Ships & Steamboats Of San Francisco 1860-1861.

Here is a list of steamboats and ships, that were coming and going out of the port of San Francisco, there isn’t a lot of information on these ships, but what I found interesting was the amount of money they carried. Those who had a ancestor who own a ship may find this list helpful. And for those of you who have the name of the ship but have no idea what she was doing may also find this list helpful.
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July 1860.

1. Steamer Sonora, treasure $1,071,732.03.

2. Steamer Golden Age, treasure $1,078,883.02.

3. Steamer Sonora arrived port.

4. Treasure shipment by steamer John L. Stephens $876,256.61.

August 1860.

1. Treasure shipped per steamer Uncle Sam, $1,030,553.18.

2. Schooner Caroline E. Foote, sailed carrying the convalescent Japanese to their home land.

3. Yacht race between the Marin, Heenan and Pomeroy, won by the former.

4. Treasure shipment per steamer Sonora, $871,260.68.

5. The Golden Age, sailed with treasure amounting to $1,287,657.89.

September 1860.

1. The steam Engine Imported for Monumental, Fire company No. 6., arrived per steamer John L. Stephens. The first apparatus of that kind brought to California.

2. Treasure shipment per steamer John L. Stephens, $1,009,158.36.

3. Steamer Uncle Sam, sailed with $1,148,487.34.

October 1860.

1. Steamer Sonora sailed with $995,495.10.

2. Steamer Golden Age arrived, having in tow the steamer John L. Stephens, disabled below Acapnleo.

3. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $1,353,939.

4. Steamer Grenada stranded on the beach about 600 yards south of Fort Point. The vessel was a total loss, machinery and furniture saved.

5. The wreck of the Grenada sold for $9,400.6. Steamer Cortez sailed with $1,022,550.05.

November 1860.

1. Steamer Uncle Sam sailed with $1,188,071.43.

2. Steamer Sonora sailed with $923,419.67.

3. Two men drown off the schooner Eliza P. Adams.

4. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $1,216,213.68.

5. Yacht race between the Mermaid and the Restless for $500, closely contested and won by the latter.

December 1860.

1. Steamer Uncle Sam sailed with $1,455,915.58.

2. Steamer Sonora departed with $1,467,119.42.

January 1861.

1. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $1,255,029.77.

The Bulletin reports Treasure for the year, $41,325,916.28.

2. Steamer Cortes sailed with $1,446,936.77.

3. Steamer Uncle Sam sailed with $1,062,675.02.

4. Captain Richard S. Whiting a master in the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company died suddenly.

February 1861.

1. Steamer California sailed with $1,084,673.03.

2. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $825,358.

3. Steamer St. Louis sailed with $914,624.35.

4. Shipment of bullion by steamer Cortez, $792,647.96.

March 1861.

1. Golden Gate sailed with $957,099.31.

2. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $1,112,847.74.

April 1861.

1. Steamer St. Louis sailed with $852,086.92.

2. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $826,789.85.

3. Ship Syren, with a full cargo of grain, Ect., in beating out of harbor struck upon Mile Rock and was compelled to return discharge cargo and repair hull.

May 1861.

1. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $485,465.99.

2. The ship Sea Nymph,, with a cargo of immense value from New York, wrecked at Point Reyes. The ship and cargo afterwards sold for account of underwriters and bought by Benjamin and Associates for $9,700, who by the advantage of a long spell of fine weather, succeeded in saving almost ever thing out of the vessel, thereby realizing an enormous gain.

3. Steamer Sonora sailed with $424,791.11.

4. Steamer St. Louis sailed with $696,563.08.

June 1861.

1. Steamer Orizaba sailed with $1,174,936.08.

2. Steamer Golden Age sailed with $953,203.10.

3. H. B. M. Corvette Tartar 20 guns arrived from Victoria.

4. Steamer Sonora sailed with $1, 345,372.71.

5. H. B. M. Corvette Tartar sailed for Panama with $125,000.