The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-04

and Clipper Gap, etc. nave Oeen ao1n
doned BY the American miners as wash
ed and worn out, but the Cinnamon are
hard at work now on the same grounds,
vlad to have what is left; and many OF
them can be seen working with q will,
In search of fortune, as the train speeds
lalonQ its Circuitous route, descending
| hiph up on the mountain sides. In few
hours latter we reached Sacramento, and
aftera few minutes stay we speed along,
and toward evening we are landed In
the city of San Francisco with popula
lion of 800 900, made mp and composed
of natives from every cline and nation
Of the known world. ] put up at the
Palace Hotel The building is certainly
the finest on the continent, ii not in the
world. It occupies one entire and com.
plete block, and is one hundred and
twenty feet high. 1t was originated by
the great Pac tic banker, the lsmented
Wm. G Ralston and Senator Sharon,
The latter is now sole proprietor, and
brother from Sruebenville, Ohio, its
manager The ex erior of this stately
and immense structure is veTv imposing;
the myriads of bay windows diversifying
it's four immense fronts from top to bot
tom relieve the oppressive masslveness
which would otherwise characterize 1t.
This .stupendous structure, including
the side walks, cover nearly three acres
of ground. II has seven lofty stories
above the basement, and in some por'
tions of the building eight, The height
of the first story is over twenty seven
fee the uppermost sixteen. The build
ing ls really duplex, huge self'support'
ING frame Of iron, of enormous strength,
within massive walls of brick and stone
The other and visible walls are proof
against fire, while an inner and invisible
frame secures against earthquakes. 1t
has one grand central crystal rooted gar
den court, hAnked bv lesser and par.
rallel court on each side. The grand
central court has carriage entrance,
expanding into circular driveway, sur.
rounded by a marble tiled promenade.
and a tropical garden of rare exotlcs,
statuary, fountains, etc. The total NUN
ber of rooms for guests above the mar
BILE fl )or is 1885, 1t is provided with
FIVE large elevators, running from the
basement to the roof. From the spacious
arcade promenade, surr lunding the low
er garden f)or, broad entrances admit
guests directly into the bazaar fronts OF
the numerous elegant stores occupying
the lower floor front along the several
streets on which the hotel extends
Each Of these stores have show windows
facing outward on the street and inward
on the promenade, and ladies aud gen
tlemen may indulge in shopping to their
hearts content without leaving the |
building or without going from under
the roof. Within and without in all it's
approaches and appointments, and be |
longings of this great and magnificent
structure, positively and without doubt,
surpasses, not only in size but in gran
deur, all the hotels on the continent, if
not in Europe.
remained in San Francisco one day |
and two nights only, and started to hunt
up Arizona and Camp Thomas. But !
made up my mind, however, before leav-
ing the former city, that Stanley. the
great African explorer, would find a
large field in his profession for active OPP
eraiions in this, partially explored terri
tory;,and l learned very soon after my
arrival at San Francisco that Arizona
was only land of promise, and that for
mineral wealth; and for the present time
it was not considered, by any MEANS
a desirable country to go to for pleasure
and that the accommodations
for travellers were. not of the best order
Where to find Camp Thomas and my
company was pretty hard to determine,
for l could obtain no reliable iuforma
ton on that point. But there was only
one route before me to reach it, and that
was first from San Francisco to Yuma
City, over the Great Southern Pacific
Railroad distance to commence on, of
725 miles, and then at the latter point
learn further. ef5 the former city in
the evening and arrived in the latter On
the morning of the second day-route
nearly south. Yuma City was then the
terminus of the Southern Pacific, but
pushing forward to completion at the
rate of three miles per day; and | may
also add that Yuma City is at the end Of
any other railroad further south from
civilization. l had. raveled 500 miles
from Pittsburgh to that point by rail,
but the journey was here at an end, and
the balance Of the Iurney was to be
performed by blackboard, 'jerky" wagons
md horses, and here at Yuma City, the
ourney actually commenced.
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