disease whatever that can be attributed to the influence of the climate,
Tho face of the country differs as much from the United States as the climate. The whole territory is traversed by rauges of mountains, which run parallel to each other and to the coast. The highest points may be about 6,000 feet above the sea, in most places much lower, and in many parts they dwindle to low hills. They are everywhere covered with grass and vegetation, and many of the valleys and northern declivities abound with the finest timber trees. Between these ranges of mountains are level valleys, or rather plains, of every width, from five miles to fifty. The magnificent valley through which flow the rivers St. Joaquin and Sacramento is five hundred miles long, with an average width of forty or fifty. It is inter- sected laterally by mauy smaller rivers, abounding with salmon, The only inhabitants of this valley who are capable of supporting a nation are about a hun- dred and fifty Americans and a few Iudians. No published maps that I have seen give any correct idea of the country, excepting the outline of the coast. The Bay of San Francisco is considered by nautical men as one of the finest harbors in the world. It consists of two principal arnis, diverging from the eutrauce in uearly opposite directions, and each abcut fifty miles long, with an average width of eight or ten. It is perfectly sheltered from every wind, has great depth of water, is easily accessible at all times, and space enough for half the ships iu the world. The entrance is less than a mile wide, and could be easily fortified so as to make it eutirely impregnable. The vicinity abounds in the fiuest timber for ship-building.
and in fact everything necessary to make it a great naval and commercial depot. If it was in the hands of a nation who knew how to make use of it, its inthi- I ence would scon be felt on all the western coast of America, and probably through the whole Pacific. think it cannot long remain in the hands of its pres ent owners. If it does not come into possession of Americans, the English will have it. This port in their hands, what will Oregon he worth to the United States! They loudly threaten to get p. ssession of Cuba as au offset ngainst Texas. Will they not be quito as likely to obtain California, as an offset against Oregon ! A British ship of war was here last sum- mer, whose captain was a brother of Lord Aberdeen, and one of her lieutenants a son of Sir R. Peel. The gentlemeu declared opeuly that this port would shortly belong to them. This I take to be only a slight ebulli- tion of Johu Bullism, but that they want this port, and will have it if possible, there can be no doubt, a consummation most earnestly and ardently to be depre- cated by every American. I hope it may direct your views to take an interest in this matter.
The agricultural capabilities of California are but very imperfectly developed. The whole of it is remarkably adapted to the culture of the vine. Wine and braudy of excellent quality are made in consid- erable quautit.es. Olives, figs and almonds grow well. Apples, pears and peaches are abundant, and in the southern part, oranges. Cotton is beginning to be cultivated, and succeeds well. It is the finest country for wheat I have ever seen. Fifty for one is an average crop, with very imperfect cultivation. One hundred fold is not uncommon, and even one hundred and fifty has been produced. Maize produces tolerably well, but not equal to some parts of the United States. Hemp, flax and tobacco have been cultivated on a small scale, and succeed well. The raising of cattle is the principal pursuit of the inhab- tants, and the most profitable.
The foreign commerce of Upper California employs from ten to fifteen sail of vessels, mostly large ships. Somewhat more than half of these are American, aud belong exclusively to the port of Boston. The others are English, Freuch, Russian, Mexican, Peruvian and Hawaiian. The French from their islands in the Pacific, and the Russians from Kamtschatka, and their establishments on the northwest coast, resort here for provisions and live stock. The exports con- sist of hides and tallow, cows, lard, wheat, soap, timber and furs. There are slaughtered annually about 100,000 head of cattle, worth $800,000. The whole value of the exports annually amounts to about ₹1,000,000. The largest item of imports is American cottou goods. The duties on imports are enormously ['high, amouuting ou the most important articles to
150 per cent, on the original cost, and in many instances to four or five hundred. Thus, as in most Spanish countries, n high bounty is paid to encourago snuggling. Whale ships visit St. Francisco annually in considerable muubers for refreshments, and fail not to profit hy the facilities for illicit commerce.
California, although nominally belonging to Mexico, is nhout as independent of it as Texas, and must ere long share the same fate. Since my residence here, no less than four Mexican Governors havo been driveu from the country by force of arms. Tho last of theso, Micheltorrena, with about 400 of his soldiers and 100 employees, were driven awny ahout a year ago. This ocenrred at the time that tho rest of the nation were expelling his master, Santa Ann, although nothing of all this was kuowu hero at tho timo. The new admin- istration, therefore, with a good graco highly approved of our conduct. In fact, tho successive administra- tions in Mexico have always shown a disposition to sanctiou and approve of whatever we may do here, from a conscious inability to retaiu oven a nominal domia- ion over tho country by any other means. Upper California has been governed for the last year entirely hy its own citizens. Lower California is in general an uninhabited and uninhab. table descrt. The scanty population it contaius live near the extremity of the Cape, and have no connection and little iutorcourse with this part of the country.
Upper California has a productive gold miue, and silver ore has been found in many places. A mine of quicksilver has becu very lately found in this vicinity, which promises to be very valuable.
I know not, since you have been so long engaged in more weighity concerns, if you take the same interest as formerly in Indian affairs, but since I have sup- posed your personal identity to remain, I shall ven- ture a few remarks ou the Aborigines of California. In stature the California Indian rather excceds the average of the tribes east of the mountains. He is heavier limbed and stouter built. They are a hairy race, and some of them have beards that would do honor to a Turk. The color, similar to that of the Algonquin race, or perhaps rather lighter. The vis- age short and broad, with wide mouth, thick lips, short, broad nose, and extremely low forelicad. In some individuals the hair grows quite down to the eyebrows, and they may be said to have no forehead at all. Some few have that peculiar conformation of the eye so remarkable in the Chinese and Tartar races, and entirely different from the commou American Indian or the Polynesian; aud with this unpromising set of features, some have an animated and agreeable expression of countenance. The general expression of the wild Indian has nothing of the proud and lofty bearing, or the haughtiness and ferocity so often seen
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east of the mucuntains. It is more commonly indica- tive of timidity and stupidity. The men and children are absolutely and entirely naked, and the dress of the women is the least possible or conceivable remow from nudity. Their food varies with the season, In February and March they live on grass and herbage ; clover and wild pea-vine are among the best kind of
their pasturage. I have often scen hundreds of them grazing together in a meadow, like so many eattle. [If Doctor Boudinot only knew this fact, he would undoubtedly start a new theory that they are the descendants of Nebuchadnezzar. ] They are very poor hunters of the larger animals, but very skillful in making and managing nets for fish and food. They also collect in their season great quantities of the seeds
of various grasses, which aro particularly abundant.
Acorns aro another principal article of food, whieli are larger, moro abundant, and of better quality than I have scen elsewhere. The Californian is not more different from the tribes east of tho mountains in his physical than in his moral and intellectual qualities. They are casily domesticated, not averse to labor, have a natural aptitudo to learn mechanical trades, and, I believe, universally a fondness for musie, and a facility in acquiring it.
The Mission of St. Joseph, when in its prosperity, had 100 ploughmen, and I have seen them all at work in one field with each his plough. It had also fifty weavers, twenty tanners, thirty shoemakers, forty masons, twenty carpenters, ten blacksmiths, and various other mechanics. They are not nearly so mueh addicted to intoxication as is common to other Indians. I was for somo years of the opinion that they were of an entirely different raee from those east of the mountains, and they certainly have but little similarity. The only thing that caused me to think differently is that they have the same Moccasin game that is so . common on the Mississippi, and what is more remarkablo, they accompany it by singing pre- cisely the same tunc! The diversity of language among them is very great. It is seldom an Indian can understand another who lives fifty miles distant ; within the limits of California are at least a hundred dialects, apparently entirely dissimilar. Few or no white persons have taken any pains to learn tł em, as there are individuals in all the tribes which have any
communication with the settlements who speak Span- ish. The children, when caught young, are most easily domesticated, and manifest a great aptitude to learn whatever is taught them; when taken into Spanish families, and treated with kindness, in a few months they learn the language and habits of their masters. When they come to maturity they show no disposition to return to the savage state. The mind of the wild Indian, of whatever age, appears to be : tobula rasa, on which no impressions, except those of mere animal nature, have been made, and ready to receive any impress whatever. I remember a remark of yours some years ago, that "Indians were only grown up children." Here we have a real race of infants. In many recent instances when a family of white people have taken a farm in the vicinity of an Indian village, in a short time they would have the whole tribe for willing serfs. They submit to flagel- lat.on with moro humility than the negroes. Nothing more is necessary for their complete subjugation but kindness in the beginning, and a little well timed severity when manifestly deserved. It is common for the white man to ask the Indian, when the latter has committed any fault, how many lashes he thinks he deserves. The Indian, with a simplicity and humility almost inconceivable, replies ten or twenty, according to his opinion of the magnitude of the offense.
white man then orders another Indian to inflict the punishment, which is received without the least sign of resentment or discontent. This I have myself witnessed or I could hardly have believed it. Through- out all California the Indians are the principal labor- ers; without them the husiness of the country could hardly be carried on.
I fear the uuexpected lengtli of this desultcry epis- tle will be tedious to you, but I hope it will serve at least to diversify your correspondence. If I can afford you any information, or be serviceable to you in any way, I beg you to command me, Any com- munication to me can be sent through the American Minister at Mexico, or the Commanding Officer of the Squadron in the Pacific, directed to the care of T. O. Larkin, Esq., American Consul in Monterey. I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN MARSH.
HON. LEWIS CASS.
GOVERNORS OF THE
COLONY, TERRITORY AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA
From the Year 1767 to 1878.
SPANISH GOVERNORS.
From
To
Gaspar de Portala.
1767
1771
Felipe Barri. .
1771
177
Felipe de Neve.
1774
1782
Pedro Fages ..
1782
1790
Jose Antonio Romen.
1790
1792
Jose Joaquin do Arrillaga
1792
1791
Diego de Borica.
1794
1800
Jose Joaquin de Arrillaga
1800
1814
Jose Arguello . .
1814
1815
Pablo Vineente de Sola
1815
1822
MEXICAN GOVERNORS.
From
To
Pablo Vincente de Sola.
1822
1823
Luis Arguello.
1823
1825
Jose Maria Echeandia
1825
1831
Mannel Vietoria. .
1831
1832
l'io Pico ..
1832
1833
Joss Figueroa.
1833
1835
Jose Castro ..
1835
1836
Nicholas Guiterrez.
1836
....
Mariano Chieo
1836
....
Nicholas Guiterrez.
1836
. .
Juan B. Alvarado.
1836
1842
Manuel Micheltorena.
1842
1845
Pio Pico
1845
1816
Altitude and Distance of Prominent Points Visible from Summit of Mt. Diablo, Glvou by Prof. Davidson of U. S. Coast Survey.
NAME OF PLACE.
Altitude.
Dist- ulice.
Son Horizon
. ..
Clay Street Hill.
387
32
South Farrulove Island.
200
Mount St. Helena.
1,313
68
Tamalpias,
2,601
99
Snow Mount
7,000
11.4
3,030
57
..
Vain .
2,310
35
State Onpital
2,030
02
Lassen's l'enk.
10,650
183
Downieville Buttes,
8,720
157
"Tola Mountains ..
9,280
198
Pine llill, Folsom
9,150
77
Pyramid Mountain.
10,290
13-4
Round Top .. ..
10,650
120
Stanislaus l'enk.
11,500
Mount Lyell
10,000
1.14
llamilton.
1,300
52
=
Bache .
3,790
Diablo
3,856
Sauta Lupa Rango.
6,200
132
ALTITUDE OF MOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS OF YOSEMITE.
MOUNTAINS.
NAME.
INDIAN NAME.
Alti- tudo.
El Capitan
Tu-tock-a-mnul-la
3,300
Cathedral Rocks.
l'oo-see-na chuck-ka ..
2,660
Cathedral Spires
Three Brothers
Pom-pour-pa-Hus
3,830
Union Rocks
Ifep-se-tuck-u-nah
3,500
Sentinel Rock.
Loya
3,043
Sentinel Dome
Pa.til-i-mah
3,200
Royal Arches
To-coy-ac
1,300
Washington Colnmu Hun-to ..
1,875
North Dome.
South Dome.
Tis-sa-ack.
4,737
Mount Watkins
Way-an
2,000
Cloud's Rest.
Cap of Liberty
4,000
Mount Starr King.
5,600
WATERFALLS.
Cataract .
Po-ho-no
630
Bridal Veil
Yosemite.
2,634
First Fall
600
Second Fall
434
Third Fall
Py-wy-aek
350
Vernal
Yo-wy-ye.
700
Nevada
Il-lil-ouette.
600
South Fork.
Yo-eoy-ae
1,000
Royal Arch Falls
Loya.
3,000
· Resigned.
t Term of office increased from two to four years.
1849
*Peter H. Burnett.
1851
John MeDougall.
1352
John Bigler.
1856
J. Neeley Johnson.
1858
John B. Weller
1860
"Mi ton S. Latham.
1860
John G. Downey.
1862
Leland Stanford.
1863
tFrederick F. Low
1867
Henry H. Haight
1871
¥Newton Booth
1875
Romauldo Pacheco
1875
William Irwin
AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNORS.
Year.
Commodore John D. SIcat.
1846
Commodore Robert F. Stockton
1846
Colonel Jobu C. Fremont.
1847
General Stephen W. Kearney.
1817
Colonel Richard B. Mason
1847
General Beunett Riley
1849
3,568
6,034
STATE GOVERNOUS.
Year.
900
Yosemite.
1,600
1,800
4,500
Glacier Rock
The
YEARS.
83
Mount Monticello ..
Marysville Buttos
Sentinel Falls
150
HISTORY OF YUBA COUNTY CALIFORNIA.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF CAL. 1876.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF
Native and Foreign Population of California.
FIRST DISTRICT.
CALIFORNIA.
BY LAST CEN US.
President.
Congress.
1876.
1877.
Nativity.
1877
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Davis | Piper
Wheat, receipts, ctls.
$ 10,516,913 $ 5,159,494
Total Pop ... +
Total Native
New York.
Born in the
Total For-
Registered
eign Born
ud Foreign
otal Nativ.
21,165|20,395|22,134| 19,363
Wheat, exports, ctls.
9,920,117
4,901,756
Estimated
Massachu-
Missouri.
Maine.
Voters.
setts.
State.
San Francisco.
Valne of Wheat exported.
16,971,959
10,927,668
COUNTIES.
Born.
Ohio.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Flour exported, bbls
506,974
435,736
Car-
Value of Flour exported. . .
2,592,566
2,681,636
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Page
peuter
Quicksilver, receipts, flasks ..
63,197
69,621
Quicksilver, exports, by sea.
40,902
46,239
4938
3348
5005
3258
Valne of Quicksilver exported
1,638,889
1,647,554
146,659
Alameda
14,382
7,332
1,722
236
968
442
774
9,8.
24,237
42,000|
7,85€
Alameda
110
G5
110
G5
Wool, receipts of Cal., bbls ..
167,603
Alpine
4,231,229
Alpino
485
150
57
18
15
38
32
200
685
1,000
300
Amador.
1172
1315
1191
1292
Wool, exports by sea, Ibs ....
7,859,207
Amador
5,449
2,561
399
378
130
312
143
4,133
9,582
10,350
3,440
Calaveras
885
936
916
903
Wool, exports by rail, Ibs .. ..
49,646,913
44,961,919
Total value of Wool exported
8,168,423
9,499,381
Butte
7,428
2,720
697
506
181
582
280
3,975
11,403
21,000
4,472
Contra Costa.
1184
837
1188
834
1357
1362
Treasure exports .
49,737,260
57,613,870
Calaveras
4,677
2,699
286
139
177
122
176
4,218
8,895
7,400
2,564
El Dorado.
1331
14.11
2300
1905
2318
1886
Treasure receipts.
67,279,568
71,729,454
Colusa
5,088
1,938
261
650
54
229
70
1,077
6 165
15,000
3,800
Nevada
42,704,500
49,772,000
204
2,670
8,461
10,300
3,195
Placer
1610
1278
1668
1220
San Francisco Mint coined ..
Duties collected
7,817,736
6,722,913
Contra Costa
5,791
3,146
430
310
209
142
Sacramento
3837
284
3873
2449
Merchandise, exports by sen.
30,684,711
29,357,550
Del Norte
1,580
1,058
60
41
24
51
25
442
2,022
3,000
492
Ban Jonquin
2272
1850
2310
1806
Exchanges, S.F. ClearingHo'e
476,125,456
519,948,805
El Dorado
6,287
2,909
493
231
177
365
173
4,022
10,297
10,000
3,000
Tuolumne
808
917
879
841
20,815|15,916
Freight by rail to East, lbs ...
105,775,407
85,765,820
Fresno
4,974
3,787
71
152
37
58
14
1,362
6,336
9,000
1,671
Totals
Precious Metals Produced-
Humboldt
4,646
1,974
323
182
120
217
354
1,494
6,140
18,000
3,200
THIRD DISTRICT.
California
18,615,807
18,174,716
51,580,290
Inyo
1,164
251
122
64
27
64
36
792
1,956
3,800
960
Hoyos Tilden
Mc-
Lut-
Nevada ..
49,280,764
Wine, exports by sea, galls ..
529,380
914,201
Kern
2,157
683
91
106
20
64
25
768
2,925
8,000
1,600
COUNTIES.
Kenna
trell
Value of the same
334,238|
487,362
Klamatlı
.
1658
Lake
2,483
1,060
102
355
18
94
21
486
2,969
6,500
1,425
Bitte.
1665
1635
1641
766
1468
764
1469
AREA OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
Lassen
1,178
365
81
108
28
97
46
149
1,327
2,500
800
Colusa. .
Del Norte.
18G
229
185
229
According to information obtained from the United
Los Angeles
10,984
6,921
456
412
162
222
141
4,325
15,309|
31,600
8,570
Ilumboldt.
1637
1127
1614
1141
States Surveyor-General.
Marin
3,761
1,931
383
90
214
104
159
3,142
6,903
10,500
1,671
Lako
379
703
374
707
128
71
256
227
229
Mariposa
2,192
1,155
77
68
63
2,380
4,572
5,000
1,071
255
Acres.
Marin. .
651
619
650
611
Mendocino
6,147
2,946
305
594
97
202
306
1,398
7,545
11,500
3,150
Mendocino
929
1282
919
1279
Merced
2,196
894
132
204
41
62
54
611
2,807
7,000
1,722
Modoo ...
208
322
215
311
Agricultural and mineral lands surveyed to
45,644,974
Modoc
305
64
26
16
26
12
125
430
2,870
963
Napa
1153
963
1149
962
June, 1877. .
Plumas ..
583
501
580
507
Agricultural and mineral lands nnsurveyed
42,655,918
Mono
7,670
4,519
441
443
154
210
134
15,400
2,900
Shasta ..
625
2,206
9,876
6.41
624
635
Private grants surveyed to June 30th, 1877
8,327,000
Monterey
917
509
888
536
Mission Church property ..
40,707
Napa
5,394
2,438
401
446
155
229
103
1,769
7,163
14,500
3,629
Sierra.
Siskiyoul.
718
861
719
845
Pueblo lands
201,835
Nevada
10,479
5,070
886
323
338
541
577
8,655
19,134
22,000
6,997
Solano
1952
1752
1972
1708
Private grants unsurveyed ..
59,400
651
223
246
339
341
5,190
11,357
8,600
2,906
Sonoma.
2432
2907
2420
2913
Indian and military reservations
212,715
Placer
6,167
2,579
1,531,700
2,414
887
213
141
Lakes, islands, bays, and navigable rivers.
Plumas
91
50
160
2,075
4,489
6,000
1,350
Butter
550
553
543
563
Tohuma.
646
675
626
694
Swamp and overflowed lands surveyed ..
1,584,692
Sacramento
16,228
7,106
1,845
549
698
853
487
10,602
26,828
38,000
10,050
Trinity.
388
408
391
400
Swamp and overflowed lands unsurveyed ..
136,059
San Bernardino
3,328
1,661
194
157
16
93
23
660
3,988
12,500
2,500
Yolo.
1233
1360
1239
1319
Salt marsh and tide lands around San Fran-
cisco Bay ..
100,000
San Benito
Yuba
1250
1077
1222
1100
San Diego .
3,743
1,629
296
111
108
127
99
1,208
4,951
13,278
2,480
Totals
19,010 19,846
Salt marsh and tide lands around Humboldt
Bay ..
5,000
San Francisco
75,754 38,491 12,612
664 7,147 1,116 2,650 73,719
149,470
300,000
50,000
FOURTH DISTRICT.
San Joaquin -
14.824
6,578
1,149
941
596
586
445
42
6,226
21,040
27,000
5,400
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Pa-
Wig-
Aggregate area.
100,500,000
San Luis Obispo -
3,833
2,320
132
222
129
24
939
4,772
10,000
2,735
checo
ginton
San Mateo -
3,497
1,935
381
68
185
92
186
3,138
6,635
12,000
2,650
Fresno
338
968
349
937
SIZE AND POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA COM-
Santa Barbara
6,538
4,362
319
225
90
187
112
1,246
7,784
12,000
2,800
514
26,246
45,000
9,225
Inyo
380
343
375
340
651
373
PARED WITH OTHER STATES.
Santa Clara
17,241
9,267
1,423
875
9,005
Kern
556
844
555
831
Santa Cruz
6,758
3,619
525
222
221
223
328
1,985
8,643
16,100
2,725
1.08 Angeles.
3040
3614
3187
3453
Square
Miles.
Population
Shasta
2,937
1,147
197
20G
55
186
45
1,236
4,273
6,800
1,787
Mariposa.
365
554
410
490
Sierra
2,816
1,305
314
66
84
128
172
2,803
5,619
5,000
1,800
Merced
558
804
572
776
312
245
69
289
112
2,527
6,848
8,000
2,000
Mono.
153
125
151
126
New York. .
47,000
3,880,735
Siskiyou
4,321
1,763
Monterey.
1183
1011
1208
936
Pennsylvania.
46,000
2,906,115
Solano
11,263
4,532
1,202
797
660
561
390
5,608
16,871
20,750
4,150
San Benito
485
663
424
668
Maine ...
35,000
628,279
687,049
Sonoma
15,656
6,923
1,056 1,363
342
623
424
11,124
4,163
19,819
40,000
8,313
San Bernardino
607
720
557
Maryland.
10,212
315,098
Stanislaus
5,147
1,884
321
565
107
242
154
Vermont
1,352
6,499
10,500
2,699
San Diego.
San Luis Obispo
794
GGS
815
623
771
944
879
834
New Hampshire.
9,280
326,073
Sutter -
3,949
1,492
254
399
44
292
76
1,081
5,010
6,335
1,427
209
278
43
130
25
7,000
2,314
San Mateo ..
871
3,587
696
Santa Barbara
1174
885
753
679
Massachusetts
7,800
1,267,031
Tehama
2,834
1,009
890
Santa Clara
749
1263
650
New Jersey.
7,576
672,035
Trinity
1,397
712
130
37
32
61
60
1,816
3,213
3,000
3336
3065
3332
3059
Connecticut
4,674
460,147
112,216
Tulare
3,977
1,727
183
455
18
106
28
556
4,523
15,000
3,620
Santa Cruz.
1537
1132
1531
1125
Delaware
2,120
1,306
184,965
Tuolumne
4,182
2,468
265
66
214
82
249
8,140
1,850
Stanislaus
801
Rhode Island.
137
128
3,968
7,500
477
2,121
9,899
11,500
3,687
Tulare ..
1097
805
1085
986
1970
1319
Yolo
7,778
2,809
602
896
Ventura
1014
608
591
664
532
182,092
11,439,743
Yuba
6,144
2,760
550
236
159
366
279
4,707
10,851
10,000
3,000
Totals
19,104 19,103
California ..
188,892
900,000
560,247|
903,583
196,200
pam
WOODVILLE HOUSE. JOHN.C.FALCK PROPRIETOR. NORTH EAST TP. YUBA CO. CAL.
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