The San Francisco call., 1910-06-23
CARNIVAL Will
reign IN The
CITY OF GOLD.
Northern California Will Flock
to 0rOviIIe TO Join in
Merry Festival
Gorgeous Boats Will Float on
River Running Over Wealth
Laden Sands
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bend.
washing along the high reinforced con-
crete levee which protects the town
from the winter torrents. The grand
stand viii be constructed along the
levee and the bank of the stream viii
be crowded with citizens of Oroville
with ranchers and lumbermen from
Plumas and other Sierra counties
brought down from the mountains by
The Western Pacific, which now oper-
ates a passenger service east of Oro-
Vile, with people from Sacramento.
MarysNille, Colusa, Chico and all the
towns in the Sacramento valley.
brought in by automobile, by the spe-
cial trains of the Northern electric and
the Southern Pacific and by convey
ances Of all sorts.
The levee will be well lighted with
electric lights and Oroville Will have.
golden moon at the full to add TO the
illumination. But the swift river above
the bridge viii flow from a canyon Of
darkness Then there viii be a signal
gun. fired out of the shadows and sud
denly the banks of the Feather will
live with light. The shores will glow
with acres Of red fire and from dis
tsnt Table mountain will flash an an
swering bank of light.
ADVENT OF ROYALTY
While the red FIRE is burning and
Frightening the face of the waters the
royal barges will descend the stream
nations. In their royal robes the jolly
king Of the carnival and the beautiful
queen, surrounded by their court, will
float down the stream TO the shouts OF
the people and the music of many
bands.
1t viii be the most spectacular ex-
hibition ever seen in the interior of
California. Overhead will be the vel
vety night. beneath will flow the river
and beyond the zone OF the brilliant
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hills. on beyond viii twinkle the un-
ceasing lights of the gold dredgers at
their profitable toll of turning the land
inside out, extracting its precious
metal and chucking the residue up in
the shape OF paving stones The floats
with their majssties viii be trailed
down the stream by convoy of deco
rated barges, all illuminated with
bright lanterns to add 10 the glare of
the shore fires.
Over the river of gold the procession
Of gorgeous boats will make their way
and win look at the carnival stand,
where the king will aid the queen to
disembark, and together they will
ascend the throne, where the golden
oiadems viii be placed upon their royal
heads. Then there will be proclama-
tion and the carnival will be on.
PROGRAM OF THE CARNIVAL
The following is the program as out
lined by the carnival committee, but
still subject TO minor changes.
FRIDAY, JUNE "a
8 p. m.-Parade of decorated au-
tomobiles Prizes for best deco
rated machines
cert t'' - i'"'enaue con-
p. rn-Grand illumination of the
river Band concert over the river.
$50 ?. n.-River parade and py-
rotechnical display.
9 p. m.-Coronation of king and
9:15 p. m.-Levee for king and
queen of the carnival:
march, beginning Of ball.
SATURDAY. JUNE 25
10 a. m.-Juvenile athletic meet
in Montgomery street between the
Eureka boys club of oroville and
the Loyal Sons boys club of Chico.
1:3e .. n.-Band concert Place
70 be announced later.
?. m.-Races. trotting and run
ming, at Speedway park.
p. m-Aquatic sports. boat
races, tub races, swimming races,
water tug of war.
$50 q. nl.-HorribleS parade
2. m.-Band concert over the
river. Competitive drill between
fraternal drill teams.
2. m.-Grand river illumination
River parade and pyrotechnical
$50 o. m-Repetition of cere-
Tnony Of coronation Of the king and
queen
p. m--LeVee for king and
ESQ p. m.-Grand carnival ball.
NOT CONFINED To WATER
AS may be seen from the program
the carnival is not to be confined to
the river. The land part Of the town
of Oroville is preparing for its part in
the festival. too. Already the streets
are being decorated with the carnival
colors Of orange and white, and long
streamers of the coIors are pendant
over the thoroughfares of the town.
The business houses are being decorat-
ed and the county buildings, in their
elm tree park, are being faced today
with the pretty combination of orange
and white.
Oroville is a beautifully located town
situated just above the level of the
valley on the instep of the Sierras 1t
is a historic place dating back to the
time Of the gold fever, when the early
pioneers came through Beckwith pass
into California and turned their first
gravel in the bed OF the Feather river.
The gravel of the river has been turned
ever since, and today Butte produces
more gold than any county in the state,
according 10 the quoted word of the
state mineralogist. Now the dredger
mining is the most important form of
gold production, but there are still
gravel and placer mines in the county
which are paying properties.
There seems little of romance about
dredger mining. and it litters the land
scape frreparably, IT would seem, but
OrovfIle is turning the failing piles
into money and is making crushed rock
and paving materials out of the discard
from the dredgers. This rock will be
hauled away for railroad ballast and
for street work, and then there will be
left the soft fertile soil of Butte county.
IN THE CITRUS BELT
In the farming sections Of the county
contiguous TO Oroville famous oranges
and wonderful olives are raised, and
the fig is an important product This is
the citrus belt Of northern California
The Western Pacific railroad is MAX
ing new business for Oroville. While
Beckwith pass was one of the earliest
trails Of the California pioneers, ii be-
came lost to general use for many
years and only was rediscovered by the
engineers Of the Western Pacific rail-
road which put its lines through the
pass coming out of the mountains at
OrOville.
All those elements of activity and
fame will contribute 10 make the Oro-
vile carnival a handsome success The
towns of the Sacramento valley are to
send large delegations to OroViIle on
Friday and Saturday. Colusa and Grid
ley have had their carnivals and were
visited by many people from Oroville.