The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-21

dow the man in the dress hat and pat
ent leather shoes had ample leisure to
study the name and address printed in
white letters across the shoulders Of
the india rubber overcoat in front of
him. This last inevitable garment was
persistently worn, not only in San
Francisco and San Jose, but in Stock
ton and Marysville, with the thermome-
ter at 1OS degrees 1t was supposed to
/ be the correct garb for bold adven-
turer, ready to tackle any weather, and
i it was marked because the wearer ex-
pected to die in it, and wanted to be
assured of post norton Identification.
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A PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES.
I remember one hardly more than a
minor ambitious to be a miner-an UNI
sophisticated soul; his first three
months in California were a chronic be-
wonder1nent. He stood upon the deck
of a, crowded steamer as she plowed
her way through the majestic portal of
| the harbor of San Francisco. Her PROV
scattered in glittering spray the waves
bright tinged by the setting sun, and
as he gazed entranced around him, he
felt all the glories of a scene since so
beautifully depicted by our own Charles
Warren Stoddard. Ard when the thin
white fog of evening came dancing
down the slopes
Until the homely, sun-burnt Heads,
The tumpling hills, in browns and reds,
And gray sand hi!locks everywhere,
Are buried in the mist that sheds
It's subtle snow upon the air.
! Was ever a town picture like that
visible from the ship? A city of pellu-
IoiI 1n<h !, 1v1, lob cfor.
walls shone the thousand lamps of
the mountain sleeps, since sacrificed
stroyer, official grade
How ineffaceable are the impressions
of the first day in San francisco: The
So breakfast of pair Of eggs and a
cup of black coffee. The honest miner
IN the Parker House, who put LOO
ounces (say $4,000 On the caballo and
lost like manor a fool. Pioneer
Brannan was ges1iculating harangue
to an armed crowd in front of the Of
| flee of Alcalde Leavenworth on Clay
street; while at the corner above the
captured Hounds" were being tried be-
fore Pioneers Gwin and Semple-Pio-
neer McAllister for the prosecution.
Pioneer Stevenson was as busy that
day as he was every day until he died.
Some there were. however. of simple
tastes, utterly oblivious of the many
| lively scenes about them. These were
absorbed in an innocent game of blind
mans buff-an amusement not differ
ing from the child's sport of the same
name, except that it was played for
baskets Of champagne. and the game
was won when the blinded man sue
ceeded in cropping his way from the
City Hotel to the flagstaff in the center
of the plaza-now known as Portsmouth
THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE.
And so the great American people oc-
cupied the land. An earger, restless,
nervous buying, selling, laughing,
struggling population; thinking well of
| themselves and somewhat despising the
rest of mankind; digging gold, much of
it to be squandered, and building towns,
most of them to be burned by fire or
! flooded by water; yet, always advanc-
ing in wealth and prosperity until the
| day when 1t was announced that the
| State had been admitted into the I'm
ion. Then to the blue sky went up the
delighted and triumphant acclaim Of
| this many sided people; while thous-
ands of grateful hearts were bowed in
pious thankfulness that at last Cali
fornia was recognized as an equal and
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had been the habit of some to speak
of 1.-The States" as of a foreign land;
but from that day men breathed but
one sentiment. We felt that we were
no longer united to the great republic
only by commercial relations, or even
by common love of freedom, common
memories, and common history, bat
that we were indissolubly connected
with it by political as well as personal
ties. asais =
CONCLUSION.
We cannot, if we would, separate our
pride in our own State from our love
of all the States. When, in mental con-
temptation we behold our own beloved
California in the Pantheon of nations,
her majestic form reclined upon her
mountain couch of gold and the rip
ping tide of a mighty ocean toying
with her marble feet, we see her sur
rounded by the grand figures of her
sisters-comprising a group, the ad-
miration and delight of the peoples.
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/ May all hearts throughout the vast
expanse of our territory respond in
sympathetic unison to the electric thrill
of every living thought, every noble
impulse, SO that-old disputes ended
old quarrels healed-there shall be no
rivalry between the citizens Of our dear
country, save the rivalry of self denial
magnanimity and patriotism!
An address which aroused much en-
thusiasm was delivered by General
John Bidwell of Chico.
Miss Alma M. Cutter, as California.
presented an exquisite picture. The
beautiful girl was attired in rich
costume of orange silk and wore a
golden crown on her head Her maids
OF honor, attired in white, We're Miss
Harriet M. Burnett, a granddaughter
Of Governor Peter H. Burnett; Miss
Dulce Peterson Of Sacramento. and
Miss Francisco Vallejo, the grand
daughter OF General Mariana c. Val
lejo.
At a signal on the unwilling of Gov
ernor Burnett's bust the battery of
artillery fired salute of twenty -one
guns from it's position in the park
south of the City Hall, and the Fifth
Regiment Band played Hail to the
Chief"
The meeting closed with a fervent
benediction by Rev. Father Kenney,
President of Santa Clara College.
A telegram of greeting and consrat-
ulation upon the occasion of the golden
jubilee celebration was received from
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