The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-06-09
NOTES OF A WANDERER.

Aside from the Art, Manufacturers
and few California buildings, the
Midwinter Fair is composed of lot
of second class side shows located in
and about the E." Midway Plaisance. !"
Here are congregated the freaks and
frauds of every cline. The true fol-
lowers of the Prophet try to swindle
you in every thing from sandal
wood pipe to a camel. An Esqui-
maux plays Yankee Doodle on a
squeaky old fiddle, and talks better
English than 80 per cent. of the peo-
pie born in the United States, espe-
cially when he wants nickel.
Over the hill by the 40 camp, in
an obscure corner, is the Nevada
building. Very poor Judgment, to
say the least, was used in locating
this building, as it is isolated from
all the usual lines of travel about the
grounds. We visited it on three sue
cessive days after having spent an
hour finding it; but never saw more
than five people in it at any one time,
and they looked like they were lost.
The 40 camp is a fraud of the first
water. The only thing about it in
the least suggestive of pioneer days is
the dance house, free and easy
joint, where girls in gaudy plumage,
and smacking very loud'of the varie-
ty dive and wine box make weak
effort to initiate Spanish fandango
and contortion dances
In Cairo street, you can find about
every thing you are looking for and
some things you are not. Probably
the greatest attraction here is the
Turkish dancing girls Gin that pc
culiar and sensational performance
known as the muscle dance" That
is the way the shark at the entrance
soliciting patronage describes it. Per-
haps the least said about it the better.
However | will add that it is just
about as suggestive as the law per-
mits if not just trifle more so. Here
in the Oriental village, a unbranded
Turk will try to sell you souvenirs
made in New York, and swear by the
beard of Mohammed that they came
from Jerusalem. AS liars they most
richly deserve every word of praise
ever uttered in their behalf.
In the Art building are to be found
many grand and beautiful paintings.
The collection from Russia is deserv-
ing of special mention.
Southern California has beautiful
display of citrus and other fruits and
grapes.
A little five stamp mill just outside
the Machinery Hall pounds away all
day as though it's life depended on its
ability to make noise.
Crossing the park we take the rail
road for the Cliff House and Sutro
Heights, and for the first time behold
the mighty Pacific; but to-day it be-
lies its name, as old Neptune is on a
tear, and evidently determined in his
anger to exhibit his superior godship.
The ocean is very rough, The large
waves breaking on the shore dashing
the spray high in air. The peculiar
cry of the seals is heard as the waves
dash over their rocks. The sea birds
are numerous, flying just above the
water in quest of food. 1t reminds
me of the poets lines:
''Just take the young genius
Who wrote the poem
Where the pillows dash,
And the sea birds roam,
And he'd give all he had
To be safely at home.
He'd stay there
The rest of his life.
Sutro heights, with it's magnificent
statuary and grand view of the Gold
en- Gate and ocean, is the most beau
tiful place [ have ever seen. The
owner proposes to give it to the city.
A truly great and valuable gift.
WANDERER.