, 1879-02-05
,..r pudd and Ills Pranks---baron
pe, .r:,ts tbe nDuyer 30" Trader.
,,onanza Lieutenant and lis
nlodtts Operantit.
,,.-A,,, Who Are Conspicuous by Their
Absencs-Ooit the Caller.
,.,,., md Informal Sessions 80 Rtading The
' r.,.rd...i Formidable Li's.

~ "a. M pedestrians, seeing that the cobolc~
~. .,rt.ts are full OF puddles and pools, mud
W.. w, .,1,. ,1,mpoess and drearanesA. Why. the
''s' ,.,a. ,rs gathering again and We shall have
.",hsr .tor,n. Let US take refuEe within this
'".rntd1,nt granite building, With taenda
n"sssr.,.1 with alternate layer< of light a',d
w., .olnrcti Rraa!tc. Beneath Its broad entry
s,,-cro1ncdby group Of fstasuary,-.ndcri its
.,...trc r nttars Of polished granite, behind Ita
sh.,,.,e,lsttc plate. glass windows, NC shall
a. ,mn1s protection from the stor,n. Nuy
s.o,. va shall have 30 much to study md OBJ
as. ..srs ,h.. we shall forget alt about the allow
md r,mbltpe strect-cars. The Bpnttertng and
,,u,b the mud.plcs ani mendieants VIC nave
M behind. Observe as VIC pass in by tue natn
-nt,spco that the flooring Is Of tho finest slfnton
,l,,,: The walls arc ornamcnted with black md
er,, marble, md to the right nrc lettcr-bores,
.,eb furnished with m electric boil and speak
;nelube. Ascending tile Rteps Of ttls
rAACE OF rLuTo,
,eltp, Tie San Francisco siock and Exchange
Ro1u. No pass through 4 pair Of handsomely
,red doors OF io4 wood, a,lsl enter tho veati-
holt On one side OF US II commlttcc-room,
eo the other membcrs' private room. We 60
t,laht shcafl to the next pair Of doors, but
bere ge arc stopped by tho sesgeant-nt-Arma,
xho politely Informs TIP that tlat cnlrauce is
for members only. There are dark tFadlt'oos
of outsiders haY'eg passed through those aoora.
ot tthei. having had illc1r nats snlasncds the1s
watches removed, Their facea bc"honrcd, a1'd
their pockets a1!ct With Ice. Let Us bo thank
ful that We arc not rclcgated to tic upper
regions, but are permitted to pas throngt tho
.Is doors Into an apartment waanscoted With
black Belgian marble. hnovo which runs broad
panel!nR Of Rrayitfi Knoxville marble, over
which a9aln extends panelEng OF elegantly
cared prlmascra or white mahogany wood.
IT'S ......
THE boAap-hooN,
~ irregular octagon. In Lie ccntre o. which Is
large oral space, wheso the shares Oh some @':D
mining companies arc daily traded u, In quail
titles varying from live sharea TO lD'eoo. The
DosFdtoom IL sevcuty-scvcn feet Square und
about tor.y-feven fcct In hight. The half.
domptl calling IL go pcr1oratcd as to make tho
sa,fs ,.",'.,ton tv' ~ .sar @ ,.rtst,an ~ nn.s,,ic
a,annS .h,, rorr uao.d.or.Traao mon ,sn,,,1
- ~. ~. ~. .,.,. ..,~. -, .,,.,.. .,,h..
.e" u'o p's, "4' W. w" ~ ..I,,,~,s 49,!
lou! III nu1noet, 'ne ar,sssts ,. o. "'l's'. aie
ssek, Of that memorandum papcr which the
m.mscr. ,,o an 1.vI.h In t},ro,,inr A. rach
'nsnias.s aso ~ lA''e' ~ .no"4uk ~ ea.'s
eltef when no ncaFlcr in!as'io tsat hand. Around
Tic oral space runs q b!ack-wnlnut ruling, be-
hInd which ara lJ1 apatX for outstde ouerstors
1,,lnp from A. IN M, !. ,nonth .t.nd,nr.roen
s.irr ,ss.rs., -. s,,o,,, ..n r,,,"s. ,"t,a ,.x
es'nR 'e'e!'eo .u9 apout @oo ot.efss "ho ps5
month. Constant communication Is going
% between these urcss-ctrc!e occupants aud tho
brokers' beneath. c{t1tcr hy n fafrcct
~, ,,,.,.s !, a., .....,
w noDp' o"' na a'As1'
otoy means Of tho messenger buys, who, like
every 0,le csr on tue floor, seem ArRus-eytlI,
Among these oncrators arr manv cbtonmre -
urn WIN Luv NJ mi, for n ehort ,urn cvncr,,rr
W. ,,,,., w.! W W. snu.. 'u."' c~pee',nk
w'%a''a1o wv .sa''saetloi' ell'cf luz sathe uAy
!nese C1'lnan'an, whoso White hat nntl neat
Hoogos costume strikes you ~ soon as you
enter. At The aoutt end Of the hull ID tic
sllltr's rostrum of blnck walnut. bcl,Iutl which
in ,rc,roe, nlcco, H., ~ .,.,, ~
.,'..J 4se' sa''"o"''teu ~ u'' "t.t, "
carved pnmsVeta-wood. supporting on ellhcr
Aida lcaF,-the emblem OF tlIe California
pInnceru,-anl IN the rrntrc lin, California ro,t,
oi-,tn.. .,.., in nr,'novors A. H.. ,,o.r ~ ,,,
,o.,,ron ~. ,.. 1...s ."s w." ~
1os"u'n ase lwo large hFc"I'Foof safcs containing
ny a Tue Of the records Ut the Board, wilitu on
either sile arc doors leading into Tie n'loy
called
r,cu,xnz w.cv
B,uror IN ,.v ,,,ns. 49,. 49, .,