Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-21
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ders Of the old rsnanllc days of
San Francisco. when the rcdshlricdl
miners swept down from the guild
streaked reaches Of the Sicrras nnd
threw fistfuls Of pay dirt on The
hars or the store counters for what
ever they wished to purchase.
They will never run across such
characters as the little old million
aire who used Ia haunt The "Rar
harry Coast" RESORTS in the memory
of some Of the oldlime residents
This individual. WIN had bit a pay
streak" early In the mother lode"
Of northern California, used 10 order
one particular brand Of champagne
The price 81 which he knew we'll
Although he was a "eood fellow,
he never would allow himself 10 BE-
viciimizcd by the LOOSE, vicious
f~inancecring Of The district 1ic
would keep the cork from every
hottie. no matter how c%nnvivial he
might be, and when the time came
Ia settle up he would produce these
corks TO check AGAINST his hill. N
the dun did not coincide with the
evidence of the corkagc he would
not pay n.
Gone Is the roaring roast and is
less picturesque cnvirons. Bottle
Koenig aud Bottle" Meyers. who.
used 10 run noisy cock fighting cs.
Establishments In what Is now the.
shadow Of the Hall of Justice. have
Ions since passed on. and the Mon.
tana Dance Hall" most blaring and
blatant Of all the coast resorts. ".
hardly a memory. Even the estab
lishment Of the old German doctor
who. according 10 some local his.
tories. used 10 be- the German en-.
peror's personal physician. Ia gone.
almost from the recollection of man,.
u Is here that the dcnizens OF the.
coast" were halhed and shorn and
set right physically after their
iousis with John Barkycorn.
Chinatown guides still point out
the little restaurant hanging prcca.
riously over old Dupont street
where Frank Norris. lhe author.
went occasionally 10 get a bit Of
local color. Directly ahead and
facing the Hall Of Justice is Ports.
mouth Square, a cove for the citys
human DRIFT where the Vieilanics
staged many stirring scenes aud the
"~sandlotiers," under the leadership
Of fiery Dennis Kearney. discussed
the towns political issues.
Some OF the old wine shops, rivals
in the new world Of the coffee
houses Of Addison and Steele a.
gaihering places Of the artists and
the liieraiL still. cling 10 the Latin
quarter. But most of the old cafes,
where much Of the city's history
was plotted. remain in name only.
Gone is Duncan Nichols. the Bank
Exchange Of former days where
The famous pisco punch was served
over a mahogany bar that was
brought around the Horn. The Old
cliff House. where presidents Of The
United States and other renowned
itinerants used 10 enjoy The sea food
breakfasts was burned years ago.
On waverly place still may be
seen the quarters Of the old Siberia
Club. stronghold of Yee Nee. king
u Chinatown Here. before the po.
lice FAX parties became a feature
of Chinatown. the chance games Of
coon can, 'chuck.a.luck" and "fan
tan" were played in the midst OF a
maze of corridors, sliding panels
worked by secret springs and exotic
odors Of opium and Chinese dishes.
Above the gambling room were the
alcoyes where the beaten and bro
ken gamesters could sleep off their
debauch and could remain until
they had recouped their fortunes.
The black docks that lined TIE
front from China Basin 10 the
Preside are gone and stately berihs
for ocean liners have risen In their
place. The dingy bars that stood
back Of them. whore adyenturers OF
all degrees were oneed ropped, drug.
slupefied, through trap doors and
into waiting boats below as part Of
the great shanghai" game, oil have
been swept away. The shanghai
was the system for recruiting the
crews Of the lime ULCERS the
great deep e barks that piled prin.
cipally between San Francisco and
South American ports. They go,
their name through the fact tina,
for more than a decade those under
English registry carried a consign.
moni of limo iuice on every N0vnan