The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-03-27
WONDERFUL FRISCO.
Hor As EASTERN MAN SAW THE xErEO-
 PCLis.
4 Remarkable City a,sd Nasteriy Bur tes2ue Open ifs Eetlaties-CtAer
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weeks YlsIt h San tFanclsco, and ha
 contributed to his home paper the fol
 lowing accurate and vivid description o
 his entrance into the Pacific Coast lie
 tropolis, and first impressions of one o'
 her leading hotels:
 "When We arrived at the Oakland
 Ferry, everybody rushed Dell mell into $
 monstrous reception room. This roou
 contained not less than ls,000 human
 souls, ali waiting to take the boat across
 the bay. After delay of few no
 ments, huge, Ponderous gates slowly
 opened as far down the eide of the build
 ing as tie eye could reach, and the peo
 pie walked slowly out.
 l became amazed to see the ecple
 stop when they got outside Some of
 them went into the berher shops. and
 some into saloons, and others sa, down
 on store boxes, and many went into the
 park, or loitered about the various Lo-
 tels. wanted the boat. asked tine
 direc,ioa to the ferry, but soon found
 out ~as on the ferry-tLat this boat
 WAS So gigantic that stores and hotels
 were Luiit on 1t, and all kinds of busi-
 ness was transacted exactly the same as in the city. IL had electric lights, Wa ter-works, street cars, ard duly quail fed Board of Health. The residents
 were preparing for huge political dem onstration that night, and large crowds hung about the newspaper offices and Central Committee Headquarters. was amazed had never seen such . ferry boat before.
 Presently l experienced jar and dsep rurnbiins noise like muliied thun- der. l afterwards ascertained that the jar was occasioned by the boat having 'eached the San Francisco side, ard struck the piers aro1nt the wharf which, by the way, were composed of some of the large trees of Yosemite, inverted and driven down rome 300 feet into the bay. This moving town having apparently re- covered from its conyu.slons, and l hay Ing learned that the rumb!ing noise was only the whistle, began to look for street car to carry me to the edge of this boat. After boarding two cars, 1 finally struck car which by means of a trans- ter would carry lne 10 my destination. No sooner had landed than over twelve | hundred hotel drummers wanted nie to !! give their house a trial.
 l think somebody advertised in the papers the boat would come on, and | that was Governor from the East, Tor the whole army made for me, took my valise from me, and while I Was at to draw my revolver, they tore all the clothes oil my body except my shoes and drawers. became desperate. saw huge brass shield, white hat with crape around it, and hoping to gain !, mpathy, if not protection, sought tie \ carer.
 He belonged to the Palace Hotel, covering over l5,0o0 acres of valuable round. l was accordingly shown the arriage, which mistook for the hotel t Was a gigantic structure, stone steps n front tesselated floors, clerks call 'eils, servant-girls and boot blacks, every hing. l called fer a private room at nee and began to enquire for a clothing tore. They informed me there were one on the carriage. 1 succeeded in orrowins clothes from a gentleman in he next room. The number was 27,- III. The Southern pacific Railroad has Is depot m the vest.bule, and the Stock Achanse anu Court House are also loci- sd under the roof of this hotel.
 There are 3,l.0s boys, or one for eve | ' two rooms. Was placed in charge of q boy aud assigned to Elevator No. ll6, ! nd conveyed to the twenty ninth story | ad told to take the sharon street cable .rs to AlIhea Place, and then walk four. en measures to he east, until l reached ,, eiison otiioe, and directly opposite , ouid find my apartments. l was sue .l ssful. Ky the way, the elevators are d 'idei into two apartments, one for 'rses and carts, and the other for guests r. he carts are used by draymen, around e rough this wonderful structure, to cart ,' 'ay rubbish, haul coal aud transfer has D se.
 One of the apartments on the elevator D.
 sutdiN Nld,d, ladies ou one sile and "' nts on the other. Candy stores, dry s ods stores, millinery stores, each sup $. ied with a mirror On the other side III E cigar stores, saloons, billiard and joking rooms,
 \ special line of cars extend through th g par!ors, for the distance of nearly G O miles and half There Is also VI -se Parlor and larber shop connected th every sulte of rooms: al>o a stacking :. Il billiard room The house Is ahund- Y. Il, supplied with water and liquor pipes th the most artistic style. There are Zo- e 'sical GArdens, parks, drives and the