The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-18
THE EXCURSION TO FOLSOM.
VISITING SUPERVISORS PASS
A PLEASANT DAY.
The Rock Crusher, Big Dam, Pris-
on and Power Houses All
Inspected.


very little breeze. and the radiance OF
the sun tempered by the haze of CLOUDS
spread over the heavens; just the day
for people to be out of doors, ana
that it was a luxury to be alive; just
the day for a party to enjoy an ex-
cursion to some point of interest.
The people were ready, and so was
the occasion and in consequence
special train of four carloads left TINS
city at half-past s for Folsom Prison.
The occupants we're the Supervisors
of the State who have been in session
here for the past three days, with their
wives, and also the City Trustees ana
other invited guests. A jolly party II
was, too. They were going for a good
time. and they knew it. They We're
full of smiles and good 'humor, anu
enjoyed their ride thoroughly
On arriving at the rock-crusher OF
the prison grounds, the train stopped.
and the passengers disembarked to IN
spect it. Conyicts were wheeling ROCK
To If on the cars used for that puf-
pose. and dropping it into the hopper
which chewed it up as easily as II II
were candy, dropping 1t on the carrier
that conveyed it to a bin far above,
where it was sifted through screens OF
different sizes and conveyed by them
to bins, whence by opening door III
the bottom it is loaded directly on the
cars for TRANSPORTATION to such points
as it is ordered for Such pieces as are
not broken fine enough to pass through
the largest screen are returned to
smaller mill to be broken finer. 1t was
an Interesting process to those who had
never seen it, and. the visiting super
visors were much interested in poth
the process and the fact that the
crushed rock more than pays the cost
of it to the State. and is furnished 10
communities at a far less cost than
they could procure it before the rock
crusher was set at work.
The crowd then walked up to the big
dam climbed the stone parapet along
side and watched the water pour over
il albeit there was only a thin sheet
of water dropping down, and there
seemed to be but little above the dam,
If being well filled up with debris. Ihe
norton of the pond above the dam
where the log boom is has filled up
so high that a sandbank occupies the
greater part of it, and few lonely
Hooking logs are stranded there. IL is
a fair illustration of the result when
has always followed the building OF
dams on torrential streams, the time
being gagged by the original hight OF
the dams and the area behind them
for. impounding the debris. The river
itself below the dam is so low ana
ma rrow in places that one could almost
lump across it. and could wade across
without wetting the knees, something
oil r.aSidant has never De-
fore SEEN
Back from the dam went the gather
ing. and inspected the prison power
house with it's ice and electric plants
for the use of the prison. the whole
grounds being lit up. at night by cleo
tricity. SO that a prisoner would nave
small chance of escape. The visitors
were shown through the prison, find
inc much to interest them and listened
to a number of selections by the prison
hand of which George Sontag, of Son
tag and Evans fame, is a member.
Captains Murphy and Baker pointed
ONT To the visitors the various things
of interest. An excellent lunch was
served by Warden Aull's direction 10
which the visitors did ample justice.
At o'clock the train started back 10
Folsam after three cheers for Warden
Auu and the officers had been given
nv the visitors. AS it was about 10
start. the guards gave the guests an
exhibition of the powers of the Gatiins
guns and repeating rifles in the guard
towers. showing how slim chance an
escaping prisoner would have OF get
ting away alive.
At Folsom the power-house OF Tue
Sacramento Electric. Gas and RaiiW't3
Company was visited, and the Dig
dvnamos excited much admiration. me
company scattered around the town.
and were welcomed by the residents.
and n. little before o'clock returned
To Sacramento. we'll pleased with the
days excursion. =,
This morning the visitors VIII ne
taken out to visit the County Hospital
and other points of interest, although
many of them took the train Tor horiie
last night They express much graf
fcation at their reception by the Lit
dies Committee on Tuesday night anu
the courteous treatment they nave met
with, during their stay.
They will meet at the Court House al
10 o'clock sharp to visit the Hospital
The Husband Demurs.
In the Superior Court yesterday John
De Pangher filed his demurrer to the