The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-03-30

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fic Business College, we think that
she as we'll hes made good choice.
They intend to make the west their
home.
will note to you a few Of the
places of interest that have visited
during my stay in San Francisco.
The state hoard Of trade is one of the
places of interest here. We saw
some of the most beautiful specimens
tf the different kinds of fruit and
grain that could possibly be produced,
each county having specimens there.
OF course it would be natural for
each to try to surpass and in this way
We were able to see the very richest,
and finest in the land, and when it
comes to the raising o. fruit or grain
l think California is the land Of lands
We pass from here to the state min
ming bureau, this is a place OF very
great interest. Here we find a great
collection of articles of very ancient
birth, many animals and curiosities
Of by gone ayes have petrified and
are collected here for the admiration
Of the sight seer.
There is great deal of wealth COL
lected here. There arc many small
stones there several of which worth
thousands and some hundreds of
thousands, this wealth all IN stone
no lorger than the end Of your thumb.
The next place of interest that We
will notice is the mint You all
are aware of tho fact that the largest
mint in the world is situated IN San
Francisco. This unusual place of
interest is visited by most every
sight seer in the west. There
are only certain hours during which
visitors are permitted to enter. There
being many million dollars in this
mint, causes them to take all pre-
caution to prevent the thieves "who
might break in and sea-" Here We
F, saw coins of very ancient date and
of all sizes and shapes. Their col
lection was nicely arranged and it
j was the business OF one man to ex-
plain to the visitors and to give the
history of each coin. Some of these
CONES were known TO have been in
use 500 years B. c.
This same man was guard He
showed us from beginning to end how
metal money was made, showing us
the working Of all the machinery and
the money AS it is in the different
stages. | cannot explain to you the
different processes, which it goes
through. But must say it is a very
interesting scene to witness. One IT
San Francisco brightest spots is the
celebrated Golden Gate Park This
is very Urge and beautiful park.
Flowers and shrubs are very peculiar
ly but neatly arranged. Within this
park is found many kinds of animals
and birds. The park is also provid-
ed with good water, and music.
There are at least 10000 people in
the park every Sunday and many
through the week. They have an ex.
cellent band here and the band stand
!. is a head quarters on all days. have
had the pleasure of spending parts of
3 days in this park and hope to he
able to vi-it against before | leave
this city.
The Cliff House is a noted place
in San Francisco, it being SO situated
that from here the visitor can get \
nice view Of the great Pacific.
have been to the cliff and thought
it the most pleasant place in
Frisco for me
/ was out one day when everything
vas quiet and calm. and another
when the wiud was high and every
thing seemed to be disturbed and in
more or less trouble. The dcSfen,ne
roar OF the wafer seemed to cause
the very earth to tremble. l never
heard more pitlful groans than those
uttered bY the mouth Of the Ocean
The next day I was out l took 4
friend with me- We took a snack
with us for dinner, the day being 81
bright and still We intended to spen,
a full day on the beech, which VT
did, and i more pleasant day never
l. spent. We gathered shells and rocks
" watched and played in the SAT- waves
which gently lashed the shore. The
day slipped SO quietly and nigh
soon crept upon US, like other children
at play, We kept stroIl.ng further an,
e further from our train, and TOWARD
. night we happened to think we wer'
quite n distance from the place where
{ we could get train for the city. b,
ihquiring we found it to be four O
. five miles distance, SO we halted ant
turned hOmewarl. We then wrot
Il our names in the clean white sand
> kissed the ocean breeze, and tllel
qu,ckencd our pace and starred home
ward, which We male in good time
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