New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-11
WITH THE EDITORS
AT San FRANCISCO
TOWER OF JEWELS AND WONDER
Full LIGHTING EFFECTS BEG
GAR DESCRIPTION.
EDITORS MEET THE DIR. REINEKE
PARTY AND JOHN KIERZEK
ON TRIP.
July 23rd. 1915.

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I'm quite sure l didn't tell you when
/ wrote last about Mt. Tamalpais and
the Muir Woods trip we took before we
finally found place reasonably warm.
We visited the celebrated Cliff House
hotel near the Seal Rocks one Sunday
and while there were told of Mt. Tamal-
pals which we could see in the dim dis
lance and decided to 60 there some time
during our stay. The Cliff House at the
time of the big quake in 1906 tubled
of in its cliff into the Pacific Ocean and
the building which takes its place is very
modest in everything but its prices. It
is built somewhat back from the cliff
which overhangs the sea and really is
only second rate hotel now. The view
from the dining room is superb but that
is about all to be said for the place. The
Sutro Baths are located there also and
the sands along the beach were crawling
with humanity summing itself. The sea
was much too cold for bathing. We also
visited Golden Gate park which is very
beautiful. It was in this park that the
homeless of San Francisco lived after
the earthquake and fire. It was origi-
nally a stretch of sand deems containing
over a thousand acres and was left
practically untouched by the quake.
There is a fine museum in it and
Sunday afternoon band concert was in
progress when we were there.
At the end of the week we visited Mt.
Tamalpais. It is only $500 feet above
sea-level but one travels so circuitously
to reach the top by railway that the
distance is miles. It is called the
"crookedest railroad in the world and
I'm quite willing to admit the probable
truth of the claim. The trip up is very
pleasant and good view is obtained at
the summit, comprising several small
cities and villages, the Bay of San Fran
cisco, Golden Gate, Seal Rocks and the
Pacific Ocean, However, l may re-
quire great deal to enthuse me for
could not see anything very thrilling in
the trip up or down and while I enjoyed
it, must confess mountain climbing on
a railroad train seems very tame to me.
/ enjoyed it more at Mount Roubedeaux
Chat spelling is probably incorrectly
near Riverside, in Southern California.
We made the ascent there by automobile
on the trip from San Bernardino thru the
orange grove region,to Riverside and
the view from the top was very fine. We
had a fine clear day and could see for
miles and miles. The same was true at
Tamalpais but we were told by people
who lived there that there have been
some so unfortunate as to make the trip
to the top dozen times and never find
clear day when they arrived. The
wind was very strong and very cold and
we were not sorry to leave. At Muir
Woods we found an Inn. Prices there as
on the Mountain were equivalent to those
of dining cars but the service was that
of country hotels. The Woods is
government reserve forest and there are
some fair sized redwoods but we under
stand the real giants are in Yosemite
Park. 1t was very cold weather the day
we were at the Woods, damp and cold
raw wind. While walking thru the
woods we heard hail: ''Hurrah, here's
New Ulm!" and there were Mr.. Kierzek
and Harold Reineke. We had been ex-
pecting every day to come across the
Reineke's or Mr.. Kerzek in San Fran
cisco but had not done so tho apparently
the latter had been at the exposition
nearly every day we were there. The
Reineke's are staying in Oakland with
Mrs. Reineke's sister, Laura, who was
recently married and came West to live.
Leaving the Woods, we have been
making short stops at various small
suburbs within easy electric car distance
of San Francisco. These suburb are
located in little sheltered valleys and are
warmer than San Francisco. They are
really what we would call summer re-
sorts with fair hotel accommoda tions.
There are dozens Of them about San
Francisco and we would advice any one
coming to the Exposition if intending to
stay any time to pick out such place.
It would not pay to do 90 for q weeks
stay but il one has Z month to put in Is
we have had, its worth while for comfort
as to weather and also is somewhat less
expensive unless one Ands cheaper hotel
rates than We did ii San Francisco.
! told you, / think, in my last letter,