The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-29
Another Interesting Letter
Fron, Ma. Kohert Dolls:d.

Newport, Wash, Mar. %, 1906.
CITIZES-REPUBLICAN:
We left Los Angeles two
weeks ago this morning by way of the
coast line OF the Southern Pacific for
san Francisco, Very we'll satisfied with
our Southern California experience.
We arrived in Frisco the evening fol
lowing, where an old army companion
had provided pleasant quarters for US
at 4 family hotel, from which we scout
ed over the city t" places of interest.
While the temperature there seemed
to be about the same as at Los Angeles.
Judging by the vegetation, there was
more wind and tog, although we eNpe-
rienced some delightful weather during
our five days stay in the city. As an
example of the success OF the operation
of the fpg, experienced hy us on our
way out by the "Golden Gate Park" to
the Cliff House, where we went to see
the seals trolicing on the rocks in the
Oc Htn not far from the shore bluff on
which that house is located, fifteen
minutes before we reached the site
from where the seals are usually iii evil
dence the DAY was bright and beautiful
but before we reached there the fog
was 50 deuse that we could see but II
few rods from tn sea shore. and were
shut out altogether from the seal show.
Another disappointment we experience.
ed, after q journey up the twenty stn-
ries of "rha Call Building to get Il
birds eye View Of the city, was in our
inability to see the sight because the
keeper of the tower was having his half
day Gift was Saturday-aud had
taken the key to the point of observa-
ton away with him,
We left San Francisco at s o'clocs in
the evening a week ago last Tuesday.
continuing our journey by way Of the
Southern Pacific, passed through Be-
nicia, a small town not far from OAK
land, and this recalled the sBenicia
Boy" John G. Heenan, Americas, our
part OF it, great prize fighter of my boy
hood days. Here was his home and
from the name OF the little berg he re-
ceived his title. A few Years before the
war he fought Tom Sayers, the British
champion. on British soil. and whipped
him and the police and the mob that
tried to help him out; and yet he was
denied the belt. Another example of
British generosity to the sons of the
Emerald Isle. A few years after a
beautiful picture was being exhibited
at the Astor House in New York CITY
and a crowd was gathered to view it,
IN which some people We're being pref
ty badly squeezed. A tall powerful
man and a shorter stout built man
were c~ontending for room side by side
when the stout man said to the tall
mar "Who the h-ll are you pushing,
do you know?" "No,D replied the tall
man, land | don't care a d-n.n The
short man continued "My name is
James Fisk Jr.' He was then in the
height of his power and dazzling bril-.
liancy as an associate of Jay Gould in
the new industry of railroad manage
ment and control and the creation Of
fabulous wealth through the stock wa
tering process of which they were then
claimed to be the inventors. But to
return to the Aston House. The big
man replied to Fisk: "Who the hill
are you pushing, do you know?n "Nop
said Fisk, "and / don't care a d-nW
My name is John q. Keenan, said
the big man, whereupon Fisk prompt
ly fell back with: walk right up, Mr..
Heenan, walk right up STRIP The
newspaper comment of the time called
it the giving way Of the railroad king
to the king Of the prize ring.
Not long after W. passed through Be-
nicin we crossed the Sacramento river;
the boat which ferried ourtrain over is
said to be the largest of its kind in this
country, if not in the world, and yet
twelve hours later we saw the sources
of that mighty river running down
from Mount Shasta in streams no larg.
er than your arm. When we left Oak