Cathy: Not sure what prompted you to post this.... but as a Native San Franciscan who had family in The City at that time, THANK YOU. Lauren On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:31 PM, <CYLGowdy@aol.com> wrote: > The Daily Transcript > Sacramento, California > Friday, October 4, 1850 > > ITEMS FROM SAN FRANCISCO - The work of planking the principal > thoroughfares of San Francisco progresses rapidly. Clay street is > nearly finished. The work is going on in Montgomery, Washington, > Kearney and Sacramento streets. The boring of the Artesian Wells is > still going on in the Plaza. The burnt district is rapidly being built > over. We were somewhat surprised at the small size and the general > character of many of the houses put up. It seems as if the merchants > have calculated the chances, and many of them are so building their > stores that they can afford to have them burned down once in so long a > time. We understand, however, that the Bella Union is to be re-built > of brick. The Parker House, one story of which only has for a long > time been standing, is now erected and has the roof on. Workmen have > resumed their labor on the large brick building at the North East > corner of Kearney and Clay. The grading is gong on in nearly all the > streets, and substantial plank conduits to lead off the water that > will fall during the rainy season, are being constructed in many of > the streets. Wharfs are rapidly shooting out into the Bay, lined on > each side with massive store houses; and on the whole, San Francisco > bears evident marks of being a great metropolis. > ______________________________________ > > A big "THANK YOU" to all of you that give so generously of your time > volunteering for the Society. > --------------------------------- > Visit our website http://www.maringensoc.org -- we have just re-vamped > the entire site and moved to a new server to ensure a better experience for > you. > > ============================= > Have you visited the new website and not been able to access the Members > Only area? Check with Esther Mott to ensure your dues are up to date! If > you are not current in your dues, you are no longer a member until you renew > your membership. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINGENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >