332 RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA. 



and the statistics of 1 862 Avill show a large decrease as com- 

 pared Avith the previous year, and perhaps an entire stoppage 

 of exportation. 



The quicksilver exported in 1861 amounted to 35,995 flasks, 

 containing 2,699,625 pounds of metal, worth $1,079,850. The 

 export was 9,348 flasks in 1860, 3,399 in 1859, 24,132 in 1858, 

 27,262 in 1857, 23,740 in 1856, and 27,165 in 1855. The great 

 falling ofi" in 1859 and 1860 was caused by the closing of the 

 New Almaden mine, under an injunction issued at the instance 

 of the federal government. 



Among the other exports of 1861 were 181,166 hides, worth 

 $554,951 ; 3,721,998 pounds of wool, worth $507,297 ; 373,852 

 sacks of barley, valued at $355,224 ; silver-ore, valued at $188,- 

 815; copper-ore, worth $122,580; lumber, valued at $76,748 ; 

 tallow, worth $65,982; and wine, worth $12,399. 



The total value of the exports in 1861, other than treasure, 

 was $6,988,375; of Avhich we sent $2,744,537 to Ncav York, 

 $1,283,391 to England, $1,078,118 to Australia, $566,860 to 

 China, and $453,953 to Mexico. 



§ 237. Shipping. — In 1861, there were 1,981 arrivals of 

 vessels, Avith an aggregate of 599,233 tons, at San Francisco. 

 Of these, 1,538 vessels, A\dth an aggregate measurement of 

 267,698 tons, were from ports of California, Oregon, and 

 Washington (domestic Pacific ports) ; 106 vessels, with 121,342 

 tons, were from domestic Atlantic ports; 42 A^'essels (25 from 

 Great Britain, 11 from France, 4 from Hamburg, and 2 from 

 Malaga), AAdth 30,573 tons, from Europe; 31 vessels, with 12,- 

 334 tons, from Australia; 27 A'essels, with 28,286 tons, from 

 China; 54 vessels, with 15,704 tons, from Mexico; 41 A'essels 

 from Vancouver Island, 17 from the HaAvaiian Islands, 13 from 

 the Society Islands, 7 from Japan, 17 from Chili, 11 from the 

 Russian possessions in America, and 15 from AA'haling-voyages. 

 The average size of the vessels Avhich arrived from domestic 

 Atlantic ports A\^as 1,144 tons ; of those from China, 1,047 tons ; 

 of those from Europe, 745 tons ; and of those from domestic 

 Pacific ports, 174 tons, most of the latter being little schooners, 



