Show FROM THE G 0 STATE lofts and ad comments from ako tko lie great tt Sa seaport yort SAN jan 70 1891 our destination is san F francisco ran cisco and it is our first trip wee westward for a day and a night after leaving the fair and fruitful valleys of our own favored utah Uta hour our train wheels us rapidly through a long section of country BO so wild so bleak eo fo barren yet withal posses ing a certain that never fur for a moment fails to claim our at attention and admiration on leaving ta grim and dangerous dan looking berrar serrac Ser rac ar which bich are climbed then hen then punctured very I 1 often at an elevation of seven thousand u level we descend into a of country far in appearance to that we had been passing through for the last twenty four hours the towering mountains ith their rucky rocky jadeed and precipitous eides sides devoid of all semblance bem blance of giving place to rolling bills and undulating valleys vallOY 8 trees and shrubbery are in ab abundance nuance the foliage of which has a ude density liBity and freshness truly remarkable considering that thid the pliable month of oi january evidences of civilization appear too oa ou every hand 1 in various a rio usuna MB the handiwork of man wan is maile made manifest naan iffet neat and find comfor comfortable t carefully cultivated farms firms and orchards wide fields for gr gazing zing purposes greet the eye along the entire route we are now in the sacramento valley at length the city cf of sacramento is reached reache d the favored capital of a favored state here wo we at stop twenty five minutes tor for breakfast an and orthen then proceed on our way we are agrenot not long in reaching the tho little town ot of benicia where for the first time wo we net get a glimpse of the broad pacific suddenly and by na ug quite unnoticed for a ame our entire train is run onto a mammoth ferryboat which after a few minutes wait Is is put in motion molion towards oakland at oakland which by b the way wily is a duiet and an I 1 healthy healthful uptown town and a pol popular u lir place of residence tor for many of san Francis cos merchants and working people we leave the train for one of the regular passenger boats boals plying between oakland and san francisco from the tile j upper deck we could see san francisco r in tha the distance with her long j rows of 0 warehouses waie ale houses and stores her shipping and her tier steeples the passage across the bay is short abort but pleasant ibe 1 he box breeze is delightful and refreshing I 1 recollections of our experience on st it I 1 former eca voyage prompt ua us how 1 ever to leave the boat as eoon soon as opportunity affords without any re erets grets we e are willing at any time to forego the pleasures piea of a sail sall for the lean least desirable mode of travel on land N AO 0 fooner does the boat touch the landing place andis made secure than we make our way into the station and out again on the other side to find tree free in the streets of san the ile city ct of which we had heard and read to be much ofir first move of course Is to to I 1 secure desirable quarters during our stay which bich is accomplished without any all Y trouble roua and the few flays days follow I 1 IRK ng find d us leisurely i surely taking observations and gathering Ra items of information san francisco is the metropolis and financial centie of ot the pacific slope like many olour of our american cities particularly those of the west sho she has had a rapid and remarkable growth with an admirable situation on land an extensive sea front a lovely climate and the surrounding country yielding ell abundantly bun dantly of the good things w 1 taga the banh rth ehe has bad every opportunity to become great and everl from rom appearances pe arances es she 6 he ha not neglected lioce opportunities today to day she lays layo claim to a population in round numbers of lour four hundred thousand bat but like all great cities san fran city of extremes she has her bright aldeane side and her dark side balth AVealt il and poverty virtue and vice rood good and bad all exist within her confines the filst fil u st et thing to take the attention 01 91 the he stranger in a large city is I 1 8 y the streets the streets streeta of 0 san Francisc odare many of various lengths and wid widths the ana bud run full regular gular re and irregular an and d for or the part are paved in those parts of he the city w hero the better of 01 and business honnes lound found the tile streets are evenly and sub paved and present a and nu celal appearance gas light lije way vong them by the bu busiest noisiest nois iest most crowded thoroughfare 1 barket and I 1 1 I a business street it is on either I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 sr W I 1 I 1 16 alone along KB its entire length bide side by side dry gooda goods anil and grocery sto stores r wholesale h 0 le eale and retail book bok stores tores fc hotels ea III 6 restaurants W et the ste steady ady moving throng of people the continuous stream ot of vehicles of every description the constant hum bum of t the 11 I 1 r ce ilia numerous branch pouring into it their people and carriages carri aces reminds us somewhat of broadas Bro aday new now york or argyle ditre street e t of glaslgow Gla ngow 0 oa a market arci aret located the baldwin one of the leading theamer the aier alers and that costly and magnificent cent hostelry the palace hotel to of the principle journals ho lie chronicle and examiner examine r are p published on oil this street at the end of the street which opens out on the bay are situated the terries where a awl bat it galling ferry terry boat with all the tile m modern 0 dern improvements can be taken for half a bozen different points across san francico francieco bay bringing into close communication with bacri other the tile meet distant portions of tho tile city Is a splendid system of 0 I 1 street streetcar car lines operated by cable and boree power A cheap way of traveling it ie is too if a person is a posted as to tho tile location of the defler ent transfer stations r tat ions ho he can just about male ale the circuit of the whole city ell y on a single five fire cent tare fare all places of any interest can cap be reached by means of t he ilia street car if there ia Is anything that san fran cisco prides herself in it ia is her parks public 1 graudens grard cna ens and cemeteries w which bich are leveral ce ve veral and to fail to pay them then a visit would bo be to miss one of the most and entertaining features of cf the city they are tastefully ill I 1 ay laid out and we well I 1 I 1 cultivated and decorated deco raed the wants of the theatre goor goer have been amply pro provided aided vided for here ho lie can find a wide field eld ia in which to display his taste A dozen theatres theartres the atres with a beating seating capacity of over are running nightly everything from the most extravagant of musical and farcical absurdities to the most refined and clashed in opera and drama can be seen at moderate prices those who are religiously lowly inclined need not suffer for san francisco lias has many beautiful and commodious church edi edifices flees I 1 in 1 I which are ex expressed from sa sabbath to sabbath by learned and eloquent preachers the views and sent sentiments imenes of the pi ev ailing creeds she is also well supplied with public schools and other public institutions the school buildings alone number come seventy odd with a enrollment of over forty thousand pupils and presided over by eight hundred and fifty teachers one of the chief attractions of san F francisco ran cisco and one that never fails to make a good impression on the stranger is golden gate park it is one of the finest and we believe the largest park we me ever saw it cov covers era one thousand ard fifteen acres of groundland ground and ia situated in one of the meat beautiful and delightful suburban parts of the city the numerous walks and drives the endless varieties of trees and shrubs and plants and flowers the moss more covered mounds and grassy play grounds the miniature lakes full of various kinds of aquatic birds ards the many man y conservatories conserva tories and arbors a and other ot her retreats together with many other comforts and conveniences too numerous to mention make it a veritable paradise in order to eee see the park at its best you must visit it on certain Fer tain day days those days when the fashion the fhe wealth and the beauty of san francisco are out for an airing either a saturday afternoon or a sunday afternoon eon would do for your visit t the th a gathering on the former day would be much smaller but decidedly more ar aristocratic risto cratic than that on the latter along the tile drives carriage after carriage ri a ge roll ly y containing splendidly dressed ladies thousands throng the walks looking happy and cou contented tente dand and all arrayed ia in their best beat attire from the cockleshell cockle shell shaped music aland vou bear strains of sweet music discoursed by a band of talented musicians sic ians and from the play grounds come the shouts and laughter of romping children overall the eun sun in its s splendor lienda shines it ia is indeed a magnificent eight one not to be forgotten g atlen it ia is no not to 0 be presumed that we can refer refe r to all I 1 I 1 the prominent features of san francisco in a single communication ni to do anything like justice to san francisco and ita its many attractions would require several letters we have only referred to a few thin things ga as they have presented themselves to U us 9 at this time T Y S |