The Washington critic., 1889-03-08
A oAL1roRNIAN,s VIEW.

A CALIFORNIAN's VIEW.
There was an interesting little knot OF
men at Chamberlin's on Wednesday night.
1t was gathering of 'sold Forty-niners,"
and. the central figure in the group was
General w. T. Sherman. Gathered about
him were Joseph Clark, Colonel A. y.
Head, Senator Hearst, Felix McCluskey,and
the youngest OF the group was Richard p.
Hammond, jr., the United States Surveyor
General In California, who Is president Of
the Board of Park Commissioners Of the
Golden Gate Park In San Francisco. Be
sides these there were several army officers,
who had been stationed IN California. Gen
eral Sherman was in his cheeriest mood and
talked Interestingly Of his experiences in
California, his "reminiscences being doubly
interesting for being both historical and
personal In their bearing. He told how
Surveyor-General IIanmond's father aud
himself and a young naval officer named
Baldwin surveyed the bays and rivers along
. the coast, and selected the town sites OF
Benecia and New York.
They thought that New York was for it's
natural advantages surely destined to be
the future metropolis of California. But
1t wasn't, and the General expressed him
self in a joking way as much chagrincd
thereat, because he owned a lot of town lots
in New York, and the town never became
anything more than steamboat landing.
"And there are only two houses there now,'
said Mr.. Hammond
John Chamberlin related his great story
of his famous four-mile race for stake OF
$4,000, which he lost because his horse,
True Blue, fell dead In the race.
Mr., Hammond told of the great changes
in the old California that the Forty-niners
knew, and they we're much interested in his
accounts of California's forty years.
progress since their days there.
"The Golden Gate Park ~ he said, sis
doubtless not eclipsed by anything in the
world. It lies between the Pacific Ocean
on one side and the town ON the other.
Senator Sharon when he died left bequest
of 300, 900 for the Children's Play Ground,
to be expended In furnishing 1t with
swings, croquet and lawn-tennis grounds,
games and other things for the little ores'
amusement This park is designed cspec-
ially for the poorer children of the city,
and it is the only thing Of the sort know
VI. q" oNpo,'n .'. .'ns
people interested In parks all over the
world. The object Of my trip East is to
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