The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft (Volume 18)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVII. LOCAL ANNALS OF THE NORTH. 1841-1845. Population Of The North And Of California--Monterey District-- Events At The Capital--Military Items--Prefecture--Municipal Affairs--List Of Ranchos--San Carlos--San Luis Obispo--A New Pueblo--Sale Of Ex-mission Property--San Miuuel--San Antonio --Soledad--San Juan De Castro--Santa Cruz--Villa I>e BranciForte--San Francisco District--Population--Events--Pueblo MatTers--Sub-prefecture--Military--Growth Of Verba Be En A--New Custom-house--Land Grants In The North--Mission Dolores--San Rafael--Solano--Pueblo Of Sonoma--Ross And Bodega--New HelVetia--San Jose Mission--Padres Muro, Gutierrez, And Quijas-- Santa Clara--Padre Mercado--Pueblo Of San Jose. Northern California, or the two districts of Monterey and San Francisco, forming the territorial basis of this chapter, may be regarded as having had a population of 3,550 gente de razon in 1845, besides nearly 400 foreigners, newly arrived and unsettled, or at least beyond the reach of Mexican registers, and about 1,300 ex-mission Indians, besides nearly as many more scattered in and near the settlements and ranchos not nominally or wholly relapsed into barbarism. Combining these figures with those of the preceding chapter-- 3,350 de razon and 1,880 Indians-- we have for the population of California at the end of the period 6,900 gente de razon and 3,180 Indians, with a nearly equal surplus as explained above. The foreign population has been given elsewhere as 680, of which number I suppose that somewhat less than half should be included in the figures given above. The.Monterey district gained in population, by estimate, for there are no contemporary padrones except at Santa Cruz, from 1,600 in 1830 to 1,950 in 1845, this number being made up of 750 in town--or n...