The San Francisco call., 1910-06-23
der the sway of King Albert and queen

der the sway of King Albert and Queen
Beatrice.
Court is to be held on the Feather
river, the white fiicked stream that
rushes from down the Sierras past Oro-.
Vile into the Sacramento valley, the
stream that brought the grains of gold
from the mountain gorges-which
brought these same grains of gold
which gave to this settlement in its
early days the magical name of Oroville
-'Goldtown."
Accustomed for two generations to-
the movements OF tfis white man the
Feather river never has seen such
sight as will be spread on it's banks,
besides its featfery rifles and its
plumed torrents Friday and Saturday
nights. June "a and 25, when the very
mountains will flare red under the i'm
aginatiYe touch of man. 1t will be as
If all the gold that has been drawn
from the rivers, rocks, and all gold that
is. still there waiting the steel clutch
of the dredgers--as if all the gold of
Oroville had suddenly turned into Iiv-
ing light and east its ruddy spell over
the stream and hills. Then down the
center of the stream will come the
royal floats with the king and queen in
the van, and the flaring red fires of the
shores. and the hills Will make the
night gorgeous.
ON A TRUE RIVER OF GOLD
Neurological kings and queens met
in valleys of gokd, oriental gold. The
kings of France and of Britain met on
the famous "fiieid of the cloth of gola.''
The Rhine maidens tempted the kings
of the Morse legends to the bottom of
the stream where the glittering gold
lay, and Wagner wrote music drama
over the incident. All that goes well
in mythology. in the fabulous history
of the medieval monarchies, in the
clash and delight of music drama. But
was there ever before king and a
queen on a true river of gold?
The point might be taken that the
king and queen who are to reign in
Oroville on Friday and SATURDAY. night
are not real king and queen. 1t is a
carping criticism. Possibly they are
not, though they are quite as real roy
ally as the Rhine maidens were really
young women with aquatic tempera-
ments But it will be q real river of
gold that the royal party will appear
upon--a tested river of gold-a river
whose gold will claim all the courte-
sizes of the United States mint, which is
more than music drama Rhine gold can
do. And on the famous Feather river.
which has been the scene of gold min
ing operations since the days of 40.
when the red shirted prospector rocked
when 35 great dredgers are clutching
the heart of gold out OF the river bot
toms, there will be enacted a comedy
of carnival on Friday and Saturday
nights of this week.
JUMPS FROM MAJOR TO KING
All of northern California and the
Sierra country will be along the river
banks to see the frolic. The king of
the Oroville carnival will be Major
Albert f. Jones. To be promoted at
one bound from major to king is some
what of an experience, but King Albert
is standing the ordeal splendidly. He
knows that it will be the first time in
the history of the many sided Jones
family that ever one of their members
became king, and in commemorative of
the rarity of that honor 1t was thought
that he might be called King Jones'.
but that plan has been shelved and he
will be known hereafter as King Albert
Major Jones is probably the best
known man in Oroville. He is one of
the foremost citizens of the Sacramento
valley and is a graduate of Yale At
Yale he was a classmate of Villa m
H. Taft, but there has been a tre-
mendous difference in their careers
Taft has only become president; Ma ior
Jones will be king.
Queen Beatrice is for the present.
and until Friday, Mrs. Beatrice Prior
wife of a popular citizen of Oroyille
Her selection to the throne has been
a most popular one, as she is fitted for
the honor by grace, beauty and charm.
She is very popular among the younger
matrons in Butte county society.
MAIDS OF HONOR
For her maids of honor and ladies
in waiting Queen Beatrice has chosen
the fairest among the many pretty
girls of Oroville. Her attendants will
be Miss Leila Roynton, Miss Leslie
Jones, Miss Kate Taylor. Miss Edleda.
Eora and Miss Helen Hill.
IN its carnival Oroville is to utilize
10 tho best advantage the attractions
of the Feather river. The river passes
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