New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
ADMISSION DAY-MINING DEBRIS AND THE
RIVERS-FAIRS.

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c.x FpAxcIsco Sept. 15.-Tbe week opened with
&ha celebration of the Admission Day Of the state
- occasion which called out many "reminiscences
80 n,oneer avs and showed tho gradually lesseninR
nuabsr of Argonauts. Two large celebration ms
x~ers held-one ut Stockton, the other at Monterey
Fairly times in San Francisco were recalled by
ricture. exhibited on Monigomery-st., OF the MS,
celebration OF the day in 1880 when the city iooKeu
someyhat as Santa Fe does to-day, with low opan
,sb American houses and gambling saloons I'd 'iie
ground floor of the chief buildings.
The rapid bling mp of Sacramento River and It's
<rintaries by debris from hydraulic mines has beer
brourbt forclb,y to public notice by the dangerous
sand bars recently formed. which have proved
rp;nrps IN river navigation. Just Delow oac
ramsnto a big saud-bar formed 30 that loaded
steamer drawing oay four and half feet OF water
grounded this week and only got on with diincuIEy
, vcars ago deep-sea vessels could pass this place
where It is estimated, the deposit of mining debris
now reaches depth of twenty feet. 1uoa hNei
has been SO filed up that the smallest boat cannon
get to Marysville. except when there Is noou
though formerly big boats tan there. rea'nei
River is virtually closed to navigation oil the year
bscauss of formidable bars Of course San Fran
cisco BAY suffers also, and q large part near the
mouth of the Sacramento has been 50 badly hlied
an ~ 10 make navigation dangerous. The Siickens
xvar as n ia called is fight of one rapidly OWN
ding industry against the agricultural interests
of two of the richest valleys in the State ana the
NAVIGATION of the main inland waters Unless some
thing Is done soon to deepen Sacramento RIVER,
NAVIGATION must be abandoned and the farmers VIII
be left 10 the tender merces Of the railroads
The logical result of mining stock speculation Is
shown in the failure this week of Edward +. Hail.
IT,. one of the leading local brokers. During the
Bonanza excitement he made fortune. estimated
ut ST. .OOO by selling ont when Consolidated
Virginia and California reached their highest
points About three years ago. however, he was
fnyeigled into Pine Street again and took part IN
a bip Hale and Norcross deal. The result WAS he
lost his fortune and mortgaged bis fine residence
which he was finally fored to sell to Colonel Fred
Crocker. This sacrifice did not save him, and he
was reported few days ago as being unable 10
meet his contracts. He Is only one OF the many
local brokers here who are on the ragged edge OF
financial ruin. 1t is safe to say that not sioele
stock broker in this city makes enough to pay hs
Office rent and expenses.
This is q season of fairs two being now open. AT
Sacramento the State Fair attracts many farmers
Nv n good showing of thoroughbred stock ara the
Iberal premiums offered. The most interesting ex-
hibit is fifty Australian sheep imported by j. d.
HaCgin. the Capitalist, VINO HAS iniuohoo otV'A
ranches in southern counties. He proposes cross
ing these sheep with the best California strains the
result being harder breed with fleece freer from
grease aud dirt In this city the Mechanics lnsti-
tu,e Fair opened on the 9TH ipst 1t was once
fairly representative OF California manufactures,
but now IL has degenerated into a show for retail
dealers and aside from mining machinery aud
few other exhibits, it more epresents the state
Industries than would an exhibition in New-York
Theatre audiences have been decreased by the
openine of the fair. At the California the Union
SQUARE Company has presented the disagreeaOie
play of A Partisan Romance" MaDsfeld's Baron
beng severely criticised by the leading dramatic
critic az moral and physical monstrosity and
against the authors evident conception OF worn
out debauchee. High dramatic art is illustrated
BY a circus at the Grand Opera House and the
managers threaten an inhiction OF Uncle Toms
Cabin next, with real negroes but without the
last touches of realism found in trained blood
hounds.