Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11
SAN FRANCISCO.
what IA BurIingtoninn saw There.


the grazing counties see little or no Tim
othy or any other kind of grass familiar 10
New England, but what the farmers call
hay, and feed as farmers in Vermont feed
hay, is simply barley, wheat or oats sowed
and cut when green.
In the cities and villages lawns Of green
grass can be had by irrigalng, as also all
tropical trees and flowers in most parts of
the State, for the climate is delightful
These ure agricultural views, while there
is anothcr-a golden vcw-whch may be
had by 'digging Tor it, and to this sum
should be added the natural beauties and
wonders of scenery.
San Francisco, the pride and boast of all
Californians, was named after San Francisco
de Arisi, the founder of the order of Fran.
ciscans, and was christened Sept. II, 1869,
and in 1874 the entire population of the city
was fifty. The superficial area of san Fran
cisco is $4,000 acres. There is probably no
city in the world which has better hotel ac-
commodations than this, with its Palace Ho-
TEL Baldwin, Grand Lick House, Occidental
and others, The Grand Opera House was
built in 1875, at cost of over S4O0, 900,
with seating capacity of over 1900. The
California Theatre has seating capacity of
1900, and the Baldwin is the beau ideal of a
theatre, and there are many besides of less
note.
The city can not boast of It's public parks,
although Golden Gate Park" will soon be
very beautiful If the necessary money is at
hand to keep it in fiue style. "Woodward's
Garden is private flower park and menag-
erie. 1t is laid out handsomely and artist.
cally arranged with walks, lawns, flowers,
tropical trees, ponds and fountains 1t also
contains a valuable collection of stuffed
birds and animals, and fine display Of geo
:. logical specimens and curiosities An ART
] gallery is one of the attractions and on hol
u days, Saturday and Sunday afternoons
bras, band is in attendance. In large hal
a variety show is given IN Sunday after
noon.
l. c'yotes. fish, swars, peliclus aligators
> lions, tigers, foxes cpmels, an emu and O
d the monkey cages there il no end.
st The Broadway of San Francico is Mar
ket street. 1t begins at the water front au,
1T runs in u south westerly course ON nearly
l. level to the hills back Of the city an is til
4. longest and widest street. The streets al
~ laid out regularly aud stranger finds littl
ne trouble in making his way about.
10 The Cliff House, about seven miles ava
ne on point Lobos, the souther,y point of til
10 Golden Gate, overlo0ks the Pacific to tn
nd west and is well worth visit. The hotel
r. built on rocky cliff and in front, som
in three hundred yards distant, is colony {
d. sea lions and they have prc-emptcd ciustt
all of barren rocks over VIII eli the ocean dash,
as and roars in it, watcry WAYS. 1t is quit
he interesting and amusing t. watch these Sc,
Sc lions in their sports, 1T one lime there will
fifty or more OF them str tclrd out lazily
the sun on the rocks and majo iy of thei
apparently asleep, then II few of the large
ones will straghten up tlir heads and beg
OF n spit OF II croaking lark at which humble
ay of them will tumble or roll off into the oce,
,,l and float around for few moments and til,
W. Chamber onto the rocks again.
lat The ocean view from the Cliff House
tn grand. To the left AMI sluthcrly i sii
n, beach along which Can be- had drive uf Il
ho miles. To the right and northerly is /,
Wv The Cliff House was built in 1868. s.
ier Francisco claims a population If 325 900.
Nv
ne CHINATOWN.
ilh Tba, is what the Chinese norton of +
'cn cty il called and il lies bet wen Sacramen,
~, Commercial, Dupont, Pacific and Jacks
,ss streets This is one of the Elephants"
&c the city TO strangers and TO the citizens,
.ial they re claiming just now. The sire
am seen in Peking ar Canton. n, am iuf rm,
ost .,e ,,,i' ~ y, W.. n'usN'' AZ
us shons and markets may he sem scrolls
ar nan.r and also ra,fly Suns hancinp fir,
,ior The caves covered Win inscripIi5us in ,
'ih' v,,nacular
the Here are few of their Sims which IN
ep- transcribed. Shun Wn. I'm Yuk Ch;
70 sun. Man Lii. These are moi alw,
ack thr names of the nnrtie, doing I'm
an ness AZ one micht sunnose I'm, offer
ner nontical motto nr ,,,,.rnnt of Whit
ilch pronrietor would have ,on think were
'lie rules upon which he conducts his trading
i'e' life For instance. th. ii mr. maker n
tate hang ont the sion .!Shun Wo" Which ,ra
'"ut lated means ..fojtb and charity +" and her,
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ION, nns,.d over The dno,s nj .arv ~ ..IIel;,
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'out MANY Of the traders nut M such mott
with ,fe idsa ,hat ,hnv u in hs cnndmc;v,
oood fortune and are ,,f,,n nm in Mace
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nricss The sion Of n r.,innrnnt NAV
zen ..Frayrant Ten Gb,mhe," ar ..Rolron,
lost Joy and Delight Tue Chince restauraI
cca. sna. 3D. .ne hnesa oass ate WY AM u, u,
tion s.oiies usunly a.u sup. i'ieti WIN n
that apa'lnieh.s a. rtaso1 ,';, pre- my
lie served on ,he second h,r VIII IN. cate,
The scrveu On ,he se'ohu nHr MNi oc ea'e'
lblic and ,e WHO en,.rl ,hn salem ~ H.. =,
e re- ano, vii, ho rormi,,.d IN toLe h;s Zoo,