The daily sentinel., 1906-04-28
SAMUEL G. McNrULLIN
'o' an Interesting Letter Touch.
ing upon San Francisco and
It's Horror upon Nevada

@fand junction but who is nractio.
ing his profession and looking aftar
extensive mining interests in Gold
field. Nevada.
Enclosed in the letter was eonv
OF the San Francisco Chronicle he.
ing the first regular publication of
that paper after the earthquake It's
building and plant being DESTROYED
oy the earthquake and fire. The
chronicle is temporarily being pub
lished in Oakland and on announce
ment in the issue in question which
was OF Mondays date stated that tho
chronicle Office in San Francisco is
located at 1904 Fillmore street The
edition consisted of eight pages al
most entirely devoted to the earth
Quake and fire.
Mr.. McMullins letter of such
wholesome interest and he being we'll
known to the great majority of our
citizens that We publish it in fun as
follows:
Goldield, New, April 25. 1906.
Hon I. N Bunting,
Grand Junction. Colo.
Ny Dear Bunting
Herewith l enclose you a copy of
Mondays San Francisco Chronicle"
which is the first regular issue of anv
Of the San Francisco papers that
have seen since the fire.
n To fb,e, NH -
ed by either business. social or blood
ties with San Francisco a proper idea
of the horrible feeling which exists
can never be entertained.
At noon on Wednesday the 18th
was sitting in hotel at Fallon.
Nevada, just starting for Fairview
district where some great mineral dis
coveries have been made, when the
news came over the telephone. The
effect was indescribable. All through
Nevada the very closest ties exist
with San Francisco Travelling men
started back and people who had fam
lies or relatives in San Francisco
started for there at once. A special
train was started from Goldfeld at
seven O'Clock that night filled with
relatives of people in the city.
Goldheld enjoys the distinction of
being one OF the first cities in the
country to raise funds. $4,000 being
raised in ten minutes after the news
had arrived.
The confusion created by lack Of
information was great. Women and
families started for Nevada and pass
ed their husbands and brothers go
ing in search for them
When ] got to Fairview that night
we heard that Santa Barbara had
been washed into the sea and tht Los
I Angeles was in ruins and burning
up. and similar wild rumors. 1t seem
ed to me that the world had come to
an end and there was nothing to live
for. because if there is a section of
! the earth which has been favored by
nature it is that section. Then we
heard that T. II. Hartman, the fin
ancial king of the Pacific coast had
turned over the entire Southern Pa
cific system to the relief work and
announced that San Francisco would
be rebuilt simultaneously with this
came the announcement OF ID. o.
Mills, a very wealthy capitalist of
/ San Francisco, that the damage
would he repaired as speedily as
men and money could do it. and the
situation began to clear up.
To me the return of confidence and
cheerfuness and good nature which
prevailed among those who have ap-
parently lost every cent by the dis
aster is the most remarkable exhi-
bition of fortitude that have ever
witnessed. To those of you who
have never lived on the Pacific coast
such an exhibition cannot be under
stood. but the fortitude and nerve
displayed by the '49'ers when they
went around Cape Horn and across
the desert to California is exhibited
now
Even now the streets of San Fran
cisco are being cleared and prepara-
tons are being made for rebuilding.
I'm thirty days the work will have
advanced and predict that the great
est exhibitHn OF restoration of great
CITY that has ever been given the
world. will be shown.
our interests here were so close
lv affiliated in n financial way with
San Francisco that we were all al
armed. The acting Governor of Ne
yada isued a proclamation declaring
this whole week n legal holiday. The
banks are all closed but everybody
seems to have enough money TO get
along on and are quietly waiting the
resumption of business. We do not
feel that there will be any financial
effect on this country Of permanent
ma ure.
Nevada produced most of the gold
from which San Francisco was orig
inallv built. Many thousands will
come into this state to make money
again quickly and in short time