Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-11
The Golden CITY.

ITS SITUATION, TRADE, PEopLE-rIE BAY OF |
SAN FRANcIsco-TuE RIDE TO CLIFF HOUSE.
SACRAMENTO, October "a.
Ispent seven days in San Francisco, and made,
during that time, pretty comprehensive explo- |
ration of the city and Its surroundings OF our |
excursion party, about twenty-five came directly |
on. after parting with our Yosemite friends and
| ,ya ,ooohod ,be co,don ro,ron,,,s nm Er,d,y
WV '.-e a NO. ..'.,'
| evening, octoDer ioth. some Oh us went TO the |
| Cosmopolitan Hotel, several to the Lick House. |
| o,o ,o tho Prs. uorso and two or ,hroo ,n |
1900 ,,s c.,a,,a. :. .o,s,,,.a.
hohes oi iriehus OF Icia'iNes.
San francisco has been the great city of Il GER
tain era in the history of the Pacific Coast. She
| an =, j.. ~, e,... ,.,, .- ,.,.,,,,
VIII oe' III 'he iu'uio' e'i, E,ea'oi' ou' !. WIZ oo
as the metropolis OF different condition OF
| things. In time past, all trade between the East
and tho Pacific Coost come 4, nj tbo ,oIdon Cato
".u ,n0 aeAe oo"'' .''''o =. ., NV o".o'
whethcr It's route Oh transit had peen by tue
Isthmus, or around Cape Horn, and was dis
| ", - - ..-1l.-',, ~,
Inc merchants nave grown rich, ana thc whoic
city, to-day, bears the evidence of rapid-perhnps
| extrovagont- -nrosnoritv A yreot mart og tbn
| ,,',, -
phluings are Imposing anu peauliiui. NO CON
Of less than ten cents In value is thought worthy
of notice. The ploddjpr people of our Atlantic
| ,s -. -. .''...-. 60
snores arc content 10 save OF rtpehu a penny sun
Francisco descends to the use OF nothing beneath
dime Luxury, indeed, has accumulated in the
honas or somo ~ ,to yor, u,o,,,h,, 70 an amor
h"huo VI eono Vi tho 'o'y "oa'.n'' w "u ehoi
nous degree. Mr.. Ralston, Cashier OF the Bank
of California the greatest financial institution is
so,d IN bo nod hv b,s Rank n salary of ss5 ooO
'''N W " ps" !, l,s - ~ ano !. .. v soo'oSo
per ohhun' oi WHICH .io,uuu - ~, iie puIpose
OF entertaining .ne Danh lrienus, VINO coiiie
from ABROAD. lhis gentleman llvcs, in summer,
across III" pay, ~ niagnincent country resiuence
several miles inland. In coming OF soing 10 tne
steunoout ie,iy ~ l,nsei5 y, ltiays vi sMil'
horses, PROVIDED at convenieht points. LIS en-
tertainment oil his guests Is OF inc most lavish
descfptlon ahu gehtieinen rom lle EasI, accus-
toned 10 SIT around splendia ooards, were aston
isheu U. we ulspluy haue heic. H..
but helghls hucn US inesc arc hHciy 10 nc
seriously reduced by me inhuehcc oi NE racine
Railroad, and san francisco ls suffering AZ
present, irou stagnnlioi iu puslhcssi anu w
probability ol q decline IN values; Much ttaue we
from inc East mas nesuh 10 come Dy way Oh lne
railroad, ana 10 oe ulstriputeo tn.ousn lne coui-
try along lhe route, without paying any proht 10
gan 90 enrey he canr nny y p o
Supply hru u'stiioutlon. ' , henee t',gy eiI you'
there, ihat the notei hacPcrs arc .ahihS MONEY,
: tnrough tne lnereuseu now vi ,r,Ie'' pu' 'h"'
ne MIL aa m the nei pao es,,J pai,rnd e bo IN
me eneet vi tne racnc hq,iroau , NUS W uc 70
eqhaiize prices, netweeh 'nc E.st anu Mest, ana
70 ehaiSe .nc business a,u naue,a, III W
the rac,ic Sous. W soue.nlns stos.an'iuI,y llhc
lhose OF tne A.'anuc Su,ses' in our sas,g.n
e'tieo neu .niuh ~ P,un: o"ss. p'se w Pm
newspaper and sell II 1or cent,
currency yaine out IN oae rIuuciseo, ~ LIENS r,
paper Is soiu ior iess lnan zen CENTS ~ CON. iis
Is conultion tnht caunot continue, anu inequu-
itles SO great hiust hpproaeh eoniiIlon ~, cvei.
rennies VIII Cone into use III oah rruhclsco,
|, somepooy VIII estaoiisn a IYe ceht-ferhaps
Two cent paper, ana Tue people Will puy Tue cheap
h est, u IL Is not less good.
:, And as with newspapers, 80 WIN otner artlcies
OF value. san francisco must Tone down toward
Il the Level OF Chicago ana New iotk. A., e.o,,.
4 AS a general tning, thought lnos lne leeiins
OF most Caiiiornia people was enc OF supreme as
y y tonishment tnat any pody should continue 70 ve
II outside OF their state, its climate It's natural re-
= sources ana l's aerlcuituai richness, they col,
slider lar beyond eomparl.on. , ana ,n,y SPEAK WIN WIN
= more or less contempt OF inc states, us aito-
:, gether slow ana unenterpiising Iocnlity. siX
months experience, after the faeilc kallroau is
IN full operation, next spring. VIII, thnk, con
tribute largely TO Increase their respect Tor inc
u little section OF the Republic outside OF california
I, Returning to our comments on san francisco,
e we owe Il TO Inc magnlncent situation oil tta'
. clty. 10 tne enterprise ana energy OF lts peopie'
70 and to their hearty, cordial, Western man-
10 ners, that we should speak of oil these IL
10 warm terms. Inc magnificent bay, 10 wnlch ths
- ships OF the Pacific enter through Inc Golden
y Gate, deserves al oil the eulogy when nus evei
3 been given II. ANY careful seaman who has eve
III been once through, can bring his ship In safety
10 through The narrow, but deep and unoDsiructed
10 entrance; Once inside, his vessel Is as saie a
tnousn she lay On tne placiu oosoni vi ihc Snfis
ie tiana
IA Situated In such barbor, NJ this point on th'
- Pacific Coast, no number OF Pacific Railroads cal
u permanently check the growth and prosperity Q
IN San Francisco. 1t is noble city, even now. IL
nj growth has been exuberant like Its fruits, an
consequently somewhat coarse and destitute Q
III fine flavor. 1t needs more oil the leaven OF Clvll
~ zation little OF the spice OF artificial liie
s- l had the pleasure of two trips on the bay. o
a. the day following our arrival, we were invited
70 take q brief ride around the city front. see tn
eli shipping, and view the regatta OF the San Fran
or cisco Yacht Club, In handsome little steat
be yacht, belonging to the Western Union Telegrap
A' Company. General Apson Stager, OF Chicago
the genial and efficient Western superintendent
Die of that company, Ex-Governor Ward, OF NeN
mi Jersey; Governor Harvey OF Kansas; HoI
:, Geo. A. Halsey, of Newark ; and several other
~ ~ made up tho party. The next week.. by inyit,
i'd tion oi General Ord, who commands the militar
pe forces stationed In and about San Francisco.
"a took passage on Government steamer whic
~ phys daily between the various fortificatons W
ts party was placed by General Ord under the q
ientive escort OF Captain Mullen, formerly
nj, s. officer, and we spent very pleasant half da.
~ Our trip included view Of the city and Us shil
ter ping, a visit to the fortifcations on Alcatra
yht Island, where we were most kindly welcome
rm by General Robinson another landing on Apg