Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-07


town. Quite portion of the city and
that part next to the bay is built on land
made by filing into the bay. The business
tone of the city seemed to be good.
ITS PLACES OF INTEREST.
Palace Hotel is one of the most promi-
nent buildings, occupying one entire block
of ground, three hundred and forty-four
by two hundred and sixty-ive feet. 1t is
seven stories Zone hundred and fifteen feet)
high. The building has three courts, the
center one having an iron-framed glass Gov
ering and is one hundred and forty-four
by eighty-four feet, with a driveway and
sidewalk opening on the street forty feet
wide. Woodard's Garden, with its large
variety of animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc.
California mint, said to be the largest in the
world, where the miners bullion and ore is |
so speedily converted into coin; Stock Ex-
change, where, II one enjoys piece OF Wild |
est excitement, he may go and see the confu- |
sion of the sale of California mining and
other stocks, where fortunes are quickly
won and as quickly lost. The exchange
building is large and substantial, richly
finished aud furnished with its courts, lob
bies and galleries. 1t is owned by the stock
board, who only are admitted inside the
bar into the courts to take part in the
sales. Daily, at specified hour, the sales
begin. Near the approach of that hour
large number of the board are within the
court, the auctioneer in his elevated posi-
ton, with his secretaries at his side. For a
moment all eyes are turned to the auctioneer,
when he announces for sale some stock, and
the widest confusion prevails between the
"bulls" and "bears." The confusion con.
sists in putting themselves into a close body,
pulling, hauling, screaming at the top OF
, their voices, swaying from one side Of the
court to the other. The board is allowed a
certain number of minutes for each sale, and
at a given signal that sale is closed, and
quiet reigns, while the salesman unravels
the knot and ascertains the results Of the
sale. Then another stock is announced,
when there is a repetition of the same con-
fusion by the board.
Our anxiety for excitement at the stock ex-
change being gratified, we leave to enjoy a
ride on cable rope street cars up the high
hill in the westerly part of the city, called
Telegraph hill. These cars are propelled
by a stationary engine, located about mid
way on the route, which is nearly four
miles in length. The engine propels an
endless wire rope, which runs the length of
the route, and is below the surface of the
road. The cars run directly over the cable
and are propelled by graphing to the cable
with an ingenious instrument, and thus
move along at the same speed the cable
runs, which is faster than the ordinary street
cars. There are four lines Of these cable
cars running on parallel streets up the hills
on the coast range. There are streets run
ming lengthwise of these hills, cutting across
the cable roads at right angles. This i:
done by grading or terracing, and the streets
are on the top of each terrace. The cars il
J passing over these steep grades only stop Al
the crossings. High up on these hills over
looking the city and surrounding country
| are the finest private residences of the city.
The Chinese are a numerous people ii
! California, so much so that every city ha
: its Chinese town. A stroll through tina
3 section gives one some idea of their stores
merchandise, market, shops, and style o
| living. With few exceptions, they retail
the Oriental style of dress, customs an'
4 habits. They appear to be frugal, indus
e trious and quiet people. Notwithstanding
: the public sentiment that seemed to b
e against them, they are extensively employe
' for house servants, and to do laundry work
e Besides, they are employed in almost ever
e enterprise in the state where manual labo
n is required. In most of the larger town
g and cities are free schools TO educate tn
e Chinese. They are easy to learn, and a
;. ready some have become proficient scholar
and teachers. There are but small nun
ber of women, and children are seldom seer
Cinnamon do not OF themselves add to tn
t wealth or enterprise of the state. Most c
IS their earnings are sent back to their mothe
!. country, where they expect at some futur
q day to go themselves.
1. Seal Rocks and Cliff House make one of th
T. principal places of attraction on the Pacif
e shore. The route there is directly on til
r. coast range. Passage may be made there
-e cable cars and coaches, the latter maxim
e connection with the cars about midway {
x the route. From the city, after the ascent {
st Telegraph Hill (Which is much the steepe
,r grade of the route), we pass over a rollinl
d barren country. We pass the cemeteries an
" park on the left, while the Golden Ga
ID stretches along at our right. After passir
e. over a succession of broad hills where we o
IN casionally get distant glimpse of the brir
ID deep, we are making rapid descent an
,e directly before US, stretching away farth
Of than the eye can penetrate, lies the gre
at Pacific Ocean in all its majesty and splendc
d, We are at the Cliff House, which stands {
n a cliff one hundred feet above and even wi
lg the waters edge. From the veranda in Il
IN rear of this hotel we are brought face
Z, face with its scenery in all its grander
te There was strong inland breeze and it W
ID a pleasure to fill my lungs with the fire.
is air from the pillows of the old Pacf
ps The high waves come rolling in to da
ce against the cliffs and rocks, sending spr
ed high into the air. Over and above the
to cessant roar of the billows may be heard t
nd bleating and bowling of animals not far d
ps tsnt BY observing, see on three roc
N. cliffs a few hundred yards in front, that tn
er- were literally covered with seals, hundre
he in number. Some of them are lying, SOL
he moving about, both on the cliffs and in
~. water. At the right was the Golden Ga
'a' with almost continuous passing OF steam,
ily and ships. On the left is beautiful dri
ed on the beach. The place has many attr
he tions, its scenery unsurpassed, is pls
A. of great resort, and is to San Francis
10" what Central Park is to New York.
n. REDWOOD AND FAIR OAKS.
~ From San Francisco our course led us
WI the way Of the Southern Pacific railroad
md Redwood. 1t is the county seat of San Ma
county, thriving town. 1t was named fr
the great quantity of redw ood which grows
the coast range, on the west. In the vicinity
rry Redwood are some of the finest drives, pa