The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-08-06

to hair, and tho instant it is drawn taut,
plants his feet firmly for the shock and
throws his body forward. The hull is |
A" brought up" with such force as to throw
him of his legs. He lies stunned amoment,
and then, rising heavily, makes another
charge. But by this .ime the second vaquerc
has thrown lariat around one of his hind
legs, and thus checked on both sides, he is
dragged off to slaughter. The plaza is re-
filled as quickly as it was emptied, and the
course of business resumed. About twelve
o'clock, wind begins to blow from the north
west, sweeping with most violence through
gap between The hills, opening towards the
Golden Gate. The bells and gcngs begin
to sound for dinner, and these two causes
tend 10 lessen the crowd in the streets for an
hour or two. Two o'clock is the usual din
ncr-tmc for business men, but some Of the
old and successful merchants have adopted
the fashionable hour Of five. Where shall
we dine to-day the restaurants display their
signs invitingly on all sides; we have choice
of the United States, I ortoni's, the Alham-
bra, and many other equally classic resorts,
! but Dcmonico's, like its distinguished origin
al in New York, has the highest prices and
the greatest variety of dishes. We 90 down
KcarEey street to Il two.story wooden house
on the corner of jackson. The lower story
is a market; the walls are garnished with
beef and mutton; huge pile of Sandwich
Island squashcs fills one corner, and several
cabbage-heads, valued at 50 each, show
themselves in the window. We enter a lit
tie door at the end Of the building, ascend a
dark, narrow flight of steps and find our
selves in long low room, with ceiling and
walls of white muslin and n floor covered
with oil-cloth. With but moderate appe-
tite, the dinner will cost one So, if he is at
all epicurean in his tastes. There arc cries
of steward " from all parts of the room
the word waiter" is not considered sutli-
ccntly respectful, seeing that the waiter may
have been LAWYER or merchants clerk n
few months before The dishes look very
small as they are placed on the table, but
they are skllfully cooked and very palatablo
to men that have ridden in from the dggings
The appetite one acquires in California i:
something remarkable. For two months af.
ter my arrival. my sensations were like
those of famished wolf.
In the matter of dining, the tastes of al
nations can be grati6ed here. There arc
French restaurants on the plaza and on Du
: pont street an extensive German establish
mcnt on Pacific street the Fonda Pcru0nd
+, the Italian Confectionery and three Chi
= ncse houses, denoted by their long three
cornercd flags Of yellow silk. The latter
E are much frequented by Americans on &c
count Of their excellent cookery, and the
c fact that meals are 81 each, without rcgarc
to quantity, Kong Sung's house is near III,
Y wateri Whang- longs in Sacramento street
0 and Tong-Ling's in jackson street. Their,
the grave Cclestials serve up their chow-chov
and curry, besides many genuine Engisl
= dishes; their tea and coffee cannot be sur.
+ passed.
The afternoon is less noisy and active thar
the forenoon. Merchants keep within door:
and the gamblingrooms are crowded witt
persons who step in to escape the wind an,
dust. The sky takes a cold grey cast, an,
the hills over the bay are barely visible il
, the dense. dusty air. Now and then a watch
er, who has been stationed on the hill abov
Fort Montgomery, comes down and report
an inward bound vessel, which occasions
little excitement among the boa,men an,
the merchants who are awaiting consign
=, ments. Towards sunset, the plaza is nearl
deserted the wind is merciless in lis force
and heavy overcoat is not found unpleas
antly warm. As it grows dark, there is
Il lull, though occasional gusts blow down til
y, hill and carry the dnst of the city over anon
- the shipping.
- The appearance of San Francisco at nigh
D., from the water, is unlike anything | ever be
:. held. The houses are mostly of canvas
4 which is made transparent by .he lamp
- within, and transforms them in the darkness
to dwellings Of solid light, Seated on til
. slopes of its three hills, the tents pitched 4
=. mong the chapparal to the very SUBMITS,
=, CLEANS like an amphtheatre of fire. Her
. and there shine out brilliant points, from til
,r decoy-lamps Of the gaming houses; an
through the indistinct murmur of the street
,r comes by fits, the sound of music fom thei
,r hot and precincts The picture has somC
N thing in it unreal aud fantastic it impressc
e one like the cities of TIE magic Lantern
which motion Of the hand can build or Al
rt initiate
The only objects left for US TO visit ar
c. the gaming.tables, whose day has just lairl
rs dawned. We need not wander far in scare
is of one. Denison's Exchange, the Parke
u House, and Eldorado stand side by side
IN cross the way are the Verandah and Aguil
&c dc Orc; higher up the plaza the St, Charl,
a AMI Bella Union while dozens of second
a. rate establishments are scattered through III
c. less frequcnted streets. The greatest crow
X is about the Edorado I'VE find it difficult /
j. effect an entrance, There are about eigl
ir tables in the room, all of which are thronge,
r copper-hued Kanakas, Mexicans rolled
II their sarapes and Pcruyians thrust throug
j, their ponchos stand shoulder TO shouldC
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