The record-union., 1893-04-24
FUTURE HONORS,
Eureka, Humboldt County, Wants the
Grand Parlor Next Year.

Eureka, Humboldt County, Wants the
Grand Parlor Next Year.
a RECORD-UNIoN reporter yesterday
visited the headquarters of the Humboldt
County delegation and found it in charge
of Denver Sewer, who proposed to let the
State at large know that away up on the
coast of California, among the redwoods,
is a town of 10000 inhabitants called
Eureka, nesting down in the arms of the
hills, coyly holding the ocean at arms
length through the friendly Intervention
of the beautiful Humboldt Bay.
Mr.. Sewer has brought with him
! large number of fine views illustrating
the scenery around Eureka and Arcata,
as well as the manner in which the lum-
Der industry and its kindred branches
are carried on.
Most Californians are aware that Eu-
reka is the outlet and shipping point of
most of the redwood lumber, which. al
| though for so many years in common use
in our State, is lately beginning to spread
in the East the reputation of California
woods and attract the attention of East
ern lumbermen to the timber industry
| here.
The pictures show the logging grounds
and mills, the logging roads with trains
of cars loaded with huge logs, which
dwarf the cars on which they lie by their
| superior bulk; the "bulI donkeys" with
their heavy wire cables, which haul the
logs to where they are wanted, and have
almost entirely superseded the ox-teams
OF from six to eight yoke of oxen, which
| have been for many years used to haul
the logs. The use of the "donkeys,"
which can be used all winter, when the
ground is too wet and slippery for the
oxen to hold their footing, has length
ened out the logging season, making it
| the whole year round. Some of the views
show the granite quarries from which
| stone is being taken to construct the
! breakwater and jetties for the improve
ment of the harbor, for which, through
the efforts of Congressman Geary and
Senator FELTON,, the United States Gov
eminent appropriated Sl,750,0O0. The
| bay in front of the city has ITO feet of
water, and all that was needed to make a
| fine harbor was the removal of the bar at
the entrance.
a fact that is not generally known is
that on the bay large ship building
! business is carried on, the four masted
! schoonerS that so often are seen in San
| Francisco Bay and very large propor-
| ton of the coasting and small steam yes
sells plying along the coast being built
there.
| Views are shown which give an idea of
| how the logs are drawn to the banks of
| the streams and rolled in, it having been
discovered in practice that the lumber
can be more cheaply handled by floating
the logs down on the bay aud having
them sawed and loaded on the vessels
directly from the mills.
GRAND SCENIC EFFECTS.
| A fine idea of the magnitude of the red
wood trees is given in the pictures, both
as to their hight and size, and the fisher
man is shown views of the creeks and
| powders which set, him to calculating lust
how big a trout lies in the pool under
that big rock, and how he can get into
position ito make the most effective cast
and bring him to his creel.
The lighthouse and bay come in for
their share of line views, and the light
house looms up on picturesque bluff.
The interior views of the Carson Opera
house show that Eureka possesses a little
gem of theater, of which many a larger
city might we'll be proud.
WANTS THE GRAND PARLoR.
Eureka has come here not only for the
purpose of being represented in the Grand
Parlor, but with au invitation from the
City Council and the Board of Trade for
the Grand Parlor to hold its next session
there.
The Board of Trade voted, without dis
cussion, 81, 900 in furtherance OF that OBJ
ject; the owners of the Goodall, Perkins
IL Co. steamers have consented to make a
single rate for the round trip for the dele
gates, ami the owners of steam and other
vessels on the bay have placed them at
the disposal of the Grand Parlor.
The delegates believe that they can
offer to the Native Sons the prospect of SO
pleasant session that it will remain dur
ing their lives white stone marking
their pathway and give them an oppor-
tunity OF seeing scenes such as may never
come within their opportunities OF OBJ
servation again.
Beside, it offers a fine ocean trip up q
coast OF rugged beauty and on smooth