Passengers at the Port of San Francisco: 1800s

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SS Golden Gate

Arrive San Francisco

January 9, 1852
SS Golden Gate
Captain Patterson
From Panama

Passage

Alta California, Saturday Morning, January 10, 1852

The new and magnificent steamship Golden Gate C.P. Patterson, Esq., commander, astonished our community last night by her unexpected arrival, after the quickest run from Panama that has ever been made. She left Panama on the night of the 27th ult. At 11 o’clock, and brings the large U.S. mail which left New York on the 11th of December, together with the largest number of passengers ever brought to this port in one vessel, among whom are seventy ladies and fifty children. But of this mass of human beings, we have but one death to record; the ethers, through the watchfulness and skill of her Surgeon, Doctor Holmes, will land to-day free from sickness.

The Golden Gate has thus made the passage from Panama to San Francisco, including stoppages at Acapulco, San Diego and Monterey, in less than thirteen days, and her passengers, many of whom left New York on the evening of the 11th ult. Are in this city after a passage of only twenty-nine days from port to port. This is the quickest trip yet made. Her run down to Panama was made in 12 days and 1 hour.

Alta California, January 12

SPEED OF THE GOLDEN GATE.-As this splendid ship has already earned a very distinguished reputation for speed, an account of her performances from this port and back, will no doubt be read with interest. The minutes are exact, having been furnished through the politeness of Mr. R.B. Macy, her Purser.

The Golden Gate, belonging to the Pacific Mail Company, left San Francisco on the 5th of December at 10 o'clock A.M., and has made the voyage in thirty-five days and fifteen hours to and from Panama, during which time she remained at the latter port nine days and eighteen hours; at Acapulco one day and sixteen hours; at San Diego three hours; and at Monterey two hours, making the running time twenty-four days. In this twenty-four days she has run 6,800 miles, averaging 283-1/2 miles per day, or about 11-5.6 miles per hour. With the exception of 48 hours she had to content against strong head winds. Her passage to Panama was performed in twelve days and one hour running time, and her passengers, treasure and mails were at Chagres and embarked on board the Cherokee with fifteen days from San Francisco. Should the same despatch be accomplished on the Atlantic side, they would reach New York in less than twenty-four days from port to port.

Her passengers and mails by this trip left New York on the 11th of December, and have thus been a little more than twenty-nine days coming through This trip from Panama to San Francisco has been performed in 11 days and 23 hours running time the quickest ever made. When the mails can be sent through without the almost necessary detentions at Havana and on the Isthmus, we shall be able to make the trip in such vessels as the Golden Gate in less than twenty-two days. The mails cause invariable a delay of from four to six days. Which evil, when remedied, will give universal satisfaction, and place us nearer our Atlantic friends.

Cargo

Her cargo included a supply of books, which were offered by Burgess, Gilbert & Still, Portsmouth Square on January 12: Arms and Obstacles by James; Fortune Teller of St. Avoye by Eugene Sue; Feraly Manor by Miss McKenzie Daniel; Life in New York, In and Out Doors: 45 illustrations; Ellen, or the Wanton's Revenge; Harry Burnham by Buckingham; Celestine by the Author of Herwentwater ( ); Percival Keene by Captain Marryait; Mysteries of New Orleans by Ned Buntline; 1500 assorted Plays; Sixteen Months at the Gold Diggings by Daniel B. Woods; Rifle Rangers by Capt. Mayne Reid Illustrated; Kossath, his Life and Speeches. Also, Longon Art Union Journal; London Lancet; Hunt’s Merchant’s Magazine; Knickerbocker; Eclectic Review; Whig Review; Edinburgh Quarterly; Blackwood for December. Together with French, Spanish, English, and American papers. For sale wholesale and retail.

Passengers

Adair, James
Adams, Mr.
Alexander, J. M.
Allen, O.
Alten, G. N.
Altice, W.P. (Letter missing before "A")
Ames, L.
Anderson, J.
Andol, J.
Andol, R.
Andrews, L.
Arenon, L.F.
Armstrong,
Armstrong, Miss
Armstrong, Mrs.
Arnold, W.
Arpent, J.
Asher, J.
Austin, A. C.
Austin, E. H.
Babcock, E. R.
Bacon, J. A.
Bad, P.
Bado, N.
Bailey, F. P.
Bailey, J. N.
Baker, Mrs.
Balch, S.
Ballison, S.
Barker, M.C.
Barnwell, W.W.
Barton, J.
Bates, C.
Bayley, E.
Beach, H.D.
Beck, Jeffry
Bedall, Rubin and lady
Belcher, T.
Bell, S.
Bell, W.H.
Bergen, J.
Berrifield,
Berry, O.H.
Bess, G.S.
Betty, G.
Bilden, M.
Birdsall, S.H.
Black, John
Black, T.
Blaidlock, D.
Blood, A.G.
Bloom, J.
Bloom, Mrs.
Boice, M.S.
Boice, W.M.
Bolahio, L.
Booth, E. and lady
Borel, J.
Borel, M.
Bothus, A.
Bower, C.
Bowles, R.
Bowman, W.
Boyer, W.
Boyley, D.
Bradford, W.
Brahinson, W.
Brannon, Captain, lady and two children
Brewster, G.P.
Bridges, G.
Briscall, J.
Bristol, C.
Bristol, J.
Brown, E.
Brown, G.W.
Brown, G.W.H.
Brown, H.R.
Brown, J.W.
Brown, John
Brown, Mr.
Brown, N.
Browning, A.
Bryant, Judge
Bryson, J.
Buck, O.O.
Buckland, M.
Bude, F.D.
Bullard, B.D.
Bullard, J.E.
Bungarden,
Burch, S.D.
Burk, A.A.
Burke, Mrs.
Burnett, T.
Burrage, N.
Burt, H. (Butt )
Busby, H.
Buskirk, G.
Cable, W.
Cake, H.H.
Cake, W.M.
Campbell, D.W.
Canney, Dennis
Carlyle, G.
Carpenter, G.
Carter, P. and lady
Caulkins, E.
Chambers, J.H.
Chapman, H.
Chapman, J.
Chapman, W.J.
Chase, A.N.
Chase, J.
Chase, Mrs.
Cheeney, F.
Cherevoy, E.B.
Clapp, J.S.
Clark, E.M.
Clark, J.
Clavendy, G.A.
Cluch, D. (Couch )
Cluney, R.
Coates, J.
Coates, T.J.
Cobb, C.J.
Coffin, A.
Cole, P.
Comstock, Mr.
Conger, J.W.
Connor, E. and lady
Corey, Miss
Corey, Mrs. and child
Corey, O.
Corey, S.
Cowan, J.
Cowan, J.R.
Cowan, O.
Cowan, S.D.
Cowan, T.
Crittenden, , lady, six children and two servants
Crocker, C.
Crocker, Mrs.
Crocklin, T.
Crockllin, C.
Crosby, J.E.
Cummings, A.
Cummings, Miss
Cummings, T. and lady
Cunningham, H.
Cushman, M.
Cusick, J.
Dalter, A.R.
Dalton, J.
Dannisgeam, J. (Dannigeam )
Davidson, D.
Davidson, Mrs.
Davis, D.
Davis, E.
Davis, H.E.
Davis, H.G.
Davis, P.
Day, H.
Deming, E.
Devo, J.
Dexter, A.
Dickey, J.
Dickson, J.
Dingee, J.
Dixon, A.
Dixon, D.
Dixon, J.A.
Dixon, P.
Dobbs, D.
Dodge, J.
Doherty, G.
Doherty, W.
Douce, A.
Douglass, H.
Doyle, R.
Drake,
Dubois, W.A.
Dudley, C.S.
Dudley, J.C.
Dudley, M.S.
Dudley, Mrs. and child
Duff, J.
Duffy, P.
Dunning, Thomas
Dutton, J.W.
Eacres,
Eagan, A.
Eaton, G.
Eaton, H.
Eccles, J.M.
Eccles, J.M. (two are listed)
Eccles, M.P.
Eders, Mrs. and children
Edwards, A.
Edwards, W.
Elder, Mrs.
Elmore, D.P.
Ely, Mrs. E.
Emory, J.B.
Evans, D.
Evans, E.
Evans, W.
Eveleth, A.
Ewing, J.
Eyre, J.
Faibother, F.M.
Falls, P.
Farington, J.
Feener, B.
Fenner, D.
Fetters, Mr.
Fetters, Mr.
Fields, R. and lady
Filey, Jon
Finn, J.
Fisher,
Fisher, J.
Fisk, H.M.
Fitzgerald, D.
Fitzgerald, M.
Fitzgerald, W.
Fitzgerlad, L.
Flaherty, M.
Flanders, D.
Fleming, J.
Fleming, Mr. Farinolli and lady
Flint, J.
Floyd, S.
Flysan, W.
Fort, J.A.
Fox, J.
Franklin, S.C.
Frease, H.H.
Free, H.
Fricke, F.
Frisbee, W.
Frye, J.
Fuller, A.
Furguson, J.
Gaillane, P.
Galagher, J. (Gallagher )
Gallagher, L.
Galley, O.
Gardner, W.
Gaylord, G.
Genin, R.
George, A.
Gibson, C.M.
Gihon, Mrs. and two children
Gilfillan, J.
Gladden, Mr., lady and family
Glover, J.E.
Goodhart, J.
Goodwin, A.A.
Gordon, R.
Gost, M.
Gould, F.
Gould, John
Green, J.A.
Greenhouse, R.
Gregg, D.
Gritzenger, L.F.
Gronrry, G.G. (note letters missing between "n" and "rry")
Groves, D.
H, Joan (Last name H v - cannot read)
Haggin, Eliza (Mrs. James Ben Ali Haggin), child and servant.
Hale, M.
Hall, L.E.
Hall, W.
Hammond, J.C.
Hanson, C.
Harper, Mrs.
Harris, H.S.
Harris, Mrs., child and servant
Harris, W.H.
Hart, and family
Hart, C.
Hart, C. (two listed)
Hasbarn, B.W.
Haskell, J.L.
Haskell, Mrs.
Haskett, Baron J.C. (or Baron J.O. Haskett )
Haskins, E.M. and two children
Haskins, J.
Hastings,
Hastings, C.S.
Hatch, G.
Hatfield,
Hawkins, E.
Hawley, O.F.
Hayes, G.
Hayes, John
Haynes, G.W.
Henderson, J.
Henro, W.
Henry, Mr. and lady
Hervy,
Hewle, A.
Hicks,
Hill, E.N.
Hill, J.A.
Hills, F.W.
Hirst, E.P.
Hitchcock, A.H.
Hitton, J.
Hoff, O.B.
Holcroft, J.
Holman, J.
Holmes, H.
Hope, R.
Hope, W.
Hopkins, H.H.
Horne, M.
Horst, S.
Horton, J.
Hose, D. (Huse )
Hosmer, M.
Houghton, A.M.
Houghton, S.
Housten, P.
Howes, A.F.
Howes, H.
Hubbard, A.M.
Hubbard, J.C.
Hubbard, W.B.
Hughes, D.
Hughes, J.
Hunnewell, H.
Hunters, L.
Huscomb, J.
Hush, J.R.
Hustin, W.H.
Hutton, J.
Hutton, W.B.
Hyatt, J.G.
Hyatt, Miss
Hyatt, Mrs.
Inthe, J.W.
Ivons, A.E.
Jackson, J.D.
Jackson, John
James, J.
James, R.
Je-iso-, A.
Jenkin, J.F.
Johnson, A.
Johnson, C.C.
Johnson, D.A.
Johnson, G.G.
Johnson, J.R.
Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson, T.R.
Johnson, W.R.
Jollett, C.
Jones, A.
Jones, C.
Jones, E.
Jones, J.W.
Jones, John
Jones, W.
Josephi, C.
Josephi, C.
Karney, C.
Kelsey, J.M.
Kennedy, A.
Kennedy, J.
Kennedy, J.
Kents, Mrs. M.Y.
Keon, F.
Kimball, W. (Rasmussen questions Kimbatl)
Kinney, A.H.
Knapp, F.
Koffman, J.
Kopp, M.
Krauth, Mr., lady and family
Laird, P.B.
Laird, R.B.
Laird, T.D.
Langley, J.
Langmade, A.
Lapsely, J.
Lapsely, R.
Larks, S. (Parks )
Law, R.S.
Lawless, J.
Lawrence H.
Lawton, G.T.
Lawton, T.A.
Layford, James
Leaf, Dr.
Leavitt, W.F.
Leech, C.
Leonard, J.T.
Leonard, Mrs. and child
Lewis, F.
Lewis, S.
Libby, Miss.
Lindsey, J.M.
Lipper, N.
Lloyd, S.G.
Lock, G.S.
Lomoie, C.
Longley, J.P.
Lovejoy, C.
Ludlum, T.E.
Lullam, Mrs.
Maloy, F.
Mansfield, J.
Mansfield, W.
Marais, A.
Martin, A.
Martin, H.M.
Martin, Mrs..
Mason, B.S.
Matthews, R.
Maurey, I., lady and two children
May, B.
Mayfield, W.
McCartin, N.
McChurson, R.S.
McClary, Miss
McClintock, G.
McCluskey, T.
McClyman, A.J.
McCrary, W.F.
McCue, C.
McDonald, A.
McElwiel, J.V.
McFarland, F.A.
McFarlon, H.
McGuire, J. and lady
McGuire, Miss
McHenry,
McHenry, Judge and two ladies
McKane, J.C.
McKay,
McKenzie, Mr.
McKenzie, Mrs.
McLaughlin, Dr.
McMahon,
McMahon, and two sisters
Meigs, J.
Meigs, T.
Mellet, J.M.
Merrill, E.
Merriman, E.H.
Merriman, J.H.
Merritt, E.W.
Metcalf, Mrs. and child
Middlebrook, U.V.
Miller,
Miller, and lady
Miller, D.
Miller, D.
Miller, W.H.
Mitchell, J.
Monroe, J.
Montague, E.J.
Mooney, E.
Mooney, H.R.
Mooney, J.N.
Moonny, B.
Moore, G.W.
Moore, J.
Moran, H.F. (Morane -- letter may be missing between "n" and "e")
Moran, J.H.
Mord, L.
Morgan, E.
Morgan, E.
Morrell, A.
Morrell, A.P.
Morrell, B.
Morrell, H.D. (Rasmussen questions "Moorcel," but that seems unlikely: this passenger was listed near A. Morrell)
Morrison, R.F.
Murphy, J.
Murphy, J.
Murray, John
Myers, C.
Nail, R.H.
Nash, J.
Nash, Mrs. and servant
Naylor, J.C.
Naylor, N.C.
Nellis, G.
Nelson, W.
Newman, B.
Newman, P.
Newton, H.N.
Nicholson, J.
Noble, J., lady and child
Norton, J.H.
Nuttrass, J. (Nattrass )
Nye, T.
O Neil, G.
Ormsby, A.D.
Ostrander, J.W.
Owens, G.
Owens, W.B.
Pa et, lady and child (name is impossible to read)
Parker, E.
Parker, G.
Parker, J.
Parker, J.M.
Parsley, J.R.
Pass, F.H.
Pass, W.
Patrick, B.
Patterson, G.W.
Patterson, J.
Pearson, J.
Pearson, S.H.
Pease, J.
Penney, D.
Perkins,
Perkins, W.
Perry, C. (Persy )
Phillips, W.B.
Pierre, D.
Pope, A.J.
Potters, J.
Powell, and three servants
Powell, D.
Praters, J.
Praters, J.B.
Puci, J. (Letters missing between "P" and "uci" and after "uci")
Ransom, E.
---rch , C.
Redding, L.
Redmond, W.W.
Redn, J.
Reese, D.
Reone, D.
Rhodes, J.M.
Rhodes, John
Rhodes, S.
Rhye, S.M.
Rice, N.
Rice, Mr.
Rice, Mrs. and child
Rider, W. and two friends
Riders, E.B.
Ridge, C. (Rider )
Ridnor, M.
Right, W.
Riley, A.
Riley, B.
Riley, P.H.
Robb, J.S.
Robbins, E.
Roberts, J.O.
Robertson, J.
Robertson, J.
Robertson, W. (Roberston )
Robinson, J.
Robinson, M.
Robinson, W.
Rodgers, James
Root, C.M.
Root, R. (difficult to read)
Rosburgh, John
Roy, J.P.
Runt, A. (Rand )
Russell, C.
Russell, P.W.
Russell, W.J.C.
Rutherford, J.S.
Rye, John
Sands, A.
Sargeant, C.
Sanders, Lewis (father to Eliza Haggin, above. They were sailing from New Orleans to join her husband, James Ben Ali Haggin, in Sacramento, where he was an attorney)
Saxten, E.D.
Schumato, A. (Schumate )
Scott, H.
Scott, J.
Scoville, R.
Scytt, E.
Seely, D.A.
Selack, R.
Sellacs, Mrs. and child
Sena, P.
Shadlock, G.A.
Shand, A.
Shartswood, D.
Shatlow, D.
Shelton, V.B.
Sheny, G.M.
Shilton, A.J.
Show, J.
Shrive, J.
Siles, C. (Letter missing between "i" and "l")
Singer, M.
Smart, Mrs.
Smith, I.
Smith, J.
Smith, J.B.
Smith, J.H.
Smith, Mrs., three children and servant

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Smith, N.
Smith, P.
Smith, T.
Smith, W.
Smith, W.
Snyder, H.
Sonburne, J.C.
Soule, P. (Scale )
Spear, J.N.
Spencer,
Spencer, I.
Spencer, J.
Springer, J.
Squalls, W.
Stafford, R.
Stanton, B.
Stanton, E.A. (Letter between "a" and "t" difficult to read)
Stanton, J.A.
Stanton, W.P.
Steele, E.R.
Steele, J.S.
Steffins, L.
Stephens, O.
Stewart, F.
Stewart, J.
Stiles, A.L.
Stiles, L.G.
Stincen, M.
Stott, J.
Stratton, F.
Strong, F.
Sturges, E.O.
Sturges, W.
Sutton, J.
Suvr, J. (Letters missing between "u" and "v" and "v" and "r")
Talbot, R.
Tallant, Besse
Tallant, Mrs.
Taylor, A.E.
Taylor, J.
Taylor, J.
Taylor, M.
Taylor, Miss E.
Taylor, W.
Teale, Louis
Thatcher, J.
Thompson, A.
Thompson, A. (Rasmussen questions Thympson)
Thompson, Mrs. and two ladies
Thompson, O. B.
Thowberg, J.
Tilton, H. L.
Timore, T.
Todd, O.
Toners, Mr.
Toutiate, J.
Towers, O.
Towle, Mrs.
Towman, H. L.
Trask, J. M.
Trask, R. E.
Tuttle,
Tuttle, Mr.
Underwood, A.
Underwood, N.
Upson, L.
Upson, W.
Upton, F.A.
Valentine, A.
Van Slyke, D.S.
Van Stoven, A.
VanDruff, S.
VanPelt,
Vaugh, J.C.
Viconey, T.
Wade, A.M.
Wade, C.D.
Wade, P.S.
Wadleigh, B.P.
Walis, T.
Wallace, J.M.
Wallace, Mrs. and two children
Wallace, W.
Walverd, G.
Ward, J.
Warden,
Warren, J. E.
Watson, J.
Watson, Mr.
Watts, F.
Weekly, J.
Welsh,
West, S.
Wheeler, D.E.
White, C.F.
White, H.
Whiting, W.
Whitmore, J.
Whitney, C. S., lady and family
Whitney, J.
Whitney, N. P.
Whittemore, A.
Widmer, J.
Widmer, Miss
Wilcox, Mrs.
Wilkes, Miss M.
William, G.
Williams, D.D.
Williams, J.
Williams, John
Williams, L.
Williams, William
Willis, Charles
Willkins, J.
Wilmot, D.E.
Wilmot, R.
Wilson, A.
Wilson, B.
Wilson, E.
Wilson, G.
Wilson, J.
Wilson, John
Wilson, W.
Wise, D.
Witt, W. H.
W--mot, A.
Wolfe, J.
Wombler, G.
Wood, F.
Wood, R. C.
Woodbick, P.
Wool, George
Woolsin, W. C.
Wooster, Mrs.
Wooster, W. W.
Worth, W. E.
Wright, J. M.
Wyman, D. C.
Yale, T.
Yancay, J.W. (Letter between "Y" and "n" unreadable - may be different spelling)
Young, P.S.