La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-06-06


iron and stone.
From the wharves one gets pam
oramic view of what was the main
part of the city. which covered the
low. made" lands near the bay and
extended back up the high. steep
hills on top of which stood the pal
aces Of such men as Flood. Fair.
Mackey and Stanford. All Of this
district Is destroyed Not one build
ing is left intact. Even the Chicago
fire was small in every respect COM
pared with this one
Over the hills lies the saved resi-
dence part Of the city. with closely
crowded wooden houses. narrow
streets. no parking. few trees and
sadly in need of paint. No fires are
yet allowed in the houses. 50 in front
Of every dwelling is at least one little
kitchen. built at the edge Of the
sidewalk, just big enough to contain
cook stove and barely high enough
for a person to stand in. They are
constructed Of all sorts Of materials:
boards. boxes. doors. inside shutters
from the windows Of handsome
houses, mating. carpets. pieces Of
old tin roofing and even umbrellas
and buggy tops. Some are fairly
well built. Others consist merely
Of pile Of bricks covered with .
bit of sheet iron for . stove and
strip Of mating stretched around
three barrels for . wind break. In
these primitive kitchens all cooking
is done. in plain view Of the public.
while the cooks stand chatting in
their doorwsvs or beside the cutters.
waving dippers or carving knives by
way Of emphasis to their converse
ton. Can you imagine how such .
street looks from the top Of a long.
high hill?
At several places we passed relief
headquarters where long rows Of
people stood or sat. waiting for their
turn to obtain rations. clothing. etc.
It was . pitiful sight. Golden Gate
park is filled with tents. stretched
- closely as possible. and tents are
pitched everywhere amid the ruins
and far out in the suburbs. each the
temporary home Of some unfortun-
ate family.
We went clear across the city to
the CiifY House on the Pacific coast.
saw the famous Seal Rocks covered
with houndering. complaining seals:
peeped into the wonderful Sutro
baths. which are closed for repairs
since the earthquake. then walked
along the cliff to the exceedingly
beautiful Golden Gate. We sat on
the gate post" to eat our lunch
while we enjoyed the view The
Gateway is some five miles long and
nearly As wide as from shore to
shore. High mountains break sud-
denly into steep cliffs to form its
sides and the great Pacific knocks
loudly upon its reefs for admittAnce
to the sheltered bay beyond it.
Directly in front Of where we sat
was the lighthouse which stands up
on the rocks where several years
ago the great steamer. Rio Janeiro.
went down with several hundred
souls. not one being saved. The
mountains across the Gate from US
looked peaceful and uninhabited,
but We are told that they are honey
combed with Notifications, manned
with immense disappearing guns.
Another lighthouse stood upon the
opposite gate post" and the walls
Of TIE fort beside il ahone white in
the sunlight. Down where the Cote
opens into the bay stood the Pre-
aidio baiIdings, and beyond tie mar
row paaee between Il and Fort
Baker loomed the cliffs Of Alcatras
Island softeaed into graceful out
lipes b. he purpaing distance. How
we did viii for the presence u eur
eastern friends to enjoy both luneA
and view With -; - fsel the ssft
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