Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-04-14
SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
at CORRESPONDENT VISITS AND TALKS WITH THE ARAB
GIANT, ~ COMPANY WITH OCR ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
at II CORRESPONDENT VISITS AND TALKS WITH THE ARAB
GIANT, IL COMPANY WITH OCR AssOcIATE EDITOR.
SAS FRANCIscO, April, lsGo.
] hive '"mctliu@ tO tell vOur readers about the
Arab Giant Learning that wac correspondent
ut your popular sheet he tranHmitteda bret note If
invitation. requesting me- to call AT his residence
IN the same communication lac took occasion t. state
he had heard that one Of the editors of the NurN-
rus nrMOlnAr was in town, and he minated that
II would afford him pleasure il | could induce vuur
editorial associate To- accompany mo- After much
difficulty, succeeded in trailing YOUR cadmior to
the Bank Exchange. located in a prominent sitia.
tion "n Montgomery street. Trailng him ul,rul,tlv
from hts aS,U'Idtcs, who we're malniy connected with
the CuStura ll"u>" of this poIt, ] proceeded il h.,
company I" the place designated :he residence of
thc t;ant. His III 90. Of abode is ,l,iun the Mission
road. On the outskirts Of the city. Sayrit, primitive.
and height TIA" Temporary Residence If Til. In
man monster Is not Nuil!iy 81 especial notice. Its
sides aud roolng are COMPOSED IF heavy canvass,
aud 10y tour erect Iolt>. We should Judge
irin a casual Inspection that this Residence. en-
brI"'l anaira ri some twenty four square irct, aud
lowered adit som" twenty live or twenty six feet
TIL. Gnturc consisted >ulry 1T II modest bunk
stretching the cntir" length! Of "n side, und huge,
table occupy ing the ccntcr Of the building. Upon
reaching the strange structure, ! gave iul ih e loud
shout. \ deep, "uI'ral voice trum thin -ihaI'!ed
'hr cau-" Ut >ucli oIIt-crv. | responded thar !
Wa> the intelligence gathering and truthful CORES
+" ulrnt IT the Mot Nr>IN DkNOCgAr. "Thcn CuInr
III 80 rcs;'"nlrI l lruLnt of the canvas cnnStruc-
ii n. Mys.lt and friend Immediately proceeded 10
enter. \ few common laceS passed between tIs,
l!ircnt Ia establish AN intimacy. But must first
Il : iihc the appearance at my present host. MIR.
Al CArihD is IN height just twenty three feet and
eleven inches. HIS glrth, upon due uIensuI cIncnt,
i ii>t sixteen feet. His hands are three feet und
one nch in lrngth. The evening "t our visit being
quite warm. his entire garnlture consisted If l0O>'
robe, manufactured from ih"Skn ii camel. had
scarcely time Ia compile my survey ut this noun
tam 0f iir> wien Two Vrhirr$, itI,IHrahtly hptYt
laden, halted IN font Of our tenement IN little
time two athletic men ancrrrinunlou>ly cnictrd,
hcarin. hug" basket, that afterwards discovered
contained III" trS;"r meal ut the Giant. The tabi,
sum covered with vIaudS. nf various kinds. !
,oli tot -t"pt" I"iucuirlac, aud shall simply state
that among the 'unh u."ut> ] was struck with the
az, -'didtc' Il u m"dii.I. >Ind uA, which had bcri
h,u'""utH whole. "tum4c, gentlemen Of III" Pts.
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