The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
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The strait called Chrysopaloe or
Golden gate is about five miles long
and of an average breadth of from one
ito one and a half miles. the narrowest
point, one mile. being between Fort
Point and Lime point
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oRANGEMEN- Subscriber. City. Where can
obtain information of an association called Or
angemen and Its objects?
You can obtain information from
books to be obtained in the free public
library in Hayes street near Franklin.
RAILROADS.. o. S.. Sonora, Cal What
department. federal or state, has jurisdiction
over railroad operated in this state, Out en-.
gaged 10 h sSe aSont unsafe eSuinment
Communicate with the railroad COM
missio1ers, ferry building, San Fran
cisco.
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE's BAY-w. C.. Berke-
wise that Sir Francis Drake did not discover
San Francisco bay In 1873!
The chronicler of brakes voyage in
his account of the attempt to return
to England by way of the Cape of Good
Hope. wrote: I'VE were forced to sail
toward the north, in which course, hav-
ing continued at least 500 leagues. and
being got into 4S degrees north latf-
tude, found it intolerably cold, upon
which we steered southwark and got
into SO degrees north latitude. Tne
chronicler further states that they dis
covered there a country which. from
it's white cliffs, they called Nova Al
bion They also there discovered bay.
The Annals of San Francisco. pub
lished in 1854, says: I'm popular estf-
nation the bay which Drake entered
is believed to be that of San Francisco,
while many who might have had op-
portunities to examine into the sub
ject have hastily concluded that it must
have been Bodega bay. There is, how
ever, another bay not far from these,
and lying between them. known for
mer1y under the very name of Sir Fran
els brakes bay. though better known
now as Jacks harbor. This, on a care
full examination of the snbject. seems
to have been the true and only bay
which Drake ever visited on this coast
There is sad confusion, even among
recent writers and geographers, as to
the names and relative positions Of
these bays. Most Of them seem to think
that Bodega and brakes bays are the
same Thus Humboldt says: This
port (San Francisco) is frequently con-
founded by geographers with the port
of Drake, farther north under the 3s
degrees 10 minutes OF latitude. called
by the Spaniards the Puerto de Bodega-
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bay is 81 degrees So minutes sec
onds, thus corresponding exactly with
the statement OF the chrouicler, while
San Francisco and Bodega bays are a
good many miles to the north and
south respectively OF the parallel
named by him. II Drake had really
entered San Francisco bay, It Is more
than likely that he or his chronieler
would have said something of its Pc
culiarities-its unusual excellence-and
the great arms which it stretches out
both 20 south and north. II may also
be remarked in corroboration that the
white cliffs seen by Drake closely cor
respond to the present description of
Punta de los Reyes (Cape OF Kinzs).
and the country around Jacks harbor.
The cliffs about this part or the coast
for about 40 miles resemble in height
and color those OF Great Britain in the
English channel at Brighton and Dover.
hence the propriety OF the old desig-
nation Of the country. New Albion"
religious belief on the part Of the Chinese for
wearing their hair in a queue?
Rev Justus Doolittle, for IA years
missionary at Fuhchau. in his Social
Life of the Chinese" says: The tonsure
of the common people is not a religious
habit. nor is it originally a Chinese
ldSnlOn. Ine HrSt emperor or the TSing
dynasty, Shun-Che. who commenced to
reign in 1914. having usurped the
throne, determined to make the tonsure
of Manchuria, his native country. the
index and proof of the submission OF
the Chinese to his authority. He there
fore ordered them TO shave all the head
excepting the crown, and. allowing the
hair onsthat part to grow long and to
dress 1t according to the custom of
Manchi1rfa The Chinese had baen &C.
customed under native emperors TO