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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

of the great GARLIC family; Jose An
tonic Yorba, founder of the family Of
that name and grantee of the Rancho
Santiago de Santa Ana, and others.
To Sergeant Ortega is given the
credit of having discovered the Golden
gate and Carquinez strait. This state
ment, it is expected, will arouse dis
pute, but the author is prepared to de-
fend it, Ortega certainly received high
honors later He became lieutenant
and brevet captain, comandante of
the Presidio of Monterey, founder of
the Presidio of Santa Barbara and of
the missions of San Juan Capistrano
and San Buenaventura.
The march was a difficult one, by
reason of it's being through an un
known country, with danger from
lurking hostile Indians. From two
to four Spanish leagues (5 to 10 stat
ute miles) were made day. The
road followed was practically that
known afterward as Ell Canine real.
On August Is the site of Santa Bar
bara was reached. Thus far the ex-
pedition had been received Hospitality
by the Indians, who gave them re-
freshment and every facility OF their
numerous rancherias. Guadalupe lake,
in the northwest corner OF Santa Bar
bara county, was reached on Septem-
Der TO- and here a rest was taken, as
many of the soldiers were suffering
from sore feet and some were i'll.
Genuine troubles now began to come
thick and fast. Confronted by the Sierra
de Santa Lucia, they had to labor hard
to pass through the rugged mountains
AS they ascended the cold increased and
all suffered exceedingly. In spite OF this
and of the appearance of scurvy, they
pressed bravely on, andxon September
&c emerged from the mountains and
camped at the Salinas river, which
they afterward followed down to the
sea.
Upon reaching the mouth of the Sail
mas river, on September 30, they be-
lieved that they were close to Monte
rey, which they had for their goal. Ex-
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it is difficult to recall a book where
they have stood out in such real, human
fashion, Only one can be criticised.
That is Alton Clyde; he is society
weakling who has known Boyd and
Mildred all his life, and, being
somewhat bored, joins Boyd on
his return to the north. He
has put in $4,000 and seems to be
glad of the excitement and cool about
the risks. He turns out to be a weak,
sneaking, vicious, little villain, and it
is strain on the credulties to be asked
to believe any one could be so low
for vanity and love of money. Fraser,
however, is continual JOY. He is
frankly a crook, has kept alive by
gambling, and is the LATEST dog on
earth. His humer is the real thing and
his one virtue is his gratitude to his
friend Boyd, which he shows at the
psychological moment.
Although the, hook is very long not
page drag6. 1t is appropriately IL
lustrated by Harvey IT. Dunn, contains
a frontispiece in colors, and is we'll
printed and artistically bound.
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were Padre Junipero Sierra, Is soldiers
under Sergeant Jose Francisco de Or
tega, two servants, some muleteers and
Indians-44 in all.
The first stage of the march was
through 200. miles Of barren country to
San Diego. From Junipera Serra's s
diary 1T appears that this was a dreary
period, with few incidents of impor-
tance. On June 20 they came in sight
of the sea, at Ensenada de Todos San
tos. week later San Diego was
reached, where junction was made
with Rivera's column.
The sea expedition was less fortu-
nate. The two ships limped into port.
their crews down with scurvy. The
dead were buried and the sick went
back In the San Antonio to San Bias.
On July II Portola began his long
march 10 Monterey, which was to have
such signal results. He organized his
expedition with care and started with
Sergeant Ortega and 27 soldiers under
Rivera, Fagos and six Catalan volun-
Crespi and Gomez, muleteers, Is
Christian Indians and two servants
81 in all.
Testimony is borne to Portola's high
ability as leader by the fact that he
made his march through wild, un-
known country in the face of great
difficulties, dangers and hardships,
without the loss of a man, an expert
ence In strong contrast with those of
other early explorers in the new world.
Some of the best known names in
California history are to be found in
the roster of the little command. There
was Portola himself, first governor Of
California; Rivera, comandante of
California from 1873 TO 1777. killed in
the Yuma revolt in 1885, Fages. COM
andante of California from 1869 to
1773 and governor from 1882 to l790:
Pedro Amador, who gave his name to
Adamor county; Juan Bautista Alva-
rado, grandfather of Governor Alva-
rado, Jose Raimundo Garlic. founder
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"Along the Way"

BY William W. canfeld, author of The
Spotfer,' etc. Published By X r. tenno
& Co.. New York. Price $1.5O.
That Mr.. Garfield has a pronounced
prejudice against governmental own
ership of public utilities is proved by
his new novel. Along the Way" He
has looked ahead some years to a time
when the government has appropri-
ated all the railroads of the country.
and the book tells the story of the
running of these roads. Fred Stewart.
the hero, has been in central Russia
for 10 years. He is an electrical engi-
neer and his firm had sent him there
to install a big power plant. One piece
of work led to another. and before he
knew 1t 10 long years had gone by.
When the story opens Stewart is on
board a homeward bound steamer. and
his mental picture of that home coun-
try needs no name:
"* Home to the land where they
played baseball and held picnics and
had excursions and park concerts: to
the land where everybody talked poll
tics or religion or metaphysics with
out danger of arrest and imprison-
ment to the land that held most of
his old college chums, who had scarce
ly heard from him in the last several
y
women are not continually clouded by
fear and apprehension and where men
who scowl at authority and mutter
maledictions upon government are the
exception, rather than the rule. ~
Stewart has been so long away from
America that he has much to learn.
While he has been in Russia the re-
form party has managed to give the
government control of the railroads,
and Stewart arrives when this man
agement is in full swing. OF course,
the author being against government
ownership, the possible abuses are
made much of and the worst possible
construction placed upon everything.
But even for the purposes of fiction
he has drawn a fearful1y long bow
and has strained the credulities of his
readers fairly to the breaking point
The weakest accusation made is that
trains run on no regular schedule and
are always late; that in itself would
upset a system in no time. But the
stories of graft and corruption. even
in the highest circles of officials, are
very interesting.
One of these officials high in author
ity in the government is the villain OF
the tale and a black hearted reptile.
He it is who peremptorily enpties a
car of all of it's passengers except two
young women and then sends the car
off on a lonely branch road to get the
two in his power. The exciting chase
of the two girls by Stewart. the de-
voted lover of one of them, is the plot
of the romance, which is woven In
with all the details of railroading.
Most readers win say that they
could have dispensed with the H|ther
cheap melodrama. and, too, that the
statements OF governmental abuse of
power could have been toned down.
but there will always be discussion
and disagreement over how much ex-
aggeration is necessary for purposes
of art in a novel with purpose. The
book is fairly well written and well
printed and bound 1t contains a few
very poor illustrations.
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a long and terrible march on January
"a. 1770.
The fact is that Portola really did
find the port Of Monterey on his return
trip from San Francisco bay. but he
did not recognize it He erected two
crosses-one upon Monterey bay, the
identity of the place being revealed to
him in San Diego bay by Captain Villa
OF the ship San Carlos.
Portola thereupon decided to. make
another expedition TO Monterey which
he did. this time with better outfit.
He sent the ship San Antonio by sea
with JuniparO Sierra, Costanso. Prat
and large cargo of stores, he himself
proceeding by land with FACES, II Ca
talan volunteers, soldiers, Crespi. 2
muleteers and natives. He followed
the same route he had taken on his
retreat from Monterey and arrived on
May "a near the cross he had planted
on December 10 preceding The San
Antonio arrived a week later. and on
June 3, 1910, Portola and his followers.
with appropriate ceremonies. took for
NAL possession OF the country, estab-
lished the Preside OF Monterey and
the mission of San Carlos de Borromeo
de Monterey, the second mission in
California.
On July Portola turned the new
station and the district over 10 Lieu
tenant FACES and sailed for San Bias.
He never returned to California
The translation of the log Of the San
Carlos. commanded by Don Juan Ma
nuel de Ayala Is a most interesting
document, as is the report of Ayala TO
Don Antonio Maria Bucarelf. vfcerov
OF New Spain, on his examination OF
the port of San Francisco in 1775 This
report is accompanied by a singularIy
accurate chart OF San Francisco bay,
the original Of which is now in the
India office. Seville. Spain.
The little book gives suceinctlv and
In most attractive form the expIora-
tions of Portola, which San Franciscans
are now about to celebrate with the CO.
operation OF representatives OF All CIV
iltzed nations.
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"Truxton King: A Story of
GrauStark"

By George Barr Mccutchecn Published by
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. Price $i.50.
If George Barr MeCutcheon has a
single enemy in the United States, it
is a deaf, dumb and blind one, for no
reader In full possession of his senses
has passed him by, and to read him is
to love him. Every one of his books
are entertaining. The characters are
human beings, made of blood and bones,
and the love stories are thrilling with
interest They are clean and sweet too.
proving that criticism, psychology and
problems are not necessary to hold the
interest of the reading public.
This newest story of Truxton King
is laid in Graustark, and though it is
built upon much the same plan as the
other Graustark stories, it is Just as
Interesting and exciting as it's pred
eeessors.
In the first chapter we meet the hero,
a fine young American, of course, and
have just become Interested in him
when q severe shock is experienced.
Spautz the proprietor of the little
shop filled with arms. tells King about
the tragic death of our friends Mr..
Lorry and the lovely Princess Yetive.
They were killed in a train wreck
near Brussels and their little son rules
Graustark through the three wise men
of the east" as regents or governors
to love the little Prince Robin, now z
years of age. The first three chapters
explain many things-all about the
government, the various conspiracies,
the characters and their proper places
in the story We also meet a few old
friends, too. who are playing small
parts
In the next chapter Truxton King,
the fine young American, leaps over
the wall surrounding the palace and
finds the very attractive little prince
fishing for gold fish with a bent pin.
They get into very intimate, illu-
minating and interesting conversation,
and 1t is Kings fate to meet and fall
in love on the spot with the beautiful
heroine, Lorraine. From this moment
to the end of the book events move so
rapidly that it is difficult to follow
Count Marlaux and his secret band of
conspirators have placed King on their
list and they think they have ample
excuse for putting him "out of the
way"
The conspirators have a plan to as
sassinate the little Prince Robin and
start sort of socialistic government,
but throughout the tale they are al
ways blocked by King or another
American named John Tullis, lifelong
friend of Lorry, who had promised the
dying father that he would be father,
mother and friend to the little prince
How well he carries out his promise
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On the night of October 80 camp was
made near the site of the present Mon
tara fog signal.
by noon of the next day" according
to Mr.. Eldredges narrative, ''the pio-
neers had prepared a passage over the
bold promontory of Point San Pedro,
and at 10 o'clock in the morning the
company set out on the trail of the ex-
p1oradoros and made their painful way
to the summit. Here a wondrous sight
met their eyes and quickened their
tagging spirits. Before them, bright
and beautiful, was spread great ense-
NADIA, its waters dancing in the sun
light. Far to the northwest a point
reached out into the sea, rising abb
ruptly before them, high above the
ocean. Further to the left. west-north-
west, were seen six or seven white Far
allones. and finally. along the shore
northward. they discerned the white
cliffs and what appeared to be the
mouth OF the inlet"
Thus was the bay of San Francisco
revealed to civilized man. BY infer
enee 1t was Ortega, leader of the
scouts, who first beheld it.
Details of the further exploration of
the great bay are given. 1t took Por-
tola some time TO convince himself
and his followers. that il was not Mon
terey, but another place altogether that
they had found. Ortega, with his pio-
neers, was sent on a trip of discovery
around the bay. He got as far north
as Carquinez strait, where he turned
back, reporting that to go around the
estero would involve too long a jour
ney.
Hunger and the approach of winter
forced the explorer to retrace his foot
steps, and on November IL the little
column started back to renew the
search for Monterey. Their hardships
were redoubied. Food was nearly all
gone, They had to kill their mules for
meat and even to eat acorns. Finding
themselves in such straits they deter
mined to return to San Diego, which
they did. and reached that place after
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
The Silver Horde

By Rex Beach. author OF The Spoilers and
Bros. New York. Price SI.5O.
Rex Beach has written his best story
of the far north, and further the best
fiction story Of the arctic regions thus
Tar published. Mr.. Beach has lived in
the midst OF the scenes he describes,
which explains the vivid, clear cut pic
ture he presents TO US. We are told
that he has a better practical knowl-
edge OF, the far north than the average
miner or engineer. for he has travelled
with his eyes wide open and with his
keen Intelligence alert TO every detail.
His earlier books, The Barrier" de-
scribing the love Of an army officer for
a girl whom he believed to be a half
breed. and The Spoilers" a romantic
rendering Of a famous case in the
courts at home, describing how a
crooked set Of men, aided by a dis
honest judge. their tool kept some
honest miners from a most profitable
seasons work. have been read and en-
1oyed by thousands. This book totally
eclipses the two earlier ones in
strength, brilliancy, style and interest
II is a story OF the salmon fisheries and
the canning process. The first descrip-
ton is worth quoting, not only for
showing the meaning Of the title. but
Tor the graphic picture of the run
which II gives.
AS matter of fact, these fisher
ies are more fascinating than any place
I've seen. Why, you just ought to wit
ness the run These empty waters
become suddenly crowded. and the fish
come IN a great silver horde, which
races UP, up. up toward death and
obliteration. They come with the Vio-
lence Of a summer storm; like a pro-
digious cleaning army they swarm and
bend forward, eager, undertaking, one
-Purposed. It's quite impossible to de-
scribe it--this great silver horde. They
are entirely defenseless, Of course, and
almost every living thing preys upon
them The birds congregate in millions,
the four footed beasts come down from
the hills, the Apaches of the sea harry
them IN dense droves. and even man
appears from distant coasts to take his
toll; but still they press bravely on.
The claIk OF machinery makes the hills
rumble. the hiss Of steam and the sighs
OF the soldering furnaces are like the
complaint of some giant overgorging
himself The river swarms with the
fleets OF fishboats. which skim outward
with the dawn TO fit honeward again
at twilight and settle like a vast brood
OF white winged gulls. Men let the
hours go BY nnheeded and forget to
sleep"
It is -dificult to stop quoting. for
there is not one superfiuous word in
the book. and once started one would
quote through.
Boyd Emerson, the hero, is introduced
At once. He is young American Of
the best type, strong, good looking and
honorable. he has been seeking his
fortune in the frozen north for three
years. and always IL just escapes him.
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Gaspar de Portola really know
just what he did?
Most OF US have been told that he
discovered the bay Of San Francisco.
but how did he happen, to. make the
discovery and upon what mission was
he engaged at the time?
The answers are found in a hand
some and handy little volume just
published by the reception committee
of the California Promotion committee
entitled The March of Portola and the
Log of the San Carlos"
The history of the march of the ex-
plorer is written by zoeth S. Bldredge
IN most entertaining style, and it is
the fruit of exhaustive study of old
Spanish manuscripts and other ancient
authorities. It can not be doubted that
IT is the most complete and reliable
history Of its period yet produced.
The log of the San Carlos and some
other Spanish manuscripts have been
translated by E J. Molera and ap-
pended TO the Eldredge history. The
book is well illustrated by Walter
Francis.
and makes some announcements for
the first time that do violence to our
long cherished ideas regarding the
early settlement OF California For
!, example while all credit is given
Father Junipero Sierra and the devoted
friars who preceded, accompanied and
followed him il Is clearly shown that
II was not religious fervor that brought
civilization 10 California, but stern
military necessity. The friars were
merely parts OF the retinue of the
soldiers. according to the customs of
Catholic countries of past centuries
As the friars did most of the record
ing and most of the writing Of his
tories II is not strange that they gave
their accounts a strong religious favor.
According to the new Portoia history,
the expedition that resulted in the dis
covery of san Francisco bay was the
direct result Of the inroads, real and
threatened. Of other European nations
upon the Spanish claims in what was
generally termed New Spain, which
extended as far north as the forty
second parallel Of latitude. Although
Spain had made claim 10 this vast Pa
cifc coast line for over two centuries,
she had done little or nothing TO make
good the claim by settlement
On the other hand, Russia had
crossed from Siberia and her repre-
ther and farther south, through Alaska
toward Alta California England was
preparing to make a descent upon the
Californian coast TO make good the
technical claim of sovereignty made by
Sir Francis Drake in 1879.
In view Of these conditions. Don
Carlos III OF Spain saw that he must
be up and doing. At the same time
he issued his famous decree expeiling
the Jesuits from the Spanish domin-
ions. II was here that Don Gaspar de
Portola made his appearance.
The Jesuits had established several
missions in Lower California. POrtola,
who was a captain OF Dragons in tho
regiment Of SPAIN was appointed gov
SEnor Of both Lower and Upper Cali
Horaia, and sailed with 25 dragons, %
In1antrynen and "A Franciscan friars
10 dispossess the Jesuits and turn over
all the Californian missions to the
Franciscans.
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remains for the reader to discover.
There are two typical McCutcheon love
stories running through the book, and
every other McCutcheon accessory is
on hand and In its proper place. In
trigue, bombs, battle. murder and sud
den deaths sensational escapes and ex-
citing and triumphant love.
The authors style is as slangy as
ever. but it is a clean, healthy form of
slang and leaves little to criticise. The
book is sure to go, for McCutcheon's s
admirers are legion.
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Jheal1arclto ots rtola.andtt dttlesI % sSanCar1os

TOW many of the thousands who
viii this month do honor to Don
Gaspar de Portola really know
S11Sr what he did9
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

The title page of this book reads
Cafe CaclSle from Dumps to Delmoni-
cos, by Clivette, the Man in Black:
Side splitting stories overheard in
cafes throughout the country and incl
dents in the life of a wonder worker
After that 1t seems almost rude to sev
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Three girls Elizabeth, Gabrielle and
Elise-started for Canada to spend the
summer there. On board steamer they
ed stranger. who, finding a bag belonging
to one of them, took enjoyment in scru-
tinizing a photo Of the trio Elise shared
hend her 4n1 With Mrs. Graham also
q sightseeing tour met Mrs: Graham.
a,,aaa mania ia for @ sailing; They were intro
the trio for the summer. Elizabeth
learned that friend Of her fathers was
to call Two men called, one of them
steamer. The girls, were mot at home"
but discovered by the cards left that one
Of the men was Elizabeth's fathers
Blake and Gordon Bennett The party
was told of the search for smugglers in
the vicinity of the cottage: Elise visited
Mrs. &C. Graham 1annot to find that her life was
Grahams and Lady Edith were acquaint-
ed. A wisp of yellow hair from Mr.. Gra-
hams pocket fell into the hands of Elise.
q storm the young women heard a crash
in the basement of the cottage and mo-
ment later Mary Anne. their woman serv-
ant: ant: entsred ,hs her arm 6aeeding r9 as
Anne descended to the basement alone
and quieted their fears. Lady Edith told
the girls of robbery of jewels at the
hotel. Fearing for the safety of her own
tage. Mr.. Gordon Bennett was properly
introduced, explained his queer actions,
returned the lost bag and told Of mysteri-
Gus doings Of a year before connected
one Of the girls found a sphinx cuff-but-
ton. the exact counterpart of which both
Gordon Bennett and Lady Edith We're
found to possess, also. Elise. alone ex-
DlOred the cellar. OVerhearing a cOnver-
sation there between Mary Anne and a
man. He proved to be her son, charged
with murder. The young women agreed
to keep. the secret. Lady Edith told a
the sphinx key. Elise and Gordon Ben
nett discovered Lady Edith and Mr.. Gra-
ham, the latter displaying marvellous
baritone voice.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

sometimes two or three strangers in
each city, evidently by previous ap-
pointment, while Murray trailed them
patiently from place to place. From
Washington Cole and Irish Lie went
to Harrisburg, Pa, and from Harris
burg to Buffalo, and thence to Cleve-
land. In the latter city they were
joined by young man with whom
they had conferred in Philadelphia.
He was Charles Robinson. son of a
former judge. They stayed in Cleve-
land two days and then went to San
dusky, O., where Cole and his partner
stopped at the West house and Rob-
inson at a private boarding house.
Cole posed at Sandusky /" as an
oil king, while Irish Lie passed
as his wife. Soon after their ar
rival an assistant joined Cole, who be-
came known as G. c. Beal. One week
after Cole arrived at the West house
a young man registered there as John
u. Wilson of New Orleans. He was
none other than Murray, who had
taken this means of scraping an ac-
Quaintance with his quarry. In the
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-31

of the confederates, in 1864. to cap-
ture the U. s. s. Michigan, to take
Johnson island, in Sandusky bay in
Lake Erie, release 1000 confederates
imprisoned there, burn the island, and,
IT possible, destroy Detroit, Cleveland
and Buffalo by fire, and strike terror
to the heart Of the north. The man
who discovered the plot was Mur7sy,
and it was he who unearthed the iden.
tity Of the picturesque leader and was
instrumental in frustrating the
schemes so cunningly devised.
The war was at it's zenith in the
year 1864, when Commander ]. c. Car
ter of the United States navy sent for
Murray and detailed him to special
duty. There had been some vague
rumors floating around of a confed-
crate plot to blow up Johnson island,
liberate all confederate prisoners and
land them safely in Canada across
Lake Erie.
TRY to get to the bottom of the
conspiracy, if there is one," said Com
mander Carter. Go to any place and
every place where your judgment leads