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and a few speak a little English. The younger ones know 
nothing of any tongue save English and Spanish, but the elder 
Indians, when talking with one another, prefer to use the lan- 
guage of their fathers. 
§ 272. Cities and Towns.—Below I have prepared a list of 
the principal towns of California, with the number of voters 
and inhabitants in each. The number of voters is ascertained 
from newspaper reports of the votes cast at the presidential 
election of 1860; and then taking the vote as a basis, I guess 
at the number of inhabitants. The proportion of voters to in- 
habitants is larger in the mineral than in the agricult 
districts : 
Towns. Voters. Population. 
San: Francisco... swsavss sis ¥s eden eee 14,415 70,000 
Sacramento. ssi suwiene sa eex sheweeeeec 5,833 15,000 
Marysvilles, isis iccaues 34 eases soeaaeee 1,871 7,000 
StOCKON os. nsiiiee dope dneawewn ane 1,445 5,500 
Nevada .......... bscucste nce le taeteniuleniors 1,423 4,500 
DAD: JOSS .cc0 cic eearanieeauiasd see wees 1,000 4,000 
Grass Vialleyitet anincissaasduaiaoncalen 1,292 3,500 
Pe bal way oo. 4 wigwien ayeisie aavacieorweco de aseieee 822 3,500 
Columbia ja:.25\ dele neevemmeiaaweis sac 1,008 3,000 
Placervillescws'ss' san atnaweeeunineecc-sc4« 964 3,500 
ATOKA: i orniee save Were apieteaaeeae patie. Led 888 2,500 
Los ANGELES visi us coue Bon aeeuaders 195 3,500 
Oroville acacia evmaecseaieseacus ey 716 2,200 
HOISOM 7a sco ssscieiscoens taba venimeee atees sods 629 2,400 
DOWMIC VMS acisiase scactesate sided Sad da xrvas 628 2,000 
Son0fa. vaiw'e ee sekkvewedecemenay vores 598 1,800 
Weaverville. ....... Bnet ress Hus Bae oa STL 1,600 
Santa Clara... vs /s delenosesapunanes race 539 2,500 
DDOtCh Plats: sccnanne wy sw seaes'eds uewiean 500 1,500 
Big Oak Mat. 04 ceseweas wen sages wswess 491 1,450 
Wd BOT cians casuetaaS-hrareranie Gave Seamer 479 1,420 
Mokelumne Hill.............. 000.0000 470. 1,400 
Valllejony:: 2 sera sic SHSPE ME Loose) St 0-9 ash ovat 464 1,600 
Horest Hille. suays dies sorese dee Se eeawiann 457 1,300 
Michigan Bluff, isc seessidideiauye sa seas oe 451 1,300 
Georgetown ...s60-0% oss eeademodeanios » 448 1,300 
