The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-10-12
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LErrl:ls FROM CALIFORNIA.

LErrEis FROM CALIFORNIA.
D.ur Nufthmaa 81 I'm induced To-
believe that at lcast some Of your many. !.
readers vii! find time and pethaRs
pleasure iu rcaling fow jottiugs i.om
this city.
~ wopoyo:to gyo yoa a somewhat
edetaiici account Of an3 bxcGrsion made
a few days siuco, around our boauti fu[
Day, by party Of Railroad Ofioialsl
kom the Eastern States, who are onys
-tesr Of fpioasare and observation through
aportion of this State. M,
TMB ExcURsIoNIsTs' TRIP AROUND rffE
DAY, BANQUET ON BOARD TIE STEAM,
SHIP AMERICA. !;
Yesterday the Eastern oxoursionists
werc tho guests Of tho California Steam
Navigation Company, and Pacific Mail
Steam ship Company, on a. trip around
tho bay. The fine steamer Chrysopolis,
Capt. "A. Foster, was placed at tho i
disposal by the former company, and id
pursuance Of prcvious appointment, cast
loose rom Broadway Dock at nine
o'clock, having on. board about three
hundred souls.
DECORATIONS.
The stars and stripes foatcd graceful.
ly ..om both bow and stern Of the
steamer, while a half dozen standards Of
different devices were planted intermcdi.
atcly on the upper dock, importing to il
a tasteful and saudy appearance.
TIE START.
AS the Gallant vessel shot out in the
stream, tho Second Artillery bind COM
posed OF twenty pieces, struck up q
national air, tho bells along the wharf
were rung, aud the humorous tugs and
other steam crafts plying in the bay,
salutod her by wild scream from their
whistles.
A crowd Of several hundred pconlo
on the dock, waved their handkorchie:s,
shouted adicus, and kept gazing after
tho steamer until she had got be.
yond the line Of their vision.
THE DAY
was bright and beautiful, with ,.csh,
but by no means violent breeze, blowing
in from the Golden Gate, distant view
of which could bc had as tho steamer
headed toward Alcatraccs, the only
point touched ct on the trip.
INVITED GUESTS.
Additional to the ESsteln excursions
lists, most of whom, ladies and gcntl =
men, were present, tho following cit5-
zcns:. rcprcscnting the Pacific Ma!
Steam Ship 'mpany, Oliver Eldridgo,
and Judge ho. a. Reed representing
the Cal Steam navigation company,
Captains Taylor, Moore and johnson !;
Australian stem ship company, Maj.
Bee
TIE II AL ROAD INTEREST
was represented by L. II. Goodman,
Central Pacific; Capt. Bushnell of El.
Captain rail road ferry boat, and tho
agents of all connecting liues Eastward.
CITIZENS AT LARGE.
Fifteen or twenty of our most promi.
ncnt business mon and gentlemen Of the
Press completed tho balance of the
party.
hbE.Al NtSl.os
The steamer was but few miles in
making tho run to Alctrnsc Island,
where she remained but .. ute
or two, so short time that none of the
cxcursionists went ashore. The COM
mandcr of the Post came on board and
extended an invitation to the excursion.
lists to visit the Island and view the 'or-
t:ln, ,ul,;ob ri, ~
clincd, as the time of the Chrysopolis
was limited, OH account Of her having
to take on board q cargo and resume her
place on the Sacramento line at p. m.
A SALUTE
Of three guns, was fired on the island,
as the steamer rounded into the stream,
and headed out toward the Golden Gate.
The tide being full was favorable cir
cumstancc to those unused to "going
down to tho sca in ships" as it prevent.
cl the swoll which would have been
certain to have knocked moro than one
OF tho company "off his pins" AS it was,
in passing out into the ocean few OF
the ladies' found it convenient to 60 be.
low, where the motion Of the boat is
less sensible, ana tho Liability TO nausea
very slight.
NEARING TIE HEADS.
An excellent view was obtained BY
the cxcursionist: Of Point San Jose,
Fort Point, Sine Point, Bonita Point,
the telegraph station, lighthouses, etc.,
on either side of the Golden Gatc.-
Abrcas. of Seal Rock the steamer w..
headed in, and running by Angels ISLAND
through Raccoon : r.raiyhts, made ci
cult Of the ".Fwo Brothers." when Sic
was
AGAIN ROUNDED
for the voyage homcward. The day
had continued to increase in lovclincss
aud the enjoyment was participated in
to the !dlcst extent by every ono on
board. TIE stranger visitors broke out
into ...equcnt CALCULATIONS Of delight at
tho Wpuy beauties of onr Bay, with H.,
lsssAtd GOV: :, its numerous farms anu
x1s1l,S ~n,, tl,n Hill ,;.t.r, ,n.l