The Newtown bee., 1879-05-06
Our Correspondents.
Trip to the Pacific.
PALACE HOTEL,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. ]
 Tha writer won remembers his first entrance into what K called the " Golden Gate" and tho i'm precision then formed It was after a trip by ocean via lsthmus. n tvonty-tRo days sail. we sighted tho Bay of San Francisco It was near the middle of January. Surely there is nothing graudcr and more beautiful than this harbor and the entrance to 1t. Even al that season the sides of the noun tans were covered with green verdure and pre- sented to the eye of who had been toned to view barren rocks most of the way to this point sight very inspiring. All the way up from the entrance for six miles the objects of sight awaken much interest, whom wo consider that all along the coast there are but two or three good harbors. It would seem as if Providence had de- signed that San Francisco should bo n large city with faw, If any. exceptions there is not such harbor in the world. It is well forthed-Eort Point. low and threatening; Alcatraz and it's tow ered fortress rising denantly from it's waters. Be yond 1t all the setting tnts the mountain tops with tho golden hue that the name suggests.
 on arriving at the city front a forest of masts points upwards. Hore are collected together the shipa Of every nation, and the harbur could afford safe anchorage for tho navies of the whole world.
 Tho time when tho arrival of ship from Now York event of great moment, and that but thirty years ago. How eager eyes were strained to catch a glimpse of the incoming vessel; how anxious hearts beaa to sec if the long-looked for lettor from dear onos at home had arrived and how bitter tho disappointment when the answer |" No lottsr" came. These characteristics of tho days of ist9. But. now, what do wo see in tbc tho short time of thirty years. These at that time barren sand-his have been converted into miles of busy streets. woll-buft houses and handsome gar dOnsi population of 9O0.O0o growing with great rapidityi with buildings that would vie with any of our Eastern cities; with a commerce extending to all nations exporting vast quantities of wheat to feed the Old World China. Japan and Australia drawing from her resources with trade extend ing the whole line of the Pacific coast. from Chilli on the south to Alaska on the north; truly San Francisco will in fifty years be one of the largest cities on the American continent.
 The climate of this city forms tho great charm of the place in it's equability. Walk through the principal streets winters day or in the middle of July and you will And the garlei.s attached to most filled with lovely and fragrant vIolets rosos. etc.. nursed carefully through the cold weather at the East here blossom the year around There Is no necessity for change of clothing the year through. scalskin sacquo nay be worn with proprioty in July or lace mantle bo w@r without danger of taking cold great many days in December and January.
 The great outlet ot the city by land eonveyanc, is tho drive out through the Golden Gate Park Rnt thence to the CliG House, Along this drive cfh b' mot with on pleasant day four.in-hand coaches phaetons etc.. in large numbers The park coveri m area of thousand acres It commenced ten years ago and is progressing rapidly. When W, tako Into consideration that 1t has to be entirely made-not troa or shrub but what has been placed there--we convinced of tho Improvement that can bo made q barren desert of sand. No to see the clin House. visitor to sau Francisco | ses sight not to he found elsewhere. From thi house on pleasant day be distance 0 forty miles and q stretch of tho old Pacific and it broad waves they lash the shore or toss thei white foam all over. But what most interests tn, stranger ia the " Seal Rocks and the seals cling ing to them. They abound in great numbers ant make a dismal noise they founder about in tn, sprf. From the C1in often gets beautifu view of large oeean steamer she proudly passe in to the Golden Gate; the sails of some Eas Indiaman, ladsn with the products of that country Aa much has been said about the Chinese and tn recent action of our own Government in their be halt it may be well to in this letter that the are orderly. .law-abiding and industrious people given to mercantile pursuits, and when once show what is wanted most perfect irnitators. The are good house-servaats and many of them goo cooks. Though among themselves they herd tC gethor Into the smallest possible space of tn streets are entirely monopolzed by them, so muc so that all other occupants of necessity drive rom them. They have their own theatres, Jos House, etc. The proportion of male to female see on tho public thoroughfares is one hundred of tn former to say throc of the latter They keep u thoir own peculiar institutions and perfectl willing to bo left alone. San Francisco has enoug of them; but to forbid their coming to our shor, seems to me not consistent with the laws of nation whose arms have been over open to the ol pressed of every nation. President Hayes shove good Judgment when he vetoed the bill Thcf continents may not harmonize win those of pa tics living here bat claim to speak not for Cal fornia but for the country
 One of the greatest attractions is the wor'' renowned Woodward Garden. This place repr sents Fairrnount Park the Zooiogieal Gardens an New York Aquarium, all eombined; and with tt exception of the Royal Gardens of Barlin an Dresden of the Old World have seen il equal It was first opened in 1865 and has cv' since been successful. Thoussnds visit if daily an on sunday it is thronged. especially in the afte noon. when balloon ascensions are made by da ina oymnast by the of Hawley. who ascend hanging from the swingbar by his feet and go' through all the feats customary to circus pc formances The collection d anlinais is very lart and yar,ad. Az whole. there is not Us eqnal { tho Ameriean Continent. So Barnam l Lfie, has acknowledged. and that gentleman seldom cepts anything superior to himslf
 Isut ind Ihavs oYerrun my usua' 5. ace hu must close abraptly. Yours. ehs, IT,