The union Democrat., 1871-09-16
Letter from Richmond.
S,N FRAsclsco. Sent. 10Th. Is

SAN FRAacisco, Sept 12th 1871.
EDITOR UNION DEMOCRAT THE Pioneers
of this city celebrated on last Saturday the
Twenty-frst Anniversary CT the Admission
of California into the Union in becoming
manner. A procession marched through the
principal streets and an Grafton and Poem
was delivered at Pacific Hall.
California was the first and only Territory
] have ever been in and was present when
the grand celebration took place in this city in
$780, over the news of her admission into the
brotherhood Of States. This grand city pre-
scented then only a few old adobe and frame
buildings q field of tents and hills of sand
l landed in boat, from the steamer, on San
Preaident Hallidie, delivered, Saturday
evening, at halfpast nine, the farewell ad-
dress. He stated that the receipts for %
days amounted to SOC, 900, and that 500, 900
of it had to be paid for expenses-leaving the
handsome sum Of S34, 900 to be placed to the
credit of the Institute. President IIallidie
10y his urbanity and gentlemanly dealings
with exhibitors and visitors, has won golden
opinions. His great Wire Rope-way attracted
more attention. and was greater source Ct
enjoyment to the httle-folks than any other
invention in the pavilion. 1t is intended for
miners and will take the place of railways,
carts or wagons as it will convey heavy loads
over gulches and up steep places inaccessa-
bic to other conveyances. 1t consists of an
endless wire rope passing around two mons
ter pulleys at either end, and through small
err pulleys stationed along the line on arms
extending from uprights, placed at regular
distances from each other. An iron bar is
with hook at the end, npon which tho buck
ct or car is suspended. Said iron bar being
flat where it joins on to the rope, passes
through the numerous pulleys without diff
Guilty, and the cars and buckets are conveyed
along with it up aud down, according to the
hight of the maa uprights. Hundreds of
mechanics and miners Of this city and the
mines have thoroughly examined this great
invention and pronounced it Just the thing for
the mines and that it is sure to come into gen
erdl use.
Among the distinguished visitors ut The
Fair Saturday night, noticed my esteemed
friend, Col. Moses c. Andross, Senator elect
from Tuolumne, (how is it you Democrats of
democratic Tuolumne, allowed the gallant
Colonel to defeat Capt. Aiken Fie for
Shame y Dan Kenfeld Of Sonora, Treasur-
err elect Of Tuolumne, John Sedguick, U. S.
Collector, of Stockton, r. L. Pastuer, George
Sleeper, Howard Carlton, John Miiliugton,
DR.. Abrahamson, Tommy Simmons, and
many other Tuolumneites. The managers of
the Mechanics Institute intend to have the
grand Bal Mosque to come eff on the oSta.
eclipse anything of the kind ever gotten up
on this coast Take notice, we bellies of Tu-
olumne and be on hand.
The Occidental Skating Academy, opposite
the Pavilion, has become very popular and
crowds Of the creme de Ia creme of society con-
gregate there nightly to enjoy good skate
and witness Carrie Moore perform upon the
skates and volocipede. She travels upon
the volocpede as fast as race-Lorse running
mile heat.