The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

KATE FIELD-Enq., City. Kate Field
died in Honolulu, H. l.. May 10. 1896.
YosEMITElT., spreckels, Cal. Yosem-
tie is Indian, and means large grizzly
bear.
SWIMMING SCHOOLS-T., Spreckels,
Cal. There is no public swimming school
| in San Francisco, but there are several
places where the art of swimming is
taught by private teachers.
| LATIN QUARTERLY, Spreckels, Cal.
What is known as the Latin quarter of
San Francisco is in the northern part of
the city. in that territory north of Pacific
street between Taylor and Sansome.
| PHONOLITE-L. o. T. M, City. Pho
nolite is the name given to a variety of
basalt or greensboro which rings or clinks
| with a metallic sound when struck with
hammer. 1t is also known by the name
of clinkstone.
MOUNTAIN AND MAHOMET-Sub-
scriber, City. The expression, 1.-THE noun
tain has come to Mahomet," in the article
alluded to is a figure of speech that does
not need a diagram to express the mean
ing OF the writer.
CHANCES IN MANILA-E., Honolulu,
H. 1. This department not having any
personal knowledge as to the condition of
the trade in which the party would like
| to engage in Manila or in the Philippines,
is not in a position to advise the party to
go there in search of employment.
THE CANALS-A. o. S., City. This de-
partment has not the space to give a his
! tory of the Panama and Nicaragua
canals, but respectfully refers you to the
Free Public Library, where you will find
much on these subjects in the encyelo-
| pedias, periodical literature and special
| works.
| THE FIRST SURVEY-C., City. The
| first survey of San Francisco was made
| in 1847 by ]. j. Voiget, a Swiss surveyor.
His design laid out the streets in such
! a manner that every house would have
had an equal share of the sun upon it's
| front and rear during the day; but his
original plan was not adopted.
DESERTION-H NJ, City The United
States law relative to desertion is as fol-
lows: mo person shall be tried or pun
ished by court martial for desertion in
time of peace and not in the face of the
enemy committed more than two years
! before the arraignment of such person for
| such offenSe unless he shall meanwhile
have absented himself from the United
! States, in which case the time of his alb
sence shall be excluded in computing the
| period of limitation
MONEY ORDER-Subscriber, City. If
| a letter containing money order reached
| this city addressed to one of two men of
| exactly the same name, the postal au-
| thorities would in the first place endeavor
to ascertain which of the two it belonged
| to- before delivery. Then if by chance it
! got to the wrong individual and he at
! tempted to cash the order, he would have
! to give satisfactory evidence of title to
the money to the postal authorities before
| the money would be paid. The case sub
mitted is an assumed one, and this depart
ment does not care to answer inquiries of
! that character.
| COIN QUESTIONS-Ma Subscribers
| The following are answers to number
of subscribers who want to know about
| coins:
T. D.. A., City. A half dollar of 1895 is
not a premium coin.
S., Berkeley, Cal. OF the many coins
| described in letter of inquiry there Is but
one that commands premium. 1t is the
| three-cent piece (silver) of 1866. 1t is
worth from 20 to 40 cents.
Subscriber, City. No premium for sill
yer half dime of 1870 nor for a nickel
three-cent piece of 1867.
H. T., Cholame, Cal. A dime of 1876
| does not command premium.
A. D. s.. City. Half dollars of 1867 are
| not premium coins.
| H. S., San Jose, Cal A half dollar OF
1906 does not command a premium.
| w. F., City. flying eagle dollar Of
1888 Is premium coin. Dealers Offer
from 500 to $50 for such.
|
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