Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-08
San Francisco Letter.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 5. l!

other visit to the metropolis of the
Pacific Coast, have concluded to
give your readers few of the many
impressions that have formed since
1 arrived here. But before I enter
on any other subject 1 want tn say a
few words about the wild and mag
nificent scenery that one sees on
crossing the Sierra Nevada range on
his way to San Francisco. After
| you leave Truckee, on the east side
of the range, until you reach Colfax
on the west side, you are in the
midst of an unbroken chain of vine
clad hills which are dotted with
beautiful lakes that nestle in the deep
rsvines aud canyons; aud as the train
on which you are travelling reaches
its maximum rate Of speed this grand
scene is transformed into a rapidly
changing panorama which causes the
rocks and lakes and trees to dance
and glisten in q manner that must
be seen to be appreciated. Having
said 80 much about the beauties OF the
Sierras | will devote the balance of
my letter to the City by the sea.
This is the fifth trip that have
made to San Francisco since l came
to the coast some is years ago, and
am free to confess that the oftener
| come here the better | like the place.
san Francisco cannot by any means
be called handsome city although
some CT its principal building streets
are lined with buildings that would
be an oruam snt and a credit to the
leading cities Of the world. Still
there are TOO many diminutive wood.
en- structures and old rookeries and
della pidated streets and side walks
for any one to call it an handsome
city. Nevertheless there is some
thing about the place and its sur.
roundings; something In The manner
and Gust ms of its people that one
cannot help but admire. One can
live as cheaply here as any where else
| in the word, and when il comes to
real solid enjoyment l know If no
place where you can have more fun
for certain amount of money than
you can right here in "Frisco."
| To those who are not too fastidious
and are not overburdened with the
worlds wealth, san francisco Offers
| Inducements in the way OF cheap
living and cheap amusenents that no
other city can boast OF. Excellent
meals can be had at almost any OF
the restaurants for the nominal sum
| of l5c, and l understand that there
are two or three hotels where they
give ten meal tickets for 81, with
a photogr aph Of the proprietor
thrown in by way of change; and if
you are in quest of pleasure you can
take a ram bic through the city and
take in all the sights, including the
street organ grinders, or go out to
| WoodwaId's Gardens, or Golden
GAZE Park, and when you becnine
tired of this kind of amusement you
can board one OF the ferries and
make visit to the beautiful city of
the oaks across the bay, and now
that the new K. H., is flushed to the
cliff iouse. a distance of hve miles,
you can reach that fashionable resort
for ten cents, thereby enabling you
to obtain a good view OF the white
winged messengers that are CON
stantly arriving from all parts OF the
world. speaking Of amusemenls
and the many attractions that are
always on exhibition in this city, it
NAV not be- out OF the way to say
that San Francisco is becoming an
earthly paradise for pedestrians,
wrestlers and prize fighters, for the
name and fame of ancient and mod.
ern poets and warriors would sink
into utter insignificance when com
pared with the bri liant record that
these esteemed gentlemen are max
ing for themselves in San Francisco.
Like all other cities in the Island of
the tree and the home of the brave"
the population OF San Frrncisco is
made upo a conglomei oted mixture
OF all nationalities. and of course
the British lion as well as the land
of wine aud lager Is represented.
John Chinaman, who is better pleas
ed than anyone because the restric-
ton act has become law, ia here in
his glory; Levy can always be seen
in front of his clothing store, while
The green Irishman who has just
| landed Ghe way of The hOrrun ~