Passengers at the Port of San Francisco: 1800s

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SS Orizaba

Arrive San Francisco

July 31, 1863
Orizaba
Captain E. S. Farnsworth
From Panama

Passage

Arrival of the Steamer Orizaba

The steamer Orizaba arrived this morning, from Panama. The following are her memoranda and pasenger list:

Memoranda

The steamer Orizaba, Capt. Farnsworth, left Panama July 14th, 4;20 P.M.; July 21stk, 11:30 A.M., arrived at Acapulco, received U. S. Mails, fresh supplies and left same day; passed steamer St. Louis 40 miles south of Acapulco, bound to Panama; arrived at San Francisco July 30th, 10:30 A.M. Left at Panama U. S. Steamer St. Mary's; at Acapulco, Narrangansett and ship Golden Rule, of Boston, with coal to P.M.S.S. Co. and U.S. steamer Saginaw.

Cargo

1679 frks butter, 25 cs tobacco, 10 pkgs cochineal, 1904 pkgs mdse.

Passengers

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