Ryan, J. Satterlee, C. R. Saunders, J. Saunders, E. D. Sawyer, F. A. Sawyer, J. W. Scarborough, J. McM. Shafter, O. L. Shafter, George F. Sharp, W. H. Sharp, Sol. A. Sharpe, D. O. Shattuck, W. J. Shaw, L. Shearer, S. Shearer, W. W. Shepard, P. W. Shepheard, S. A. Sheppard, L. D. Simons, J. Simpson, R. Simson, E. W. F. Sloan, W. S. Smart, A. E. Smith, G. F. Smith, S. V. Smith, C. Spencer, E. Stanly, J. C. Stebbins, J. D. Stevenson, W. W. Stow, J. F. Swift, E. L. Sullivan, T. W. Sutherland, E. W. Taylor, L. Tevis, W. W. Theobalds, Alonzo Thomas, O. H. Thomas, R. Aug. Thompson, J. D. Thornton, H. I. Thornton, W. Thornton, W. H. Thorpe, F. Tilford, G. B. Tingley, R. Tobin, W. H. Tompkins, J. B. Townsend, F. P. Tracy, J. P. Treadwell, Frank Turk, J. Van Ness, A. G. Viard, J. H. Wade, Geo. Wallace, J. S. Wallis, G. H. Waller, R. C. Waller, B. F. Washington, J. V. Wattson, G. W. Waugh, F. H. Wells, H. J. Wells, W. R. Wheaton, A. Wheeler, George J. Whelan, A. C. Whitcomb, W. White, H. Wilkins, A. Williams, C. H. S. Williams, J. J. Williams, T. G. Williams, H. F. Willis, James Wilson, John Wilson, S. M. Wilson, S. L. Wilson, Tully R. Wise, I. J. Wistar, H. W. Woodyard, G. W. Worn, Gregory Yale, Wm. M. Zabriskie.

Physicians.-Geo. Aitchison, E. S. Aldrich, A. Alers, M. B. Angle, A. Atkinson, H. Austin, W. O. Ayers, C. Bachelder, C. Badarous, Wm. Bailey, H. S. Baldwin, J. Barbat, J. Barry, H. Behr, H. C. F. Behrens, T. Bennett, C. Bertody, L. A. Birdsall, W. Blankman, G. M. Bourne, A. J. Bowie, C. Bruns, C. J. Bryant, M. J. Burke, J. P. Bush, J. S. Calef, Wm. Carman, D. H. Carpenter, E. Celle, R. P. Chase, W. F. Clarke, B. B. Coit, R. B. Cole, Dr. Conroy, E. S. Cooper, J. J. Cushing, L. J. Czapkay, L. Dashields, H. V. Davidson, W. H. Davis, J. D. Demarest, E. H. Den, J. D'Oliveira, F. Downer, H. Dupierris, J. B. P. Dupuytren, G. Dupuy, J. N. Eckel, J. Edwards, G. Eidenmiller, S. F. Elliott, E. J. Enscoe, M. W. Fifer, H. Finegan, H. S. Gates, L. P. Gautier, V. Gelcich, S. R. Gerry, J. W. W. Gordon, H. M. Gray, Wm. A. Grover, J. B. Haggin, W. H. Hammond, B. F. Hardy, John Hastings, M. Herman, W. Hewer, W. Hewston, Jr., C. M. Hitchcock, F. A. Holman, L. Hyams, C. C. Hyde, J. T. Hyde, J. Kafka, H. D. Keeler, L. D. Lanszweert, T. M. Leavenworth, F. Loehr, J. P. Macauley, R. Mackintosh, G. H. Malech, R. P. Maxwell, F. Mayerhofer. C. McDonald, R. McMillan, J. M. McNulty, A. S. Merritt, F. Montague, J. M. Moreens, J. G. Morgan, Dr. Morin, J. Morison, J. G. Morse, H. S. Murphy, R. K. Nuttall, B. Ober, J. J. O'Dowd, E. H. Pardee, O. H. Petterson, D. C. Porter, C. Precht, C. H. Raymond, P. J. Reilly, J. Regensburger, D. G. Robinson, J. Rowell, A. F. Sawyer, J. M. Sharkey, B. A. Sheldon, D. L. D. Sheldon, E. R. Smilie, J. Simpson, W. A. Snyder, T. J. Sproet, E. Staub, J. D. B. Stillsman, Arthur B. Stout, R. Stuttmeister, H. Styles, L. Suckert, J. M. Tewksbury, M. R. Tewksbury, E. A. Theller, N. Thurston, S. M. Tibbits, H. H. Toland, H. Trouette, J. C. Tucker, J. W. Turnbull, J. Vanderbergh, G. M. Vanderschier, C. W. Wallace, O. P. Warren, E. White, J. P. Whitney, E. P. Wiersbicki, J. M. Williamson, G. W. Wooley, D. Worcester, E. S. E. Wuntsch, J. C. Young, F. Zeile.

XXVII.-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-STOCKTON.

San Joaquin County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Sacramento, east by Calaveras, south by Stanislaus and west by Alameda, Contra Costa and Sacramento.

Topography. The land in this county is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. There is a large amount of valuable swamp land, which, when reclaimed, will produce every variety of crops. Area of the county, one thousand four hundred and fifty-two square miles, of which four hundred and twenty miles are swamp, and the remainder upland. Number of acres inclosed, one hundred and eight thousand two hundred and thirty-three; under cultivation, seventy-two thousand seven hundred and forty-three. Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, forty-five miles, and from San Quentin, one hundred and thirty miles.

First Judicial District.-Hon. Charles M. Creaner, Judge District Court. Sessions, first Monday in January, April, August and December.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court and Court of Sessions: First Monday in February, second Monday in May and first Monday in October.

Eighth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. G. W. Dent; term expires January, 1861.

Members of Assembly.-Hons. G. C. Holman and T. Laspeyre.

Agricultural Products.-Wheat, 20,000 acres, 300,000 bushels; barley, 37,000 acres, 600,000 bushels; oats, 1,620 acres, 40,500 bushels; rye, 89 acres, 2,050 bushels; corn, 260 acres, 9,120 bushels; buckwheat, 45 acres, 900 bushels; peas, 100 acres, 1,800 bushels; beans, 75 acres, 2,625 bushels; potatoes, 425 acres, 25,000 bushels; sweet potatoes, 106 acres, 8,480 bushels; onions, 220 acres, 33,000 bushels; hay, 10,500 acres, 15,750 tuns; flax,

4 acres; tobacco, 2 acres; butter, 42,043 pounds; cheese, 28,000 pounds; eggs, 33,000 dozen; wool, 49,733 pounds; wine, 300 gallons.

Fruit Trees.-Apple, 14,582; peach, 28,000; pear, 2,240; plum, 736; cherry, 520; nectarine, 430; quince, 1,500; apricot, 820; fig, 650; aloes, 5; citron, 3; lemon, 4; orange, 16; olive, 18; pomegranate, 1,572; prunes, 13; persimmon, 12; pecan, 41; chirimoya, 20; almond, 200, and walnut, 60. Vines: Currant, 2,000; gooseberry, 3,050; raspberry, 500; strawberry, 4,500; grape-vines, 40,000.

Live Stock.-Horses: (American), 2,536; (Spanish, tame and wild), 3,073. Total number of horses, 5,609; mules, 1,754; asses, 57; cows (American), 7,048; calves (American), 6,010; stock and beef cattle, 17,188; oxen, 1,288; total number of cattle, 31,534; sheep, 18,085; goats, 4,080; hogs, 7,089; poultry, 18,746.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 8-steam, 6, water, 2; aggregate run of stone, 20. Cost of construction, $200,000. Saw mills, 3-steam, 2, water, 1; foundries, 1; tanneries, 5.

Ditches and Canals.-Number of canals, 2; length, 21 miles. Cost of construction, $100,000.

Artesian Well.-The artesian well in Stockton is 1,002 feet in depth. The water from this well rises 11 feet above the surface of the plain, and 9 feet above the established grade of the city. The temperature of the water as it issues from the well surface, is 77 degrees, the atmosphere being 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The quantity of water discharged is about 360,000 gallons per day.

Bridges and Ferries.-Bridges, 7; value, $50,000; ferries, 13; value, $25,000.

Insane Asylum.—This important State Institution* is located in the city of Stockton, upon an extensive and beautiful tract of land. The various buildings connected with the institution are in character with the important purposes to which they are dedicated.

Finances, May, 1858.-Funded debt, $52,336, interest 10 per cent.; floating debt, $36,000, interest, 10 per cent.; total, $88,336. Receipts from April 1, 1857, to March 31, 1858, $85,165 55; expenditures, for the same period, $85,129 38; assessed value of property, $4,891,250.

Attorneys.-Knight's Ferry: A. G. Stakes; Stockton: H. Amyx, A. C. Baine, S. A. Booker, T. T. Bouldin, O. L. Bridges, C. Campbell, J. B. Hall, R. B. Hall, H. T. Huggins, J. G. Jenkins, W. H. Lyons, M. Walthall.

Physicians.-Stockton: W. D. Aylett, E. B. Bateman, W. D. Cowan, C. C. Grattan, Thomas Kendall, Samuel Langdon, C. Norcom, R. K. Reid, Wm. M. Ryer, J. S. Skinner, G. A. Shurtleff, J. E. Tegart.

*For description, see p. 158.

Finances, May, 1858.-Funded debt, $240,000, interest 10 per cent.; cash in treasury, $5,000; actual debt, $235,000; receipts for the fiscal year, $22,000; expenditures, same period, $14,500.

XXVIII.-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-SAN LUIS OBISPO.

San Luis Obispo County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Monterey, east by Tulare, south by Santa Barbara and west by Pacific Ocean.

Topography.—This county is principally a grazing district, and in this respect it is unsurpassed. In area, it is estimated to contain about six hundred thousand acros, of which forty thousand are adapted to cultivation.

There is a limited quantity of timber, consisting of pine, oak, cottonwood, etc. Number of acres in cultivation, three thousand.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, three hundred and thirty-five miles; from Stockton, three hundred and thirty-five miles, and from San Quentin, two hundred and twenty-five miles.

Second Judicial District.-Hon. Joaquin Carrillo, Judge District Court. Sessions, second Monday in February, July and November.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court: Third Monday in February, July and November. Court of Sessions: First Monday in February, July and November. Probate Court: Fourth Monday in January, April, July and October.

Second Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. Romualdo Pacheco; term expires, January, 1860.

Member of Assembly.-Hon. Walter Murray.

Agricultural Products.-Wheat, 800 acres, 15,000 bushels; barley, 500 acres, 10,000 bushels; corn, potatoes and vegetables, 500 acres.

Fruit Trees, (1857).—Fruit trees of various kinds, 3,000; grape vines, 10,000. As yet but little fruit has been raised except grapes, which flourish well.

Live Stock.-Horses, 2,000; mules, 170; cattle, 4,000; sheep, 10,000; swine, 700; poultry, 1,000.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 3-water; saw mills, 1-water; capacity, 2,000 feet of lumber per day.

Mineral Resources.—Gold and silver abound in the eastern portion of the county.

Finances, June, 1858.-Floating debt, $9,423; receipts for fiscal year, $9,000; expenditures, same period, $10,000; total valuation of property, $466,870 50.

Attorneys.-San Luis Obispo: W. J. Graves, Walter Murray.

Physicians.-San Luis Obispo: Edward Albert, Thomas R. Thorp.

XXIX. - SAN MATEO COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-REDWOOD CITY.

San Mateo County, organized 1856. Boundaries: North by San Francisco and bay, east by the bay and Santa Clara. south by Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, and west by the Pacific.

Topography. This county was organized in 1856, from the southern portion of San Francisco County, and contains an area of one hundred and fifty-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-one acres, a large portion of which is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. Timber is abundant. Number of acres in cultivation, estimated at twenty thousand.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, one hundred and forty miles; from Stockton, one hundred and forty miles, and from San Quentin, forty miles.