The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-02

York. Many of the business men Of San
Francisco reside in Oakland, and owing to
the INSTRUMENTATION between the two
cities the travel back and forth is surpris
ingly large. The western terminus Of the
Central and Southern Pacific r. r. is at
Oakland. In passing up the bay one has
good view Of Goat and Angel Islands on
which are government garrisons. The great
rivers, Sacramento and San JOAQUIN, empty
into the bay and steamers may be seen alss
most continually going up or coming down
those highways Of traffic. Oakland is q
city of beauty and wealth and full of prom
Use; its prosperity has been most wonderful.
In 1850, where tho city is now located, oak
groves, wild mustard and wild oats grow
in abundance and the whole country bord-
ering on the bay was wild stock range un-
der the rule of Spaniards. The brothers by
the name of Patten and man by the name
of Chase we're the first white men who es-
tablished themselves on the bays on the
site of Oakland. In 1860 it was small
village, in 1870 had population of 1900
and now has population of 10000 incud-
ing her suburbs and the prosperity Of the
city continues in surprising manner 1t
is we'll laid out, streets wide and clean,
water excellent and claims to DO the health
lest town in the state.
The city has q combined length of 900
miles of open streets, being grand drive
ways. lined with either business blocks or
imposing residences surrounded with
beautiful lawns and evergreen trees, or
beautiful parks which the city takes special
pride in keeping in fine order. She has
100000 invested in manufactures, Civ
ing employment to four thousand hands
The street car facilities Of the city are ex
celent. Some fifteen free high school
buildings and about the same number of
private institutions of learning with one Of
the best universities in the Union. The
city has about 80 churches, most of them of
grand appearance and of costly con,tIuc-
ton. The First Congregational church has
an auditorium 90 feet square and cost $780,
900. The Gsllindo hotel 10 fine structure,
cost 100000. The railroad depots are oil
that one could desire. The University, OF
CAL, receives students from the age of IS
up, tuition free. Male and female are
granted like privileges in all the depart
ments, including that Of medicine. A visit
along the shaded driveway to the fish ranch
and to Piedmont Springs gives one pleasure
and 10 of much interest. To take bath
in one of those establishments fitted up on
purpose at Alameda, 3 suburban town, is q
pleasure not soon forgotten.
Mills Seminary in the foot bills is situs-
ted in . most charming the finest ladies'
seminary in the state.
Taking all in oil one visiting Oakland at
any season Of the year, seems loath to leave
the place where so much of interest, to the
lover OF the beautiful, 10 found, and the
climate ia so delightful.
Starting out from the grand depot, the
iron horse takes the traveller rushing north
ward through fertile sections country and to
all appearance near Mt. Disblo which resrs
it's summit 3,S98 feet above the sea level.
Wagon roads are constructed to its top,
from whenie one can have q grand piano.
ramic view of the surrounding country,
villages, cities, bays, rivers and the blue
waters of the Pacific may be seen afar Off:
with a glass can distinctly see into the
streets of San Francisco, discern the moving
throngs of people, while to the north the
beautiful valleys and streams stretch out
in one grand picture of loneliness.
Arriving at Sacramento City, the capital
of the state, nothing of special interest at
tracts the attention of the visitor other than
the usual noise and combustion of hotel
runners and hack drivers. From an eleva-
ted position one can have fine view Of the
broad river and adjacent country. The bot
toms along the river are very productive,
aud seem to increase IN fertility with every
overflow OF the Sacramento river. Fruits of
various kinds flourish we'll here, and the
gardens are green all the year. The popua,
ton of the city is some $4,000 to 10000.
There is not that same degree Of hurry and
hustle noticed at some other places in the
state, however the city does large amount
of business in way of distributing supplies
to many points tributary to it as trade
centre. As in most Of the cities aud towns
in California, the heather Chinese seems to
take prominence in the line OF ordinary
scrvitude, and from what We can discover,
the American born men and women OF the
period are perfectly willing they shall do
it, while the men, goodly number, at
least-lounge about street corners, or IN