CHAPTER XXVIII.-Prosperity of San Francisco.-Business activity.-Fortunes rapidly made.—

Disputes concerning titles to real estate.-Real property commanding extravagantly high prices.

-Social, moral and intellectual characteristics.-Gambling.-Vice less concealed in San Francisco

than in other cities.-The female population.-Expenses of housekeeping.-Foreign population.

-The marvellous progress of the city during the past few years.....
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CHAPTER XXIX.-Meeting of citizens regarding the State Revenue Act.-Run on Adams & Co.

-Banking and banking-houses.-The Express Building.-Weather unusually cold.-Effects of

the weather upon the interests of the country.-Le Count & Strong's Directory for 1854.-

Loss of the clippor ship San Francisco.-The city lighted with gas.-Riot at the Mercantile

Hotel.........

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CHAPTER XXX.-Commercial depression.-Decrease in the value of real estate and merchandise.

-Combination of the steamboat owners.-Rates of freight and passage on river steamers.-

Duels and duelling.-Sale of "government reserve" town lots.-Celebration of St. Patrick's day.

-Conviction of filibusters.-Opening of the San Francisco branch mint.-The Pacific railroad.-

Falling of the U. S. bonded-warehouse.-Explosion of the boiler of the steamboat "Secretary."

-Arrival of Chinese immigrants.—Quick passage of the clipper ship "Flying Cloud."-Wreck of

the "Golden Fleece".
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CHAPTER XXXI.-Trial of the Mexican consul.-Arrest of the French consul.-Chinese newspa-

per established.-German May-feast at Russ's Garden.-The Hoadley street grades.-Indictment

by the Grand Jury of Sonora filibusters.-Dedication of the Lone Mountain Cemetery.-Exten-

sive Conflagration.-Report of the funded debt commissioners.-Squatter difficulties.-Sale of

public property.-Captain Adams arrived with the Japan treaty.-Alderman elected........ 581

CHAPTER XXXII-Commercial depression.-Reduction of prices of merchandise and real estate.

-Fall in rents.-Improved character of the buildings.-The plaza being improved.-Govern-

ment fortifications of the harbor commenced.-Immigration and emigration. The population.

-Yield of the gold mines.-Labor profitable in California. -The quicksilver mines.-Agricul-

tural resources.-Fisheries.-Telegraphs and railroads.-Ship-building.-Foreign relations.-Ice

and coal trade.-Mail steamers between San Francisco and Shanghae.-The international rail-

way. San Francisco water front extension.-The proposed new city charter.-Claim of the

city to Pueblo lands.-Increase of sources of domestic comfort.-Immoralities continue to pre-

vail.—Duel and duelling.-Theatrical entertainments.-Daily newspapers.-Means of moral and

educational improvement...

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1.-Bartlett's General Map, showing the countries explored by the United

States and Mexican Boundary Commission

2.-Montgomery street, San Francisco, north, from California street, Frontispiece. 3.-Custom-house, being erected on Battery street, San Francisco

4.-Seal of the Society of California Pioneers

5.-Map of the City of San Francisco

6.-Portrait of Sir Francis Drake

7. Sir Francis Drake and California Indians

8.-Sir Francis Drake's Bay, or Jack's Harbor

9.-Landing of Captain Woodes Rogers, in Upper California

10.-View of the country in the interior of California

12.-Mission Dolores, or Mission of San Francisco

13.-California Indians

14-Indians under Instruction

15.-Father Garzes and California Indians

11.-Spanish Ship of Seventeenth Century, and Coast of California

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37.-San Francisco in 1849, from the head of Clay street 38.-Prison-brig Euphemia and Store-ship Apollo

39. San Francisco in 1849, from head of California street

40.-Parker House and Dennison's Exchange, December, 1849

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47.-San Francisco, April, 1850, south side of Portsmouth square

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48.-Fire of May 4th, 1850

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49.-Diagram of Fire of May 4th, 1850

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50.-Custom-house, corner of Montgomery and California streets

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65.-New World Market, corner of Commercial and Leidesdorff streets

88.-San Francisco Beauties: the Celestial, the Señora and Madame

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89.-Colored Population: Greaser, Chinaman and Negro

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