The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-08-18

tune from a thousand riiis and tribu- tariss, until 1t pours Its mighty cur rent into San Francisco bay, and out through the Golden Gate into the glo- rious Pacific, bearing for miles above on its bosom, ere this, the white wings and ploughing keels of commerce.
 Down such a stream and through such scenes the railway train goes until at Port Costa the locomotives, cars and coaches, roll onto the great steamer "Solano," which ferries the bay at Martinez, and in few minutes you are skirting and meandering San Pablo bay and shortly passing through the city ot Oakland the train runs out on the long pier to the ferry docks opposite San Francisco, where the glorious young city is spread out like panorama, on many hills, and once more the wanderer sees the palaces of Mob Hill and the double balloon domes of the synagogue, familiar landmark to him who has been In San Francisco before.
 remained in San Francisco week and visited all the places of interest, among which were the Golden Gate park and the Cliff House. At the latter point, Mir. Sutro--the man who, through many difficulties, pushed the Sutro tunnel into the Comstock lode at Virginia City-has expended a princely fortune in laying out, on the bluffs .above, vast pleasure garden and park, where thousands of statues, myriad labyrinths of trees and plants, wonderful landscape gardening, ter races and flights of steps, give hours of joy to the sojourner.
 On the morning of Tuesday, July 23d, sl sailed on the noble steamer "Columbia" from San Francisco for Portland. The vessels passenger Hat showed great number of school teachers, of both sexes, who had been attending the national sducat.ona! convention. Among the ladies of this class there were all sorts, as to age, style and beauty. There were angular old spinsters with spectacles, and giddy young things with bangs, Terry cut hair scrambled, Scotch bonnets, slouch hats and full of fun. It was jolly to stand on deck as we steamed down the bay, 'longside of Alcatrax, Angel Island and Black Point, out through the Golden Gate into the ex- pansive Pacific, where the white caps and cat-claws were chasing each other over the swells. It was not only jolly to stand there and sec all the beau tiful and impressive sights, but 1t was jolly to think of wearing, and being com. fortable, in . great winter overcoat, while out east, only two weeks before, that same ccAt had almost smothered the owner in Chicago, while simply carrying 1t on his arm down to the depot.
 In lees than two hours at sea the joy of the pretty school marms had Jailed, and the misery of the homely ones had redoubled, all from the horrors of ssal de mer. On the first night out, . fa- cetious young man, who probably had the stomach of marble statue, and was therefore not sick, proposed to tell funny story. "D--n fun," said . whitehead man, "there ain't nothin' funny on earth, or, st feast, st sr.- It's ali a bow and stern reality"
 Next day, however, nearly every body was well again joy resumed her sway, and the facetious young man got in his work, at least, and proved quite . blessing on board.
 We were at sea two days and two nights, reaching the mouth of Co., lumbis river on the morning of the third day. After waiting outside till the tide came in, we steamed over the bar and were shortly lashed to . wharf at the quaint old town of Astoria, the first white settlement in Oregon.
 | On the sea trip we saw many ships under full sail on the vasty deep, sev- eral great whales sending mp their wster-spouts, and many other inter- esting marine objects. The trip was altogethar . delightful one, with lair