The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-03-09
HARRIS WRITES ABOUT
GOLDEN GATE PARK
Finds Greatest StOrehOuse Of Antiqni-
ties i'm the World.

ties i'm the World.
Under date of February q, l.. NJ.
Harris writes an interesting letter to
our readers, using as his principal
topic, Golden Gate Park San Fran
cisco, where he is spending the winter.
And while the writer recites in an i'll
teresting manner of the many won
derful thing contained in that world
famous playground, the homely, com
mOnplace, though vastly useful things
for which Idaho county and Grange
vile are noted, such as the finest wa
ter, wheat oats, barley, midland
people, are not lost sight Of. The let
ter follows:
In startling to write this letter l
cannot help saying what l may have
said before, There are a great many
people who do not live in Grangeville,
Idaho" This fact is made evident
every day here in Sunny California.
have, however, seen some very cold
weather since leaving ho.ot A few
mornings at Chico 15J nilvs north
from San Francisco there were heavy
white frosts and quite little ice.
In this letter l want to tell in my
feeble way about Golden Gate park,
my favorite place to spend my time.
also wish to state that while l am
attempting in this letter to tell others
something, 1 fully realize that l have
travelled very little, therefore know but
very little of this big world. But there
are perhaps, persons who have not
seen the things l will mention, so If it
contains some information, some inter-
est or some amusement, for a reader,
it will have answered its purpose.
When / left home l intended spend
ing much time in Golden Gate park
was there each day for one full week.
Then / went to Modesto and Selma for
a week, coming back here last Friday
and have been in the park every day.
Yesterday l attended the weekly band
concert at the park. This band has
something more than sixty members,
the concert lasting about two and one
half hours. OF course our own Cow
boy band is a good band but l am of
the opinion this one is better band.
The handstand. l am told, cost $60, 900.
Yesterday being bright day immense
crowds were in evidence. It's queer,
so many faces; so many people: no
body knows you; you know nobody
and everybody's there.
The natural features of the park
are the beautiful trees flowers, lakes,
hills, rocks, etc. while the hand of
man has added much beauty such as
roads, drives, trails, buildings. and
pieces Of bronze statuary, all of which
are very beautiful The 100" is to
me very interesting. there being quail
and fox squirrels everywhere and some
Of the largest bear have seen. There
are about twelve of them all large,
consisting of grizzly, brown, black and
cinnamon. Some smaller animals such
as fox, wild cat. anteater, etc. Leav-
ing the bears we come to the moose
Great big awkard looking things, but
they can get over the ground very live
ly when they once take a notion. There
are probaly 80 white tail deer, and
about rs spotted ones. 1t seems their
spots do not change for they are all
sizes from fawns to large hucks-all
spotted. A splendid herd of buffalo.
and a lazy happy family kangaroo
probably 20 of them, and very inter-
esting. STOW Lake" with innun.erahle
water fowl such as ducks, geese, black
and white swan, pelican, and coot or
mud hen, so tame that any of them
will come and eat from your hand.
w ILl lIS DOdL HOuSe anu DOdJS, UUe'
rustic bridges that span it in Ilur mar
row places all add to its picturesque
beauty.
! The main feature of this park is the
memorial museum, presented to the
Golden Gate park by Hon. H. NJ. De
Young So extensive and so vast the
collection of interesting objects, gath
cred from all parts of the world and in
all ages, that no tongue however elo-
quent, or pen ably guided, can do jus
tice to the wonders of the worlds great
store house of antiquity. Mummies
and other relics of those who lived In
the dim ages of the past, exert pc
cula sort of fascination to one The
mummies of Hatason, vestal virgin
and priestess of the temple of Amen.
Ra at Lyeapolas and TrOth. and MANY
Gthers Here and there could be seen
finger or a toe bone partially releas
ed from the binding linen. confirming
the fact t;at at one time /! Nas Il