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continued.
Yesterday I visited the Presidio, the
barracks and fortifications guarding tho
dolden Gate, where I met Sergeant Frank
Judson who has spent six months in the
Philippines -and four months at tho Pre
sidio since leaving Alliance. Ho secured
a forty-eight hour furlough and proceeded
to make my stay in San Francisco the
most interesting. Military authorities,
who have made a study of tho world's
fortifications, assert that the works, guns,
etc., about the Golden Gate constitute the
mo?t impregnable fortress on tho globe,
and the greater part has been completed
by Uncle Sam since the Hispano-Amori-can
scuQlo.
I was surprised indeed to be informed
that Gibraltar is not to be considered as a
strongly fortified point in comparison with
our stronghold which stands as the guard
ian of San Francisco. It is a matter fo?
Belf-congratulation to be a citizen of a
country that stands second to none among
the nations. Our commercialism has
captured the old world. When military
operations demand that a bridge be thrown
across a river in Sou thAfricn, Lord Roberts
sent the. specifications to England demand
ing hat such a , bridge bo constructed
at once. Tho British authorities adver
tised for bids. An American, a repre
sentative of the Iron and Steel Works of
Pittsburgh, happened to be in London at
the time, and cabled the specifications to
Pittsburgh for a bid; The mathematicians
of the company sat up all night, figured
the cost of the bridge completed and rest
ing upon its piers in South Africa, and
cabled tho bid to London the day follow
ing, and secured the contract. The near
est English, French or German com
petitor demanded six months to set the
bridge in place after it should arrive on
the ground, while the American firm
agreed to build the bridge, transport it to
1 South Africa, haul it more than fifty miles
inland, erect it so that the troops might
move over within three months after the
contract should be awarded. The mani
festation of such energy on the part of
Americans created a new era in European
thought.
The battleship Oregon, the pride of
America, is now in San Francisco. Built
at the Union Iron Works in this city, she
seems to be proud of her strength, and
has chosen tho place of her birth as her
favorite stopping-place. She has orders
now to proceed to Oriental waters as flag
ship for Asiatic squadron. Her departure
next Tuesd y will call to the wharf a
multitude to wish the colossal battle-ship
God-speed across the Pacific.
Today I visited Oakland and Berkley,
the latter citv being the seat of the Uni
versity of California which is second in
enrollment in the United Slates. One of
its buildings is said to have cost a half a
million dollars. TIere X witnessed a
game of foot-ball between elevens from
the high schools of Oakland and Berkley,
the game to decide the championship for
this section of the Pacific coast. After a
helter-skelter scrimmage in the mud, en
couraged by deafening cheers from the
grand stands, the game was won by the
the home team.
No tourist will leave the city without
first visiting the Golden Gate Park and
Cliff House. The park is, much larger
than the Central Park of New York City,
and if my memory serves me correctly,
this park is superior to its eastern com
petitor in several features. The Aviary
and Museum of the Golden Gate Park are
well worth a week's visit. A book might
be written on the wonders observed here,
hence I should not even enumerate them.
Whatever is forgotten, Cliff House and
Seal Rocks will linger on the scroll of
memory.
I was particularly fortunate in having
visited the Cliff House on what mariners
say was the roughest day of the year on
the sea. The waves, driven by a roaring
driving sea, dashed against seal rocks and
leaping high in the air, fell in foam and
spray upon the topmost rocks, which were
covered with bellowing, howling seals
maddened by the wild breakers. No pic
ture can do justice to the scene as canvas
cannot catch up the characteristic swish
and rumble of the ocean and add to it the
noise poured forth by tho enraged seals.
On that day two schooners were wrecked
by the high seas. I saw one of them. It
was driven upon the rocks. Looking far
out at sea, I could discern large sailing
craft tugging at their anchors, unwilling to
make the Golden Gate in the jaw of such a
gale. Well might they fear, haying sails
only, but steam craft find the Gate easy to
enter regardless of what the ocean is doing,
I might add here that the seals on seal
island are protected by law as their
bellowing serves as a warning to seamen
during high seas, at which times the
bellowing of a pack of fox hounds is tamu
compared with their uncultured clamor.
The Maker of all bad a purpose in His
every creatiou. No one can commune
with the ocean, try to unlock its screts
without becoming batter acquainted with
the Ocean-Maker, the Go3 of the Bible.
" They that go down to tin a in ships,
that do business in waters.
These tee the works of tho Lord, and
His'wonders in the deep.
For he commandeth, and ralseth the
stormy wind, which liftqth up the wav
thereof.
They mount up to the haven, they go
down again to the depths, their soul is
melted because of trout! s.
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dmnken man and are at their wit's end,"
Psalm 107:23-27.
Observo Longfellow's impression? as he
gazed upon the sea:
"Ah! what pleasant visions haunt mo
As I gaze upon tho seal '
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.
Till my soul is full of longing , '
For the secret of the sea,
And tho heart of tho great ocean,
Sends a thrilling pulsefthrough mo.'"
Mighty and mysterious as the ocean is,
there is much in addition to stagger thought
as it struggles to comprehend tho vast.
In the Golden Gate Park, is a section of
the remarkable California tree, the se
quoia gigantea, which measured 308 feet
in height, ninety-six feet in circumference
at the base, its bark two feet thick, and its
ago estimated at 370 years.
If the age estimated bo correct that
monster of tho vegetable family Avas an
infant when Joshua marched around Jeri
cho. San Francisco, the third commercial
city In the tJnited States, has to its credit
the following facts:
' ' y SANFRANGISCO
Has one of the best harbors iu tho world,
Has no financial indebtedness.
Has a population of 300,000.
Has the largest mint in the world,
Has nine savings banks, with resources
aggregating $138,508,835.81.
Has seventeen commercial banks, with
resources aggregating $87,074,810.75,
Manufacturing output for 1901 Was
$125,000,000.
Capital owns and controls most of the
Pacific coast mines.
Built tho Wisconsin, the fastest battle
ship afloat.
Is the natural shipping point for the
Hawaiian and Philippine Islands and
Oriental ports. v
Has the most complete street-car system.
Imports for 1900, $3g,ooo,ooo.
Exports for 1900, $37,000.
Has 185 clear days each year.
Has 104 partly cloudy days each year.
Has 76 cloudy days each year.
Has a temperature which only varies 10
degrees between seasons.
Has the largest horse in the world.
His name is "Sampson," and can be seen
on the streets in a buggy built for his
special use. Weighs over one ton; length,
o feet; height, 82 inches,
Flour exports during 1901 were over
1,000,000 barrels.
Stock and bond sales for 1901, transact
ed by S. F. Stock and Bond Exchange
were $25,314,000.
Is tho greatest shipbuilding port on the
shores of tho Pacific Ocean. ,
Imports of cement for 1901, 290,152
barrels. ,
Imports of Rice for 1901, 30,000,000
pounds. ,
Imports of Coffee for' 1901, 395,487
bags.
Irrfports of sugar for 1901, 600,000
pounds.
Ranks first in the world in ' the use of
telephones, having one 'phone for every
sixteen inhabitants. ,
Is the western gateway for American
commerce.
Exports" by sea during 1901 were over
$40,000.
Branch mint coined during 1901 over
870,000,000.
The following laconic items of interest
regarding California may be of value to
the student of today:
' CALIFORNIA
Has produced $1,500,000,000 in gold,
which exceeds one-third the production of
the world.
Has the highest peak in the United
Alliance Bowling Alley,
W. S. RIDGELL, Prop rietor.
um& bust GyMvori & "Kemsl, Csaw.es axv&,Ees
Appointed Amusement Place in the West,
and Invite All to Call. Ladies
Especially Invited.
Bowling, Billiards and Pool.
CIGARS, TOBACCOS AND
SOFT DRINKS.
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States Mount Whitney, Inyo county,
being 15,046 feet.
Has the highest town in tho United
States Bodio. Mono county, being 9,000
feet abovo tho sea level.
Has the lowest point in tho United
States Death Valley, Jnyo county, being
300 feet bolow tho sea level.
Has greater wealth, per capita, than
any other State.
Has tho largest tree in tho world "Gen
eral Grant," in Tularo county, being tog
foet in circumference. .
Has tho tallest trco in tho world "Key
stone," in Calaveras county, being 365 feet
high.
Has 2,000 oil producing wells.
Has a world renowned reputation for
Lfino blooded last horses.
Has a coast lino of 900 miles, with nu
merous good harbors.
Has twice tho barley Crop of any5 other
Stato and oaofourlh of all that is pro
duced. . ' .
Has tho richest educational institution
in the world tho Loland Stanford, Jr.,
University, endowed with $30,000,000.
Has a topographical situation which will
duplicate all the climates and all tho pro
ducts of all tho other states combined,
Has a larger honey production than any
other State.
Ha3 a reputation of being tho only fasin
producing State in tho Union.
Has the largest irrigation canals in the
United States, located in Fresno, Kern,
and Tulare counties,
Has adopted, by common consent,- as
floral emblem of .the state tho California
poppy or eschscholtzia.
Has a greater variety of fish than any
other locality known, over 150 species be
ing reported in Monterey Bay.
Has over 3,000 artesian wells.
Has the record of having tho first beet
sugar factory in the United States, at Alva
rado, Alameda county.
Has produced the first pig tin in tho
United States, from tho Tcmescal mines
San Diego county.
Has the largest ferry boat in tho world,
"The Solano," used for transporting
trains across Carquincz Strait, between
Benicia and Port Costa.
Has a population of 1,800,000.
Has a larger beet sugar production than
any other state.
Has an enormous petroleum output, and
will probably shortly lead all the other
states.
Has the largest farm 'in the United
States.
Has a larger production of walnuts than
any other state, and a better quality.
TIIK LARGEST MINT IN THE WORLD
Is located in this city. Through the
hands of its chief weigher, has gone all the
money coined during the past twenty
five years, an amount aggregating over
nine hundred million dollars and not a
solitary piece of money has gone astray.
Ho now handles over 600,000 daily, or
rather $1,200,000. Jor he delivers bullion
to the cashier in the morning and receives
it back coined during the day. Counting
is done by weighting, but the little coins
are both counted and weighed. A device
is iu operation by which 10,000 separate
coins can be counted in three minutes,
thus making it possible to count the vast
output. There are now in the vaults of
the mint over fifty million silver dollars
in canvas sacks, each sack containing
$1,000. This vast fortune is guarded by
seventeen men, twelve serving ht nighW
and five in the day time, A system of
electric alarms have been installed so that
all may be called instantly to one point
should some desperado attempt to feather
his nest with Uncle Sam's glittering coin,
which is laid aside for a rainy day.
Since its establishment in 1854, tho
mint has coined over $1,300,000,000.00, of
which about $1,100,000,000 was in gold
and about $200,000,000 in silver.
Admission to the mint is free, the Secre
tary of tho Treasurer having provided
conductors to guide visitors through the
mint from 9:00 to 11:30 a, m. daily except
Sunday. About 30,000 persons visit the
mint anually.
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lowest ever offered in the same qual
ity of goods.
Owing to the lateness of the season
and the enormous stock of Ladies and
Children's Cloaks we have on hand,
we quote you these prices.
Cloaks.
Ladies Black
Kersey, io-inch, heavy d!Q
ind satin-faced, for vO.y)
satin-lined and
Black and Tan Kersey, nicely trimmed,
for
Castor Brown and Black Kersey 27-inch
Coat, sdtccn-lined, velvet-trimmed,
Black Castgr and Brown 45-inch coat, a
bargain for S13.50; we sell at
ig-inch Coats that sold for 7.50 and
10.00 last fall; now
Childrcns' Jackets for Si. 75.
We have a full lino of Monte Carlo and all lutest
novelties in Cloaks at very reasonable prices.
Don't fail to see our
line before you buy..
Caiico d Percale.
Best American Print Calico, 5c
per yard.
Percale, you generally pay ,12
l-2c for, we sell for 10c.
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5-&5
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9-95
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Ladies' Welts, military heel, heavy sole
shoe, worth 3.50, now
Ladies Genuine- Hand Turned Shoe,
flexible sole, selling at 3.50, for
Ladies Fine Shoes, beveled sole, mili
tary heel, selling at 2.50, now
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Having decided to close out the entire line of
shoes, ( wo quote ' you prices that will sct you
thinking.
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Children's School Shoes, 8 to 27 sell
ing at 1.50 and x.75, now for
Infants Shoes, 1 to 4, 19c. "
1.19
While in town, don't fail to call on
us. We will save you from 10 to
20 per cent on Fall Dry Goods.
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