The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
CRAMER SENDS INTERESTING
 LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Under date of January 28th, Al Cramer, who is spending the winter in San Francisco where he lives at the Ambassador Hotel, wrote to a Wrangell friend a very interesting letter, excerpts from which follow
 q have just received my Wran- gelI Sentinel and note that there has been no cold weather in Southeast ern Alaska so far this winter. We'll it has been different around here. California is known to have such a mild climate, but this wiqter all that has been lacking is a few ice bergs floating around in the bay to make it look like Alaskan winters. Every little pond was covered with ice and lot of people suffered with the cold. 1 know I feel it more here than I would in Wrangell. At pres ent it looks as if spring is just around the corner, that is, if the
 orner is not too far away.
 "I was out to our Golden Gate Park Sunday and it sure makes one feel sad to see how all the beautiful flowers are frozen, and everything in a wintry shroud.
 Golden Gate Park today is the third largest park in the world with all it's beautiful flowers and plants and trees and statues all kinds of birds and animals from all parts of the world and it's wonderful aquar- ium with the most beautiful colOrs of fish that anyone wishes to see.
 Then there are the art gallaries where one can spend hours looking , over things dating back to the six teenth century and two museums of natural history, one containing a wonderful collection of wild animals from Africa, the other from all parts of the world. Also Japanese tea gardens that are very interest ing. On a Sunday afternoon there is a band concert that draws thous- ands of people. One never tires of walking along all the beautiful drive-ways and by paths. It takes four to five days to explore all the park.
 "Then we come to the ocean beach by the Golden Gate and the famous Cliff House. Along this beach there is today the largest automobile driveway in the world and one can sit on benches and see thousands Of cars passing. Also there is a drive way for horses and you still see some fancy steppers in harness. At the foot of the Cliff House there is what is called Play Land, all kinds also lots of lunch counters that on fine days do a big business. I have been out there a lot of times and always find new things of interest.
 "The trip over the wonderful , bridge to Oakland is some sight. One can hardly realize that such things can be constructed by man. Today oakland, Alameda and Berkeley are all one city, but still they are no comparison to San Francisco in ! splendor as she is one grand naughty city and nothing can ever daunt her | forward progress because as the old saying goes, thar is too much gold ! in them thar hills" that has not been touched yet,
 Tn speaking a few words for my self, will say l am having a grand time and am feeling better than l have felt in the past two years. Ii will soon be time for me to break away from all this splendor and meander my way back to the good home town and friends. I sure enjoy the Sentinel every week as it keeps me in touch with home news; also there are others here who take ar interest in Alaskan papers,"
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