I. State tax of per cent. on $200,000,000 worth of real and personal property, II. Poll tax of $5 each on 50,000 inhabitants, III. Miners' tax of $20 per month on 25,000 foreign miners, which may net $1,000,000.00 250,000.00 250,000.00 25,000.00 $1,525,000.00 Whole amount of annual expenses of State government, including interest on 700,000.00 $825,000.00 Balance remaining in the Treasury after deducting entire expenses of State government, Places. Benicia, Post-Offices and Postmasters in California. Special Post-Office Agent for California, R. T. P. ALLEN. Names. C. H. Hayden, J. J. Little, Colloma, Los Angelos, Salls Creek, T. W. Hope, Andrew Randall, J. D. Powers, The first mails despatched to California left New York the 2d of October, 1848, and were sent by way of Cape Horn. The subsequent mails have been sent by the Isthmus of Panama. The first mail was contained in a single bag. The one on the 23d of June, 1850, filled 160 bags. The cost of the mail service to and in California is as follows:Contract Laws Line, New York to Chagres, per annum, Aspinwall's, Panama to San Francisco, Mail agents, and freight of mails over the Isthmus, $290,000 190,000 20,000 $500,000 These contracts were authorized by Congress, and made for ten years, for semi-monthly service on the east, and monthly on the west. The contracts made for interior service in California by the special agent are as follows: San Francisco to Sacramento, . $14,000 San Francisco to Monterey, Charges of postage between any points in California and Oregon, 124 cents, and to any other place in the United States, 40 cents. Population. From the best data, the emigration since January 1st, 1849, up to July 1st, 1850, The remaining population up to this date, Americans and foreigners, is, Natives and residents before January 1st, 1849, 15,000 Americans, up to date, 60,000 Foreigners, up to date, 28,000 103,000 Lat. 36° 38' N. Long. 121° Meteorological Table for Monterey, California. W. Alt. of Bar. above the level of the Pacific, 140 feet. 1849 1850. July, Sept., Oct., Nov., By A. Randall. Therm. Detached. Sun- 9 3 9 Daily Mean. Rain. quan'y. Barometer. Therm. Attached. 3 9 Sun- 9 3 9 rise. A. M. P. M. P. M. rise. A.M. P. M. P.M. 29.995 29.984 29.956 29.929 58.3 62 6 63.6 61.0 52.0 61.0 71.0 60.0 62.0 August, 29.991 29.968 29.907 29.917 54.9 60.4 65.8 61.5 50.0 56.0 69.0 55.0 59.9 29.981 29.958 29.952 29.972 54.9 59.2 62.6 59.5 51.8 57.4 66.0 57.0 60.0 29.979 29.975 29.981 29.971 56.8 59.0 64.1 60.7 51.0 58.0 69.0 56.0 60.5 30.077 30.072 30.103 30.106 57.1 58.2 61.6 60.848.0 55.0 62.0 53.0 56.5 0.62 Dec., 29.996 29.951 29.973 29.982 52.1 53.1 57.6 58.2 43.0 50.0 61.0 45.0 53.2 3.45 Jan., 29.989 30.052 29.724 29.798 51.0 53.4 57.7 55.0 40.0 50.0 61.0 46.0 51.6 2.95 Feb., 30.075 30.108 30.100 30.107 46.6 55.3 58.0 49.241.5 50.5 65.0 45.6 47.7 2.00 March, 30.076 30.740 30.018 30.043 38.8 52.8 52.8 50.0 April, 29.971 29.987 30.039 30.004 53.1 56.6 60.9 56.5 May, 29.978 29.976 29.991 29.984 54.3 57.1 60.3 56.1 June, 29.824 29.815 29.833 29.836 54.6 58.2 61.0 58.7 42.0 51.0 62.0 46.847.2 4.22 Slight earthquake at 8 A. M. on the 10th of July. At 9 P. M. on the 18th of August, very quick flashes of lightning. Foggy every evening through the month of September. Light rain on the 7th and 30th of October. Frost on the 24th of November; rained 10 days during the month. Rained 11 days in December, and violent storm on the 17th; heavy frost on the 4th and 29th. Rained 10 days during January; hail-storm on the 22d. 12th of February, at 3 P. M., thermometer 1220 in the sun; 6 rainy days; hail storms on the 21st, 25th, 26th, and 27th. 9 days' rain in March. 2 days' rain in April. The general flowering-time of fruit-trees along the coast is the middle of March, peaches generally taking the lead, but the interval between them and the pear and apple being less marked than in the States. XXXII. OREGON TERRITORY. JOHN P. GAINES, of Oregon City, Governor and Superintend Term expires. Salary. XXXIII. MINESOTA TERRITORY. THIS Territory was organized by act of Congress of March 3, 1849, a full abstract of which act, containing boundaries, constitution, &c., is found in the Almanac for 1850, p. 145. The Territory of Minesota embraces an area of 150,000 square miles, and by the census taken in June, 1849, there were about 4,500 free white male inhabitants in the Territory. 66 2,000 Attorney, Fees. Marshal, Fees. XXXIV. UTAH TERRITORY. For the act establishing a territorial government in Utah, see post, Abstracts of Public Laws, No. 23. XXXV. NEW MEXICO TERRITORY. FOR the act establishing the territorial government of New Mexico, see post, Abstracts of Public Laws, No. 25. By this act it will be seen that the territorial officers are not to be appointed until the law establishing the territorial government takes effect. XXXVI. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE District of Columbia is under the immediate government of Congress. The city of Washington became the seat of the government of the United States in 1800, and it is the residence of the President, and the other chief executive officers of the national government. By an act of Congress, in 1846, which was subsequently accepted by the people of Alexandria, the city and county of Alexandria were retroceded to the State of Virginia, andt he District is now confined to the Maryland side of the Potomac. |