The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30

steamers aud tugs gay with flags and crowded
with guests, while the yachts in the squadron
brought up the rear, festooned from deck to
truck with brilliant buntings. Cheer after
cieer burst from the. assembled thousands as
the vessels slowly rounded Telegraph Hill and
We're taken up BY the crowd OIL the wharves
ana rolled around the city front. Hats and
hahdkerchleis were waved in the air; the U.
.. steamer Monterey, lying in the stream,
added the roar of her guns to the general well
come. and the screaming of hundreds of steam
whistles announced that the City of Toxic
had reached her anchorage. The crowds that
had assembled on the hills and along the city
now win common impulse, began to pour
along towards the ferry landing at the foot of
Market street, where Gen Grant was to land.
Inc sidewalks were blocked with hu1Tying
pedestrians, and the streets with carriages
conveying the visitors. The steamers and
yacMs made haste to land their passengers,
ana IN feW minutes the vicinity of the ferry
ianding was literally jammed with people ex-
tendihg fof biocks along Market street and the
wafer iront just In front OF the landing, the
entrances TO Which were closed and guarded.
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darkness mas fallen, and 1t was twenty min
.ltes past seven when the lights OF the ferry
boat were seen approaching the slip. She
moved Slowly into position, the platform was
lowered, the band struck up "Home Again. y
ana, amld the roars OF applause from the wait
ing crowd OUTSIDE, VINO realized that the mo-
ment had arrived, General Grant stepped
once more upon the shore of his native land.
AS ne came up the 3angWay, escorted by the
.eceptlon committee, lie was met by Mayor
Bryant, the supervisors, the Governor and his
stan, ana the executive committee, and attera
Dr1e1, informal con9ratulatlon, the Mayor ad-
dressed nm as follows:
"General Grant: As mayor OF the city of
San Francisco have the honor and pleasure
10 welcome you on your return home to your
native country. Some time has passed since
you departed from the Atlantic shore to seek
the relle1 whlch long period III your coul-
trys service had made necessary; but during
ihls absence the people OF the United States
nave not 1orgotteh you. Ihey have read with
Intense interest the accounts OF your voyages
by sea and travels by land around the world,
ana they nave observed with great pleasure
The honors YOU have received III the different
countries which you have visited, and the uni
Versal recognition wnlch your brilliant career
as soldier and American citizen has obtained.
They have felt proud OF you, and at the same
time OF their country, which you have so fltll
represented, ana now, Sir, you are again on
your native soil, and the thousands who here
greet you remem er that your nome was once
IN THIS Guy. ms pay, these hills, and the
pleasant homes about us are familiar to you
great changes, 1t is true, n We taken place the
young city is now rival OF cities which were
ola when It's history pegan, put the men to
whom this marvellous prosperity is due were
IN those early days your personal associates
and friends, and many OF them are here to-day
waiting anXlously to take you by the hand
once more. II is pleasing incident OF you
journey that when leaving your country at the
ancient city OF Philadelphia, Mayor Stokely
expressed the hope OF that city for safe jour
ney and happy return, and 1t is now my privi'
lege to express the Joy OF San Francisco that
the hope OF her elder sister has been realized
The city desires to receive you as an old and
honored resident and friend returning after q
long absence, and to extend to you such cour.
tesies rs may be agreeable to you; and, in
obedience to such desire, which extends