CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS By HENRY R./ WAGNER BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1922 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS August 1846 - June 1851 By HENRY R.lWAGNER Berkeley, California 1922 An edition of one hundred and fifty copies has been jjrinted of which twenty-five are reserved for i)rivate distril^ution, and twenty-five are specially l:)ound with twenty reproductions by photostat of broadsides and title pages. FOREWORD Mr. Cowan, in his bibliography of the CaHfornia Spanish press, has presented us with a view of the operations and output of the first press known to have been used in the State, and in his bhbhography of CaHfornia has brought together notices of a choice selection of the most famous California books. The scope of the latter work, however, was not suffi- ciently extended to embrace all the early imprints in English, and since its publication quite a few others not known to him have been fovmd. It seems therefore opportune to formulate a new work embracing everything of a public or semi-public character that appeared in California from the local press after the press there had passed into the hands of the Ameri- cans, thus supplementing his work on the Spanish press and carrying the bibliography of California imprints forward as far as is practicable in a w^ork of moderate proportions. The numerous fires which occurred in every place of any impor- tance in northern California, beginning in 1849 and extending to the summer of 1851, destroyed a good part of what little had already been printed ; and to cap the climax of misfortune a great deal of what had escaped the flames at that time, after being carefully collected into the San Francisco public libra- ries, was destroyed in the fire of 1906. From that disaster, only one important collection in the city escaped, Mr. Ban- croft's Library, which by good fortune was out of the zone of fire. Mr. A. S. Macdonald's collection was in Oakland, and thus also was spared. The first of July, 1851, therefore, is a natural point of division, everything printed before that being uncommonly scarce, and with few exceptions, not hitherto adequately described. I have, however, added a short supplementary list of publications appearing between July 1 and December 31, 1851, in order to properly place some imprints bearing date 1851. The early California newspaper was not only the most important prodvict of the press, but also the most interesting. The feverish activity w^hich characterized life in California at that time was nowhere more apparent than in the office of the newspaper. Just as men rushed from one gold discovery to another, so the editors rushed from one paper to another. Some newspapers had half a dozen difl:'erent owners and editors in the course of a year, and no matter how good the business might be, there seemed to be a craze to sell out an interest in one paper and start another. The result was a wild competition that reduced a very profitable industry within a short year almost to ruin. In the spring of 1851, \J X5S33 ?;nuuii". seven daily newspapers were trying to exist in San Francisco alone ; but the fire of May 4 put several out of business, and although two others were started in May and June, only four were left on the first of January, 1852, and one of these died a few weeks later. It is obvious that the community was not large enough to support any such number of newspapers, and they were only kept alive either by public printing or by pri- vate subscription. The San Francisco papers of 1850 contained some articles on, or rather references to, early newspapers of the Pacific, but full of inaccuracies, especially those about the Californian and California Star. The first notice of any value was pub- lished by F. C. Ewer in the Sacramento Transcript, October, 1850, in three articles, afterwards reprinted by him in the Pioneer for October, 1855. While Ewer had plenty of oppor- tunity to learn the facts about the early California papers, his article on the Californian and the Star is also full of errors, but seems much more reliable for those published in 1850. December 25, 1858, E. C. Kemble, at that time connected with the Sacramento Union, published in that paper an extended history of the California press to that date, which has hitherto been the principal authority on the subject. Kemble got his information from his own recollections, from the files "of the Alta and Union, local directories, and from correspondents either at that time or previously connected with newspapers. The result is a very creditable performance, although marred by some errors which are obviously typo- graphical and some misstatements about the early papers. In 1878 Samuel C. Upham, one of the founders of the Sac- ramento Transcript, published in Philadelphia "Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in ErDorado, in the years 1849-'50. With an appendix containing Reminiscences of Pioneer Journalism in California." U^pham had been first connected with the Pacific News. Except for the personal note in this book and some information regard- ing individuals, there is nothing to be found of importance about the early newspapers that had not previously been pub- lished by Kemble. In 1905 Katherine Chandler published a list of California periodicals issued ])revious to the completion of the trans- continental telegraph in 1861, a small pam])hlet of 19 pages. This was compiled from Kemble's article and apparently the library cards of various public libraries. No original re-^earch work was done on the files of the newspapers themselves, but it has certain value as containing: a record of most of the newspapers available at the time of publication in public libraries, and especially t\)r the notations it contains of the various specimen newspapers in Taylor's collection in the Mercantile Library. This collection is now lost and I do not think there is any other record of what it contained. In addition to Kemble there is a prime source of informa- tion regarding the newspapers published locally beginning in 1850, in various local directories for Marysville, Sacramento, Grass Valley, Tuolumne County and other places. Indeed, Kemble derived a considerable portion of his information from such as had been printed before his article appeared. The w^ork is arranged chronologically, newspapers being entered only once, under date of first issue, and any work issued in parts and at different dates is entered together on the date of issue of the first part. In all cases where a copy occurs in a public library, I have located it there in preference to some private collection. Where only a single copy has been found, such fact is noted. Nothing is listed unless known to exist or unless there is good reason to suppose it to have been printed. I am satisfied that other proclamations and circular orders emanating from the officials of the Army and Navy in California were ako issued, but I am not able to furnish facts to support such a supposition ; and in view of the fact that copies may never turn up, I have not thought it worth while to advance the arguments by which I have convinced mself that such were actually printed. As very few examples of the work executed for the first and second sessions of the Legislature have survived, instead of embodying these in the main work I have formulated another list containing the various reports and acts spe- cifically ordered printed, and in which these few known surviving examples will be found described. At the close of the first session an act was passed author- izing the immediate printing of such laws as had been enacted during the session, to be known as the pamphlet edition of the laws. This edition was to be printed in some limited number for early distribution, principally to the county of^cials. Robinson, the State Printer, began the print- ing of this edition in .San Jose, where it was continued by Winchester, his successor ; but I do not know whether Win- chester continued the operation of the press in San Jose until all the laws were printed, or whether part of the work was done in San Francisco. Distribution was actually made apparently some time at the end of August, 1850; but my search in public and private libraries and the county offices has failed to disclose a single copy now in existence, and consequently I do not know exactly how many laws were printed in this edition. April 15, 1850, the Assembly aph- orized the printing of a thousand copies of a list of the acts that had been enacted, and certain joint resolutions passed, and a copy of this printed list is now in existence. This was not, however, an index to the pamphlet edition ; and as it is uncertain that all the one hundred and forty-five laws com- prised in this Hst were actually printed in pamphlet form, I have decided not to reprint it, especially as 1 cannot find that any of the nineteen joint resolutions contained in the list were separately printed. I wish to add that in this investigation I have received the heartiest cooperation from all to whom I have applied for information. Mr. Crocker, Mr. Cowan and Mr. Hitchcock have freely placed their collections at my disposition, and Mr. Wilberforce Eames of the New York Public Library lent me his notes on the pamphlet edition of the laws. I also take pleasure in acknowledging kindly assistance from IMr. George Watson Cole of the Huntington Library, from Mr. Milton J. Ferguson of the California State Library, Mr. H. O. Parkin- son of the Stockton Public Library, Mr. H. L Priestly of the Bancroft Library, and Mr. Victor E. Marriott of the Pomona College Library^ in furnishing information and facsimilies of title pages. I am also indebted to Mr. George H. Himes of the Oregon Historical Society for information regarding the later history of the first press of the California Star, and Mr. C. F. Heartman for permission to copy his pamphlet "List of Acts passed by the Legislature of the State of Cali- fornia at its First Session in 1849 and 1850." Henry R. Wagner, 90 El Camino Real, Berkelev February 15, 1922. AUTHORITIES CITED Chandler, Katherine List of California periodicals issued previous to the completion of the trans-continental tele- graph. San Francisco, 1905. Cowan, Robert E. Bibliography of the History of California and the Pacific West 1510-1906. S. F. 1914. Ewer, F. C. Annals of the Pacific Press. The Pioneer, Oc- tober, 1855. Hall, Frederic History of San Jose. San Francisco, 1871. Kemble, E. C. History of California ne\vspapers. Sacramento Union, December 25, 1858. Mercantile Library Catalogue San Francisco, 1874. Soule, Frank [and others] Annals of San Francisco. San Francisco, 1855. Upham, Samuel C. Notes of a yoyage to California yia Cape Horn, together Avith scenes in El Dorado in the years 1849-'50. Phila. 1878. CONTENTS Page General List Imprints, Augnst 15, 1846-June 30, 1851 - 1 Publications bearing date 1851, but printed after June 30 61 California Imprints of 1850-51, l:»ut printed elsewhere - - 63 Publications without date or without place ----- 65 Documents of the first and second sessions of the Legis- lature - ---------------67 Pamphlet edition of the laws, 1850 -------- 78 Index to Names --------------81 Index to Newspaper, owners, editors and publishers - - 85 Index to Publications ------------90 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS CALIFORNIAN. Vol. I. Monterey, Saturday, August 15, 1846. No. 1 The Californian— Is published every Saturday morning By Colton & Semple. Terms, Subscription One Year $5. The Californian was published every Saturday until Number 36, April 24. Number 37 appeared on the following Thursday, April 29 Colton retired from the paper in April and Number 36, April 24 appears as published by Robert Semple. Thirty-eight numbers of Volume I were published, the last May 6 1847. Extras were published September 5 and 19, 18.46 a„d January 28. 1847, and a prospectus was issued about the middle ot March, 1847. THE CALIFORNIAN EXTRA. Monterey. Saturday, September 5, 1846. A single leaf printed on one side only, and containing in English and Spanish — To The People of California, a proclamation by R. F. Stockton dated Los Angeles, August 17. 1846, announcing early inaugura- tion of a new government similar to that ot U. S. territories. To The People of California, a proclamation of August 22, 1846, Los Anseles, signed R. F. Stockton, calling an election for Sep- tember 15 for the election of Alcaldes. Both these proclamations had been printed in Number 4 of the Californian, September 5, and were undoubtedly issued m this par- ticular form for public distribution. THE CALIFORNIAN. Saturday, September 19, 1846. A single leaf printed on one side only. This is a reprint in smaller type of two colunins of the regular issue of September 19, the object being, no doubt, to circulate more extensively Stockton's two proclamations. The first is dated August 19. 1846, Los Angeles, declaring a blockade of ports in Mexico south of San Diego, and the second advising that a state of war exists between the Lnited Spates and Mexico. ^ The only copy of this that I have seen is in the Library ot Congress. THE CALIFORNIAN EXTRA. Monterey. Thursday, January 28, 1847. A single leaf printed on both sides. This contains news from the seat of War on the brilliant vic- [1] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS tories obtained January 8 and 9 and the taking possession of Los Angeles. It contains a long letter from an officer attached to the expedition, dated January 14, 1847. CALIFORXIAN. Is Published In Monterey, Every Saturday Morninfr. By Colton & Semple. For Five Dollars Per Annum In Ad- vance. A single leaf printed on the upper part of one side under- neath which are headings Subscribers Names [and] Place of Residence. This is the famous Prospectus which was not published in advance of the newspaper but after publication of six months. It was obviously a bid for new subscribers. THE CALIFORXIAN. Vol. II. San Francisco, Saturday, ]\Iay 22, 1847. No. 1. Published by Robert Semple. With Xo. 15. August 28, the "The" was dropped from the title. With Xo. 17, September 8. the paper began to be published on Wednesday. With Xo. 9, July 17, appeared a new proprietor, B. R. Buckelcw Publisher. Joseph Dockrill, Printer. No. 24, October 27, appears as edited and pul:ilished bv Robert Gordon. No. Z7, January 26, appears again as published by B. R. Bucke- lew. Fifty-two numbers were printed of this volume and at least one extra of August 3, of which no copy is known. CALIFORXIAX. Vol. III. San Francisco, Wednesday, ]\Iay 17, 1848. No. 1. Published by Jacob D. Hoppe, Henry L. Sheldon and Joseph Dockrill under the firm name of J. D. Hoppe & Co., Sheldon as editor. No. 2, May 24, J. D. Hoppe & Co. Fly sheet. May 29. Fly sheet, June 2. No. 3, July 15, J. D. Hoppe & Co. Xo. 4, August 14, J. D. Hoppe & Co. Xo. 5. Saturday, September 2, J. D. Hoppe & Co. Xos. 6 to 15, September 9 to November 11 regularly. No. 11 appeared as published by Sheldon, Foster and Weaver. They continued to publish it until Xo. 14. Besides Sheldon, B. F. Foster, and W. E. Weaver, both printers, comprised the firm; but they owed Buckelew for the plant and were otherwise in debt, so Sheldon went to the Sandwich Islands, and the others decamped, leaving the paper in the hands of Edward C. Kemlile. who under- took to pay the debts. He issued Xo. 15, the last number pub- lished, and which appeared without any name of pul)lisher or editor. [2] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS CALIFORXIAN. San Francisco, May 29, 1848. A small folio sheet printed on one side only and headed— To Our Readers. There are three columns and the headmg is at the top of the first column. This issue of the Californian records the suspension of opera- tinn .on account of the general exodus to the gold mines. fhe only copy thai I have seen is contained in the file of the Cah- fornian, in the California State Library. CALIFORNIAN. San Francisco, June 2, 1848. A small folio sheet with the above heading occupying the top of the first column, and printed on one side only. Under the heading— 'For the purpose of convincing what there is left of he public' that the Californian is not extinct, nor yet Lltocether used up, we, in our triple character of editor, printer aifdevil ave compiled, set up, worked off and circulated the exfra which we hope will do our readers much good; for it would pfobabTy very much perplex His Satanic majesty to tell at what precipe period they will hear from us again"-with no signature The object of the extra was to communicate the news from the U S jus arrived from Honolulu by the' Ship Euphem.al his consi'stid chiefly of an announcement of the death oi J. Q. Adams, and the signing of the treaty of peace in Mexico February 2. Ban. Val. Doc. XXXV, No. 54. The California State Library has a complete file of this paper with the exception of the extras, prospectus, and one fly sheet No other so nearly complete is known to me. I have the extras of September 5, 1846, and January 28, 1847, and the Golden Gate Museum of San Francisco has a copy of the prospectus, and the Library of Congress the extra of September 19. The first number issued August 15 contains a prospectus but there is no evidence that this had been published separately in advance. The references in Bancroft and other writers to a printed prospectus refer, I believe, to the one that was issued in February or March, 1847. I have seen it stated that Commodore Stockton was the rea originator of this newspaper, his idea apparently being that it would prove a valuable support to the new government, or per- haps he wanted it for the purpose of Circulating his proclama- tions. At any rate he allowed a sailor on one of the vessels, one Joseph Dockrill, a practical printer, to be discharged from the service so that he could print the new paper. The press and bat- tered type were found with other Government property. Colton crives us a very meager account of the paper in his "three \ ears m California." Mr. R. E. Cowan in his Bibliography of the Span- ish Press in California has described everything that can be lound in the way of a broadside, pamphlet or book that had previously been printed on the press, but this by no means constitutes all the work that was done on it. The archives in the Surveyor General s office contained immense numbers of documents, forms, etc., which [3] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS were partly in print. The principal use for the press probably was to print the habilitation on stamped paper. Just how the press passed into the possession of Colton and Sehiple is not recorded, but probably they simply appropriated it. Nor is it recorded how Scmple became the sole owner, but in the spring of 1847, he removed it to San Francisco, where after a short time he turned the paper and the press over to Buckelew. From Buckelew he obtained a contract for some free space to boost his new town of Benicia, and probably that is all he got for it. Buckelew was a watchmaker and seems to have had a hanker- ing for the newspaper business which in the years to come cost him considerable money. Probably the paper changed hands with- out any money equivalent passing until Kemble finally bought it or assumed the debts, which is the same thing. Kemble seems to have had a real affection for the old press and gives a long account of its subsequent career in the Union. After being used to print the Californian in San Francisco, the California Star and Californian, and tiie early numbers ot the Alta California, it was sent up to Sacramento where the early numbers of the Placer Times were printed on it. The next move was to Stockton, where the first numbers of the Stockton Times were printed on it, from there it went to Sonora to print the Sonora Herald, and from there to Columbia. Here on the 13th of Novem- ber, 1851, it was practically destroyed by fire, and after this seems to have gone into the junk heap. At least Kemble was not able to discover what became of it after it was brought back to Sonora in a charred condition, and surmised it had been burned m one of the many Sonora fires. 1 RULES AND REGULATIONS, For The Trade Of The Bay Of San Francisco.! ReglamentosiPara El Comercio Y Navigacion De La Bahia De San Francisco.] Small folio broadside printed in two columns, the left in English -and the right in Spanish. [At end in English and corresponding in Spanish] By order of John B. Montgom- ery, Esq., Comdg. Northern District of California. Wash'n. A. Bartlett Collector & Superintendant, Port San Francisco. Yerba Buena, Sept. 6th, 1846. At the bottom on the right hand side — S. Brannan, Printer. These rules in thirteen articles directed to the suppression of stealing and killing cattle, and laying out rules for the shipment of the products of the country, provide for an inspector of hides and tallow and provide penalties for violation of the order. They also provide for an Inspection Tax of 3c on each hide and 25c for each bag of tallow. The Brooklyn with Brannan and his press arrived in San Fran- cisco on the 31st of July. This is the earliest known product of the press, and the copy described, which is in my possession, ap- pears to be the only one known. 2 [4] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS PROCLAMATION. [in regard to the detention of Indians as^iiinst their will and ordering their release unless held by a legal contract acknowledged faefore the nearest justice of the peace; also prohibiting vagrancy of Indians.] [At end signed] Jno. B. ]\'Iontgomery, Commander of the Northern Department of California. Published in the Californian, Volume I, No. 13, November 7, 1846. This proclamation was issued by Montgomery in San Fran- cisco and I think very likely was printed by Brannan. The Cali- fornian states that it had been issued some time since, therefore probably in October. 3 THE CALIFORNIA STAR. Vol. I. Yerba Buena, January 9, 1847. No. I. The California Star. A weekly journal. Devoted to the Liberties and Interests of the People of California. Pub- lished by Samuel Brannan. Edited by E. P. Jones. This, the first issue of the California Star, contains a "Pros- pectus" signed S. Brannan and also a "Note to the Public" signed E. P. Jones. In the Prospectus, Brannan says, after declaring that he had purchased and brought to California a press for the pur- pose of securing to himself and citizens the benefits of a free, fearless and untrammeled newspaper, that "'contrary to our orig- inal intention, but being fully convinced that the present crisis in the affairs of the country demands it, we have resolved to com- mence at once the publication of a paper to be called the Cali- fornia Star." I cannot undertake to explain this cryptic utterance containing a palpable contradiction. Hittell in his history of Cali- fornia thinks that the Prospectus was published in advance of the newspaper as a separate publication. This may have been the case, but so far as I know no copy exists, nor is there any intima- tion in the paper that it had been previously published. Jones in his note says that he has been induced to take tempor- ary charge of the editorial department due to the absence of the gentleman employed as permanent editor, [probably E. Gilbert]. Of this volume fifty-two numbers were published consecutively every Saturday, No. 52 appearing January 1, 1848. Also one extra November 1. With No. 11 the Yerba Buena was changed to San Francisco. Jones' name appeared as editor for the first fourteen numbers. Number 15 contains a note that Dr. Jones having withdrawn, the publication of the paper will be continued by the sul)scribers in whose charge the office was left by iMr. Brannan, and signed Edward C. Kemble and John Eagar. Brannan had gone to Salt Lake to confer with the iN/Iormon heads and did not return until September 17. Numbers 15 to 38 inclusive therefore appear without anyone's name as editor, although actually Kemble edited the paper during this period. Number 39, October 2, the p^per appeared as edited by Edward C. Kemble and continued in this manner until the end, Volume [5] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS II, No. 23, June 10, 1848. Kemble had been with the Volun- teers and returned to San Francisco about the beginning of April and became one of the printers with Eagar. Eagar was a Mor- mon but Keml)le says he was not. I presume he really would be called a near-Mormon. They both came out with Brannan in the Brooklyn. Eagar went back to Salt Lake in '48 with the Orthodox Saints but Kemble continued in the newspaper business for the rest of his life. Jones was a doctor and what would be called a pretty smart man. He was a very prominent citizen in California in '47 and '48, accumulated a large fortune in speculation in real estate, and died in 1852 in the east. Before the regular publication of the newspaper began an extra was published January 1, which was reprinted in whole or in part in the Millenial Star, Vol. IX, 306. It is addressed— To the Saints in England and America From the California Star — Extra Yerl)a Buena San Francisco, Jan. 1, 1847 — and is signed S. Brannan President. In this Brannan says that next week they will begin publishing a paper which by the sanction of Col. Fremont will 1)e the government organ. No copy of this extra appears to be known. November 1 an extra was published containing important news from Mexico received by the Lexington. Number 31, published August 7, has an extra leaf which was referred to as a supple- ment. This leaf is printed only on one side and constitutes a continuation of page 3 of the paper, page 4 obviously having been set up before the news was received. THE CALIFORXIA STAR. Vol. II. San Francisco, January 8, 1848. No. 1. This was published consecutively each week until No. 23, June 10. An extra was issued March 1. No. 3 appeared enlarged, con- taining very nearly double the amount of matter. No. 13 was a special numl)er gotten out in 6 pages, containing an article on the prospects of California, written by Doctor V. J. Fourgeaud, and some other articles on other parts of California. In the next issue the editor asserts that 2000 copies of this number were mailed, which I suppose is to be understood as meaning were sent east by the special mail which Brannan had organized, largely for the purpose of sending out this special edition. After the issue of June 10, both the printers T. H. Rolfe and J. D. Yates said they were going up to the gold fields, so the paper had to suspend. June 14," a slip was issued announcing its suspension. THE CALIFORXIA STAR. San Francisco, Wednesd'y, jiuic 14, 1848. A single sheet ])rinted on one side only in three columns, the above title being at the beginning of the first colunui under a vignette of the American eagle. Then follows : In fewer words than are usually employed in the announcement of similar events, we appear before the remnant of a reading com- munity, on this occasion, with the material or immaterial informa- [6] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS tion that we have "stopped the paper"-that its publication ceased ""clSSn"a StSe^Lrary. a eon,ple.e file except the extra of ^'"•fft^e lest' ac'cotrof^r l.^'^.n fact the o„1. reliahle o.,e was published in the Sacramento Union December 2o, 18o«. by Kemble himself. Kemble devotes considerable time to explainmg how le was fooled about the importance of the gold discoveries, as in the light of what happened later his editorials regarding them published in April and May appear very ridiculous Brannan's press, like the old Zamorano press also has a history. fam indebted to Mr. George H. Himes of the O^f.^" .H^fjor;" cal Society for its subsequent movements. In the tall ot 1«:)U it was sold to Thomas J. Dryer, who took it to Portland Oregon, where he used it in printing the Oregonian. beginning December 4 1850. In the fall of 1852, Dryer sold the press to T. F. aIcEI- roy and J. W. Wiley, who used it to print the Columbian, hrst published in Olympia. Washington September H- 18^^ I" ^^^^^ it passed into the possession of AM. Poe and J.. R. ^^'at^on ^ o used it in printing the Overland Press in Olympia. ^t which time Mr. Himes says that he hiniselt worked on it. In 1863, \\ at^on took it to Seattle, where it was used in printing the I"tel igencer and at present it rests in an upper room in one of the build.ngs ot the University of Washington, in Seattle. CIRCULAR. To All Whom It ^lav Concern. A Todos Los Que Las Pre- Be It Known. ^ sentes Vieren, Sabed. [A proclamation signed by Shubrick and Kearny announcing the division of duties between the two and at the same time an- nouncing Kearny's appointment as Governor.] r\t -ndl Done at Monterey, Capital of California, this first day of March, A. D. 1847. W. Branford Shubrick Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces. S. W. Kearny, Brig. Gen'l. U. S. A. and Governor of California. The same in Spanish under the Spanish column. A folio broadside printed on one side m English and Spanish in parallel columns. 19 lines in English and 20 m Spanish aside from heading and subscription. Ban. Val. Doc. Vol. XII. 281. 31st Cong. 1st Sess. H. R. Ex. Doc. 17, page 288. PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMA. To The People of California. Al Pueblo De California. [Kearny's Proclamation announcing his entering upon his duties as Governor. Although dated March 1 it was really not issued till March 4.] • , • \\t endl Done at Monterev, Capital of California, this first day of March, A. D. 1847, and in the 71st year of Inde- [7] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS pendence of the United States. S. W. Kearny, Brig. Gen. U. S. A. and Governor of California. Same in Spanish under the Spanish column. Folio broadside printed on one side in i)arallel columns in English and Spanish. Printed in H. R. Ex. Doc. 17, 31st Cong. 1 Sess. page 288. Cal. Star, March 20, 1847. _ Californian, March 6, 1847. A copy in the Bancroft Library in the Bear Flag papers, only one located. 6 NOTICE. AVISO PUBLICO. A small hand bill 16 x \2y2 cm. Printed in English and Spanish in parallel columns. Under the Spanish column is signed Jonas Dibble, Auctioneer. Monterey, April 7th, 1847. The notice calls for a sale on the 24th of April of the schooner William and her cargo, recently condemned in a court of admir- alty. The William belonged to Barron Forbes & Co., and was condemned as lawful prize of war in the prize court set up in Monterey by the Naval authorities and presided over by Walter Colton. The Californian at this time contained an account of the trial which was a good deal of a farce except to the owners. Besides the Californian and some commercial forms, this is the only piece that I have ever seen which was printed in Monterey during the brief period that the press was in operation there from August, 1846, to May, 1847. A copy in my collection, only one located. 7 To all whom it may concern. [Mason's Proclamation in English and Spanish announcing tak- ing over the command from General Kearny.] [At end] Done at ^lonterey, the Capital (^f California, this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord. 1847, and the 71st of the Independence of the United States. R. B. Mason, Colonel 1st Dragoons, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Land Forces in California. Folio broadside printed on one side only. A few years ago I made a note of this broadside from a copy in the Bancroft Library, but recently, I was unable to find it. H. R. Ex. Doc. 17, 31st Cong. 1st Sess. p. Z2>2. The Californian, June 19, 26, 1847. 8 [8] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Headquarters 10th Military Dep't. Monterey, California, July 15th, 1847. [Colonel Mason's order to call a town meeting for the election of SIX persons to constitute the Town Council.] Attached is a postscript dated August 18. It is signed R. B. iMason, Col. 1st Drag's., Gov. of California, and ad- dressed to ]\Ir. George Hyde, 1st Alcalde, San Francisco. At the end is a notice signed George Hyde, 1st Alcalde, San Francisco, August 30, 1847, calling an election for the 13th of September in accordance with the preceding order. Published in the California Star No. 36, September 11 1847 and undoubtedly prmted as a broadside, but of which no copy is known. 9 CIRCULAR. State Department Of The Territory of California, Monterey, August 19, 1847. Sir : You have been appointed collector of customs and har- bor master for the port of [At end signed] H. W. Halleck, Lieutenant of Engineers, and Secretary of State for the territory of California. Receipt of this circular is acknowledged in the California Star of September 4. 31st Congress, 1st Session, House Doc. 17, page 385. No copy located. 10 CIRCULAR. State Department Of The Territory of California. Monterey, August 19, 1847. You have been appointed to settle and audit the accounts of the collector and harbor master of the port of.... [At end signed] H. W. Halleck, Lieutenant of Engineers, and Secretary of State for the territory of California. Receipt of this circular is acknowledged in the California Star of September 4. 31st Congress, 1st Session, House Doc. 17, page 385. No copy located. 11 [9] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS POLICE REGULATIONS, For The Harbors Of California. Small folio broadside containing ten articles printed on one side only. [At end] Done at Monterey, this 15th day of Sep- tember/ 1847. W. Branford Shubrick, Comd'g. U. S. Naval Forces, in the Pacific Ocean. R. B. Mason, Col. 1st Drag., and Gov. of California. [San Francisco, 1847.] August 16, 1847, Mason addressed a letter to Shubrick in which after adverting on some difficulties in the collection of duties, he suggests that some port regulations be established governing the same and asks that Shubrick communicate a copy of such reso- lutions. September 18 Halleck addressed a letter to Captain Ste- venson enclosing copies of Custom House and Harbor Regula- tions, and September 23 in a letter to Pedro Carrillo he refers to articles 5 and 15 of Commodore Shubrick's* instructions of the 15th of September. Doc. No. 17 H. R. 31st Cong. 1st Sess., pp. 383, 396, 397. Only copy located in the collection of Mr. C. T. Crocker. 12 TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. Shubrick and Mason's letter to the authorities in Washington regarding the instructions received about duties and protesting against the application of the same to California. There is pre- fixed to it a statement that they had availed themselves of the dis- cretionary powers given them to delay the imposition of the heavy duties on the understanding that the quiet and tranquillity of the country be maintained. Should such not be the case the military contributions will be immediately levied, and they will feel justi- fied in confiscating the estate and property of all who openly or covertly oppose the authorities of the United States. [At end] Done at Monterey, the Capital of California, this 9th day of October, A. D. 1847, and in the 72d year of the Independence of the United States. W. Branford Shu- brick, Commanding Pacific Squadron. R. B. Mason, Col. 1st Drag's., and Gov. of California. In English and Spanish, the English in the Californian Volume II, No. 23, Octo])er 20, and the Spanish in the following numl)er of October 27. The Star of Octol)er 2Z refers to the receipt of the circular, evidence that it had been published, as a broadside, but I have found no copy. 13 EXTRACT FROM THE REGULATIONS For Collecting the I'ariff of Duties on Imports and Tonnage. Published For The Information Of Ship-Owners And Merchants. [10] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS [At end] Monterey, California, October 20, 1847. [Signed] R- B. Mason, Col. 1st Dragoons, Gov. of Cali- fornia. March 23, 1847, the President addressed a communication to the Secretary of the Treasury in which he stated that he had decided to open all Mexican ports in possession of U. S. land or naval forces to commerce upon a pajment of a prescribed rate of duty to be enforced by the military or naval commander. He directed the Secretary' of the Treasury to examine the existing Mexican Tariff and report a schedule to be put into efifect. March 30, Walker reported a schedule based on a system of specific duties. March 31, the President addressed the Secretary of the Navy advising that he had approved the schedule and directing him, after consulting with the Secretary of War, to issue necessary orders to carry the same into effect. April 3, Mason, Secretary of the Xavy, and Marcy, Secretary of War, sent out cir- cular letters to the various military and naval commanders. On May 10, 1847, Marcj- addressed a special letter to Kearny on the subject, advising at the same time that since the regulations were issued there had been some changes. The above correspondence on the tariff will be found printed in Senate Ex. Doc. Xo. 1, 30th Congress, 1st Session. These instructions together with a printed tariff arrived in California some time after the middle of September. October 14, Mason issued a circular to the military collectors sending them copies of the printed tariff of April 3, and advising ihem of the corrections, and on the 15th in a letter to Commander Lanman, of the Ship Warren, he advises that the authorities in Cal'fornia would not put the duties into effect. On Octol)er 28, Mason addressed a letter to Folsom, in rela- tion to duties, etc., in which he sa3^s that his points have been anticipated in the instructions sent to him to be printed, from which it appears that the "Extract From The Regulations" was printed in San Ftancisco about November 1, 1847. In the California Star of November 13 appears a letter dated November 11 which says that these printed regulalions have only appeared on that day. Printed on two sheets of blue letter paper occupying a little over two pages and a half, pages 2 and 3 appearing numbered, and containing altogether, twentj'-six articles. Copv in the collection of Mr. C. T. Crocker. 14 CIRCULAR TO COLLECTOR of Customs At The Posts In California. Headquarters Tenth Military Department. Monterey, California. November 17, 1847. A printed extract from the regulations for collecting the tariff of duties on imports and tonnage is herewith sent to you in that shape for the information of shipmasters and merchants [At end signed] R- B. Mason, Colonel 1st Dragoons, Gov- error of California. 31st Congress, 1st Session, House Doc. 17, page 431. Bancroft Library. .. - [ 11 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS PROCLAMATION. [Prohibiting the sale of liquor to Indians after January 1, 1848.] [At end] Done at Monterey, the Capital of California, this 29th day of November A.'D. 1847, and of the 72nd of the Independence of the United States. R. B. IMason, Cul. 1st Drag's., Gov. of California. A quarto sheet with the English on the upper half and the Spanish on the lower half. 14 lines in English and 15 in Spanish. Californian Vol. II, No. 30, Dec. 30. Ban. Val. Doc. XII, 30. 16 THE LAWS OF THE TOWN OF SAN FRANCISCO.] San Francisco:; Printed At The Office Of The Califor- nian. 11847.] 8°, 8 pages. At the meeting of the Town Council December 13 a resolution was adopted to have 100 copies of the laws printed and a com- mittee was appointed to arrange for the printing thereof. As the title page bears the date of 1847 the pamphlet was evidently printed between December 13 and December 31. As far as I know nothing was printed in San Francisco before this except a few broadsides, newspapers and commercial printing. Therefore it may be considered as the first pamphlet printed in San Francisco, although not in California, as several in Spanish were printed before 1846. Hunt. Lib. 17 CARRIERS ADDRESS January 1, the California Star published the first annual address of the paper delivered by the carrier on New Year's morning. The Star of December 25 contains a notice of its forthcoming appearance. No copy located. 18 ALMANAC AND TIDE TABLES The California Star of January 1. 1848. published an Aliuanac, for the year of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, 1848. Being bissextile or leap year, together with the San Fran- cisco tide tables. In the number of the 8th of January the paper states that a few of these had been printed on cards. This undoul)tedly was the first almanac printed in California, but I have located no copy. 19 [12] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS MODIFICATIONS OF THE MEXICAN MILITARY CONTRIBUTION TARIFF Three pages of blue letter paper containing orders from the Treasury, War and Navy Departments concerning mod- ifications in the Mihtary Tariff of April 3, 1847. On the 5th of November, 1847, the Secretary of the Treasury proposed some modifications of the Military TarifiF and November 16 made some further recommendations for the collection of an export duty on gold and silver. In a letter addressed to Captain Folsom, Governor Mason, April 28, 1848. advises that these docu- ments had been sent to him by Commodore Jones from Callao. He encloses these recommendations of Mr. Walker to Folsom and requests him to have them printed at once. From this it ap- pears that the above modifications must have been printed in San Francisco before the 1st of June. A copy in the collection of Mr. C. T. Crocker. 20 OFFICIAL Order Headquarters. 10th Mil. Dept.. ^'o. 37. Monterey, California, May 31, 1848. [Three paragraphs providing against the purchase from any U. S. Soldier, Sailor or Marine, arms, accoutrements, clothing, etc.] [At end] By order of Col. Mason, W. T. Sherman. 1st Lieut. 3d. Arty., A. A. A. Gen. Published in the California Star, Volume II. Number 23, Tune 10. 1848, and undoubtedly published in broadside form, but no copy is known. 21 PROCLAMATION. To The People Of Upper California. Broadside nearly square printed on one side in three col- umns. [At end] Done at Monterey, California, this seventh dav of August, 1848. R. B. Mason, Col. 1st Drags, and Gov. o'f California. Bancroft Library Early Printing. PROCLAMA. A Los Habitantes De La Alta California. Folio broadside on one side in two columns. [At end] Dado en Monterev, California, este dia 7 de [13] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Agosto, de 1848. R. B. :\Iason, Cor'l. del Ir Reg't. de Drags., Gobernador de California. Bancroft Library, Pico II, 215. This is Mason's proclamation announcing the signing of the Treaty of Peace, the cession of Upper California and the boundary between Upper and Lower California. Printed in California and N. M. Mess. Ex. Doc. 17, 30th Cong. 1st Sess., page 590. 22 THE CALIFORNIA STAR AND CALIFORNIAN. Vol. II. San Francisco Saturday November 18, 1848. No. 24. Edward C. Kemble, Editor and Proprietor. It will be noticed that the numbering continues that of the California Star, the last number of which, Xo. 2i, had been issued June 10. Six numbers were issued regularly from November 18 to De- cember 23, the last No. 29. This paper was owned entirely by E. C. Kemble who had owned the Star which he bought from Brannan for $800. He proposed to the owners of the Californian to unite, but as they owed Buckelew for nearly the whole of the material, two of the owners, Sheldon and Weaver, conveyed their interests to Foster for a release of the debts and Foster closed the proposition with Kemble. Foster, however, immediately disappeared with the others; but shortly a letter from Foster was found transferring all his interest to Kemble, he having left the country, whereupon Kemble hunted up a printer and produced the first number of the combined paper, November 18. The first number contained a long article by Kemble, and also the last number, in which he announces the formation of a part- nership with Hubbard and Gilbert to publish a new paper, the Alta California, January 4. Complete file, and the only one known, m the California State Library. 23 ALTA CALIFORNIA. Vol. I. San Francisco, Thursday, January 4, 1849. No. 1. A weekly newspaper. Is printed and published at San Francisco, U. Califa.. on Thursday each week by Edward Ciilbert, Edward C. Kemble, George C. Hubbard. The subscription price was $6 a year, or 25c per copy. The first number contains a prospectus, dated December 23, 1849. which had appeared previously in the Star and Californian. Numbers 10 and 19 appeared as published by Gilbert, Hubbard & Company, but from No. 20 on. the firm was Gilbert & Company. In May. Hubbard sold his interest to T. R. Per Lee. Init shortly after- wards. August 9 Per Lee sold out to Kemble and Gilbert for $5,000. October 15, R. C. Moore, and J. B. Ormiston, who had brought out a new press, were admitted as partners. [14 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Gilbert was the editor of the paper until December, but having been elected to Congress, Kemble and J. E. Durivage who was from New Orleans appeared as editors December l2. April 1, 1850, Durivage bought Moore and Ormiston's third interest. In June Edward Connor came out as agent for Hoe with a steam press which the Alta tried to buy, but finally they had to admit Connor as a partner for a sixth interest, and July 4, the paper was printed on the steam press, the first one to be used in California. For a history of the later ownership see Kemble's article in The Union. Vol. II of the weekly began January 5, 1850, but in the mean- time, December 10, 1840, a tri-weekly issue liegan, issued on Mon- days' Wednesdays and Fridays, with a new numeration as Vol. I, No. 1. No. 20 of January 22 contained a notice to the effect that the paper would be issued daily, and consequently on the following day it appeared as Alta California. Wednesday, January 23, Vol. I, No. 21. Published daily except Sundays. It was a smaller paper than the tri-weekly, being about the size of the original weekly. . . February 25 the paper appeared with a new heading, containmg a vignette taken from the Great Seal of California and designed by H. Eastman, and April 1 the paper was enlarged and the title changed to Daily Alta California. Sunday issues began August 11, 1850, and December 19. 18o0, the price of the daily was reduced from $25.00 per year to $15.00 per year. May 4, 1850. the buildings of the paper were destroyed by fire, but most of the material was saved. On June 22, 1851, the entire plant was destroyed by fire, but the paper appeared the next day on a small sheet, which was gradually increased in size until by the 30th the paper had resumed its original appearance. The California State Library owns the original file, which pre- sumably is complete, although probably a few extras and suppk- ments are not to be found. The file continues to December 31, 1855. and again from August 4. 1856, to August 20, 1886, and April 1, 1887, to June 18, 1891, which I understand was the end of the publication. I have seen in the Mass. Hist. Society Library the following dated San Francisco, Nov. 1, 1850— Letter Sheet Prices Current. Prepared Expressly For The Daily Alta California. A small sheet printed on one side. 24 PLACER TIMES. Vol. I. Sacramento City, April 28, 1849. No. 1. Published by Edw. C. Kemble & Co. on Saturday. This paper was owned by the Alta California and published on the original Californian press. Kemble himself went up to Sacra- mento to start it and published a long salutatory in the first number. No. 6 appeared June 2. and No. 7 on June 16. Kemble was sick and had gone away and this number was gotten out by volun- teers. Number 8. June 2Z. appeared as published by T. R. Per Lee & Company. Per Lee only stayed two weeks and left the paper [15] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS in charge of J. H. Giles. Xo. 16 appeared as published by J. H. Giles, for Edw. Gill)ert and Edw. C. Kemble. September 12 an extra was issued containing a reprint of the pamphlet issued by Governor Riley entitled "Translation And Digest Of Such Por- tions Of The Mexican Laws Of March 20th, etc." [Placer Times, September 15, 1849.J No. 21 appears as published weekly by J. H. Giles. Nos. 22 to 24, the same as No. 16. No. 25 contains no pub- lisher. From No. 26 on the paper was published by J. H. Giles, for E. Gilbert & Company. January 15, 1850, an extra. April 13, appeared the valedictory of Giles, J. E. Lawrence being about to take his place. April 22, on Monday, No. 49 appeared as a Tri-weekly Placer Times, published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by E. Gilbert & Company. J. E. Lawrence Editor. May 31, an extra, containing an Act concerning forcil)le entries and retainers. June 5, contains an announcement that it will appear as a daily next week. June 10, the daily appeared, as Daily Placer Times. October 8, the Times, including the building and lots, was sold to L. Pickering, J. E. Lawrence, and L. Aldrich for $16,000, and E. Gilbert & Company's valedictory appeared .the same day. Sometime between March 6 and 10, 1851, the name was changed to Sacramento Daily Times, but between April 22 and May 10, it appeared as the Daily Sacramento Placer Times. ' June 15, 1851, the last number appeared, it being at that time consolidated with the Transcript. The California State Library contains a file from No. 1 to No. 69, June 7, 1850, lacking No. 36 and. the extra of September 12. Lib. Cong. November 15 and 16, 1850. February 18 to March 6, 1851. March 10 to April 22, May 1-June 6. 25 PROCLAMATION [On desertion of Sailors and Soldiers.] Given at Monterey, California, this 6th day of May, A. D., 1849. B. Riley, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A., commanding- 10th Mil. Dept. and Governor of California. x\ttest : H. W. Hal- leck, Bvt. Capt. and Secretary of State. Small sheet printed on one side of note paper containing thirty- one lines without the heading and subscription. Ban. Val. Doc. XXXV, No. 116. 31st Cong. 1st Sess. H. R. Ex. Doc. 17, page 760. 26 Orders Headquarters, Tenth Military Department, No. 16 Monterey, Cal., May 8th, 1849. [Relates in eight articles to the distril)ution of the troops and gen- [161 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS eral rules for guidance of commanders due to the gold excitement and stealing- of horses by Indians.] By order of General Riley. [Signed] Ed. M. Canby, Assistant Adjutant General. Three pages of small note paper. Ban. Val. Doc. XIII, No. 16. 27 Orders Headquarters, Tenth Military Department, No. 17 Monterey. Cal., May 8th. 1849. [Instructions from the Secretary of War.] By order of General Riley. [Signed] Ed. M. Canby, Assistant Adjutant General. One page of small note paper. Ban. Val. Doc. XIII, No. 17. 28 Orders Headquarters, Tenth Military Department, No. 19 Monterey, Cal., May 11th, 1849. [Penalties for desertion.] By order of General Riley.- [Signed] Ed. M. Canby, Assistant Adjutant General. One page of small note paper. Ban. Val. Doc. XIII, Xo. 18. 29 Orders Headquarters. Tenth Military Department, No. 21 Monterey, Cal., May 18th, 1849. [Establishing express mail routes in California.] By order of General Riley. [Signed] Ed. M. Canby, Assistant Adjutant General. One page of small note paper. Ban. Val. Doc. XIII, No. 19. 30 PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. Large folio broadside printed on one side only, in four col- umns. [At end! Given at Monterey. California, this third day of June, A. D. 1849. (Si.gned) B. Riley. Brevet Brio-. Genl. U. S. A. and Governor of California. Official — H. W. Halleck, Bvt. Capt. and Secretary of State. 117] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS PROCLAMA A LOS HABITANTES DE CALIFORNIA. Large folio broadside printed on one side only, in four col- umns. [•\t end! Dado in Alonterev, California, esta dia tres de Junio de 1849. (Signed) B. Riley, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. and Governor of California. Official, H. W. Halleck, Bt. Capt. and Secretary of State. This is Riley's proclamation calling for an election of delegates to meet at Monterey September 1, and assigning the election dis- tricts. Aha, June 14. Ban. Lib. Pico Doc. Vol. II, Nos. 218 and 219. ^ -31 > 31 PROCLAMATION. To The People Of The District Of San Francisco. [This proclamation refers to the troubles in San Francisco grow- ing out of the actions of the legislative assembly and the removal of the public records by the sheriff from the custody of the first alcalde.] [At end] Given at Monterey, California, this 4th day of lune in the year of our Lord, 1849. B. Riley, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Governor of California. Official: H. W. Halleck, Brevet Captain, and Secretary of State. This proclamation was undoubtedly printed as a broadside but I have not succeeded in locating a copy of it, although in a letter of Riley to Adjutant General Jones, dated June 19, he says he is enclosing a printed copy of this Proclamation— page 783, Ex. Doc. 17, H. R. 31st Cong. 1st Sess. The Proclamation itself will be found printed on page 111 of the same document. Aha June 14, says it was published June 9, l)ut I have only seen a manuscript copy of it. THE PACIFIC NEWS. Devoted to Commerce, Arts, Science, Education, Literature, Morals and General Intelligence. Vol. I. San Francisco, Alta California, August 25. 1849. No. 1 The Pacific News published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, by Faulkner and Leland. On four pages, and the same size as the Aha Tri-weekly, it was printed on a press which Faulkner brought out, and on which he had published a paper at Norwich, Connecticut. The hrst [18] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS issues may have been evening issues, but the paper was soon changed to a morning paper. A weekly edition began September 1, with a different numeration from the tri-weekly. October 18, an extra was published on the arrival of the Oregon, and the regular edition published the same day was enlarged. During Noveml)er and December many supplements appeared containing advertise- ments printed on the regular size sheet, but the news issues were printed on very small sheets on account of the shortage of paper. December 25, the paper had a new heading, containing under the title "Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday." March 4, 1850, it appeared as the Daily Pacific News. September 17, the paper was burned out and did not reappear until Octoljer 1. It was burned out again May 4, 1851, but reappeared on the 7th. I do not know when it was last issued. Kemble says it was discontinued in 1,851. It was certainly not running in the latter part of the summer, as it was not represented at the Editorial Convention August 8 and 9. The information regarding ownership is not very consistent. January 3, 1850, there is a notice that Leland had sold his interest to R. T. P. Allen. At the same time F. C. Ewer became editor, hut resigned March 25. Jonas Winchester became associate editor March 8, and succeeded Ewer as editor on his resignation. At about this period he became part owner, as on May 23 the paper appeared as published by J. Winchester, and R. N. Allen, who had bought Faulkner's interest. A few days before the fire September 17, Allen sold his interest to Skillman, and when the publication was resumed October 1, it appeared as published by Winchester, Skillman & Co., J. Winchester Editor, H. L. Winants and C. M, Blake, Associate Editors. Mar. 6, 1851, a new firm, Skillman, Wilkinson Co., appeared as owners and publishers. Only very incomplete files of this paper exist, and they are only to be found in the Library of Congress and in the Bancroft Library. The Library of Congress has Nos. 1 to 30 [lacking 26] and scattering numbers up to No. 51. The Bancroft Library has a large number of the supplements of November, December, 1849, and a fairly complete file from October 1, 1850, to April 24, \8A. 33 TRANSLATION AND DIGEST Of Such Portions Of; The Mexican Laws | Of 1 March 20th and May 23d, 1837, | As Are Supposed To Be Still In Force And Ad'apted To The! Pres- ent Condition! Of] California; I With I An Introduction And Notes,! By I J. Halleck, Attorney At Law,] And jW. E. P. Hartnell, Government Translator. San Francisco: [Printed At The Office Of The Alta Cali- fornia.! 1849. | 8°, 26 pages. The President's message of January 21, 1850, contains some cor- respondence relative to the printing of these laws, and consider- al)le correspondence relating to the necessity of some authoritative statement as to what laws were in effect. Mason's letter to Fol- som, Alay 21, 1848, states that he is sending Hartnell to San Fran- cisco to superintend printing of a translation of some laws, but to be printed in both Spanish and English. He directs that no copies [19] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS be retained ])y tlie printer or allowed to go abroad. October 14, Mason to Hastings: "Owing to the stoppage of the presses on account of the gold mines the laws were not printed before receiv- ing notification of the signing of the treaty between Mexico and the United States." Mason expected Congress to make some im- mediate regulations, but failing this, and the necessity of some laws becoming more and more pressing Riley took up the matter and July 3, 1849, Ilaileck writes Boggs that a translation of the laws of 1837 respecting jurisdiction of the courts will soon be published. August 10 and 17 Halleck writes Boggs and Brackett that translation is in process and in the last says it will be ready for delivery in a few days. From this it seems likely that the pamphlet appeared between August 17 and 31. Aha, Sc?ptemljer 20, notices it. In a letter from Halleck to Hawes w^e learn that the Placer Times presented a bill of .$500, for publishing copies of the Laws of Calitornia, a reprint of this pamphlet. Placer Times Septeml)er 15, says the laws were published as an extra last Wednesday, Sep- tember 12. Copies in Mr. Huntington's collection, formerly Mr. Macdon- ald's, and X. Y. Hist. Soc. There is supposed to be a copy be- longing to the Southern California Historical Society, but I do not know whether it is still to be found there or not. 34 SAN FRANCISCO LETTER SHEET PRICE CURRENT AND REVIEW OF THE MARKET. \^ol. I. San Francisco, September 28, 1849. No. 2. William W. Gallaer, Editor and Proprietor. [At the end] Printed at the Pacific News Office. At the head of the first column is a notice that it was published on the 28th of each month. It is in the form of a letter sheet, printed on the first and last page, with the second and third pages blank. From the date it appears that the first issue was August 28. Same, Voktme I, No. IX, San Francisco, February 27, 1850. [At the end] Printed at the Pacific News Press. This number is printed on both sides of a sheet of fools- cap ])aper and contains a notice that it is issued on the loth and 28th of each inonth. Same. Volume I, No. XIII, Way 15, 1850. [At end] Pacific , News Press. Printed on one side of the sheet only. In this last ninn- ber the editor's name is spelled (jallalur. This is apparently the letter sheet Price Current which is re- ferred to in various issues of the Pacific News as a publication of that journal. [20] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Nos. 2 and 9 in the Bancroft Library, Xo. 13 in the collection of R. E. Cowan. Mass. Hist. Society, Xo. 4, Xov. 13. Pacific Xews Press, 1 sheet both sides. Xo. X. March 30, 1850. Pacific Xews Press, 1 sheet both sides. 'Vo. XI, April 19. 1850, Pacific Xews Press, 1 sheet one side. Xo. XII, April 29, 1850. Xo printer. Both sides. 35 PROCLAMATION | TO THE \ PEOPLE OF SACRA- MENTO CITY, By Order Of The President And City Ccitincil. [Begins] On the 1st day of August, 1849, we were elected councilmen of the City we again request the resi- dents of Sacramento City to meet at the St. Louis Ex- change on next Wednesday Evening at then and there to declare what thev wish the City Council to do ... . [Signed] A. M. WINN, President. M. T. McClellan, B. Jennings, lohn P. Rogers, T. L. Chapman, P. B. Cornwall, H. E. Robinson, Messrs. E. Gillespie And Wm. Stout Absent. Sacramento City, Oct. 1st, 1849. Folio broadside printed on one side. California State Library, only copy located. 36 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.] San Francisco: [Printed At The Office Of The Alta Cali- fornia. 1 1849. 1 8°, 19 pages inchiding title. 16 pages of Constitution and 3 of Address To The People Of California. Riley's Proclamation of Oct. 12, 1849, is printed on the liack of the title. CONSTITUCION DEL ESTADO DE CALIFORNIA. San Francisco: Imprenta Del Oficio De Alta California. 1849. 8°, 16 pages. The Spanish edition is printed in smaller type and thus^ occu- pies only 16 pages, the Address being contained on pages 15 and 16. At the end is a certificate of Hartnell as translator, and Hal- leck as certifying to correctness of the copy. It is stated that 8000 copies in English and 2000 in Spanish were printed, paid for by Riley. [21] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS The Alta, Octol)cr 25, notices just puljlishcd in both English and Spanish. English edition in the Huntington Library. Spanish edition in the Bancroft Library, the only copy located. 37 PROCEEDINGS , OF THE l TOWN COUNCIL,!Of jSan Francisco,! Upper California. | San Francisco : I Alta California Press. 1849. | 8°, title, pages [3]-17. PROCEEDIXGS OF THE TOWN COUNXIL, SAX FRAXCISCO, UPPER CALIFORXIA. San Francisco : Alta California Press. 1849. 8°, title, pages [21]-39. This second part contains the Proceedings from Xovember 3 to December 24 and must therefore have been printed between that date and the 31st. 200 copies were ordered printed. PROCEEDIXGS OF THE TOWX COUXCIL OF SAX FRAN- CISCO, UPPER CALIFORXIA. Printed At The Alta California Office. 1850. 8°, title, pages [43] -62. This, the third of the Proceedings, contains the Proceedings from December 26, 1849, to January 30, 1850. 200 copies were ordered printed. PROCEEDIXGS OF THE TOWX COUXCIL OF SAX FRAN- CISCO, UPPER CALIFORXIA. San Francisco : Printed At The Office Of The Alta Cali- fornia. 1850. 8°, title, pages [67] -105. This last part contains the Proceedings from January 30 to April 8. On that day they were ordered printed, out no mnnbcr was specified. Huntington Library, all four parts, only complete set I have seen. 38 SALE OF LOTS In The City of San Francisco, At Ptiblic Auction. George E. Tyler, Auctioneer. San Francisco : Alta California Press. 1849. 8", 8 pages. On the verso of the title is the order of John W. Geary order- ing the sale on November 19. Copy in the Golden Gate Museum, S. F. 39 [22] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS CALIFORNIA MERCHANTS' AND MINERS' ALMA- NAC,! Anno Domini j 1850, 1 Second After Bissextile, Being- after July 4th, the 75th year of American Independence.] Calculated for the State of California, in latitude 30^ and 42° |N. and between 112° 48' and 122'^ 14' W. longitude] from Greenwich.] Calculations Made And Published By] Warren Mix.j San Francisco :]Alta California Press.] Small 8°, 16 pages consisting of the title with a list of eclipses on the verso, a leaf "To The Public" signed War- ren Mix, Sacramento City, November 17, 1850, with some verses on the verso, and six leaves of Almanac. The title bears a vignette of the American flag, with the inscription "No king but God No Land but Liberty". The date 1850 at the end of the Preface, must be an error for 1849, as the Ahnanac is for the year 1850. The Pacific. Xews, No. 51, December 20, 1849, notices the ap- pearance of this Almanac; also The Placer Times, December 29, 1849. The only copy known is in the Museum in Golden Gate Park. 40 ELECTION NOTICE December 1, the Town Council authorized the printing of a handbill recommending Friday the 6th for election of eleven delegates to draft the City Charter. I have not been able to locate a copy of this broadside. 41 PUBLIC NOTICE. [At the_ bottom] By Order of the Town Council, Frank Turk, President. [And below this on the left] H. L. Dodge, Secretarv. San Fran- cisco, Dec. 21, 1849. Small handbill setting forth the illegality of G. Q. Col- ton's grants and advising that the Council had instructed A. C. Peachy, its attorney, to institute proceedings in order to establish the invalidity of Colton's deeds. Museum, Golden Gate Park. Only copy located. 42 NOTICE. At a. Special Meeting of the Town Council, to take into con- sideration the necessity of making immediate arrangements [23 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS f(ir the protection and a£sistance of the sufferers by the conflagration of this morning A folio broadside printed on one side only and signed at the end — H. L. Dodge, Secretary. San Francisco, Dec. 24, 1849. Copy in the collection of Mr. J. L. Hitchcock. Only copy located. 43 WIERZBICKI, F. P. California I As It Is, And As It May Be, I Or,] A Guide To The Gold Region.] By F. P. Wierzbicki, M.D.jSan Francisco, California. I First Edition.] San Francisco: ] Printed By Washington Bartlett,|No. 8, Clay-Street.] 1849.] 8°, 60 pages and 1 unnumbered leaf of Errata at the end. The leaf of title contains on the verso — copyright secured — and this is followed by a leaf with the Preface on the recto and the verso blank, the text beginning on page 5. The Preface is dated San Francisco. .September 30, 1849, and signed — The Autlior. Pacific News reviews this from proof sheets Dec. 22 and Dec. 25 announces publication. California] As It Is, And As It Mav Be, | Or, I A Guide To The Gold Region.] By F. P. Wierzbicki, M.D.jSan Fran- cisco, California.] Second Edition.] San Francisco:] Printed By Washington Bartlett,!No. 8, Clay-Street.] 1849.] 8°, [6], [5] to 76 pages and 1 unnumbered leaf of Errata at the end. The title leaf and following leaf of Preface are the same as in the first edit'on with the exception of the different wording on the title page. Inserted after the leaf of Preface is an additional leaf with Preface to the second edition on the recto and the verso l)lank. Pages 5-60 in the text are the same as in the first edition, the errata not having been corrected. l)ut pages 61-76 are new, having a caption title, The Natives of California. The Preface to the second edition is dated San Francisco De- cember 30, 1849, signed — The Author — from which it appears likely that although the title page bears the date of 1849, this sec- ond edition did not appear until January, 1850. The errata were not corrected in the second edition, but the sheet was reprinted to add a few more errata in the new part added. Still and Thomas bought the unsold edition from Wierzbicki. [Aha. February 22, 1850] and Still and Connor advertised in Sac. Transcript June 21 the second edition as just pul)lished. This book for a long time was, and still is, for that matter, generally stated to be the first l)Ook printed in San Francisco, or California. Iliis [24] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS is not true in any sense, as Figueroa's Manifesto, printed in Mon- terey in 1835, was actually the first book printed in California. iSevertheless this is the first book of an original nature printed in California, in English, as the pamphlets printed before this were entirely of an official character. From this fact, and the interesting character of the contents, it is probably the most im- portant book that was ever printed in California. I have been able to find out very little about Dr. Wierzbicki. He was a Pole and a doctor and came to California as a member of the New York Volunteers, and according to Bancroft died in San Francisco, in 1860. He had probably lived in the east some time before coming to California. Alex. Holinski in his "La Californie" Brussels, 1855, speaks about this book on page 113. He says that the Doctor received $8,000 to $10,000 out of the two editions, but it can now be bought for 25c. This was in the fall of 1850, and Still and Thomas, when they bought the edition from the Doctor in Februar)-, re- duced the price from $5. to $1.50 and in June to 50c. Bancroft Library, both editions. 44 MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR. I have not been able to find a copy of this message, Burnett's Inaugural Message to the first Legislature delivered December 21, 1849. The Placer Times of January 5, 1850, contains a notice of it and says it is for sale at the Times office, from which it appears likely that it was printed by the Alta California in San Francisco, about January 1, there being no press at San Jose, at that time. MENSAGE DEL GOVERNADOR. Senores del Senado Y de la Asamblea : las circtimstancias bajo, etc. 8°, 7 pages, [Signed] Pedro F. Burnett. Bancroft Library, Pico Doc. 116. Only copy located. The Senate December 21 authorized the printing of 1,000 copies of this message in English and 500 additional for the use of Con- gress and 500 copies in Spanish. The House authorized the print- ing of 10,000 copies in English and 2500 in Spanish and these 14,500 copies were really printed, according to reports of the State Printer although I judge that very few were printed in Januarv. 45 CATALOGUE OF SALE OF WATER LOTS I In The City of San Francisco, To Be Sold At j Public Auction,! On Thursday, January 3d, 1850.1 At Ten O'Clock A. M.|In front Of the Alcalde's Office, Portsmouth Square, j George E. Tyler, Auctioneer. | San Francisco : I Alta California Press.] 8^ 12 pages. Copy in the Golden Gate Museum, S. F. Only copv located. 46 [25] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS NEW ELECTION! Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1850. Fellow-Citizens : You are called upon, tomorrow, to elect a City Council of twelve members, to regulate your munici- pal affairs A large election broadside printed on blue paper and dated at the bottom, San Francisco, Jan. 7th, 1850. Copy in the Museum in Golden Gate Park. Only copy located. 47 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALI- FORNIA. San Jose: H. H. Robinson, .State Printer. Marcv & Co., Press. 1850. 8°, 27 pages. From the fact that this bears the imprint of Alarcy & Co. I con- sider that it was one of the first things printed by Robinson after he had set up his press Jan. 11. The Senate, January 17, ordered 100 copies printed, and probably this is one of the copies so ordered printed. Pomona College Lili. Onlv copy located. 48 LE CALIFORNIEN. The Aha California. January 22, 1850, contains a notice that this paper was published the day before at the Maison Chauviteau on Clay Street, lithographed on a sheet of foolscap paper. Alta of March 19 notices that the publication of this paper, which had been suspended for some time past, will be resumed on the 28th, but whether it was resumed or not, I cannot say, as I have seen no further notice of it. 49 JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND DAILY BULLETIN. Vol. I. San Francisco, January 23, 1850. No. 1. Published by Geo. W. Macrae and W. Bartlett. The title of this paper is taken from an entry No. 223 in a sale catalogue of the American Art Association of a sale Fel)ruary 1, 1921. I have not seen these numbers nor in fact but two or three issues of this newspaper, no file being in existence, as far as known. In March it was appearing as the Daily Journal of Com- merce. A prospectus was issued January 18, stating that a daily would be published, Monday, January 22, but it only appeared the next day on foolscap paper. Bartlett brought the press from Florida, and Macrae was also from Florida, having been a judge of the supreme court there. [26] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Early m February, John S. Robb arrived in San Francisco with two presses, and February 19 entered into a partnership with Bartlett, Macrae either having retired previously or at that time W. G. Marcy is also stated to have been a partner at this time' but the firm name was Bartlett and Robb. ' May 4, the paper was burned out, but appeared the next day and was shortly enlarged. June 14, it was again burned out, and publication was not re- sumed until July 25, Bartlett being then the sole owner, RoI)b hav- ing gone to Stockton. The Alta. February 3, 1851, states that the Journal of Com- merce has ceased to exist, Bartlett having taken an interest in a morning paper. Kenible says it was last issued February 1. 1851. Some time in the spring of 1850 the title was changed' to' Daily journal of Commerce, which title it continued to bear until its dissolution. A steamer edition was issued and possibly a weekly edition but I have seen no copy of the latter. No file of this is known to exist. I have located only a few copies in the Library of Congress, namely, March 15, 18 Mav 15 October 10, 25, December 17, all of 1850. 50 AN ACT TO CHARTER THE CITY OF SAN FRAN- CISCO. Printed At The Alta California Office. 1850. 8°, title, verso blank, pages 3-4. The charter contains 28 articles prefixed with a resolution of the Town Council of the 30th of January, 1850, to the effect that the committee on Judiciary authorized 500 copies to be printed besides insertion in the newspapers. As the vote was to be taken February 2, and the pamphlet was for use of the voters it appears that it must have been printed January 31, or February 1 At the election on February 2, the Charter was adopted, but when the Legislature enacted the law as they did April 15. it was not exactly the same as this proposed one. The only copy I have located is in the Bancroft Library. 51 (From the Pacific News) Pacific Tract Society. A sheet of blue letter paper printed on one side only announcing the organization of the Society, February 24 and signed Thomas J. Nevins, Cor. Secretary. Copy in the Cowan collection, only copy located. 52 [27] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS CAMPBELL & HOOGS' BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Pacific Xevvs of January 17, 1850, contains a notice that beginning February 1 Campbell and Hoogs will publish each month, a business directory of San Francisco and Sacramento, and that already they have secured two hundred subscribers. It was nothing more than an advertising sheet containing a small card of such persons as were willing to pay $2. for each insertion. 1 have seen no notice of an issue for February, but it appeared in March, probably the second issue. Campbell & Hoogs' San Francisco And Sacramento Citv Di-. rectory, For March, 1850. Published Monthly At" The Office Of The Proprietors In Clay Street, Near Montgom- ery, South Side, Up Stairs. Caption title only. 8°, 8 pages and at the end, — Pacific News Press. This is arranged in two columns to the page, and at the head of the first column on page 1 it is stated that Campbell & Hoogs' Business Directory for San Francisco and Sacramento City will ])e published on the first day of each month Terms $2.00 per month for name and business address. Copy in the collection of Mr. J. L. Hitchcock. Only copy located. 53 CATALOGUE OF SALE OF LOTS In The City of San Francisco,] At i Public Auction, | On j Monday, March 4, 1850. | At Ten O'Clock A. M.jA. A. Selover, Auctioneer.] San Francisco : Printed At The Office Of The Alta Cali- fornia. I Portsmouth Square. ] 1850. j 8°, 7 pages. Copy in the Golden Gate Museum, S. F. Onlj^ copv located. 54 STOCKTON TIMES. Vol. I. Stockton, Saturday Morning, Alarch 16, 1850. No. 1 [Published by H. H. Radclifife and John White, weekly on Saturdays, and edited by John White.] The first number contained four pages, but subsequently the regular issue was eight pages. The paper was about the same size as the original Californian, indeed it was printed on the same press, which had been bought by RadclifTe from the Alta California. The subscription price was $12. a year or- 25c a copy. The first number contains no name of publisher or editor, )nit an unsigned salutatory stating that Dr. H. H. Radcliffc will contrib- ute articles on Mineralogy, etc. [28 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Xo 2 J. White editor, appears on the second page. No. 4,' appears as published by H. H. Radcliffe and J. White. No. lb, appears enlarged with a new title— Stockton Times And Tualumne City Intelligencer, which it continued to bear until Num- ber 42. , , r No. 13, contains an additional sheet of two pages. No. 17, July 6, enlarged to nearly double size, but reduced to four pages, of four columns each. No. 19. Radcliffe replaced White as editor and the paper was again enlarged. No. 20, has only two pages and Radcliffe appears as sole owner. No. 30. White again appears as part owner. No. 31, White also appears as associate editor. No. 2)7, White now appears as sole editor. No. 43, Wednesday, January 1, 1851, appears with a new head- ing—Stockton Times— printed on a somewhat smaller sheet. An ap'ology appears in this number for not beginning as a daily according to notice. However, it was afterwards issued Wednes- days and Saturdays. January 4, No. 44, appeared as Volume II, No. 2. No. 4, Root and White appear as editors. No. 5, J. White and A. W. Root appear as editors. No. 34, April 27, contains a notice that the paper has been sold, but will appear May 1, under a new name, as a democratic organ. Stockton Public Library has a complete file except Number 26, of Volume II. SACRAMENTO TRANSCRIPT. Vol. I. Sacramento City, California, April 1. No. 1. Published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by Fitch, Upham & Co. G. Kenyon Fitch, S. C. Upham, H. S. Warren, J. M. Julian, T. Russell. F. C. Ewer. The paper was edited by Fitch & Ewer. The subscription price was $16.00 a year or 12i^c a copy and when first published the paper consisted of four pages on a folio sheet. April 16 publication days were changed to Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The initial issue of this paper contained at the head between the words Sacramento and Transcript, a vignette, apparently a view of the Sacramento River at Sacramento with a small steamer in the foreground, the whole surrounded by the inscription — Sacra- mento City. Chartered By The People Oct. 13, 1849.— Below it carries the following inscription — Harrison Eastman. Del Et Sc San Francisco. A steamer edition was issued, the first I think being April 26. June 1, 1850, with No. 27, it began as a daily, the numeration be- ing continued. July 1 Upham sold his interest to Gilbert C. Weld, who died on the 9th of August, but the firm name changed to Fitch, Weld & Co. continued long after Weld's death. July 23, No. 70 appeared enlarged. [29] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Jan. 20, 1851, the price was reduced to 50c a week and about March 15, 5c a copy. June 16, 1851, the Transcript was consolidated with the Times, at this time Fitch being practically the sole owner, and Pickermg and Lawrence owning the Times. The new paper appeared that day, as the Placer Times and Transcript. In June, 1852, the paper was transferred to San Francisco where it died in 1856. See Samuel C. Upham's notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in Eldorado in the years 1849-50. Philadelphia, 1878, for a full description of the founding and early life of this paper. Cal. State Library has Vol. I, Xos. 1 to 150, October 24, 1850, and Vol. II, Nos. 1 to 132. Lib. Cong. April 1-June 4, 1851. lacking a few numbers. Steamer editions for April 26, May 29, June 29, July 30. August 30 September 30, October 14. 31, November 14. 29. December 13 28 1850, January 14, February 1, 14, 28, March 14, April 1, 15, May 1, 15, June 1, 1851. 56 THE WATCHMAN. Albert Williams, Editor. Published Monthly Vol. I. San Francisco, April 1, 1850. No. 1. The Watchman was published at the office of the Daily Journal of Commerce, of quarto size, or small folio, contained 8 pages and sold for 50c a number. Williams was a pioneer preacher and this is a religious journal, containing little or no news. June 1, No. 3 appeared, and that appears to be the last number known to have been published although an advertisement by Wil- liams in the Courier of June 29 says arrangements have been made for its early continuance, the interruption having been caused by the June 14th fire which destroyed the office of the Journal of Commerce. Notwithstanding the fact that the Alta of April 13 says not enough copies of No. 1 had been sold to pay expenses, on the 11th of May it notices the appearance of a supplement, containing a sermon of Williams, May 5. Williams in his Pioneer Pastorate And Times, San Francisco, 1879, gives a short account of this paper. After speaking of the destruction of the printing office, in which the paper was printed, he uses the following language: "With the 4th number and copy prepared for another issue, the first religious newspaper published on the coast, came to an end." This is somewhat ambiguous, but I gather that the 4th number was actually issued, probably he counts the supplement as one, as no issue was made July 1. As early as November 1, 1849. the Alta had a notice that this paper was to appear in November. Numl)er 1 in my collection, and No. 3 in the Bancroft Lil)rary. 57 [30] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS REPORTS OF THE ALCALDE, Comptnjller, And Treas- urer of San Francisco. San Francisco : Printed At The Office Of The Alta Cali- fornia. 1850. 8°, title, leaf of letter of J. W. Geary, March 18, 1850. Report City Comptroller, pages [5] -7— Accounts only. " Treasurer, 9-15 — Accounts only. " Alcalde, 17-36, lots sold— list only. Alta of April 10. notices as just printed. Bancroft Library. __ ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE of California] In Relation To I Health Officers, [Marine Hospital,! And Quarantine of Vessels,! For The] Port Of San Francisco.! Passed, April, 1850.1 San Francisco, Calj Pacific News Press. 11850. 8°, 12 pages. The Acts were passed April 8 and 9, and the certification at the end by the Secretary of State bears the date April 12 so u is probable that the pamphlet was issued a few days afterward. The only copy located is in my collection. A FAITHFUL TRANSLATION Of The! Papers respecting The. Grant!Made By Governor AlvaradoltolMi'. J. A. Sutter.! r 1 A 12°, 12 pages.— [At end signed by] Officers of the Associa- tion elected December 18th, 1849, to serve for the term of one year. Charles Robinson, President, Etc. J. Plumbe, Surveyor and Register. Sacramento City, 1850. The association was the Squatter Association. This contains a translation made by Hartnell of the grant to Sutter with remarks bv the Committee. The remarks were written by Plunibe and this is the earliest known pamphlet or book printed in Sacramento, having been printed by Plumbe in April. It was reviewed in the Placer Times June 5, and 7, where it is stated that it was pub- lished early in April. It was reprinted with comments in the Settlers and Miners Tribune, No. 3 of November 14, 1850. u i iq^q Plumbe arrived at Sacramento overland about December 1, l«4y. having crossed the mountains to satisfy himself of the importance and feasibility of a Pacific railroad. He published articles on the Pacific railroad and land titles in the Placer Times, January Zb, February 2, 16, and 23, and March 9, 1850. He must have gone east some time during the summer. The only copy located is in the collection of Mr. C. T. Crocken 60 [31] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS CATALOGUE OF SALE OF LOTS InThe City of San Francisco, i At Public Auction, On Saturday, April 20th! At Ten O'clock A. M. A. A. Selover, City Auctioneer.' San Francisco: I Printed At The journal of Commerce Of- fice,] Clay Street.] 1850.] 8°, 8 pages. Copy in the Golden Gate Museum. S. F. Only copy located. 61 BOGARDUS' BUSINESS DIRECTORY, For San Fran- cisco And Sacramento City. For ]\Iay, 1850. Published Monthly At William B. Cooke 8z Co.'s Book- store, Exchange Building, Portsmouth Square. Caption title only. 8 = , 8 pages and at the end Pacific News Press. Arranged in two columns and at the head of the first column on page 1 is found "Bogardus' Business Directory will be pub- lished on the first of each month" and at the end is a note stating that "the present number of the Directory has been detained a few days beyond its usual date of publication in order to give to the public, the present location of those who were burned out by the late fire." From this it appears that it was not issued until after May 4. Placer Times, May 21, notices just received. It is uncertain whether this is the first issue by Bogardus. or whether Campbell & Hoogs issued the April number. It is quite certain from the general get-up of the pamphlet and the wording of the preliminary statement that this is a successor of Campbell & Hoogs' Business Directory. In fact, I am inclined to believe that the publication belonged to the Pacific News and that Camp- bell & Hoogs and Bogardus were simply working on a commis- sion basis. Copy in the collection of Mr. J. L. Hitchcock. Only copy located. • 62 RESOLUTIONS l)y the Miners' Committee of Georgetown, Tuolumne County, signed Francis D. Clark, Chairman. Upham page 328 gives an account of this meeting opposing the current anti-alien movement and at which time 250 copies were ordered printed in English and Spanish. This was some time in May, 1850, and the resolutions on handbill were probably printed in Sacramento about that time. 63 CONSTITUTION OF THE GRAND LODGE Of Free And Accepted Masons] For] The State Of California,! AndMin- utes Of The Proceedings Of The Convention] To Constitute Said Lodge.] [32] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS San Francisco: Printed Bv Bartlett & Robh, Journal Of Commerce Office | Clay Row^ Clay St. [1850.1 8\ 18 pages besides cover title bearing- the same inscrip- tion. This must have been printed before June 14, as the Journal of Commerce Office was burned out on that date, and when the paper resumed, Robb was not a partner. The Grand Lodge was organized at a convention of Masons, begun at Sacramento. April 17, Colonel J. D. Stevenson being the first Grand Master. This pamphlet was therefore issued after that date, probably some time in May. Huntington Library, Ban. Lib. 64 THE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY HERALD. Vol. I. San Francisco, June 1, 1850. No. 1. Published every day except Sunday by Foy, Nugent & Co. John Nugent and Edmund Randolph, editors. The Aha of June 1 says the first issue of the Herald appeared the day before as a steamer edition. Nevertheless this steamer edition is dated June 1, though from this notice it appears that the steamer edition appeared the day before the daily edition. In July Nugent bought out John E. Foy, becoming sole owner, or supposed to be sole owner, and the paper was subsequently pub- lished b}' Nugent and Co., John Nugent, Editor and Proprietor. Kemble states that Nugent bought Foy's interest with money sup- posed to have been furnished by Folsom who needed an organ to support his claims on the LeidesdortT Estate. According to the San Francisco Courier of November 1, Foy who was from Buffalo, New York, was the original proprietor of the Herald. Nugent had been previously associated with the New York Herald and was an able writer. January 27, 1851, the paper was enlarged. February 1, it began to publish an illustrated steamer edition. May 4, the paper was burned out, but reappeared May 7. June 23, the paper only con- tained two pages, because, although the plant was not destroyed by the fire June 11, the plant had been moved out of the build- ing. The Herald also began to issue a Letter Sheet Prices Cur- rent at once. I have seen Nos. 7, 8, 10, Aug. 13, Sept. 14, Oct. IS in Mass. Hist. Soc. The Herald continued to appear until 1862. I have only seen specimen numbers published during the first six months, but the Bancroft Library contains a file from Decem- ber 13, 1850, No. 167, to December 30. 1851, lacking April 19 to 26. Also 1852— Lib. Cong. April 1-June 7, 1851, various lacking. 65 [33 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS BOGARDUS' BUSINESS DIRECTORY, For San Francisco And Sacramento City. For June, 1850. Published Monthly At William B. Cooke & Co.'s Book- store, Exchange Buildings, Portsmouth Square. 8°, 8 pages. No copy of this issue has been found, but notice of its publica- tion will be found in the Alta of June 14. 66 STOCKTON JOURNAL. Stockton, June 19, 1850. Published semi-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays by Bartlett and Robb. I take this from Ewer, which statement I believe to be correct. The Alta of June 21 notices the first issue as received on the 20th, pul)lished by Bartlett and Robb as a semi-weekly. This tallies very well with Ewer's statement that the first issue was on Wed- nesday, the 19th. If Bartlett had any connection with the paper, it must have been a very short one, as later he is never mentioned as one of the owners, and I am certain that the partnership be- tween Bartlett and Robb which existed up to the time that the Journal of Commerce was burned out, June 14, 1850, was dissolved before the Journal resumed in July. An extra was published May 7 or May 8 with an account of the fire at Stockton, May 7. • According to Kemble, August 1, 1851. Samuel Knight became a partner in the firm of John S. Robb & Company, and they con- tinued to publish the paper until November 5, when it passed into the possession of John Taber and Orin F. Jackson. Robb went east on the Tennessee September 1, 1850, and he probably had dis- posed of his interest in the paper before he left. John S. Robb was one of the best-known newspaper writers in California, having come from St. Louis where he was well-known as "Solitaire." He first came to California overland in the fall of 1849, and was present at the meeting of the Convention at Mon- terey. Having entered into a partnership with W. G. Marcy he went east by steamer to secure material, and returned on the Crescent City with two presses in February. 1850. The scheme was to start a paper called the Statesman at San Jose, but after he arrived in San Francisco he and Marcy made some kind of an arrangement with Bartlett and they became interested in the Journal of Commerce. I have not been able to find a single copy of the Journal while it was edited bv Robb. The earliest number that I have seen is that of June 11, 1852, Vol. I. No. 50, J. Taber, Proprietor and Publisher, and Robert Wilson, Editor. The Vol. I was evidentlv a nr'stake for Vol. Ill, as subsequent numbers were so marked. At this period the paper was published on Tuesday and Friday. It ultimately disappeared with the change of name to Daily Argus, which began June 7. 1854. Stockton Pub. Lib.— Vol. Ill, No. 50. 56-101, the end of the vol- ume, and Vol. IV. Nos. 1-6. end of December, 1852. 67 f34] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS RULES of Practice in the Su]ireme Court of Califorina. Adopted at the June Term, 1850. [San Francisco, 1850] J. Winchester, State Pruiter. 8°, 8 pages. Sold at Heartman's sale in New York, December 10, 1918. 68 RULES for the regulation of Practice and Pleadings in the district courts of the state of California, and in the superior court of the City of San Francisco. [San Francisco: J. Winchester, 1850.] 8°, pages 3-15. N. Y. Pub. Lib. Only copy located. 69 CALIFORNIA DAILY COURIER. Vol. I. San Francisco, July 1, 1850. No. 1. Crane and Rice, Editors and Proprietors. Thomas J. Dryer, City Editor and Reporter. Published every morning except Sunday by James INI. Crane and Francis W. Rice. No issues on July 2, or July 6. Supplement was issued July 17, and extras July 23, August 17, October 18. September 2, No. 52 appeared somewhat enlarged, prmted on a power press, which arrived on the Chesapeake after a year on the voyage. Sac. Union, April 11, 1851, notices enlarged again. The paper continued to be published by Crane as late as De- cember 15, 1851, and it continued until some time in January, 1852, having been previously turned over in December by Crane to P. P. Hull, and L. R. Lull. May 4, 1851, the paper was burned out, and resumed June 4, although an advertisement of the Her- ald of May 8 states that it was to be resumed May 12, on or be- fore. J. W. Simonton became an editor. Feb. 17. A steamer edition was issued from the start and a weekly edi- tion was begun September 9. 1850. For an interesting account of this journal and the prospectus entitled Pacific Courier Extra, which appeared in San Francisco, sent from the east, in December, 1849, see Kemble. The Alta, December 31. 1849, has an account of the Extra. I have a file to December 6, 1850, and the Mercantile Library listed a file from No. 3. Vol. I to Vol. II, No. 161. January 5, 1852 which may have been the last number issued. Bancroft Library No. 1-255, April 24, lacking Nos. 23, 114, 249-50; Extras July 17, Aug. 17, 1850. ^ ^ ._ ^ ^ Lib. Cong. Nov. 16-December 31, 1850, January 3-April 4, June 4-28, 1851 — a few numbers wanting. California Weekly Courier, July 15, August 15, December 1, 1850. January 15, February 15, May 1, July 1, 1851. 70 [35] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS SONORA HERALD. Vol. I. Sonora, Thursday Morning, July 4, 1850. No. 1. The second page at the head of the first column contains the names of J. White, and J. G. Marvin, Editors. John White was one of the owners of the Stockton Times, and I have seen it stated in that paper that Radcliffe and White, the owners, started the Sonora Herald in conjunction with Marvni. Xo. 2 appeared Saturday, July 13, and it continued as a weekly, published on Saturdays. The Picayune, August 30, notes that the Herald appears m a new and enlarged state wnth an engraved head, the hrst seven numbers having been printed on foolscap and sold for 50 cents a copy. Some time in October, it suspended publication, but re- sumed in November, when it was owned by Marvin and Dr. L. C. Gunn, who had obtained White's interest. From a study of no- tices, or lack of notices in contemporary newspapers. I judge that the suspension lasted from October 3 to November 14. Picayune, December 20, 1851, notices an extra with an account of the troubles at Carson Hill. Another was issued May 19, 18ol. In the first number the editors published a notice in Spanish that it would be published in the future partly in Spanish, but I do not know whether this promise was kept or not. Kemble gives a long and interesting account of this paper in which he was much interested for the reason that it was started on the old Californian press. His information regarding the later history of the paper was obtained from Heckendorn and \\ ilson's "Miners And Business Mens Directory", Columbia, 1856. The only copy that I have seen of this paper is No. 1 in my collection, but Library of Congress has issue of Aug. 24, 18:^0. 71 BOGARDUS' SAN FRANCISCO. SACRAMENTO CITY, AND MARYSVILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY, FOR JULY 1850. Published Monthly At William B. Cook & Co.'s Book- store, Clay Street, Portsmouth Square. 8°, 8 pages enclosed in printed brown paper wrappers with the title above on the recto of the front cover and advertisements on the verso of the back cover. Page 1 is simply headed Directory and at the head of the first column appears a notice signed J. P. Bogardus at William B. Cook & Co.'s bookstore announcing that it would be published on the 5th of each month and soliciting support at the rate of $2.00 per month for the insertion of each business card. This issue of Bogardus was the earliest known of this particu- lar class of directory until very recently, there being a copy ot it in the Bancroft Library, which was described by Mr. Cowan in his bibliography. It has been referred to as the first directory, a place which now must be ceded to one issued in March and prob- ably one issued in February, provided it can be assumed that these 136 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS puljlications are directories. As a matter of fact, they are not in any sense of the word, except that the compilers have assumed to call them such, being simply collections of cards of various con- cerns which took this means of advertising the!r l)usiness. Bancroft Li])rary. 72 [RESOLUTIONS read and adopted at the Mass Meeting held in the town of Sonora, on Sunday, Jnly 21, 1850. Printed at the Sonora Herald Office.] Reprinted in Cahfornia Courier, July 27. The object aimed at in these resolutions was to drive the Mexi- cans out of the country. They provided that 500 copies in Spanish and English be published, and August 1, the Courier quotes the Sonora Herald as stating that 200 copies were called for by for- eigners on Monday, the 29th. No copy located. 73 EVENING PICAYUNE. San Francisco, California, Saturday, August 3, 1850. Vol. I. — Number 1. P\iblished every evening except Sundays by Gihon & Co. $18. per year by mail or in San Francisco, 37V^c per week. P. A. Brinsmade, Editor and W. W. Shepard, Associate Editor. There was no issue September 17 on account of the fire, but it appeared the next day. Sept. 23, 28, 1 page supplements were issued. Nov. 11, No. 84 appeared published by Shepard Bennett & Co., P. A. Brinsmade, Editor. About December 1, it appeared in a new form, and with a new heading — The Evening Picaj'une, — in four columns instead of five W. W. Shepard appeared as associate editor, Dec. 17, [Courier, Dec. 19]. May 4, 1851, the plant was destroyed by fire, but the paper resumed publication. May 27, [Alta May 28], published by W. A. Grover & Co., the Company being C. S. Biden. the old firm being dissolved. September 16 it appeared as published by Sandford Biden & Company, W. M. Macy being the Company and with no name of editor. November 13 it appeared without any name of pulilisher. March 8, 1852, it was in the hands of its creditors, S. A. John- son, Assignee. March 16, it appeared pul^lished by George O'Doherty & Co. April 17, No. 220, it appeared for the lasi- time, and next dav came out with a new name — San Francisco Dt'Iv Times — Vol. II, No. 221, but next day the paper appeared as Vol. Ill, No. 2. At CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS the head of the first column appeared — The Daily Times and Eve- ning Picayune, published every morning, (Sundays excepted) by Geo. O'Doherty & Co. I do not know just when Brinsmade severed his connection, but probably in May, 1851. In June of that year the editors were A. C. Russell, and C. S. Biden. This paper was very successful at the start, being the cheapest paper then published in San Francisco, but after the fire in May, 1851, judging from the continued change in ownership it was not a particularly paying proposition. Bancroft Library has a fairly complete file from the first num- ber to January 1, 1851, and again from July 1, 1851, to the end in April, 1852. Lib. Cong. September 4, 1850, November 15-30, January 1-June 30. 1851. 74 NICOLAUS. Head of Navigation!! Depot For All The Northern Mines! A broadside advertising the advantages of Nicolaus, printed on one side only and signed at the end — Charles Berghoff, Cor. Front and Sutter Sts., Nicolaus, Joseph Grant, Tehama Block, Cor. Front and J Sts., Sacramento City. Nicolaus, August 4, 1850. Sacramento Transcript, Print. The object of this broadside was to sell lots in Nicolaus. This town was on the Feather River and was located on what was known as Nicolaus' Ranch. Copy in my collection, which I have included in this list as a specimen of a class of broadside which must have been quite com- mon in 1850 and 1851 when there was such a craze for booming new towns, and which seems to be the only one which has sur- vived. 75 ACT OF INCORPORATION, Mayor's Message, And Ordi- nances Of, The City Of San Francisco.} San Francisco:] Printed At The Office Of The Fvening Picayune.] 1850. 1 8°, cover title on yellow paper, back wrapper blank. [Regular Title] Act]Of] Incorporation] And] Ordinances] Of] The City Of San Francisco.] San Francisco:] Printed At The Office Of The Evening Picayune. 11850.] 8^, 72 pages including regular title. [38] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Pages 3-16 Act of Incorporation Passed /\pril 12, 1850. 17-24 Message of Mayor John W. Gearv dated April 9, 1850. ' 25-72 City Ordinances, last No. 39 approved July 26, which indicates that the pamphlet was issued after August 1. Bancroft Library. Ordinances of The City Of San Francisco 40th to 86th, in- clusive. San Francisco : Printed at the office of the Evening- Picayune. 1850. 8°, pages 72> to 142. This includes ordinances number 40 to 86 inclusive and is obviously a continuation of the preceding "x\ct of Incor- poration, etc." The last ordinances certified by the mayor are dated Nov. 5. Onlv copy located in Pomona College Library. 76 THE MARYSVILLE HERALD. Vol. I. Marvsville, Yuba Countv, California, Tuesdav, Aug- ust 6, 1850' No. 1. Published every Tuesday and Friday by R. H. Taylor. About March 10. 1851. it appeared as a tri-weekly. enlarged, and in 1853 it was running as an Evening Herald. A steamer edi- tion was also published. Hale & Emory's Directory of 1853 contains an interesting account of this paper and its changes in ownership. January 28, 1851, Stephen C. Alassett acquired a half interest, and spent a year in Marysville doing the news end of the enterprise. An amusing account of his experiences can be read in his book "Drifting About." He sold his interest about Nov. 28, [Alta, Nov. 30]. The only copies I have located are No. 6 of Vol. L August 23, in the Bancroft Library, and a later one in Air. Cowan's collec- tion. Also May 13, 1851, in Lib. Cong. 77 TABLES of the value of gold dust in Federal money from one grain to 625 ounces. Arranged for the use of merchants, traders and miners in California by R. T. Huddart, formerly of New York. Printed bv the California Courier office. Price $3.00. Advertised in the Courier, August 8, 1850. No copy located. [39] 78 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE For All Nations. [Announcement of the open-'ng of thi's establishment early in Sep- tember and signed] F. Marriott, Proprietor. San Francisco, 26 August, 1850. A sheet of blue letter paper printed on one side only. Ban Larkin Doc. VII, 170. Only copy located. 79 PROCLAMATION. Of The Governor Of The State Of California, Submitting Certain Propositions To The People Of The State, At The General Election, To Be Holden On The First Monday In October Next, For Their Consideration And Choice. In Relation To The Permanent Location Of The Seat Of Government, Pursuant To The Provisions Of An Act Of The Legislature. Passed April 22, 1850. J. Winchester, State Printer. 8°, 12 pages. This was submitted by Governor Burnett August 7 and there- fore printed in that month, or possibly in September, as it ap- peared in the newspapers in that month. It contains the proposi- tions of M. G. Vallejo, James F. Reed. Charles White, S. E. W ood- worth a joint one of John Townsend, Josiah Belden. J. A. Dim- mick "g C .Cook, and Isaac Branham, and another jonU one of J D. Stevenson, and W. Parker, the last offering a site at Xew York. Bancroft Library. Only copy located. 80 THE ILLUSTRATED CALIFORNIA NEWS. Vol. I. San Francisco, September 1, 1850. No. 1. Published at the Alta California Office. 1.00 per number— 8 pages. Published semi-monthly till Dec. 1, No. 6, which is the last that is known, or of which I have found any mention. No. 4 appeared as Pul)lished at the Alta California Office for the Proprietors Cooke & Le Count. Carleton was the principal writer and the paper first pul^lisliod on the coast with illustrations was a very interesting sheet. Number 1 has a picture of the Mission of Dolores and another of the riot in Sacramento. No. 2, Septeml^er 15. No. 3. October 15, containing a placer scene by Mr. Lcng- f^eld. ' Mni CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Xo. 4, November 1, with a view of Vallcjo and Dead Man's Gulch. No. 5, November 15. r a^ n • No 6, December 1. This contains views of Vallejo. With 'Numl)er 5. the price was reduced to 50 cents per number. Cowan collection contains Nos. 1 to 6. Also Lib. Cong. ol ADDRESS to the Democrats of Tuolumne County. John Carr, L. A. Besancon and three others. Issued about September 1, 1850, probably printed by the Sonora Herald. Daily Courier, September 12. No copy located. 82 GAZETTE REPUBLICAINE, San Francisco, September 12, 1850. The Evening Picayune of September 12 notes the first appear- ance of this paper the same morning, to be published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. . The Courier, September 24 and 30. contains letters from J. Anselin. who was the editor of the paper, from which it appears that the proprietor was Mr. Hoogs of Boston and one H. J. Mirandol was the collaborator with Anselin. The last number probably appeared Saturday. September 21, as Anselin's letter in the Courier of the 24th announces the suspension of the paper on account of lack of support by the French colony. In his letter in the Courier of the 30th, he says a new French Journal will shortly appear and that in the meantime the steamer edition of the Courier will contain one or two columns in trench. Up to December 6, at least, this French newspaper did not ap- pear, nor have I seen any notice cf it in 1851. No copy located. oo HALL, J. L. Journal Of The i Hartford Union Mining And I Trading Com- pany. 'Containing the Name, Residence, and Occupation of each I Member, with Incidents of the Voyage, etc., etc.l Printed By T- L. Hall, 'On board the I Henry Lee, 1 1849. 1 Small 8°, "88 pages. The preface is on the verso of the title. The Pacific News of September 8, 1849, acknowledges receipt of this little pamphlet from Mr. Hall, stating it was printed on the ship and contained 84 pages. The last date mentioned m the book is September 13. day of arrival in San Francisco Bay. It seems probable from an inspection of the pamphlet that the r4i 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS title and the preface together with the last two or three pages were printed in San trancisco Harbor, but the bulk of it was printed while the vessel was at sea. Reprinted in Hartford in 1898 with an appendix by the author. Bancroft Library. 84 HUNT, REV. T. DWIGHT Death Of President Taylor. A Sermon Preached In The First Cong'l. Church, In San Francisco, On ^>abbath Eve- ning, September 8th, 1850. By The Pastor, Rev. T. Dwight Hunt. San Francisco: Published By Still, Connor & Co., 1850. 8°, 23 pages. Printed wrappers with the same title. Picayune of September 16, notices this pamphlet just published by Still, Connor & Co. in Zi pages. Following the title is a leaf with a letter to Hunt and his answer dated Sept. 10. in reference to publication of the discourse. Cowan collection. 85 THE SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY, By Charles P. Kimball. September 1, 1850. San Francisco. Journal of Commerce Press, Montgom- ery Street. 1850. 24°, title, leaf of preface with verso blank, pages [5]- 136. The Directory proper ends on page 120. Pages 121-130 contain miscellaneous information and pages 131-136 busi- ness advertisements. San Francisco. The directory was issued in paper covers with the same title, only differently arranged from the title page, and also probably bound in cloth, Init this is not quite certain. Kimball's diary is still in existence, in which he recounts his difficulties, having started work on it in June, finishing September 27, on which day it was first distributed. The Picayune of September 27 contains the first notice of it. In the Preface. Kimball styles it the first directory, which so far as we know is true, as the previous issues of Business Directories by Campbell and Hoogs and Bogardus were not directories m any proper sense of the term. Two reprints of this Directory have been made, one in the late sixties and the other about 1897 or 1898, proljably by George W. Vincent. They are pretty exact copies, although each have three additional pages of "Omitted Names." The original can be read- ily distinguished from the reprints by looking under the entry Albion House on page 6 where Broadway is spelled m full whereas in both reprints it is spelled B'way There are many other differences, but this is sufficient to identify them. [42] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS The second reprint is distinguishable from the first by the fact that in the list of "Omitted Names" two Donahoes have been in- serted. Copy in my collection. 86 THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, Prices Current And Shipping List. Vol I. San Francisco, Thursday, October 31, 1850. No. 1. Edited by L. W. Sloat, Secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce and proprietor of the Merchants' Exchange, San Fran- cisco, and published at the Merchants' Exchange, on the day preceding the sailing of the steamer on the first and fifteenth of each month at $10.00 per annum. Small folio sheet with at the end on the verso — California Courier print, Montgomery Street. Massachusetts Historical Society has Nos. 1, 2, Nov. 14, 3 Nov. 30, 5, Dec. 31, the last on 2 sheets, and at end — Jobson Sterrett and Painter, Job Printers—, No. 11 on March 31, 1851, and No. 12, April 14, printed by the Daily Standard Mercantile Press. No. 11 also has 2 sheets, the second beino- a circular letter of Hussev, Bond & Hale. The old Mercantile Library catalogue listed a file of this paper from October 31, 1850, to May 31, 1852. 87 WILLS, Mrs. E. M. ' Ode, Written By Mrs. Wills, Of Louisiana, By Request Of The Committee Of Arrangement. A small sheet of note paper with a poem in three stanzas printed on one side inside a small border. At the bottom — Pic. Print. This poem was sung at the celebration in San Francisco Octo- ber 29, 1850, on hearing of the admission of California into the Un-on as a State. Mrs. Wills' daughter says that the Picayune had a press on a wagon in the procession and printed this on that press distributing it to the people. For the presentation of a bracelet to Mrs. E. M. Wills in recog- nition of this "Ode" see the Courier of November 1, with her reply. She was a correspondent of the True Delta of New Or- leans. Copy in my collection. SACRAMENTO DAILY TRIBUNE. SETTLERS AND MINERS TRIBUNE. Vol. I. Sacramento, Wednesday, October 30, 1850. No. 1. Published both daily and weekly, the daily appearing 143 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS first, and the first number of the weekly probably the fol- lowing clay, October 31. The second title is taken from the weekly issues, Xos. 3, 4 and 5, dated November 14, 21 and 28, which are m the Library of Con- gress and are the only issues of the paper "which I have been able to locate. There are very few references to this paper either in the San Francisco, or other Sacramento papers, but what references there are. are to the Daily Tribune, from which it appears likely that this was the title under which the paper first appeared. One notice in the Sacramento Transcript of October 31, refers to the first number, just issued, as the Sacramento Daily Tribune, pub- lished by Louis M. Booth & Co., Booth being the Editor. November 24, Booth retired from his connection with it. No- vember 28, the daily v.-as still running, but I have not seen any , reference to any later issue, nor to any later issue even of the weekly. Kemble says that the daily only lasted four weeks, but that the weekly continued until the eighth week. It was the organ of the Squatter Association and the principal persons connected with the management were C. L. Robinson, and J. M'Clatchy. 89 REPORT On The Condition Of The Beach And Water Lots', In The City Of San Francisco. I Made In Pursuance Of An Ordinance Of The; Common Council Of Said City, I Creating A Commission To Enquire Into City Property.} Alfred Wheeler, ) A. A. Seloyer, ) Commissioners. Augustus Morris, ) San Francisco: {Printed At The Ofiice Of The Eyening Picayune. I October, 1850. 8 = , 104 pages, two line slip of Errata pasted in. Blue paper coyers with same title on front, back blank. Pages 3-16 Report by the Commission, dated Oct. 14, 17-18 New title Schedules and Synopsis, 19-103 Schedules, 104 Errata. Courier notices receipt of this November 13. Bancroft Library. 90 San Francisco, November 14, 1850. SIR:— I have been instructed by the Society of California Pio- neers, to notify you that the Society has been fully organ- ized under the' Constitution by the election of the following Officers, viz : [44 1 CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS A sheet of blue letter pa])er, i)rinted on one side only and with a printed signature- — Edwin Bryant. Cor. Secretary, See. Cal. Pioneers. Ban. Val. Doc. XXXV, 249. Only copv located. 91 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS Of The Society Of Cali- fornia Pioneers. San Francisco: Alta California Steam Presses. 1850. 24^, title, verso blank, pages 3-10; on heavy paper with blue wrappers of still heavier paper but not bearing any inscription. Probably issued in November, although the Constitution was published in the Alta, September 24. Huntington Library. 92 DAILY PUBLIC BALANCE. PUBLIC BALANCE. Vol. I. No. 1. San Francisco, Saturday Morning, December 7, 1850. Published every morning except on Sundays by Eugene Casserly & Co. The history of this paper is somewhat obscure owing to the lack of a file and a lack of definiteness in statements made about it. The Herald of January 28, 1851. contains Casserly's evidence in the injunction proceedings brought against him by B. R. Buck- elew. Casserly states that the paper appeared as a Daily Public Balance, Dec. 7, but next day the title was changed to Public Bal- ance, and that he continued to publish it till January 20, and also claims to have been the proprietor, editor, and everything else. Nevertheless Buckelew put up all the money and having quar- relled with Casserly, he ousted him. Buckelew started another Public Balance, which apparently began January 20, 1851, as the earliest number of it that I have seen is No. 3, January 22. Eugene Casserly & Co. continued to publish a Public Balance until January 21, but at this time Buckelew enjoined Casserly from using the name any more, so appeared THE DAILY BALANCE. Vol. I. No. 38. San Francisco, Wednesday Morning, Janu- ary 22, 1851. February 1, the paper was sold to a new firm. Casserly, Calen- der & Co.' and continued to be published till March 3, when the name was changed to [45] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS DAILY TRUE STANDARD. Vol. I. No. L San Francisco, Mondav Morning, INIarch 3, 185L Published every morning except on Sundays by Casserly, Callander & Co. Eugene Casserly Editor. This continued to appear until May 4, 1851, when the plant burned out and the paper did not reappear. Cowan collection contains Public Balance Xos. 15, 17, 19-21, 26- 30, 33-35, and a few numbers of The Daily Balance. I have No. 38, the first of The Daily Balance, and the first number of the True Standard. 93 ARRIVAL Of The Rt. Rev'd Joseph Alemany, Bishop Of California. Two pages of blue letter paper containing the address to the Bishop and his reply, in English, Spanish and French. The affair took place on December 10, 1850. Also printed in the Alta December 13. Ban. Val. Doc. XIII, No. 126. Only copv located. 94 CALIFORNIA STATE JOURNAL. San Jose, Saturday, December 14, 1850. No. 1. Published Semi-weekly by James B. Devoe. I have seen no direct statement as to the date of the first issue, but both the Alta and the Courier of December 16 record receipt of the first issue. The Alta says it is a semi-weekly, and on the 19th records an issue of December 18, Wednesday, which would make it almost certain that the first issue was on Saturday the 14th. The Courier notice says that Alexander Forl)es was to edit the Spanish part of the paper. The Courier, January 7. quotes from the Journal that it came out as a daily on January 4; on Monday the 6th at least, it was issued as the Daily California State Journal. Pacific News, February 22, and the Courier, February 24, both state that the Journal will hereafter be issued semi-weekly again, this change probal)ly being due to the demise of the Daily Argus. Just how long the paper continued, I do not know. James B. Devoe's accounts, for papers supplied to the Legisla- ture, were audited by the Committee, April 21, so the paper was running at least at that date. Kemble says i^t did not remain very long after the adjournment of the legislature. Lib. of Congress has issues of March 15, 19, and 26, the only ones I have located. 95 [46] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS BENTON, REV. J. A. California As she was: as she is. as she is to be. A Thanksgiving Sermon, Delivered At Sacramento City. By Rev. J. A. Benton. rCover title, regular title follows:! ,01 i -r t3^ A California As She Was : As She Is : As She Is To Be A Discov?s Delivered at the First Church of Chrtst, tn Stxth Street Sacramento City ; On The Occasion Of The Annual ^^S:i:r ^o..Jl.er 30. 1850. By Rev. L A. Benton. Placer Times Press. . . . Sacramento City. 1850. 8° title leaf containing correspondence between the Committee' and Benton requesting the publication of his discourse, pages 5-16 of Sermon. First notice in Sacramento Transcript Dec. 23, which states a few copies unsold are still on hanci. Tl-,1-.; namnhlet has always been asserted to be the tirst one ernor Alvarado To Mr. J. A. Sutter. Copy in my collection. gg THE DAILY INDEX. Vol. I. Sacramento, December 20, 1850. No. 1. Published everv evening except Sunday by H. B. Living- ston & Co., Livingston being the editor. [Sacramento Transcript, December 21.] ^^ Wramento Transcr-'pt, March 18. contains an obituary statins ^sacramenio iiciiisv.i|., been well conducted, that it last appeared March 1/. that it naci dcch croft Library. ,- tvt a ^c Library of Congress has issues of Feb. Id, Mar. 4, lb. ^^ REGULATIONS Of The Port And Harbor Of San Fran- Cisco. [Eleven articles relating to berthing of ships, etc., and signed] [47] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS George Simpton Harbor Master. Office on Cunningham's Wharf, San Francisco, December 20, 1850. Small folio broadside printed on one side only. Ban. Val. Doc. XXXV. Xo. 259. Only copy located. THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 98 The San Francisco Herald, Deceml)er 16. 18.50, has a notice of this forthcoming publication, l)y James C. Hackett, and B. F. Butler, to be sold by Berford & Company. It was a letter sheet with a lithographed view of a block of buildings, with the names of the occupants printed opposite to it. Aha California, December 28, 1850, refers to its publication, and January 14 says 1,000 copies were sold of the first issue. The Herald, January 14, 1851, notices the appearance of Block Two, the west side of Montgomery Street between Clay and Com- mercial. Whether any further numbers were issued or not, I do not know, nor have I been able to locate any copies of either the first or second numl^ers. 99 SAN JOSE DAILY ARGUS. Vol. 1. San Jose, (California,) Saturdav Mornhig, Jantiary 4, 1851. No. 1. The only cop3' of this paper known to me is Xo. 6, of January 10, in the Librar}' of Congress, but the Sacramento Transcript of January 8 advises receipt of the first number issued January A. The Xo. 6 contains a prospectus, signed C. M. Blake & Co. Editors and Proprietors. I think there is but little doubt that General Winchester was the chief member of the firm. The Courier, February 13, has the following: The Argus is dead. Its eyes were closed by General Winchester and its funeral was preached by the Rev. C. M. Blake." The Alta, February 14, has two notices, one that it has ceased [not later than the 12th] and the other that it is to become a weekly. However, there is no doubt that it expired. 100 CULVER, J. HORACE The Sacramento City Directory : By J. Horace Cuher. January 1, 1851. Sacramento Citv : Transcri])t Press. K St. Between Sec- ond And Third. '1851. Cover title same except at bottom it contains — Freeman & Co.'s Express, Daily to ... . San Francisco. [Four lines.] Advertisements on the back wrapper Small 8°, 96 pages. [48] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Title leaf of Almanac, leaf of Preface, Directory [7],88, Appendix [89]-94, Conclusion, 95-96 The Directory pr.,per only extends to page 41 42 Dl 43-53 classified 'directory. 54-61 Institutunis. ^V^oo vr ''i vertisements, 70 bl., 71-82 Historical bketch. 83-88 Miscel- laneous. Sacramento Transcript, January 15. notices as just published. California State Library. ^^^ PUBLIC BALANCE [No. 2]. Published by B. R. Buckelew, Proprietor, daily except Sun- days. The earliest number I have seen of this is No. ^ of Wednesday January 22 from which it is apparent that this Pubhc Balance be"an on Monday the 20th. Whether it was numbered Volume I, N o T or no "T do not know as Buckelew claims that us papeT was simply a continuation, or rather the same Pubhc Balance that had been issued up to the 18rh. February 3, W. Bartlett published an advertisement that liav.ng stopped tI7e journal of Commerce, he had sold h,s busmess and subscription list to the Public Balance. . a •- Some time in March Dr. Matthewson became Editor and Aoru 1 the paper passed into the hands of Matthewson, Russell &^o The paper was burned out May 4, but an extra appeared May . or 6 and a regular issue, No. 92. May 7. ' ,. • . -ii Herald, May 8, says the Balance has ceased P"l^ '^^.^^lon and wjU noraDoear today Nevertheless the Sacramento Union ot Ma> U no ic'e's'itYr'eapTearance after the fire and -- democra^.e From this it seems possible that a stray number or two may ha^e been issued after May 7. , • v u^a ^t ipocf there A weekly Public Balance was also puolished, at IccSt tncre exists a California Pubbc Balance for the steamers Panama and Remiblic F^uary 1, 1851. This issue contains a two-column a^rtfcle, evidently w'ritt'en by Buckelew, on ^he ethics of the press^ In the introductory statement, he speaks as if ;l",f,.^^4'^Vhe oaoer issue, and I think it likely that some time in January the paper had stopped publication. I have not found any file of this paper, only a few odd num- bers in Mr. Cowan's collection, beginning with x\ umber X ^^^ DIAGRAMS of 1000 lots of land. Htuated in the citv of San Francisco, to be sold on the 25th day of JanY 1851. By order of the commissioners of the sinking fund, m accord- ance with an ordinance passed by the common council, and anproved bv the mavor, October 1st, 1850, entitled an "Ordinance for the creation of city stock." Terms of sa e. All payments to be made within ten days after the sale, [49 1 CALIFORNIA LM PRINTS and all city scrip, and audited accounts against the citv, will be received in payment, with interest up to the day of sale. Signed, John W. Geary, Benj. L. Barry, Talbot H. Green, William Hooper, James King of Wm. Theodore Payne, auctioneer. San Francisco: Fishbourne's lithog. Ohio st., [1851]. 36 lithographed maps. Obi. f^. The Herald of January 22, 1851, notices this just received. There is supposed to be a copy in the Bancroft Library from which the above title was taken by Mr. Cowan, but it could not be located. 103 SLOAT'S MERCHANTS EXCHANGE, Prices Current And Shi]3ping List. Published every Saturday morning by L. W. Sloat. Aha, January 22. 1851, says it will appear Saturday, the 23d. Alta, March 8, no number will be issued today. The first number is also noticed in the Herald of January 23. I think it likely that this is a publication of the Alta itself. It was probably in the form of a letter sheet, but I have not been able to locate any copy. In May. Sloat was issuing the San Francisco Prices Current and Shipping List, as on May 14 there appeared an issue marked Vol. 2, No. 2, from which T judge that this is a continuation under another name of Sloat's Merchants Exchange. Of this latter publication the Massachusetts Historical Society' has Nos. 2, 4, and 12 of Vol. 2. and Nos. 2, 4, 7, 10-13 of Vol. 3. the last of May 1, 1852. 104 REPORT On The Condition Of The Real Estate 'Within The Limits Of The City Of] San Francisco,' And The Property Beyond, W'ithin The Bounds Of The Old 'Mission Dolores,! Made In Pursuance Of An Ordinance Of The | Common Council Of Said City, [Creating A Commission To Enquire Into City Property.] Alfred Wheeler, ) A. A. Selover, ) Commissioners. Augustus Morris, ) San Francisco : Printed At The Office Of The Evening Picayune, January, 1851. j 8°, 156 jiages. Printed wrappers with same title. 36 pages of Report dated January 4. 37-153 Schedules of Lots and Grants, 155-6 Errata. [50] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS >\11 this material is embodied in Wheeler's Land Titles of 18o2, in which he savs in the introduction that he is reprinting the ma- terial on accotint of the loss of nearly all of the copies ol this Report in the fire of May, 1851. It is evident that the report on the history of the Pueblo and land titles in San Francisco was the work of Wheeler alone. Courier, March 3, in acknowledging receipt of this from Wheeler says it had 264 pages. Herald, January 21, 1851, reviews this from an advance copy. Bancroft Library. ADDRESS Of The Committee Appointed At A Public Meet- ing- Of The Citizens Of San Jose, In Relation To The Feas- ibflity And Expediency Of A Railroad Between San Fran- cisco And San Jose, Adopted, January 29, 1851. (Argus Office Print.) 8°, 12 pages. In a pamphlet published in San Francisco in 1854 on the Pa- cific and Atlantic Railroad there is a notice of this meeting in January, 1851, and a statement that shortly after the address was printed. Bancroft Library. Only copy located. THE HOMBRE. 106 No. 1. San Francisco, Sunday Morning, February 2, 1851, William Rabe, Responsable Editor. Published every Sunday morning at Dr. Rabe's Building. 8 pages besides pictorial wrappers. The Doctor carried the motto. Help yourself and the Gods will help you. It was printed by Jobson, Sterrett & Painter. The Doctor, who was a quack, issued a prospectus dated Jan. 13 in No. 1, in which he said that the press and type had arrived. No. 3 is the last number known to have appeared, Feb. 16. The prospectus was pui)lished either separately or in a paper as it is copied in Sacramento Transcript, January 17. The Herald of February 1, says it appeared the day before. Nevertheless, it bears the date of February 2. Number 1 in the Cowan collection. Number 3, in the Bancroft Library. ^^^ CALIFORNIA MERCHANT'S AND MINER'S ALMA- NAC For The Year 1851. Prepared by Warren Mix. [51] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS Courier, February 8, notices the appearance of this Ahnanac which it says is the only one which has appeared for 1851. It was probably printed by the Alta California. Xo copy located. 108 LAND LAWS OF CALIFORNIA As Settled By The Deci- sions Of The Supreme Court, In The Cases Of Wood worth vs. Fulton & Hersh ; Sunol vs. Hepburn Et. al., and Reynolds vs. West. Published By Authority. San Francisco: Shepard, Bennett & Co. . . . 1851. Cover title — Regular title follows. Important Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of California; In Relation To Land Titles. Published Bv Authoritv. For Sale At^The Law Office Of R. A. Wilson, Merchant Street. San Francisco: Evening Picayune Press. . . . 1351. 8°, 40 pages. Wilson, the attorney for Fulton & Hersh, pul)lished this pamph- let in February, 1851. Courier, February 22, acknowledges receipt. Bancroft Library. 109 CITIZENS OF SAN FRANCISCO. The series of murders and robberies that have been committed in this city without the least redress . . . All those who would rid our city of its robbers and murderers will assem- ble on Sunday at two o'clock on the Plaza. [Xo signature.] A broadside, circulated February 22, 1851, according to the Alta of February 23, which gives it in full. See Soule's Annals, Page 316. N^o copy located. 110 TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO. The undersigned, the minority of the committee appumted by you [Signed] Samuel Brannan Wm. H. Jones E. A. King J. B. Hute [52] CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS A Ijroadside, circulated February 23, according to the Alta of February 24, which contains a copy and a full account of the pro- ceedings. No copy located. Ill SUNDAY MORNING CLARION. San Francisco, March 9, 1851. No. 1. Published by Mortimer G. Smith. Editor and Proprietor. Herald, March 10, notices its appearance the day before. It was a four page paper without illustrations and sold for 25