The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-20

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Navy bearded Russian tars and pic
turesque French men-o-warsmen, with
updershirts of blue and white horizon
raj stripes showing at the open throat
Of their wide collars. All mingle II the
masses of English. French and Chi
nese. The Chinese are FAR ahead n
numbers and strange appearance
Shipping and Commerce.
Jobbipg. importing. wholesa1ing is
the main business of San francisco.
When The three mercantile classes
@:sbore ara given il naturally covers the
vast shipping and commerce. II is
not manufacturing center. San
Francisco is the result of advantage
Gus endow1neats OF nature, rot en-
terprise ard push says u Caicago
visitor Ia: the people here the
fats. marshes and river OF Chicago 10
contend with. in lieu of tho maSnif-
cent harbor. pure air and marvellous
climate they possess, in less thaa five
years the city would be a slumbering
ruin. rara!leled only by the antiqui-
ties of Pompeii-''
The street scene about Market streee
ferries is one of life. Cabmea's shouts.
newsboys' cries, the claug of cable
car songs and the rattle OF wagons
over the pavement fill the air. ThrongS
OF people costing to and FROM the
street cars, which all have their ter
minus ct this point. fill the sidewalks
and road.
One Of the slories of San Francisco
is Golden Gate Park The park opens
upon Baker street with a long, sinuous
double driveway. called the Panhandle.
which is bordercd with beautiful flow
or beds, sraveled walks and fragrant
shrubs, the whole shaded by tall.
heavily branched trees. The roadbcds
of the park are uniformly constructed
OF fine gravel and a red clay, rolled
and packed down as firmly as cement
One mile from the Baker street en-
trance Golden Gate Park proper is
reached: the grounds widen out into
broad stretches OF green sward, inter
sected by winding Srave1ed paths.
groves Of shady trees and dense thick
otG & rare foliage. The driveways
become wide boulev2rGs, the flower
beds oceans of colcr. the walks liter
ally banked with terraces OF f:chsia.
rose. SeraniuEl, violet and !.yti:an%ca.
Here 2-d there little lakes Of crystal
water cot the green, their surfaces
1pp!ed BY tho swans and ps!icans
which dispo-t within tie iron rails.
fed by thousands who daily seek the
beauties Afforded by the wealth of
scientific culture
The Old Cliff House.
The old Cliff House, the Cliff House
that was familiar to all in the civiliz-
ed world who have travelled. is gone.
destroyed by fire in 1884 but in its stead
was reared. upon the same cliff, a
handsome structure of greater capaci-
ty and comfort.
The. cliff, which rises abruptly from
the sea here, is most beautiful prom
otory. Against its base dashes the
oSSdA OI4io"S, uSSheC VIII Lce 1CdIl.
caused by seal rocks, which stretch
out in line before the Cliff. Above It
rises the parapet Of Sutro Heights, the
rough stone battlenents, mounted
with white statues and vases. the lat
ter filed with bright flowers. and con-
trssting strongly against the dark
green background Of the terrace
Just to the north Of the Cliff House
is situated the magnificent Sutro Bath.
4 building constructed principally Of
steel and glass. The first floor is &C.
cupied by a mammoth pool Of sea wat
er, pumped from the ocean daily, and
heated by steam pipes to the proper
ust above the pool are
the dressing rooms and private bath
rooms. Running around the pool il,
form Of a gallery is 4 second floor
devoted to the display Of curiositieS
and wonders a museum OF art AMI
history, possessing many exhibits OF
great value. among which are excel
lent specimens OF Egyptian embalm-
Ing. embracing mummies in the differ
ent spheres of life in the days when
Egypt was the most enlightened of all
fine Specimens OF the taxid-
eriniSt'S art, in animal, fish AMI rep
ri1a a.