[342] Sacramento Union, December 19, 1860.

[343] In 1869 a committee of the California legislature estimated the volume of California products annually arriving at and exported from the port of San Francisco as follows (in appendix to journal of Senate and Assembly, 18th session, California Legislature, Vol 2):

ProductsAnnual ReceiptsAnnual Exports
Wheat225,000tons200,000tons
Barley30,00010,000
Oats15,0002,500
Corn5,0001,000
Hay40,0001,000
Potatoes37,50010,000
Beans3,6001,000
Hops and broom corn3,6001,000
Beets, carrots, tomatoes, parsnips, peas, cabbages, melons, squashes, etc.40,000500
Butter and cheese10,000500
Brandy and wine6,000,000gals.4,000,000gals.
Fruits, dried and fresh20,000tons500tons
Beef, mutton, and pork6,000.........
Poultry and eggs12,000.........
Wool7,5004,000
Hides168,000one-half

[344] Hittell, “Commerce and Industries on the Pacific Coast,” Ch. 11.

[345] Hittell, “Commerce and Industries on the Pacific Coast,” Ch. 11.

[346] United States Pacific Railway Commission, p. 2924, testimony Leland Stanford.

[347] Colton case, pp. 981-83.

[348] Colton case, pp. 981-83, Huntington to Colton, November 9, 1874.

[349] Ibid., pp. 466, 495-96, testimony F. S. Douty.

[350] Hittell, “Commerce and Industries of the Pacific Coast,” Ch. 11.