Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-22
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SAN FnANolsco, Nov. 20, '67.

SAN FRANolsoo, Nov. 20, '67.
DEAR News: Sojourning in this metro
politan city for a day or two, have
dumped at a conclusion" (not 10 tho
sense of jumping a claim exactly to
scribble a brief epistle to the Neyadaus.
There are numerous things to be seen
in this u%nhallowed city of sharps-espc-
cially on a rainy day. Muddy streets
and short dresses cause to be revealed
the walking apparatus Of fair pedestri-
ans in such o manner as to cause ne,cly
married people to think: "Oh, pshaW,
that's nothing-see better at home every
day." Well, well, l don't try 10 write
an elegy (LEG) on street scenes to-day
it's too damp; l al read n better.
Pluvius, or some other puddle god,
has been having it all his own way to-
day, reigning supreme, without let or
hindrance, and sprinkling many a walker
with captious showers, in confirmation
of fealty to his gloomy majesty, and all
the other mythical p~otentates have dark
ened their brows in anger ut this display
of q little brief authority.
Tho town is full of uew-fledged and
old dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, all on
oui rire to know who is to bear OIL the
new Senatorial toga from the Legislative
halls next month. All of this wing OF
public blunderers-(don't make n p Tor
the first letter in the last word)-are as
smiling as u promising young alligator,
with tho prospect Of q feast ON Ham, or
one of his descendants; and they sing
as sweetly Us u cart-wheel, unsoiled by
lard or lubricating oil, for they gaze
with longing eyes and watering mouths
upon tho public crib at the Capital, az
which they all expect to "gormand'ze'
| during the rainy season.
But the "Ropubs" are as glum rs q
poor bruin with his paws frozen,
no other visible means of support and
their laugh is like the signing OF a
| washoe zephyr; and as for singing, they
don't do it-they are moultng. The
| reereators of this city are determined on
having o magnificent public park for
the benefit of everybody and their chill.
dreu, especially of the rising generation.
And as I have an idea that may be,
might consent, upon the earnest solicit
| tation of the Mayor and other prominent
| citizens of this thriving little burg, to
| become an influential member Of this
city. l shall take a deep interest, rs all
| husbands should, in the advancement of
this work. The committee on outside
lands submitted last night, at the meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors, II dia-
gram of grounds selected by them, and
favored the adoption Of a resolution re-
serving the same for q public park. The
plot contains 1000 acres, and lies be-
tween Fulton street, on the east, and
the Pacific Ocean, on the west, south OF
the Masonic Cemetery-out among the
sand-hills /; q delightful spot, when we
monied men Of Frisco make it so. |
didn't ask my friend, the Mayor, why
he didn't 90 any farther west but |
suppose it is on account of the Pacific
Ocean being in the way.
In company with my friend, VIM. B.
Lake, advertising agent for nearly all
the papers on the coast and q I rustler'
who, by the way, is an old Ncvadan OF
the true blue ~stamp-who hates a rebel
as IN imp does an altar, l visited the
| North American Steamship Company's
magnificent new steamship Oregonian,
now lying at Mission street wharf, TAX
| ing in provisions and coal, and the last
finishing touches in the way of putting
down new carpets, ETC., preparatory to
taking her leave Of San Francisco next
Monday for her first trip to Panama, ms
the first ship in the new line just estab-
lished by this enterprising company.
To say this ship is magnificent, is but to
very feebly express my idea of her
| beauty. She is of beautiful model
| sharp at the bow, and all her lines are
as nicely drawn Us any that ever helped
make the fame Of Donald Mckay. She
is g~orgeously finished throughout, and
all her furniture, bedding, dishes, etc.,
are new, and she is as clean rs q parlor
and us sweet as an orchard in blossom
ing time. Her state rooms are large and
airy, and so arranged as to be all outside
rooms-a peculiar and very agreeable
advantage over most other steamships.
| Leading out of her lower first cabin sa-
loon are ten splendid family rooms, each
containing q double and single berth
and q sofa ; and q family having one Of
these can allow their children free access
to the adjoining saloon, without fear Of
accident-unless they should happen to
tumble up stairs into the dining saloon.
In the second cabin the passengers
| have we'll ventilated, comfortable state
| rooms as private as the best first cabin
quarters, and altogether she is truly a
| splendid ship. And having been built
to buffet the V on that stormy path
leading from San Francisco to Oregon,
| she is equal to any emergency that
may arise $1,000 tons). Her comman-
der, Captain Joseph Sutton, has been
long and most f~avorably known to the
travelling public, and his reputation
among nautical men as q careful and
competent officer, and among passen-
| gers as an attentive and accommodating
gentleman, is second to no officer who
is known to the navigatory people of
this coast. Her Purser is m old Ne
vadan, Leslie G. Hanks, Esq, and it
don't need any word from me to let
your readers know that he is as he
should be. If my advice is worth any
thing-and my WJfe says it is worth all
it will bring-I would say to my friends
in Silver Land if you are going East,
| patronize the North American Steam
ship Company; and if you have freight
to 60 either way, give it to the N. A.
Co., for they are deserving public pat
ronage, and will give you passage or
freight at fifty per cent. less than the
old line.
More anon. NEPTUNE.
An IRISH "WAKE" n "GRAyE !"