Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-01
PAUL BOYT0N,
The Renowned, on His Big Swim from
Red Bluff to San Francisco.


Captain Paul Boyton, the intrepid navi-
gator, arrived at the Sacramento and 1olo
bridge at 1875 A. NJ. yesterday, on his
lonely journey by water from Red Bluff to
San Francisco. The announcement III the
RECORD UNION that he would reach the
city at II o'clock had caused thousands of
men, women and children to assemble on
the bridge, or down by the river side,
to greet him, but the strong southerly WIND
prevailing interfered with his progress, and
he was unable to make as good time as he
had anticipated He was met at the ilrst
bend of the river above the city by fleet
of boats, and escorted to the foot OF X
street. His progress down stream was
watched by the multitude OF people with
great interest, even the small boy, whose
devotion to matters nautical had caused
him to forget to go to school,
was to be seen, with possible intention
of getting points for future experiments,
that he failed to scatter around and become
a nuisance by his boisterousness. In re-
Spouse to the greetings of the crowd on the
bridge, the Captain fired a decorating
rocket from the deck of his little tender,
the Baby Nine" and then used his
double-bladed paddle so vigorously that in
passing beneath the bridge the men in
boats had to pull good stroke TO keep
away from him. A few yards below the
bridge he stood up in the water, turned
around and waved a salute to the assem-
blage, in answer to the cheers gwen. As
he subsidized into a recumbent position, his
rubber suit glistening in the sun, an old
hunter remarked With those boats
arc,,,,J hin, bo IooI,e lilo a drclr hunt
who had tumbled out of his boat with his
gum boots on, and the boys were trying to
save him. The air in his rubber case
made it so buoyant that he fioated with
fully one-third of his body, from head to
foot, above the surface. His face
only was uncovered, and it, owing
to the glare of the sun and the action
of the water, the river being quite
rough, was very red and his eyes inflamed.
He had made the trip from Just below
Feather river since o'clock in the morn
ing, and the high wind, acting upon his
paddle and the little metallic boat Baby
Mine" which he tows, and which with its
load of food, ammunition. etc., weighs
nearly 100 pounds, had caused it to be ex
ceedingly difficult work but he had deter
mined TO reach the city as nearly on sched-
ule time as possible, and the effort wearied
him exceedingly, and he appeared to have
little enjoyment from the cigar he was
smoking. Near the foot of X street he
fired another salute, and then landed and
made his way in his rubber garb, weigh
about forty pounds, having taken in little
water, to a hack, and in it to the West
ern Hotel, where he soon made himself
comfortable. He reported a rather une-
yentiul trip, but was everywhere well re-
ceived. His remarks upon the river and
the valley through which it pours showed
that he had keen powers of observation
and habit of intelligently considering and
comparing the country through which he
journeys in his own peculiar manner. He
leaves Sacramento between and 4 o'clock
this morning, desiring to make Rio Vista
tonight and Benlcia tomorrow night