The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
SNAP SHOTS IN CALIFORNIA.
Amateur Photographers EntertnIn Their
Fellows In New York.

SNAP SHOTS IN CALIFORNIA.
| Amateur Photographers Entertnin Their
Fellows in New York.
"Glimnses OF California" was the subject OF
/ q stereopticon entertainment in Hardman Hall
on Friday evening by the members OF tho So
/ coty OF Amateur Photographers OF this city to
their friends The society was enabled to ex-
| hibit tho views through pleasant custom that
! hns been established among tho societies Of
amntour photographers in this country, and
| Including also n few soceios in Great Britain
| and Europe. to exchange sets OF tho most In
| terosting ycws In the localities OF each OF the
! clubs. A system OF exchanges has been es-
/ tablished, so that thore may be no repeating.
/ The system Is called the grand circuit. The
exchanges include not only sets OF views, but
| the accompanying lecture.
Mr.. Frederick Vilmar Of the New York So
clcty read the lecture from the san Francisco
amateurs. Tho writer promised 10 shun the
| thrcadbaro features OF California. and by full
/ filling this promise and by means of excellent
! photographs provided nearly two hours Of
genuine entertainment. Tho exhibition be-
gan with series OF pictures OF the SPANISH
Franciscan missons-San Diego, san Juan,
| Capis;rano. San Gabriel, Santa Barbara, and
| tho Carmel missions. Built OF adobe and
rooted with thing they are picturesque struc-
| lures. and the State is nov resculng the old
| buildings from decay. Applause greeted n
picture OF tho interior OF ono OF the old mission
chapcs. the walls of which were leaning in
| ward and wore proppod arart by big beams at
! all possible angles with the walls
| The first settlers Of California were tho bet
! ter class of Digger Indians who. tho lecturer
! continued, had solved the great American
| problem OF living without work. They all died
and LETT no history or trace behind them. The
! Moxicans came afterwald, and the lecturer
| didn't like tho MeXcans much better They
are about gone too. Cattle raising was touched
on lightly, picture showing a steer fiat on the
ground. with horse at the head and an other at
! the hlndGuarters fastened with ratas. There
we're no mon in sight. The lecturer said the
men had gone around tho corner to see n man.
and in fact. the horses were more reliable than
tho men. The California flea was not lett out
OF the show. He was maGniiled 1000 dtameters.
and he looked on the g, screen as big rs lion
, house OF tieRs was 10 dive sheep into house
| and let it stay an hour 10 receive tho teas
on its fleece, and afterward to take 1t out and
4 Photographic record of an earthquake,
| which looked ike o loose skein of thread with
! a hard knot in the middle, excited laughter.
| 1t recorded the movement OF q se>mometer in
the skein to the other WAS more than Il foot on
the screen but the real shake from side to side
| wns quarter OF an inch. 1t had beon magn-
| ending with II circular motion in the centre.
! Two slides showing tho native cact of south
! teen feet high. resembling in shape an obelisk.
! and in II little round hole hi=h up on the prick
" sides bird had built IT. nest and reared IFS
! Young in defiance OF the powers OF both earth
Gold mining was illustrated fully from the
methods OF tho present dav Brot Harte's
miner does not now exist the lecturer said.
| vast tracts. and on their land they will not per-
| NIT n bArroom TO DO buit. Ihe miners OF to-
y WofsR and milf as
II picture photoSraphed on q hillside oyer
looking n quartz mill eeembled plant Of an
Eastern cotton mill: In the old abandoned
the old fashioned cradle" All the once abnn.
done1 d.Geinzs ale now termed Gilmore dig
gipgs" 4 magnesium light picture OF three
miners blasting quartz at the breast Of a tun-
| hydrauic mining. by which d stream OF water Is
| propelled with terrific force against a hillside
! 10 wash out the gold, were also shown. The in
| dustry is at u slandstill now because OF tho
| by the might OF water. Moreover. the State
| crs on tho lowlands, " hose lands were flooded
| with dirt and water. AS hund reds OF millions
/ Of dollars are invested in the property now
| idlo. a Commission is taxing testimony TO
/ learn whether companies are to 90 on or not.
| 4 view OF the great Lick o observatory. stand
! ing in tho twilight like an old castle on the
verge Of the lofty Hamilton Hill. was applaudei,
| rs was a view Of the business end Of the tele-
scope, the manipuator OF which said that no
| could never escape from the foelinG that he was
! sitting In u cab Of locomotive. view OF tho
th q IN tho screen and it was SO liz no "ms
! among tho SDcctators coul. find tho man on II.
A very clear photograph OF the sun at tho lat
| est total eclipse was shown, with the corona
! beautifully rad ant on AL sides.
specimen of California farming was shown.
| vester that twenty horses pull through wheat
held. the machine reapinG and threshins tho
laborers do is Ito the bags. As there is no rnin
the bags often lie months out of doors until
There were also Vows of San Francisco. in
| Guiding Mrs. llopkins's 81 800 600 house on
| Mob Hill and the recently completed Croker
| between old and now places OF worship was
| shown i'll presenting first an old mis-. ion chapel
| after the famous preacher who committed
/ suicide.
The amateur photographers pictures Of tho
enIoycd Tie eject was Heightened by tho
Photographers getting their views by moon
making every object stand out clear and dis
tinct. They were ike pctures In black and
s f one T shDe COATS ais
are rapidly supersedinG all olher kinds on san
francisco Bay. Ihsy have short mast anG
height. They are very easily handled in II
heavy wind,
Probably the most enthusiasm was aroused
over the lpictures Of II 10 among tho lumber
men; They showed horses dragging great
a, NRI heTS W9s se ma
one OF tho logs sent down slide hundreds Of
feet in length fell into The ocean with splash
that sent water rs high us church steeple.
Tho photographer got tho splash in tho plc-
ture. In tho iozemite valley tho man with tho
camera only brought away bit Of a corner
among tho rocks where rank ferne over
whclmed everything else. and it was applauded.
The last scene was that of ii sunset from tho
above tho clouds. Tho clouds stretched away
like waves OF tho ocean toward the brilliant orb.
Gov. Hin 10 90 TO IudInnapous
ALBANY. June 2l,-Gov. Hill has accepted
the imitation Of tho Committee of Arrange
ments to attend tho exercises at the unwilling
of tho Hendricks monument at indianapolis
on July l. by reason OF official duties which