Springfield is a town in project, close to the town of Vernon.—Vernon is at the junction of the Feather river with the Sacramento. It is in the vicinity of many “diggings,” with which it carries on a lively trade. At any season of the year there is four feet of water in the river, but for eight months the depth of water is eight feet.—River craft and a steamboat are constantly plying up to this place. Its vicinity is a rich and well wooded agricultural country.
The town of Sutter, situated two miles below, and on the same bank with Sacramento City, possesses the same advantages of the river and soil as the latter. It has already several houses put up.
New York of the Pacific, at the mouth of the San Joaquin, has been already spoken of above.
Stockton is a spot happily selected for an inland town of great importance, and already its present augurs well for the future.—Situated high up on the San Joaquin, accessible to river craft at all seasons of the year, cut through in different directions by four channels communicating with the river, and admitting close to the shore vessels of the class of barks and brigs, of which thirteen are moored there at this very moment, surrounded by rich soil and extensive wood land, contiguous to numerous rich “diggings,” Stockton offers great advantages to a new settler, and many have already availed themselves of them. Its proprietor, Mr. Chas. M. Weber, by his liberal provisions for the public wants of the town, cannot fail to accelerate its prosperity.
The town of San Joaquin, situated on the river of the same name, at the highest point to which river steamers can come up at all seasons of the year, in the neighborhood of the rich mines of the Merced and Mariposa, to which a good waggon road can be easily made, offers superior advantages to settlers; its situation is picturesque, as it is on a rising ground; it is abundantly supplied with good water and grass all the year through, and its climate is salubrious. Its geographical position to the surrounding mining district guarantees it the command as a trading post, to at least one third of the gold region.
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ERRATA.
Second line in the Preface for Regions read Region.
Page 6th line 11th, for Mission, San Luis Obispo read Mission of San Luis Obispo.
Page 7th, line 21st, for los Angelos read los Angeles.
” 11th ” 17th for percolated read percolated.
” 11th ” 20th for requires read require.
” 12th ” 10th for Amerieas read American.
” 12th ” 11th for gets read get.
” 12th ” 11th for him read his.
” 13th ” 20th for Mahahoe read Mahahve.
” 14th ” 19th for Martincr read Martinez.
” 14th ” 20th for Carquines read Carquinez.
” 14th ” 22rd for California—and, read California and.
” 15th ” 6th for masses of sand-stone; read Masses of sand-stone—.
” 16th ” 7th for unweary read unaware.
” 19th ” 11th for wishes read wish.
” 19th ” 13th for passes read pass.
” 20th ” 32nd for on perpetual read of perpetual.
” 23rd ” 11th for are no longer read exist no longer.
” 23rd ” 20th for buildings ruined read buildings were ruined.
” 27th ” for whicr read which.
” 29th ” 6th for minlng read mining.
” 31st ” for archieves read archives.
” 33rd transpose the—after words to alter plain fact—.
” 31th for knife and, read knife, iron spoon and.
” 38th for Saleratus read Salæratus.
” 29th for lauch read lanch.
” 29th for Tuolomy read Touolomy.
” 29th for Fether river read Feather river.
” 40th for Yuber or Ynba read always Yuba.
” 42nd for Wever’s Creek read Weber’s Creek.
” 46th for The tim read time.
” 58th for advice that is read advice which is.
” 58th for at the bottom of the Bay read at the head of the Bay.