The record-union., 1892-09-09
THE STATE FAIR.
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of edges, it is better molding tnan much
now sold.
So, too. in that part of the Santa Bar
bara exhibit, under charge OF Rather
Okeefe, is shown a priests altar robe IN
heavy green silk and gold lace or galoon.
The garment was made in 1IS2, and the
gold trimming to-day is untarnished. Ii
Is, indeed, brighter and richer after ali
these years than most bullion OF to-day is
after one year of use.
In the Monterey section, under charge
of NJ. VOTERS and Father Casanova,
there are enough of historic relics to en-
gage study for some hours. There is, for
instance, the flagstaff that stood at the
northwest corner of the old Custom
house, Monterey. On this stall Commo-
dore Sloat, July Z, 1916, raised the first
stars and stripes that hoated over Cali
fornia by direction of the Government.
Near by is a flint-lock musket and a
cavalry sabre, used in the early days by
Mexican soldiers in California. They
are from the old Preside of Monterey.
A pair of gold scales is shown, used IN
Monterey, in the time of gold discovery.
A group of Mexican cannon balls IS
shown in a case. They are from the
scene of the engagement between \ nlted
States and Mexican troops, near Gabi-
Ian, six miles from Salinas. The former,
under Fremont, had iron cannon, the
latter one brass piece. Some OF these
balls are of copper and were made III
Mexico.
There are shown, also, a Mexican can
ana or cartridge box; two cannon brought
TO Monterey III l173 by a Spanish man-ol-
war. An interesting story about them is
posted and is in typewriter and easily
read. One of these guns was nshed out
of the bay in 1852. 1t was IN stout
oaken box, and the finders thought they
bad raised a treasure box filled with sill
yer. The gun belongs now to William
Tibbetts, who has listed it in the East
lake Museum and has mounted it on a
carriage.
A Mexican saddle of the old stvle, such
as the earliest California Vaqueros used,
is shown. 1t is owned by B. V. Sargent.
\ brick from Cotton Hall, the first State
Capitol, is exhibited, and an Indian NOR
tar and pestle, with which the aboriginG
ground acorns and wild oats into meal
for food. Two malatas used by early
Mexican poSSesSorS of California soil are
shown. With these were ground OF
crushed the corn for food. One Of these
nlalatas was brought from Mexico il
lS24.
In this exhibit, also, are to be seen Z
brick from the first brick building III
California, built by Henry Dickson IL
1872 The bricks were brought from BoS-
ton; a copper Mexican kettle: portraits OF
Junipero Sierra; a lot of strange body
arms, one pistol being rugged with viii
misunderstanding sword; an adze, an AK, a
hoe and a spear OF the old time are labeled
in this section; also, a Mexican Goa, or
spade; some old derringers and ALLEN
PepperboX" pistols the first revolver;
an odd fireplace CRATE, made for the tirsI
Judge of Monterey; mission bell that
for forty years has called the children OF
Monterey to school; for many years it
Il
scales ever seen in California, Drought
here in 1913 and still III good order.
very Interesting relic is rib Of the
brigantine Nalatia. On this ship NapO-
leon LETT the Isle of Eliza on his return tC
France. The ship was thereafter sold to
Mexico and fitted out as a Guarda Costa
IN 1913, and was stranded some years
later in Monterey Bay. Tiles from the
old Spanish part of the Custom-house are
shown, and one from the Mexican part OF
the building, and a cart wheel of the type
used by MeXicanS and Indians before the
American occupation. a story con-
nected with the wheel is posted above il
in typewriting.) The remains of the
wheel belong to w. b. Post of Monterey.
A mangas, a robe worn by gentlemen.
is shown that was given to Jacinto Rod
riguez in 1872 by Jose Maria Villa, in
whose family it was an heirloom for many
generations. 1t is valued at 5000 and the
IlCn ROiu GlllDIOluGIy Oh III Is DIS DTlGul
and golden in color to-day as when
worked into the cloth. MSS. of Juni-
pero Sierra are shown, from the
San Carlos Mission; copy of a letter 10y
Admiral Viscayno to the King of Spain
in 1902; Indian baskets made in Cali
fornia in 1770; tiles from San Carlos Mis-
sion with oil paintings thereon; cypress
and cedar of Lebanon wood work; iron
straps and nails made by Indians under
instruction of Jesuit Missionaries in I770
frames made of Monterey shells; ole
paintings from San Carlos Mission
dalmatic, used by Father Junipero Sierra
in l770; and flag carried in the Mexican
War and finally presented to the daugh-
tiers of Milton Little in 1864 at Monterey
An interesting exhibit was placed on
view yesterday by Governor Mark ham
musket carried by his father and used
at the battle Of Plattsburg September IL
1914, also a strange old pistol used in the
war of 1872.
In the medical department., the Sacra.
mento Society for Medical Improve.
ment has posted in large letters im-
portant statistics showing the growth O
medical schools and the profession il
California. The society also shows por
traits of Drs. t. NJ. Logan and L. w
Hatch, first and second Secretaries of thu
State Board of Health. also portraits OF Drs
w. r. Cluness and CT. l.. Simmons, al
representative physicians. There is also
shown the portrait of DR.. r. X. Reid, frs
Superintendent OF the first Insane Asy
lum in California. The Medical Depart
ment of the State University exhibits
fine, large portraits of DIR. H. 81. Toland
organizer of the department, and of DR.
II. Beverly Cole; also pictures of the ear
Hest graduating classes and a framed
plate of resolutions of respect for the late
DIR. Toland.
In the merchant marine and ship-build
ing line, Goodall, Perkins d Co. exhibit
two fine pictures and beautiful mode
of steamship of their line. The UnioI
Iron Works shows a full-sized model of
piece of armor plate for the battle ship
Oregon, now in course of construction
1t is so large and heavy that 1t is left fol-
convenience in the mining sections an
mex.
Yesterday there were added to General
Ruger's exhibit of flags and portraits Of
military commanders, three cannon, tro
ply guns acquired from Mexico. Al
were made in Spain and bear the Span.
ish coat of arms and dates as far back as
1863. One piece is ten 1eet long and named
San Francisco. Another is named San
Fernando, is three-foot piece, and still
another is OF brass aud highly polished
1t is a three-footer also and very odd in
construction. The three pieces excite 8
great deal of curious interest.
AT THE PARK.