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English measure. About two hundred of these lots were sold in July, 

 eigliteen hundred and forty-seven, at prices ranging from fifty dollars to 

 six hundred dollars — one quarter down; one in six, twelve, and eighteen 

 months, the last quarter bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per 

 annum. The second-class, or fifty vara lots, wei'e fixed at the uniform 

 ■prk-Q of fifteen dollars sixty-two and one half cents, including deed and 

 recording. The third class, or one hundred vara lots, wei'e fixed at 

 twenty-eight dollars sixty-two and one half cents, including the cost of 

 deed and recording. 



The following table shows the total number of inhabitants in June, 

 eighteen hundred and forty-seven, as four hundred and fifty-nine. Of 

 these, three hundred and seventy-five were white, two hundred and 

 forty-seven males, and one hundred and twenty-eight females — a danger- 

 ous preponderance of masculines, which might have had something to do 

 with the independence and runaway spirit of Hetty Brown. The bal- 

 ance of the four hundred and fifty-nine was made up of: Indians, twent}'- 

 six; Sandwich Islanders, thirty-nine; of negroes, nine. More than four 

 fifths of this population were under fort}', and more than half between 

 the ages of twenty and forty. Their places of birth were as follows: 

 Born in Canada, five; California, thirty-eight; other Mexican depart- 

 ments, two; Chili, two; Denmark, one; England, twenty-two; France, 

 three; German}^, twenty seven ; Ireland, fourteen; Malta, one; New 

 Holland, one; New Zealand, one; Peru, one; Poland, one; Eussia. one; 

 Sandwich Islands, one; Scotland, fourteen; Sweden, one; Switzerland, 

 six; United States, two hundred and twent^^-eight; West Indies, one; 

 at sea. four. 



What is a most singular cii-cumstance, the entire Mexican or Spanish 

 population was thirtj'-two. This suggests the contrast and reflections 

 with which we will conclude this address: 



Out of the four hundred and fifty-nine, there were two hundred and 

 seventy-three who could read and write, thirteen who could read and 

 not write, and eighty-nine who could neither read nor write; foity-six of 

 this number, however, were between the ages of five and ten 3'ears. 



The various occupations of these persons are summed up thus: minis- 

 ters, one; doctors, three; (medicine got ahead of theology in that in- 

 stance;) lawyers, three; surveyors, two; school teachers, one; (that 

 must have been Peltou;) agriculturists, eleven; bakers, seven; black- 

 smiths, six; brewers, one; brickmakers, six; butchers, seven; cabinet 

 makers,two ; carpenters, twentj^-six ; cigar makers, one ; clerks, thirteen ; 

 coopers, three; gardeners, one; grocers, five; gunsmiths, two; hotel keep- 

 ers, three; laborers, twentj^; masons, four; merchants, eleven ; miners, 

 one; morocco case makers, one; navigators, inland, six — ocean, one; 

 painters, one; printers, six; saddlers, one; shoemakers, four; silver- 

 smiths, one; tailors, four; tanners, two; watchmakers, one; (that must 

 have been the artistic Buckelew;) weavers, one. 



There Avere at that time, apothecary shops, one; bakeries, three ; black- 

 smith shops, two; cigarmaker shops, one; groceries, seven; gun.■^mith 

 shops, one ; hotels, two; mills, (horse poAver.) one; mills, (wind power.) 

 one ; printing offices, two ; shoemaker's shops, one ; stores, eight ; tailor 

 shops, two ; whatchmaker's shops, one. 



The author of the^^e statistics saj-s : " In conclusion. I cannot suppress 

 a desire to say that San Francisco is destined to become the gi-eat empo- 

 rium of the North Pacific coast. With the advantage of so fine a harbor, 

 and the enterprise of so hardy and intelligent a race of pioneers, it can 

 scarcely be otherwise. 



