The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

"-' AVe htpphihB 20 mnOWinR
gold seekers It was q struggling med.
ley Of low, dlngy adobes, frall wooden
shanties born In an afternoon, with n
sprlnkllng Of more respectable frame
houses and mass OF canyas and rub
Der habitations. It was mainly eitv
OF tents, rising ia a crescent upon the
shores Of the cove. From Clark point
1t skirted the land to Telegraph hill,
along the Clay street slopes, taperine
away to the California street ridge.
The larger number passed to the south
west shores Of the cove, beyond the
Market street ridge, region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from sac
ramento to Green streets, presented
the heatest cluster Of dwellings, and
Powell streetwas the abode Of churches,
for Of the six churches In existence IN
the middle Of 1860 three graced It's
sides and two stood upon cross streets,
within half a block. Mason street,
above It, was really the western limit
of the city, as Green street was the
nortnern. Beyond Mason street ran
the trail to the Preside, past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid dat
ries and gardens, with a branch path
to the Marine hospital, on Hilbert
street, and another TO the North Beach
anchorage, where spectators were
planning wharf to attract settlement.
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
holder, and In 1866 the crime and cor
ruptlon In the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished to live a
decent and orderly life. When Editof
King Of the Bulletin, who had de
nounced the thugs, was murdered by
James P. Casey, new vigilance or
ganlzatlon was created, and In few
days Casey and another murderer
named Cora were executed In front OF
the committees headquarters. Many
lawbreakers were later put to death,
and the regime Of the California dad
man" came to an end.
II has been asserted that San Fran
cisco Is the most cosmopolitan city In
the world, and by cosmopolitan Is
meant a population from all parts OF
the world. Not long ago the records
indicated that 43 per cent Of the peo-
pie OF the city were born In foreign
lands, not In two or three different
countries, but In practically every land |
under the sun. According to tho ma.
tional census reports for 1890, San
Francisco had a total population Of
20S907. OF these 172.180 were native
born and 1851 were born outside of
the United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re-
moved to California from allen lands,
while large percentage of the other
half and Of the general body Of chill
dren were of foreign parentage. In
1900 San Francisco had a population
Of 842,7S2, OF which 84.1 per cent was
foreign born.
San Francisco has long been famed |
as one Of the wide open" cities Of the |
United States. AS In the days Of |
I849, the gambler devotes himself to
hts vocation with little interference
from the authorities, Prior to the
earthquake two Of the most prominent
corners in the city were occupied by
gambling dens. One OF them, known
as the Cafe Royal, has been a Yeritable
gold mine for It's proprietors
The California supreme court has
rendered decision to the effect that
the game Of draw poker Is not a game
Of chance but involves judgment and
other elements as we'll as chance OF
luck, and because OF this decision these |
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are frequented by hard look
ing crowd Of men, and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
A visito1s life is probably safe in these
resorts, but his money is not. II ig said
that TIE son OF the premier Of British
Columbia was fleeced Of $500 In the
Cafe Royal few years ago He lost
81. 800 IN cash. but stopped payment on
$1,000 In checks,
San Francisco has forty-seyen square
niles Of territory, OF about 10000
lcres, within the municipal limits. The
inest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights. both OF which districts
command magnificent views Of the
bay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc-
,upies over 1000 acres.
Royal Roads.
People viii discover at last that roy
Il roads to anything can no more be
aid In iron than they can In dust; that