The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-01

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Of Frisco" Bay. 1t speaks OF San
Francisco glowing III the sunlight
like a jeweled queen, Of Oakland
Of the Neapolitan felucces and oc-
casional Chinese junks threading
their way across the sun tipped wat
ers OF the bay and Of gigantic ocean
| liners making their slow najestic
way up to the crowded piers. Now
this is interesting and in it's lavish
| use Of words, an Oriental word pic
ture, but it isn't San Francisco Bay
as seen by the Press Association, not
| by several
COLD FOG.
In the first place sun kissed San
Frat cisco was wrapped in cold fog
and smiling Oakland couldn't be seen
for the same obstruction. 1t was so
ccld the ladies, though protected by
wraps AMI rain coats, couldn't stay
on deck and it was not until we were
well on our way to Mare Island that
we ran into a sunbelt aud from there
on the trip was really quite pretty.
AS for the commerce of San Francisco
that was chiefly impressive through
it's absence. Ehs Chinese junks were
so occasional that they kept entirely
out of sight and the ma jestic ocean
liners were evidently tied up safely
at their wharvcs. There were many
sailing ships at anchor, but steam
| craft, outside of ferry boats were as
absent as from some harbors we know
| Of and wish they were not. AS for
N,ornlitop fill nnl,11r't
we didn't see them because we
wouldn't hsve known them if we he'd,
but We did see one small boat with a
queer shaped sail and we gladly gave
that the benefit of the doubt and
called it fellucca 1t may be that
San Francisco Bay is so large a sheet
Of water and its anchorage places so
manv that in this way the amount of
its shippi-g does not appear, but
very certainly it's commerce as seen
from the bay is disappointing in the
extreme The cities up the coast,
| like Seattle and Portland, claim they
are diverting the trade Of the Cali
fornia metropolis and this may be
true.
THE NAVY YARD
At Mare Island we were met by
Admiral McCalla, who is in charge
Of the navy yard, and several other
officers stationed there, and were very
courteously treated, being shown all
the points Of interest. We saw the
Russian war ship Lena which has
been interned at the yard for several
months and which will remain here
until the close of the Russian-Japa-
nese war. We also saw in the dry
| dock two little submarine boats,
| which are said to be quite successful
in making descents and remaining
under water, and the monitor Wyom-
ing. which recently injured one of
her turrets and will be laid up for
some months for repairs. The gallant
| Lieut.. Victor Blue who had come
down to the hospital at the yard only
few days before the terrible disaster
at San Diego to the gun boat Ben
nington to which he had been at
tached, was surprised by visit from
several of his Marion neighbors and
they were gratified to find him in
much better health than they had
| expected.
The officers at the yard asked about
the Charleston Navy Yard and were
evidently glad to hear of the progress
being made on the work.
Golden Gate Park, most extensive
and beautiful pleasure ground, oc-
cupied our attention after our return
from Mare Island and then Cliff
House and Seal Rock. The letter,
as suggested by it's name, the home
of numbers of seats, and the former a
large wooden hotel on rocky emf
nence a hundred feet above the sea,
from which fine view OF the harbor
| is gotten.
Another point Of interest visited
was the Palace Of Arts Restaurant,
where paintings valued at nearly half
a million dollars are displayed and
which is visited by many tourists,
both men and women, and not to be
forgotten was the Richelieu, a little
bar at the corner Of Kearney and
Market streets. where some Of the
male members Of the party were most
Hospitality treated by its genial and
courteous proprietor. Col. Harry
Flannery, life long Democrat and u
real good fellow. His place makes a
speciality Of serving hot enchillados,
a most delightful Mexican dish, and
we enjoyed several good lunches, of
which they formed the main feature.
From San Francisco we left for
Portland over the Shastan route Of
the Southern Pacific, from which Mt.
Shasta, said to be the most beautiful
mountain in this country. is seen, in
all it's snow capped majesty.
W. TURNER LOGAN.
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