Diary_Journal_of_a_Passenger_0042

the Harbour [harbor] widens as you enter
and facing the city it is about
30 Miles wide. On Thursday the 9th
as we come [came] oposite [opposite] the city one
of our passengers died. We lost
four in all, this man was buried
on Shore. There is a great quantity
of Shipping in the harbour [harbor] and
the Majority of them will remain
here for good as it is impossible
to get Sailors to man them they
offer one thousand dollars to a man
for the run round [around] the horn but
it wont do, Sailers [sailors] get from
150 to 200 dollars per Month here
running up the Sacramento
River, the City of San Francisco