The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-16

LETTERS
ON THE FAIR
Observation-Disclosures


from freighting or chasing horses {
the desert. On the steamer you will re-
whether you are tired or not, and the
there are some other differences. TT
CRITTERS" which you see from til
steamer are all mavericks and are sh,
Watching the whales, blackfsh and POI
poises is the chief amusement beside
eating and sleeping. Do you remembe
the picture of the whale in our oil
Geyots geography? I was sitting on tn
deck thinking Of it when a man cam
along and told me of a book he studio
in school and then he described the pic
ture of the whale upsetting boat an
had the sailors and their harpoons an
lines falling into the water just as
remembered the picture and he added
''the only fault I find with the whale
we've seen today is that they are no
Tipping a whaling boat into the air."
Cape Mendocino is a bunch of rount
topped mountains extending out farthe
than the rest Of the coastline and {
giant rock rising from the water abou
a quarter of a mile from shore.
When we were off Cape Mendocino tn.
firebell rang and all hands got busy
operating against a smokeless fire amid
ships. After few minutes the wills.
tie blew q long blast which happened
to know was the signal to lower the
boats and abandon the vessel That was
too big bluff and while the crew was
lowering the life boats l sneeked away
and read the rules governing the ship
and found they are required to have a
fire drill at least one on every voyage.
When you take the trip, don't allow
yourself to feel uneasy till they have
their second fire. The vessel arrives at
the Golden Gate about sunrise and af-
fords very pretty view for an hour
getting around to the docks in front of
the city. Long rows of disappearing
guns" overlooking the entrance to the
harbor are completely hidden from view
but at the will Of the gunners they
come up like sea monsters, capable of
sinking anything that floats. In the
harbor and along the docks you can see
vessels Of every nation, while at the
yards Of the Union Iron Works one may
see the vessels In course of construc-
ton. They built the battleship Ore
gon which was the pride of the navy
in the Spanish-American war; and they
are still building every kind of fighting
machine used on the sea.
In looking over San Francisco l no
ticed that they are following the exam
pie of the illustrious city of Blackfoot
in one respect which probably accounts
for the steady and substantial growth
and their immunity from disastrous
fires-they keep pulling down or remov-
ing old wooden structures and building
something fireproof in their place. The
population, which was 3427S2 in 1900
has almost touched the half-million mark
now and the city is building out over
the hills on the south and west, while
high structures are displacing the older
low buildings The street car service is
so complete that one can ride several
hours for five cents and the visitor here
comes in touch with all the world, for
the travel Of the world sees the city of
the Golden Gate before it quits it's
globe trotting. There are so many won
1ers which may be seen here and on side !
trips that one can scarcely choose be-
tween them, but can settle it best by g
seeing them all. Z
l want to emphasize the fact that CAL I
fornia Is different from anything else r
IN earth and when you study California
'ou study the world. In fifty years it g
las passed from the hands of the Span +
ards and the Digger Indians into the b
ands of the Adventures, scientists and t
capitalists of the earth, and they have "
uilt with lavish hand in the most up Ii
o-date manner. They didn't have much y
the old to pull down, so they had IL
lore time and space for building the ii
eW and original. That is one reason
Thy you should see California in con- n,
ection with the Portland exposition II
GU get in touch with the best of earth H
nd If the citizens of any state need the ia
est thought, the broadcast ideas and the III
eanest enthusiasm to mix with the ST
rit and courage and tenacity born of r.
oneer work and self-made sinews. it or
the people of Idaho at the period nv
hen they are laying the founda zion of IN
empire that will be cited as record co
'eaker in the achievement of states lad
AT San Francisco you can study the
ings of the east, the west and the tra
'ient. Besides having what most other II
ties have in the way of great hotels. tin
g mercantile establishments, news inf
pers and other things which 1 have orc
1t has one of the very inter- soc
ting city halls of the country which y, o
st over $7,000,O0O. The pubic IL IN
airy, museums and residences of Mar co,
t street and Knob Hill are an exposi. hra
m IN themselves. The palatial boats. wh
obesity called ferries, which carry we
ssengers across the bay to connect To
tn the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe {
inns are pleasure and wonder to Pa,
e millions who travel on them. The of
val training school at Goat Island the to
litary reservation, Golden Gate Park ado
1t west Of the city and Chinatown are of
ne OF the notable things to be seen in wit
city, while the Stamford University
Palo Alto. the Lick Observatory at
n Jose, the Big Trees at Santa Cruz,
bathing resort at Del Monte, the Ian
tie University at Berkeley with it's day
eek amphitheater costing $4,000. gre
e Cliff House Mt. Tamalapois and exf
semitic valley are some of the out-of- Ore
vn attractions. of