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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-03
VAST DEPOSITS
Of PLATINUM
Discovery in the Granite
Creek District.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 2-Vast danoci+s
OF platinum have been discovered in the
Granite Greek mining district near
Smlllkameen River, this province. and
nave attracted the attention of West
ern capitalists. Thomas H. Murphy.
one OF the largest mine owners of this
place, is at present in this city and is
authority for statement made bv Col
onel Barrows, president of the Wells
bach Light Company, who made per
sonal examination of the new fields
that they are the largest and richest
ever known, mountain deposits eX-
cepted.
The discovery was made thirty miles
from Granite Creek For wears miners
working in the placers there have been
throwing away gravel containing Won
derful deposits of platinum, not know
ing its worth. Colonel Barrows. with
Mr. Day. head of the Geological De-
partment at Washington. investigated
the find thoroughly, and was so firmly
convinced that it is very rich that the
former, in the interest of his company.
Will commence operations on a large
scale to mine the black sand for miles
along the bed of Chamrion Creek Mr..
Murphy to-day received a letter from
Colonel Barrows conveying this news.
In view of the fact that the platinum
deposits in the Ural Mountains are
nearly exhausted, according to DR.. Day.
and no other fields of Importance are
known in the world, the Granite Creek
find will prove one Of great importance
to this province.
Several miners, realizing at last the
value of the platinum, have been min
ing 1t in crude way recently. and at
Sc an ounce have made as high as s25
a day.
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THE POLITICAL PIE.
Many Changes Wrought by Novem-
her's Election


OAKLAND. Jan. 2-Sheriff c. B. White
exchanged courtesies with his successor
Oscar L. Rogers, at noon to-day and
turned over the office to him in the pres
ence of the outgoing and incoming
deputies.
The transfer being completed Under
Sheriff Harlow, on behalf of the outgoing
deputies. presented ex-Sheriff White with
a beautiful silver tea service of five
pieces, as a token of the high esteem in
which his deputies held him. Thereafter
the entire group was photographed.
Schoenau, chief jailer; George V. Taylor,
sheriff; ". W. Morrison. William ]. Hol-
land, j. f. Welsh, George Wales and John
County Treasurer Fielder receipted for
the county's cash at noon to-day as sue
cessor to o. NJ. Sanford lie also imme-
diately filed the appointment of Charles
husband, who will be his only deputy.
The amount of cash receipted. for as
found in the vaults. was S4S2 126 %
appointed tomorrow. They will be: K.
S. Leckie. chief deputy; L. NJ Campbell,
Albert kayser and b. b. Booth. The
Robert Forgie. Jessie d. Armstrong,
Thomas J. Allen. J. $. Matthews. T. w
Bush, f. A. Sherrott G. c. Emsle Will
liam Mulholland, Victor Marlave and f.
Assessor Daltons chief deputy will be
T. w. Robinson, with Charles Rupprecht
assistant.
Auditor J. Cal Ewing will also appoint
his deputies tomorrow az follows: j. j.
+Hanitln, chief deputy: ID. c. Breed and
Claude Ewing.
District Attorney j. J. Allen also has
his list of deputies ready for filing H.
A. Melvin will be chief deputy and the
others are: Abe p; Leach: Police Court
George Samuels. His stenographers are
10 be George Richardson and Frank
Thompson.
County Clerk Frank c. Jordan will of
ficially announce his deputies Tomorrow
New Years Reception.
OAKLAND Jan. "A New Years re-
ception was held this afternoon by the
members of the Young Mems Christian
Association at their rooms, corner of
Twelfth and Clay streets
After New Years resolutions were
taken, short impromptu talks were given
by members and Rev. r. f. Coyle de-
livered the closing address. At 100
. o'clock grand orchestral concert fol-
lowed. Later an entertainment was
given in the auditorium. which was con-
tnued tonight.
assisted by the Womens Auxiliary and a
committee of young ladies from the First
Congregational, First Methodist EMS
copal; First Presbyterian and First Bap-
fist churches.
Oakland News Items.
OAKLAND Jan. 2-Health Officer J. p.
Dunn reports the city to be in a most
beautiful condition. During December
there were seven cases of diphtheria. four
of scarlet fever and five of typhoid, but ali
of these occurred during the early part OF
. the month.
Mrs. Armstrong. residing on Orange
street, Just opposite the residence of SEN
ator Perkins, since reporting to the police
that burglars had broken into her home
and carried off a gas stove. has come to
the conclusion that the thief was her son.
Detective Shorey is now working on the
case. Young Armstrong is a dance artist
in San Francisco theater.
On the last day Of Fred c. Gifts term
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SPOILED HIS
CLOTHES BUT
SAVED A LIFE
Acid Poured on a
ReSCuer.
FRANK HITCHCOCK'S STORY
STRUGGLED WITH A WOULD
BE SUICIDE.
The Hospital Steward Develops a
Lack of Memory That May
Yet Prove to Be
Serious.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, Jan. 2.
Before the new year was an hour old
Frank Hitchcock saved a would-be sui
cides life, but was severely burned about
the face in the attempt His story, as
told at the Receiving Hospital is one
of a severe struggle on Broadway in the
early morning.
Hitchcock was suffering from some
severe burns on the face and hands when
he appeared at the hospital, but his in
juries were not serious. and after being
treated he was able to go to his home on
Gilbert street
Il was going home" said Hitchcock
when L met a man whom l did not know,
but who spoke to me. | saw him take
a bottle from his pocket, and as he held
it up he said Well, here goes and
made movement to put the bottle to his
lips. L did not know what was in the
bottle, but suspected poison | tried to
take it from him and he resisted. We
struggled for several minutes and l could
tell by the smell that the bottle contained
carbolic acid.
when he saw that I was determined
he tried to throw the acid over me, and
some of 1t was spattered over my face
and hands. AS soon as the bottle had
been empted over me or on the ground
L quit and the fool ran off. However
that bottle of carboic acid did me more
harm than it did to him. The next crazy
fellow | meet who attempts to end his
life with acid will be permitted to do so
without restraint. l got the worst of the
incident
Hitchcock has no idea as to who the
man was who was anxious to be Coroner
Mehrmann's first case.
During the past week Stuart Borchert
a new steward, has been breaking in
at the Receiving Hospital. and he does
not appear to have the power of memory
necessary to carry out his duties. A
week ago William Heating. who has
charge, of the county's insane, went off
for day and left very violent Iunatic
without guard. While he was away the
matron. Miss Mcdonald, was nearly
murdered by the lunatic. This occurred
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, and al
though the representatives of several
newspapers asked for the record of the
hospital the steward forgot all about the
serious affair until the next afternoon.
The attempted suicide that Hitchcock
prevented occurred very early yesterday
morning. but although Borchert was
asked for the hospital records of yester-
day his memory failed to recall ANYTHING
thdt naQ tranSpired unt1l noon to-day. IT
is feared that If the new stewards mem
DRY does not improve after New Year the
consequences may be serious
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A MoRGUE TOO MUCH.
Stores Leased for Four Years Now a
White Elephant.

OAKLAND, Jan. 1.-The bitterness Of
the struggle to supply the morgue for
Coroner Mehrmann has Just become pub
lic and there Is likely to be a lawsuit
arising from it. James Mccarthy had
so much confidence that the morgue
would be taken from Albert Brown and
placed with him that he leased two stores
for four years from the Countess de
BeZon LacouZiere of Alameda. These
and adioin McCarthy's place of business.
The tenants were even given bonuses to
vacate. and the word was given out that
Mccarthy was to get the plum.
DR.. Mehrmann decided to make no
change. and now the lease has been
turned back to Attorney MCGEE, who rep
resents the Countess.
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call
an9 RrnndWaN Ian .

- The manner in which the public schools
shall be conducted is evidently to be a
factor in the city campaign. The red
hot letter of Councilman Cuvellier, issued
couple of months ago, and the recent re-
port OF the superintendent of Schools
have been criticized by T. j. Van Dyke
and a comparison shows that there IS an
issue 10 be met by the Board OF School
Directors TO be elected next March.
In his letter Mr. Van Dyke says:
The city superintendent of Education vir
tually admits that there does seem to be some
thing wrong with the methods of instruction
In our schools when he tells US that fifteen
per cent of the pupils have failed OF promo
This failure he attributes to various causes
OF the 10 per cent of failures nve per cent
were because of lack of interest in their studies
. on the part OF the pupils.
:. Perhaps real effort was made to arouse
the interest of these five per cent in their
work. Possibly the teachers had too many
" pupils in their respective classes, and they
could not give 10 these children sufficient
amount of individual attention.
Adding up all these different per cents. we
find that from a variety Of causes fifteen
ing our Oakland public schools have failed Of
promotion, or, in whole numbers and leaving
out fractions, nearly one child out of every
six This proportion seems too large. 1t. is too
What is the remedy?
answer; More thorough preparation in the
lower grades.
How is this to be secured?
W here is the money coming from?
There will he money enough If the usual ap-
portionment OF funds is only judiciousy eX-
pended.
What our Oakland schools need are more
teachers and smaller classes in the lower
grades so that the younger children may re-
ceve that individual attention which. is best
calculated to awaken their ambition and hold
their interest in their studies.
But the taN-paying public Will not tolerate
high priced teachers and small classes in these
lover grades. because the high-prjced teachers
are not necessary for this work and ii would
be simply a waste Of public funds to employ
them. whereas the small classes are necessary
for the welfare and the best interests of the
younger children attending our public schools,
that they may have more individual at
tentiOn" than they now receive.
1t must also be said out of justice to our
own public schools that the same defects which
exist here are also found in the public schools
of many large cities in the United States. But
that is no reason why Oakland should not take
the lead in the matter Of reforming these de-
fects. on the contrary it would be TO her
credit TO do
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PAY TEACHERS
SALARIES OF
TYPEWR|TERS
School Question Now
an Issue.
FACTS IN RECENT REPORT
VAN DYKE SUGGESTS A FEW
IMPROVEMENTS.
he Says There Is No Need to
Pay High Salaries to Those
Who Teach the Lowest
.. Grades.
FACTS IN RECENT REPORT
VAN DYKE SUGGESTS A FEW
IMPROVEMENTS.

. There are hundreds OF bright, I
= intelligent, educated and cOmpe- {
9 tent young women Of Oakland, Z
8 graduates of high schools and Of e
= private educational institutions, g
9 who work from o'clock in the g
8 morning until $50 in the evening,
o and often later, in commercial
@ houses and in the offices Of pro-
9 fessional men, for salaries rang
@. ing from $35 to $50 per month, g
8 and who would be only too glad
g to teach class of not more than
@ twenty young children from
o o'clock in the morning until in
o the afternoon, and have holiday g
@: every Saturday, for the same sal
g aries they are now receiving in
g business life.-Ert'dct from ope" .
O. 1euer e. t,ctzng OAK and S schools. g
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Fire Visits q Boat Club.

ALAMEDA, Jan. 1.-The social hall,
bowling alley and bath houses of the En-
cinal Yacht Club, at the southern end of
Grand street. were destroyed by fire this
morning. The flames were discovered
at o'clock by William Doble, who tele-
phoned a still alarm to the Webb-aVenue
engine house. When the fire department
arrived the buildings were almost con-
sumed, and it was with difficulty that
the main club house was saved The loss
is about $4,000 and is fully covered by in
surance. The origin of the fire is
mystery, but it is presumed that it was
started from Goals that fell from the
CRATE in the social hall after the mem
hers left last night
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WAsHINGToN's sNoWsToRM

SPOKANE. Jan. 2.-During the last
two days Spokane experienced the
heaviest snowstCrm in it's history. Since
yesterday morning 10 inches have
fallen, making % inches on the ground.
Because of a strong wind the snow has
drifted and street car lines have diff
Guilty in keeping their lines open. In
places the snow has drifted to a depth
OF live feet. All railroad lines running
through the city have run approx
mately on time by the aid CT many
snoWploWs. The snow in Eastern
Washington is heaviest within a radius
of two miles of Spokane.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE Of the San Francisco
Call, corner Of Market and Third streets open
until u o'clock every night in the year
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $50 o'clock.
2S7 Hayes street; open until $50 o'clock
621 McAllister street; open until $50 o CLOCK
615 Larkin street: open until $3.50 O'CLOCK.
1941 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock.
2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open
until o'clock.
LOG Eleventh street: open until o'clock
252s Mission street; open until o'clock.
NV corner OF Twenty-second and kentucky
streets open until O. clock.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

as Justice of the Peace of Oakland Town
ship 100 suits were filed in his court by the
Stewart Collection Agency and his fees
therefor on that day were 5000. The cases
will be tried by his successor, James u.
Quinn.
ton of becoming a citizen. She Is young
woman na4t~- from Germany and would
have to be citizen if she desired to hold
a civil appointment. Similar declarations
have been made by John Graham, Antona
V. Semas. Antonio NJ. Rias, John r. Cal
lender, Harry Clarke, Timothy Hines.
Made Swenson, James T. Moore. w. j..
". Foster and Joel A. Eastman.
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Yolo county,s New officials.

WOODLAND, Jan. All county offices
were closed to-day, and no transfers to
the newly elected officers will be made un-
til tomorrow. The Sheriff, County Clerk,
County Treasurer, Surveyor and Coroner
ceeds Mark Chamberin as Assessor:
James T. Goodin will succeed Fred
Salesman as Recorder; Mrs. S. E. Peart
will succeed Bruce Pendegast as School
Superintendent. and Z. r. Bush will sue
coed r. e. Hopkins as District Attorney
An Auditor was elected for the first time,
and Charles Hadsell is the lucky man.
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Found Dead in a Barn.

WOODLAND, Jan. 1.-The body of an
unknown man was found in barn on
John Dinsdales place, three miles east of
this city, last evening. The discovery was
made by Mr.. Dinsdale. The man had been
dead for several days. Nothing was
found on the body to disclose the identity
of the dead man. He was of large build
and rough features, and had a full growth
of WhiSkerS.
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Phleger,s SLAYER Paroled

WOODLAND. Jan. q H. J. Palmer,
who was for a long time the Yolo County
manager of the Fair property. and who
killed Charles Phleger and was sentenced
to serve seven years in States prison, was
released from San Quentin on Sunday on
parole granted him by the Board of Prs
on Directors a its last meeting. He has
served about four years of his sentence
but with credits for good behavior his
on Sunday evenings train and went to
Knights Landing, where he will remain
for the present.
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A New Years Service.

ALAMEDA. Jan. 2.-The Christmas
programme was repeated Sunday in ST.
Josephs Church, Alameda, much to the
delight OF a music-loving congregation
The choir of fifteen voices was under the
direction of the organist. Mrs. NJ. Will
Haug, the young violinist recently from
Vienna. Miss Bessie Hobart, whose sweet
voice was heard TO advantage in the solo
parts of GuonOd's Messe Solenele est
CeciliaD will be the leading soprano of
st. Jcseph's choir for the future. An or
cheStra will also be one of the attractive
features of the choir hereafter, under the
direction of Mr.. Haug.
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RAIN FOLLOWS TEMBToR

GuERNEVILLE, Jan. AT ; O'Clock
TINS morning this section was shaken by
an earthquake. which was followed by a
tremendous downpour of rain 1astiro
about an hour. The shocks were from
north to south. with the usual swaying
motion. lasting about twenty seconds. No
damage was done Nv
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For Peru,s Presidency.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1898. by James Cor
don Bennett.
LIMA, Peru. Jan. 2.-The president of
the Central Committee of Democrats de-
cares the reports that Vice-President Bill
linghurst will retire from the contest for
the Presidency are false. The nomination
of Senior Romano has been coldly and I'M
favorably received.
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Rain Prevents the Games.

WOODLAND, Jan. 1.-The baseball
Sc he scheduled for Sunday and the foot
ball game for to-day were both indefinite
ly postponed on account of the rain.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PALACE HOTEL.

f1o Ell.
c J Smith, Concord
c NJ Sain, Lovelock
V NJ Vickery. n Y
II r Wood. Pa
n Bowdan. S Jose
H b Smith * W. n Y
S Guggenheim & w,
Denver
Mrs G S Thrall. n Y
Miss NJ c Treat. Conn
Mrs r Flint. S Juan
w w Chaplin. Sacto
Mrs ID G Bacon. Cal
A l. Levinsky. Cal
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2 COOKS $50 and $50; 6 second girls. s25, 500
and SIS; 3 mattresses. $40 each; ? chamber
maids, $50 and SIS; u housework girls. $50.
$50 and SIS; several young girls to assist in
light housework, SIS and SO. MISS Gull
LEN S9J Suffer st.
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YOUNG man wishes situation in private fam
lily; can do gardening or care for horses and
cows; speaks French and English 1921 Six
teenth st.
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YOUNG man wishes position as bellboy to
drive delivery wagon; best city references.
Box 5S4 Call office
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JAPANESE boy seeks job to do morning or
evening work in family; wages object.
NAKA, 5211a Jessie st.
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YOUNG man of good habits wishes any kind Of
position; wages no object. Address box $50,
Call office
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STRING Valley Water Works. san Francisco,
December 2S 1S9S-The annual meeting of
the stockholders OF the Spring Valley Water
Works will be held at the office of the
company, l26 Stockton St, San Francisco
California. at 12 O'Clock noon on WEDNES-
DAY, the 18th day Of January. 1899 to elect
trustees to serve for the ensuing year and
for the transaction of such other business
as may come before the meeting.
PELHAM W. AMES. Secretary.
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c. r. HANSEN & Co... Telephone Grant 1S5.
Head waitress city, S25 mattresses, Coun-
try, SIS; 2 mattresses, country, $50; wait
resses. same country hotel. SIS. see party here
to-day; chambermaids to wait. $40; . cham
bermaids. SIT 50 lunch mattresses. soc;
restaurant mattresses. Sc; restaurant wait
resses. So; pantry girl 81. c. r. HANSEN *
co. 104 Geary ST.
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2 SECOND girls; $50 each Kiss CULLEN. 825
Suffer st.
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TWO chambermads; $40 each: call early MISS
CULLEN, S25 Suffer St
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F D Newberry. Pa
l. A Levison x w, Cal
Mrs II f Kimball, III
Mrs o Smith, Chicago
f NJ Clinton. Stanford
u Liliencrantz. Cal
II l. Ford. Cal
G. 2 Harlow. Chicago
r NJ Pogson, Chicago
r F. Calvin. Hamilton
J B Peakes. 5 Cruz
II Lindley. Klamathon
M p O'Connor. S Jose
W J O'Connor, Tenn
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GIRL for general homework for Modesto; $50.
MISS CULLEN, 325 Suffer ST.
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ALL who intend go to the country store
their seelskins, silverware, piano or valu-
ables for safe keeping till they return, receiv
ing loan WELL from UNCLE HARRIS, Is
Grant ave, near Market st.
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WAITRESS for restaurant Sc per week MISS
CULLEN, 1926 Suffer st.
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FIRST-CLASS manicure for splendid position
IN city; call to-day c. r. HANSEN & CO.,
104 Geary st.
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NURSEGIRL: sleep home; $40 to $15. MISS
CULLEN, 325 Suffer st.
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CHAMBERMAID, $50; sleep home. MISS Gull
LEN, 325 Suffer ST.
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A COOK and second girl; same house; SIS and
SIS. MISS CULLEN, 325 Suffer st.
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THE regular annual meeting of the stockhold-
of the Sumdum Chief Mining Company
will be held al the office of the company
room 3. Hobart building 5S2 Market st, San
Francisco, Cal. on FRIDAY. the 9th day OF
January, 1899 at the hour of o'clock D. m
for the purpose Of electing a board Of di-
rectors to serve during the ensuing year and
the transaction of such other business may
come tefor the meeting.
Ii G. STEVENSON. Secretary.
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JAPANESE schoolboy wants situation to do
homework waiter; wages reasonable.
Address 90S Howard st
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STRONG young German desires situation OF
any kind ,BARTL., 2S2 Seventh St; rear
house.
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STEADY position as night or day Waterman
or any other light work, by middle-aged
man: thoroughly honest, willing and trust
worthy; wages not so much an object as
steady job. JOS T, box 575, Call Office.
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steady. age IS years.
from farm, would like to find job
in the city; is willing to work for small
wages. Box ISL. Call office.
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good references, wants position Address
box 5SS, Oakland office Call. Tenth and Broad
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IRONER- wants position. polishing shirts and
collars on st. Clair machine and good finish
ing;'S years experience T. D., GIG Pacific st.