The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-18

Phoenix like from the ashes of less tnan
three years ago. Magnificent new bulld'
ings towering high into the air con-
structed of steel and veneered with
beautifully tinted brick fire proof with
in and without now line Market st.
almost from end to end. 1t is simply
wonderful to see what a city in so
short a time has been built from the
ruins of the earthquake and fire.
OF course many evidences yet re-
main of the memorable disaster. but a
few years more will eiiace them all.
The most desolate looking place we
saw was the site of the old city hall.
Five years ago Mrs. Andrews, Roy and
myself visited this building and were
shown through it. 1t was magni-
ficent structure finished with marble
tiling, brilliant brass trimmings and
highly polished native wood. The cost
was $S,000,000. 1t is now mass of
debris, twisted iron rods. and heaps
of broken brick, fit only for the home
of the hooting OWL The ground now
is being cleared off to give place to a
still greater city hail.
While in San Francisco we were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevens
our neice and nephew. Mrs. Stevens
will be remembered in Mankato as Miss
Edith Andrews. Mr.. Stevens is one of
the principals in musical comedy that
is playing in San Francisco this sea-
son. He has received many very ffatter-
ing notices because of the excellent
quality OF his baritone voice.
Many Mankato people will remember
Mrs. Hansen and her son. Theodore
in San Francisco is dentist located on
McAllister Street and is doing Il good
business. His dental rooms are well
equipped, and the hour that we spent
with him and his mother in their
rooms leaves one of the most pleasant
recolections of our journey.
Golden Gate Park of San Francisco
is one of the wonders of modern aesthe
tics. Where this beautiful park is now
located with its lakes and waterfalls
shaded with all kinds of semi tropical
trees, beautifed with flowers of every
kind but few years ago was a sue
cession of sand hills AS we do not
wish to tire our readers with the
wonders of this city, we take ou
leave for Oakland. Oakland, while .
suburb of San Francisco, as Brooklyn
is of New York City, is a city of nc
small Importance. 1t has a population
of over 100000 and is growing very
rapidly. We spent the day there will
our old and much esteemed friends anc
neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts ant
Roy Hudson and wife. Tongues wagget
lively the entire day and our visi
gave us much pleasure. They were in
terested in all of their old friend
in Mankato, and we were interested
to tell them. Their story of tn
earthquake, their personal experience
and escape from death was intensely
interesting.
They have beautiful home at 412
|
to return to Minnesota to live. Nh
Roberts health is not very good. we
he is able to be around on the street
some. They had not heard of Nh
Manderfeld's death until we told them
Neither of them have changed mucl
since they left Mankato.
While in Oakland we had a pleas
IRE of meeting Mrs. Maud Peart
Stewert. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewert ar
living in Market street, Oakland. w
had a very nice visit with Mrs. Stewert
She will be remembered by people o
Nankato as Maud Peart. daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Peart
1t was our original plan to spend
few days at Shasta Springs, but be
fore arriving there we learned the re
sort was not open to visitors, hence. w
stopped at Dunsinuir and Upper Sod
spring three miles south of Shasta
and went by train over to the springs
doubt if there is a prettier nor
picturesque spot on earth than is foun
at Shasta Springs. Here the Sacra
mento river runs through a canyo
with almost the swiftness of a rae
horse, dashing here and there owe
great boulders. and mossv beds. Froi
the river bank the hill rises to
height of 300 feet On the top
which is a beautiful plateau. The gree
sward, large and stately trees, sitl
ated among which are the hotel an
cottages. The water from the mel
, ing SHOWS on Mt. Shasta sinks beneat
the ground and reappears on the hi
side at Shasta Springs in numerol
waterfalls and fountains. A sceI
more beautiful and picturesque tina
words can describe. From the foul
aims the water is thrown into the IA
distances of 30 and 40 feet. A few TO,
below the springs three or four lars
. columns of water run precipitous ov
the bluff and drop a distance of
: feet into the river below. Poets al
painters have received inspiration her
, and many beautiful poems and works
8 art have been produced from the
scenes. Mt. Shasta, the silent sentin
of the Siskiyou Mountains covered wi
eternal snow rising to height
l4.444 feet, can be seen in the d
lance. 1t was beautiful bright d;
and If was with reluctance that