The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
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fOm toe N- ! iftSohe. Ride to the Presidio-Dinners in California
 Pueblo san Jose Fremoht.
 SAN FRASclsco, June :. Iet9
 Come; my friend, let us rse this pleasant taofn- ing To the "PresIdlo "-I told II rivals the ride 10 Fort Hamilton. Welt will see-over ihis hull and through the vailsy along the beach. How lovely yoader field. bespangled ~ith flowers oi varoas hae the gosien tukp, inc purple arkspur the blue, veivei-iike lilly. ssd the wild liIzr, how they perfume The air; and those little daisies, how tlmIdiy they look ont from tae tufts ef green. See yonder drove of cattle, how ht and sleek they look
 live hundred ot ihem--and sect hat bandit looking fellow ith his scarlet scrape floating the wi,; what noble horse he rides; Anw gracefully he hols his lssso-6e is gaIIoping tONard us-oO, e IS eoi- ieciing the scattered drove. Here are the ruias of the PresId.o:" tbe old adobe walls are erumblins down. How are the mighty fallen !. The former glory has passed away. Behosd, greater Is here The Stars and Stripes now hest here, and the guns aud bsyonets of Uncle Sam ghsien m the snn. Let us ascend yondsF knoll and look out on the broad PseIhe-iisteh 10 the of tse surf and The dash of the breakers Is II not part Of Natures organ! her never cessing music And The birds waGbiing in the valley Do they not pprfa6m another partl
 Over in that valley between those hills is rhe old Mission. Silence reigns there now. The old Pasire has passed away !. The sound Of the vesper bell TO longer steals upon the ear. The vineyards are broken down, and the herds not to be found.
 Let us return. Ho Pinto; why cush those lus- cioas strawberries Stop, 1 must gather some Hog fine they are. Is everything here so ike an E3enl No, there is no Paradise on earth. The northwest wind iS chilling, and se have Ii every day. The g-bank IS coming up, and thsf noble ship will not get into port anill another aay.
 What the view have from this hia Here Is the xres, Metropolis et the pscihc-hcases-srnts sheds--shsnsles-aad open ar. As lar as the eve reach \. E. and :. l.. spreads the noble bay aTa al anrE .ftO&1 f..ra mia side, are as fine ships ever eIeavsd the waves See those beautiful clippers, the Grey Eagle and the Grey Hound. The former made the voyage around '" the Horn " in TIT d4ys There is the beautiful craft " Col Fremont how graceful ste looks with her clsan. tapeTing sp1rs. Here we are at he beach and our ride $ over
 T. is dinner time; perhaps YOU might be interested to know what the dishes upon ay frisbd'S table Well, fine salmon from Ccianbia River, HighlAnd mutton tpreserved) from Seotiaad roast beet nalive production, fruit, pudding; The fruit from the Siaies;' orange preserves; the oranges from China Ca peculiar kind Of raii) and cranberry preserves, the crahberries from Oregon. You see wlIat pox . erfsi magnet gold s- IL has attracted every :axnry that can be named.
 June l4--Is have just returned from Pueblo San Jose, &t the head nt The Bay. sode the dissAnee from there. 60 miles, in sls hoats oa horseback. ' Ihetes not n this wife world valley 90 sweet' as the vale from Dalores 10 Santa Clara and SAh Soee, piatb peft-ctty irsS', sEtrted on one sae by [" Los Monies Brunos." protecting its deIl- cate howery gems from the rude winds of old Ocean by San Frs"e'sco Bay anthe opposite shore of which rise the hs which separate II from The Valley oi San Joaquin.
 fWs,, there is grassy plain for miles, dotted a, long intervals with trees; next the same level plain, eovvrd for miles witt wild oats, iaterspeIsed now wiih venerable oaks, rvsIIng tor park-sike beauty The grounds of kings and hobl-s.
 Que ot tAe adres of St John Mission. on the opposite side oi The Bay, planted a handful oI mus iard seed, some e0 years ago, and It no~ gsUas denseiy over many acres ot the pain the seed being scattered by the Tree winds
 In The PAny days ef the Missions, this vast plain was literally covered wih io~ing herd. and droves oi sheep, and cattle aRa horses. the latter being oi'en stain 10 lessen their nqmbefs. Al San Jose ] the native CahoFnisns much mose nam-s ous ihAh tse American. The ieast-cay of the psirOn saint Joseph) occurred while l remained there. A grand pfoeess'oR was hAd,he image (Jnse) earned ! m miniature temple, iesiooned with hoxers. silk nass nylng, drums beating. guns fnng, rockets { whlZrIng. &e.
 l Cet Fremont arrived q few days since. He looks exceedingly wei after endufiRg such excessive hardshiPs on ihe way. He vii. laost probably. he elected the hst Governor of The Stais of California
 expect 10 stat for the Placer n two days. t-fe- lore, when wri,e-sgain expect shall have seen SC the elephant" AdIos. yLn sAeuaF A.a Il.