The morning call., 1892-08-21
THE CALLS QUERY COLUMN.
Answers to Questions That Are
of General Interest.
Labor Day q Legal Holiday-Banks In San
Francisco-The Climate Of California.
The Last Spike.

bank was established by Burgoyne & Co. in
1S49 or 1850 John Sine Il Co., Palmer,
Cook Il Co., Page. Bacon & Co., old bank
| ing firms, have long since gone out OF bust
ness There are now in San francisco 10
savings banks. viz: The California Saw
| Loan Society. German Savings and Loan
| Society, Hibernia Savings and Loan
! Society, Humboldt Savings aud Loan
| Society. the Mutual Savings Bank.
Peoples Home Savings Bank. San Fran
! cisco Savings Union, Savings and Loan So
| clety and Security Savings Bank. There
| are also 10 commercial banks, OF which the
! Pacific is the Oldest Following are their
names: American Bank and Trust Com
| pany of San Francisco. Anglo California
| Bank Omitted. Bank Of California, Bank of
| British Columbia (San Francisco branch).
! Bank of British North America, California
! Safe Deposit and Trust Company, DOnohoe-
! Kelly Banking Company, Changers Bank
! of California. London, Paris and American
Bank (iimlted), London and San Francisco
| Bank San Francisco branch-limiled), Ne
vada Bank of San Francisco. Pacific Bank,
| Sather Banking Company. Tallant Banking
! Company Wells. Fargo Il Co.'s Bank (San
! Francisco bTanch).
| EDWIN ARNoLD's VIsITs-J. A., City.
| Sir Edwin Arnold has visited California
twice within the last two years. No one
seems 10 recolect of his having been mere
in 1882. If so, lie most likely passed
| through the city en- route for Japan. On
the occasion OF his recent visit he went to
! the Lick Astronomical Observatory at
Mount Hamilton. (2) John l.. Sullivan,
Americas champion pugiliSt, sailed from
| San Francisco for Australia June 90. 1891,
| and returned on the Goth OF the following
| October
BIG BETSY - Subscriber, City. The
| breech-loading steel gun big Betsy" has a
| 12-inch bore and an extreme range OF Is or
! II miles. with elevation OF Il degrees. 1t
carries an S50-pouud projectile, is loaded
! with 425 pounds Of powder. u inches caliber.
| 20 go feet long. with a bore Is feet in
length, and weighs 80 tons. Its muzzle
velocity is 1000 feet a second. energy 25. $50
| tons, and penetration is equal to u inches
| for each 1000 feet OF velocity.
BRYAST's MINsTRELs-D., City. Jerry
Bryant died about 1s4s. He was not the
founder OF Bryanrs Minstrels. Dan and
Jerry Bryant were brothers, and after APP
pearing with the old Christy Mimstcels and
Whites Ministries they played together in
specialties and afterpieces at old 4i4 Broad
way. New York City. the site of one of the
most famous places OF amusement in Amer
lea. Dan Bryant. Billy Florence and
Barney Williams married sisters.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTs-J. b., City.
There are only some half dozen sub0rdi-
nate places open to undergraduates in the
University OF California The salary is
small, and at the best would not suffice TO
more than paw Students living expenses.
There are fellowships, however. at good
salaries, but they are bestowed only upon
the most distinguished post-gradustes.
THE CARoB TREE-W. II. L., City. The
4 loo no % 81, 10
Or the "Catob" tree OF the East has been
grown in California. but not with any de-
gree Of success, it being generally killed by
the frost. The necessity of planting both
the male and the female tree one or the
ether Of which has failed, has thus far been
a serious obstacle 10 its successful produe-
tion.
WET AND Dry FL0oRs-J. L. b.. Tur-
lock. a wet floor in q classroom on a warm
day IS cooler than dry floor for the reason
that in former case evaporation is constantly
taking place, thus carrying off the heat in
conformity TO the principle that liquid or
solid in psssing from a dense to a rarer
medium absorbs the latent heat.
CALIFORNIAN CLnfATEs-1. E. r.,
SOnoms. The evenest climates are found
along the coast in California. San Fran
cisco. Monterey and San Diego are probably
spect 10 climate. considered all the year
around. They are also tie most healthiul.
especially san Francisco.
DRAUGBT OF STEAMsHps-A. C., City.
The minimum draught of the Pacific Mail
Company's steamships is IS feet and the
maximum draught is "A feet inches The
draught OF a vessel depends upon its tom
mage, which varies from a few TO many thou
SANDS, consequently 1t is not easy to give an
average draught
ANIMALS - G. f. E. City. At the
present time there are $50 families, 1000
| genera and $3.50 species of mammals on the
| earth. Tie number of extinct mammals can
! not be given with any degree of accuracy
! but II Is greatly in excess Of the existing
number.
| SAN FRANCISCO RARBoR-A. C. T, City.
There is so feet of water on the San Fran
| cisco bar and the rise and fall of the tide
| is seven feet. There have been improve
| ments In the harbor. No vessel keeping
within the channel was ever bar bound.
New YORK TEMPERATURE-Sub
City. The lowest recorded temperature ia
New York City was in February, 1873, No
yember. 1915. and December. 1850, when the
thermometer was deg. below zero.
WET AND DIZZY GRAvEL-P. c., Salinas.
cubic yard of wet gravel is heavier than
a cubic yard of dry gravel. The weight
varies, some gravel being considerably
heavier than other gravel, consequently
! there Is no standard weight.
FROM LIvERMoRE TO NAPA-J. z. K.
Liyermore. The best wagon route from
| Livermore to Napa City is from Livermore
| to Walnut Greek aud Martinez, thence by
ferry to Benicia. and from there by the
| county road direct to Napa
WEDDING CoAT-Bachelor, City. If mar
red in the evening it is good form for the
| groom to wear a dress or "claw-hammer"
coat, but If the wedding be al noon he should
wear Prince Albert.
BIRDs-Subscriber City. The birds ac-
customed TO sit parallel with the fence or
| limb on which they may be perched are the
| night hawks and the hip-poor-wlls
TELEGRAPH HILL LIGHr-Subscriber
| City. If the night is clear the electric light
on Telegraph Hill can be seen from the sea
Tor distance Of 10 miles.
LAST SPIKE-P. NJ. H.. City. The last
| spike of the Central Pacific Railroad was
| driven at Prom0ntOry Point on the 10th Of
May, 1869.
MOUNT LYELL-F. E. f., Napa. Mount
Lyell is 1906 feet high, and is located in
| Tu0lumne County, Cal
RALsToN's DEATH. j. b., CITY W.
c. Ralston died in this city on the 9th OF
| August 1875.
LABOR DAY-Subscriber, City. The 9th
| Of September, 1892 Labor day, is legal
| holiday.
CARNEGIE'S CITIZENsHIP-J. c.. City.
Andrew Carnegie is a citizen of the United
| States.