The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-17
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.s,r MENA GERLE WINTERED
g,sai IN CALIFORNIA.


Mr.. Montgomery Queen, who made
the tour of California, was 30 favorably
impressed with the Pacific Slope, that he,
last fall, concluded to Winter with us his
areat Caravan, Circus and Menagerie.
No country in the world, but ours, can
offer such delightful Winter climate.
Think of it, a country where roses bloom
perpetuAlly, and where fruit and vegeta-
bles are never out of season. Then can
we wonder that Mr., Queen preferred
California, whose Winters are never col
der than the month OF June in the Mid
die States, TO the "bannana zones" ol
New York or Chicago, where, we read OF
the thermometer modestly dropping
from forty-6ve above to twenty-six de-
prees below zero in twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Queen was not long in discovering
that Haywood's which oyerooks the Bay
and is so conveniently near to the city OF
Gan Francisco, was just the spot TO laN of
and rest from the fatigues of several
months of excitement and travel incident
TO show life Mr.. Queen found in Mr..
Norris's Ranch, Of ten thousand acres,
near Haywood, abundant room for his
fine cage and baggage horses to recruit
rest and fill up, on the rich and magniti-
cent verdure, which appears so astonish'
ingly plenty during the entire Winter to
our Eastern friends. On the grounds OF
Tony Oakes, Mr.. Queen caused to be erec-
ted numerous buildings for the accommo-
dation of his wild beasts, warehouses for
his cages, chariots, harness, tents, can
vas, etc, etc, and the hotel of Tony fur
nishing superior homes for the managers
and men in charge of the great moving
Worlds Fair. In one large building,two
hundred feet in length and sixty in
width, is arranged on both sides PLAIN,
warm, but very se> ure, cages and stalls
for the animals. As you eater the door,
in an apartment about thirty feet square
heavily planked and bolted, stands Lal-
lab Rookh, the mammoth AsiatiC war
elephant, weighing about five tons. By
the kind invitation of Mr.. A. j. Fore
paugh, we step within the enclosure, and
contrast our diminuiye figure with that OF
the mountain of flesh Mr., Forepaugh
insists that she is kind, and that there is
no possible danger, but the immense yell
low bulldog, crouching away oil in one
corner, seemed to say, Look out stran-
GER" We took the hint, and walked Off,
Temarking that I'VE were not selfish,
and Forepaugh might enjoy the entire
visit with his pet" Our next was row
of fdouble-humped Camels and Drome-
daries, ''ships Of the desert," some very
small po les, and two trick mules, quiet
ly munching their hay, apparently un-
concerned, and unconscious that strang-
ers were present. We next passed to the
enclosure containing the white Japanese
and Chinese PeaCocks, looking remarka-
bly, fine, and strutting about as if they
were anxiousiy awaiting the opening of
the sawdust season. The Ouadad, a new
addition, horned nondescript, which
slightly puzzled our knowledge of natu-
raj history to locate among the hoofed
Illuminating quadrupeds, is in the collec-
ton. A fine feathered Ostrich from the
Desert of Sahara, and a splendid Austria
liam Emu, next attracted our attention.
They seemed much at home, and rather
appreciated their position.
The young snow white Zebu-an OBJ
iect of worship by the Hindoo-evident-
ly does not recognize his importance.
We rather cOntrasted his present quar-
ters to those luxurious apartments he
would occupy in HindoOstan, if he were
only there; for it must be remembered
that a white Zebu is very rare, and con-
sequently made doubly sacred to those
ox-worshipping heathens. Passing on,
our attention was called to the perform
ing Guanco, or Llama of Peru. This
animal performs in the ring, but not
withstanding the elegant associations
and surroundings, still retains its aho-
minable and disgusting habit of blowing
its nose on everybody who too familiarly
approaches the cage. A huge South
America Condor seemed to 60 one eye
upon us, as he complacently rested upon
an immense perch. This is the bird
which we, in our boyish days, innocent.
ly believed was not well, when he didn't
fly up to the sun every morning before
breakfast, to strengthen his optics. The
immense spiral-horned African Eland,
and rare animal, was browsing away in
sne corner, evidently enquiring in his
mind. if he should enjoy the salubrious
climate of our Golden State next Winter.
A large assemblage, a regular congress,
of Monkeys, Apes and Baboons, seemed
10 hn lO,,llt, Iionnuui ~
ton bill, or investigating some gigantic
ring swindle, of the ring-tailed monkeys
among them. The genuine Barbary Zebra
the most beautifully marked animal we
ever looked upon in any collection, was
interviewed. He is round, plump,
good-natured beast 1t is the intention
Of Mr.. Queen to have him educated, so
as to perform numerous tricks in the
ring. The pink-eyed Albino Deers en-
gagged our attention for moment. They
are as white as the beautiful snow, small,
prettily formed, have wide spreading an
tiers, and are perfectly untamable Next
in order was majestic Royal Bengal
Tiger, who gave a sleepy, sly yawn as we
halted in front of his cage, exhibiting
his capaCious open jaws, tusks and mo-
lars. He looked like bad crowd Ad-
joining, was tawny African Lioness, a
doting parent of four young cubs, scarcely
larger than full grown tomCat. These
little fellows exhibited their natural saw
age ferociousness, and crept behind their
dame, who suspiciously surveyed the
group. A beautifully spotted Senegal
Leopard was the sole occupant of the
uext iron-grated apartment. We could
not help admiring those great, large ex-
pressive and mischievous leopard G-eyes,
that stared SO wickedly upon us, nor did
we overlook the sharp claws, that orr a.
mented her paws, as they carelessly rest
ed upon the lower bars of the cage. An
immense Abyssinian Lion, said to be
from the collection of the late lamentcd
King Theodore, nervously moved around
and about his den; and the little history
of Daniel was most vividly called, and
we refreshed our memory as we stood
gazing at the treat king oftle forest. A