, 1868-09-11
Sam Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANcIsoo, August q, lS(

citv waiting for the next steamer for New YORK.
a norton of my time has been very proftably
spentin visit 10 the Mechanics Industrial Fair,
some account of which l will give yon: The
building is about two hundred feet by three
hundred and 6fty it has several rooms, the
principal of which has gallery on all sides.
It is decorated with about 6fty flags of the diff
ferent nations, and Willis Brass Band is in at
attendance, to add its musical charms to the
entertainment. The fair has been opened at an
expense of about forty thousand dollars Its
daily receipts during the first few days were
three or four thousand dollars, but they have
fallen off gradually, the novelty has lessened,
till now, the twentieth day, they are thirteen or
fourteen hundred. Enough, however, has been
realized to pay the expense of opening it and its
daily expenses, which are three hundred dollars.
Prominent among the exhibitions are the cocoons
of the silk worm. The silk worm has but lately
been introduced into the State, yet its cocoons
are much larger than those of most other coun-
tries. The manufacture of silk from them has
as yet proved Improbable, owing to the high
price of labor, and they are produced for export,
for which there is large demand. The woolen
mills are well represented, of which there are
three here. Wooden goods of every variety are
here, from those of finer texture, to the heavy
Alaska blanket also knit wooden goods from
the Pacific Wooden Mills, and their producer,
the knitting machine. Wire cloth and other
manufactures of wire exhibited, manufac-
tured by Il. 7. Graves. His works use fifty tons
of wire per aunum, and produce five thousand
dollars worth of goods per month. He has sue
ceeded in making all kinds of wire-work except
bird cages Connected with his establishment
he has the means for drawing out the wire.
Furs well represented we noticed one rug,
composed of FIVE thousand different furs, en-
bracing every kind known in the world. The
California paper Ells show some specimens of
their work, mostly wrapping paper of various
colOrs. Native books, except blank books,
not abundant. We saw some Biographies of
home "get up y also, History of California;
written by Californian, printed in California
on California paper, and bound in California
The glass works well represented, chiefly by
strong bottles the demand for which hds' been
caused by the immoderate use of whiskey,
quantities of cigars, on one collection of which
we noticed a paper with these words " All
these cigars were made by the white and tender
hands of young ladies'" If this was done vol
unfairly, your correspondent is not certain that
be would want ore of those young ladies for
wife, as he thinks their hands were made for a
better purpose. The Giant Powder is on exhi-
bition, which is said to have superior qualities
for blasting, and yet to be safer than gunpowder
Experiments have been made in the presence of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agents, and the agents of
several steamship companies, which prove that
it will not explode by conclusion or fire, only by
an explosion in contact with it. A peculiar per-
cussion cap has been made, which will burst by
means of common fuse, and thus explode the
whole. Heavy iron castings and machinery are
numerous, owing to the need of them in the de-
velopment of the mines Of agricultural ma
chimes there are but few, the State has but
lately turned her attention to these interests
yet, no doubt, from present indications, this will
be the leading branch in improvements for some
time to come. OF sewing machines there is a
good exhibit, from the large Florence down to
the Hancock, which can be cased in a box six
inches square and two and half high. Some
pianos are here, manufactured by J. Zech, of this
city. His factory is at present carried on by
hand and turns out but two a month, but be is
soon to enlarge operations by the addition of
machinery, and will then be able to make one
day. His instruments are said to be superior,
and he has thus far been able to supply the de-
mand. The art gallery is rather poorly repre-
sented. California is too young State to be
greatly advanced in the fine arts We noticed
some views of Portland, Oregon City, and scenes
on the Columbia River, which are quite natural.
Of pfcuriosties, there is receipt given by George
Washington some letters of the last century
bullets and shells, thrown by the rebels in the
late war some cards from the breast pocket of
a Union officer, pierced by bullet, and thus
saving his life Confederate documents, con-
tanning the autographs of Jefferson Davis, and
several of his cabinet; box made of twelve
hundred different pieces, some of them having
been taken from the wrech of the steamer Nor
hencr, and some lava from the late flow at the
Sandwich Islands. But time would fail us to
tell of all that we saw, of the sugars, and bug
gies, the spices and minerals, the soap-root and
wooden ware, &C., &c. Suffice it to say, that a
Walla Wallian received good idea of the indus
try of California. l will not omit however a
Washington Territory stick of timber on exhibi,
ton, from the Port Ludlow mills. 1t was twenty
eight inches by thirty-two, and forty eight feet
long, containing three thousand five hundred
and eightyfou feet of lumber. We believe,
however, that our Territory could beat that,
without running her forests. Me.
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GARFIELD's 0RGAS.-The dirty fellow, Watson,
who is Garfeld's man Friday" has much to
say about drunken democrats" We have 9th.
ing to urge in defence of any class of men who
get drunk and disgrace themselves, but while
Watson's hand is in, why don't be tell something
about his masters experience in the Olympia
saloons? For instance, of the occasion on which
Garfield was drunk and dsorderly, and was
finally "yanked out of the saloon by his Z" bet
ter half." These things are disgraceful in demo,