The Flagstaff sun-democrat. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1896-1897, 1897-06-17
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Professor WasS'r. who left Flag.
stat few weeks sgo for tho Hawaiian
Islands. where he il engaged BY the
(,c-xnic Steamship Company To write
up the islands aud shOw their advxn.
tsg~s ~ u worthy point for tourists Il,
visit. on his arrival IN San Francisco
met many sights and scenes new to
him. In = letter to frieud here.
written shortly before sailing fr Hon.
olnlm. he relates some If his imp, "a.
siuns II San Francisco. H. sailed tor
the islands on Tuesday. The letter 10
par, is Nh follows:
Y"n will observe by my lptier.head
tina, l am safely located in San Fran.
cisco. This ia n very beautiful city
In some respects. and decidedly busy
aud bus,ling one IN every respect.
All around the block occupied by the
Grand Hotel go numbering wagons
over the Stone pavrm-nts making
quite contrast 10 my sleeping apart.
mems In Flagstaff.
When I came I called on our agent
aud had u talk With him. He spoke
very nicely If my Grand Canyon arii.
clrs and enrolled me- foi birth on
their finest vessel. which sails on june
Is. for Honolulu. H" then referred
~. to the Consul General from Hawaii.
who Interested himself in my behalf
aud in turn referred me- /" Hon G. v.
Bishop " wealthy gentleman IT this
civ who is inierectrd NJ Hawaii). VIII"
gave me- some valuable data.
The Rambler bic,cle man Of t.,is
city gave me wheel and accom-.
p,nir,i m" through Golden Gate Park
to-day. believe il is The most beau
tiful park (Liacoln Park nat acrrp,e)
that have ever gone through. B,au-
tifnl drives on tine tllnronyh fares.
amid world Of flowers aud roses
whose fragrance dill the air with wei
come reni-mb-rances IT Ia nv spring
Have been to the Cliff II mise. Nv
whila thrrs I will not p NJ
tray on paper. but when | ~. you
again ! wilt take p'pnsure IN recalling
the beautiful Cliff House. on whose
piszzas | sat louking uuL on the SNOWY
crested waves as they cAme rushing
toward The shore, ltruing their seem
ing Sngry forces INT" kind, gentl'
carrss. rs il io so0lh aud wash away
= " psrching that the sun may have
done. just wan: to In IN thu ocean
b'sking In tho sand and d-lving the
tide ar brsas,iuy III. breakers aud
b lows. Leaking from thu win,iow oui
some 600 feet ihlo the wafer are three.
ISLANDS COVERED with STA lipns play
Ing, roaring. wsllnwing around aud
ar uud. They seemesl 50 harmless
q ii beautiful that 1 silently tmk nv
self aside and .on the dead promised
M, self that IL l ever had wife WIN
logged for Il ssal-skin sacqna. would
bring her u, the Seal X 'cks aud il tina,
would nut changes her notion l would |
forthwith sue for divorce on the
ground of ..cruelty " animals.
] visited the largest sanitariun In
the world to-day; IL is in the Sutro
Museum. Say. il ever l start life
saving station in the Mnhave desert.
am going tu import some Of the Frisco
girls l saw In 'divrrs" places. |
they could jump from a5O-foot diving
board; II could jump that we'll |
would jump my hotel bill.
Isaw some mummies to-day. They |
seemed unc0ncerned, and Indifferent |
h the appealing look given them by
Honolulu fend. Seeing that they
bore but little likeness to myself
that l was not bound to
show anything more than a passing
respect, Ms the law Of consanguini.y
had been outIswed. Beside the mum
my 5000 years old) sat a monkey
ino, 30 ol,I). I thought | had found
Ihs missing link, hut alas. the
when hs saw me, evidently