Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 THE PRESS PARTY. Beautiful Scenery Enroute-A De lightful Visit to San Francisco -The Exposition. August 16.-Over the superb road 'bed of the Oregon railroad and Nav igation company we are speeding to day through the loveliest scenery ot the trip so far, the Columbia river at our left and grassy slopes, or over banging cliffs to our right, with the most beautiful water falls dashing down the gorges, the Multmoman falls showing a stream of white straight down the side of the cliff for a dis tance of 840 feet. Then the Horse Tail falls' come leaping down a lit -tle further on, the spray rising from the ledges as they come. The waters of the Columbia are filled with salmon, and all along can be seen the fish wheels scooping in the fish as the current brings t:hem down, and they are taken by boat to the numerous canneries along the banks of the stream. Of course there is a great deal of fishing with hook and line as well, and tents are spied occasionally, as we are told that liv ing out of doors is popular with peo ple in this climate in the summer. The weather this morning was loggy and chill, but by noon the sun ap peared and now as afternoon ap proaches, it is warm again. We were informed that the midwinter weather was scarcely colder than today, while the summer climate is delightful as as have been the three days at Port land, pleasant days and cool nights. Mr. R. M. Hall, of this 0. R. & N. Co., with his wife have been pleasant companions on the trip thus far over the road, and have pointed out to us many points of interest, telling In dian legends that make the scenery all the more attractive. As we follow the river .to its source, the beautiful rapids are passed, and it is here that the government has already spent $3,000,000 in building dry docks by which steamers can pass up the river as far as the Dalles, where the waters are narowed into sheer rocky banks but sixty yards across, the stream being of unknown depth. When the snows melt from the glaciers farther up, all this is a seething, boiling torrent spreading over rocky banks and all. We had hoped that throughout the remainder of our trip we would have nothing to remind us of the alkali desert of Arizona and California, but to our great discomfort we are now passing through vast beds with scarcely any growth in sight, and the motion of the car together with the stiff breeze whips the sand up and - e'bourt so that it is impossible to keep the windows open even -with screen .protection at times. All this time, however, there is the th.ought that we have at last turned our faces homeward, and expect to reach Chicago, (which these west erners call "East") by the night of Monday, August 21st. It is really amusing to have the strangers one meets here speak of having come from the "East" 'too, when they find out where we are from and then on inquiry to learn they are from Ohio or possibly Missouri. They are nearly all from some- other place than they now live, and many of this party have found friends and even relatives in the different cities. To take up the story of our trip, we must go back a week to San Franci.s co, which we reached on the afternoon of the 9th., and where we spent two very delightful days and nights in and around this wealthy city of many hundreds of inhabitants. The first impression received the night of our arrival was its handsome business sec tion, Market street, and the number and brilliance of its electrical signs and advertisements. The city by day light is a beautiful one. its hotels, tall business buildings, city hall. private mansions, etc.. being of most attract ive architecture from handsome gran ite, and with an eye more to beauty than economy of space, as in other cities of its magnitude. The street car system (trolley or cable, accord ing to the steepness of the streets) is verv efficient in handling the crowds that throng the city, and very liberal, for a five cent fare wil! carry one dozens of miles :c, outlying po'urs of inmerest, or procure transfers to any part of the scattered city. A clelightful trip is clear across the pei-ar to Cliff House overlooking the Pacific, where thonsands of seals live in the waters. and many can be seen at any hour basking in the sun on the rocks just beneath the cliff. Here are also seen the famous Sutro bathing pools, where at all seasons bathers can enjoy the salt water at a moderate temperature and under cover. On the ocean front there lies the most magnificent of parks, the Golden Ga:e park, and here a whole day could be well spent in the con servatories, Japanese tea gardens and amidst lovely nature. Chinatown is in the mind of every one when San Francico is mentioned, and our party did not fail to visit -this section, where are crowded in narrow' streets, more or less filthy, a population of 30.000 Chinese, only Soo of whom are women. Here John Chinaman is at home, or rather in the street, for you literally have to worm your way at times through crowds of men, or among children playing mar bles, it may be, even babies in queer litle suits gazing wide eyed at the in truders. Of course there is the opivm smoker *to be seen turning over anI over in the heat from a tiny lamp his opium pill until it is "cook done," wa-* .fter a ftw whiffs of the smoke through his long cane pipe, he again perpares the dope. One dive visited by some showed where in a narrow line of bunks 150 men slept, for a mere pittance if they furnished their own blankets. But there are beautiful spots even in Chinatown, where the fragrance of burning sandal wood makes one for get the penetrating odor of the opium. One of these is a temple of rare in terior beauty, its wood work, beaten brass and tapestry being entirely hand carved and embroidered, incense continually burning before the hid eous idols in most elegant surround ings. A banquet h-all also showed ex quisite carved cherry furniture and after going through a noted 'Chinese department store one feels that there is nothing further to be seen in the -vay of delicate hand work of whaE ever kind. Once we passed a native preacher exhorting his fellowmen from the street corner, and later saw him with ladies and gentlemen from tec city teaching quite a number of Chinese in a church. And so this vast horde of the yellow race live, and with the Japanese throughou'r these western states make the best of servants, whether in the home or elsewhere. 'The days spent in "Frisco" were busy ones. and through the courtesy of the California Promotion commit 'tee, the sight seeing was done at their expense. The first afternoon the party was ferried over to the r'ainland where lie several cities (oi about 125,0oo inhabitants) and the extens ive park of the University of Cali fornia was visited at Berkley, then on Through Oakland by trolley into Alameda, a beautiful residence city, whence the ferry carried the party back to the city on the penisular, the Golden Gates gleaming golden~ indeed as the sun's rays slanted through them Ifrom seaward. The Alameda Ad vancement association entertained the party in their club rooms, pre senting the ladies with bouquets of sweet peas and the gentienien with cigars, after short speeches and re freshments. The second day a trip some thirty miles up the bay -to Mare Island was given us by the Promo:ion committee on the fastest steamer of the bay, the "Corcoran," passing the fortified island Alcatras, where are Ihundreds of prisoners in a reforma tory, on past many islands and cliffs, emerging from the fog of the morning into bright sunlight, as seems always h ctase in this part of the country. ne point of interest at Mare is land is the Navy yard. over which we were shown by Admiral McCalla and many of his officers, some of the party visiting the hospital, where 'they aw Victor Blue, well known to our state. To others the monitor 'Wvo ming" proved quite interesting, as This war vessel was in dry dock for re pars to the turret, which had been injured in target shooting from two Ififty ton guns of twelve inch bore. and the immense crane used to lift out these heavy guns was in itself a wonder. The Wyvoming. which as a monitor is for coas: defense only. has a speed of only 10 knots an hour. and as its free board is scarcelytw eet its decks are u;eless in~ a rough1 sea. for the waves das> high above them. us to the visitorspintin t every thing about this governmen: vesel. the attraczion of the cabin. where the 2o men on board have to stay when the weather is rough. the ice plant. eiectric light plant and complete sys :em of electric bells and signals. fouT large dynamos being used alternately. electric blowers to clear the ship of foul air, the nea.t quarters of the offi cers. and the marvelous accuracy with which everything about the ship is reported to the tower office and kept under the eye of one man. But nat arally the chief thing of interest was the guns. Several automatic rapid firing gns, operated by two men each, shoot fifty rounds a minute to a dis tance of 700,000 feet, then there are semi-automatic 6-pound guns, all with the spring kick, while the two 50-ton guns recoil into gasoline and water zushions. This ship uses the ardiva system of signaling others, which is by means of lights. thtere being the wigwag, semifor and stars with pistol signa!s that can be adopted. The vessel "Buffalo" was also seen near the wharf, being used as a train ing ship, and there was the "Lana" :f the Russian navy with its three red towers, but as thei are not pre :ared for visitors, we di-d not board her. Ground was being dug out for another dry dock here, its length to be 44o feet, at a cost of $3,000,000. Ferrying across to Vallejo, we boarded our steamer Corcoran for the two hours -trip back to Frisco, and witnessed a novel sight a's the thous ands of laborers crossed from the navy yards to their homes at Vallejo, tihe ferry boat decks being crowded and the waters being black with the small boats rowed over by one or more occupants. Traveling that night northward still over the Southern Pacific line, we were ferried train and all, over the tipper Bay where it is a mile wide, and the sensation was anything but pleasant to stand on the observation platform and ,watch the ferry fall some six feet below the wharf with the weight of our train, as we were loosed. The trip across the moonlit water was beautiful though, and it is quite an experience to have been on the largest ferry in the country, our boat having a capacity for thirty-six coaches at once. The Sacramento valley, up which we traveled the next day, afforded much beauty of scenery, our way crossing and recrossing the pebbled stream, and then winding up and up, above the loops of .track we have trav eled, the snow-clad peak of Mt. Shasta -rising but a few miles away, and all along the prettiest cascades showering almost into the train. Shasta Springs, a famous resort, 'had to be passed with but a few minutes' stop to taste the natural carbonated water. Portland, Oregon, the point toward which we were journeying, was reach ed early Sunday morning, and most of the party attended services at one of the handsome city churches. some of them hearing Dr. Strong of New York. This city of some 140.000 inhabi tants is widely scattered on heights on both sides of the WVilliamette river just a few miles from where it enters the Columbia river, and many took the trolley and boat trip across the Columbia into Vancouver, one of the Hudson Bay company's first posts and now a military post, to get a good view of the river, see t'he white cap of Mt. Hood and touch the soil of still another state. From Portland Heights one of the best views of the west can be seen. The city has one beautiful hotel, handsome churches, postoffice and other pu'blic buildings, and its abund ance of fragrant roses give it the name "Rose City," but the general impresion is disappointing, especially after San Francsco. The people are very hardy looking and rather more brusque in their manners than east erners. but an example wvorthv of fllwing is the enterprise with which ther advertise. The value of this is shown in the fact :hat the city of IPortland increased its population from 90.ooo in 190o to 130.0oo in 1904. The exposition, which opened in June, commemorates the discovery of! this vast western territory by Lewis and Clark in 180s. and 'the stories of their wonderful adventures and :heir fitful gxuide. the Indian woman Sacajawea. are as thrili ng as any fction. The grounds ci this exposi S krl ng a terrace which lenes fr,m Sunken gardens t, Guild's lake. with a most artistic bridge o arches leading fr m "The Trail" to the left across to the government buildings, lovely in design and as al ways, filled with most interesting and up-to-date exhibits. Here the Philli pines and Alaska have unusually fine displays as well. The Oriental palace is quite popu lar with its exquisite display of for eign handiwork. 'rhe place of art is good, and Rembrandt's famous paint ing "The Night Watch"- (1742) was worth a long trip to see, its color retaining their brilliance perfectly. The State buildings held fine displays of natve products, California fruits being prominent as -were the grains of Missouri, bu*E the Forestry building built of rough logs, the interior dis playing thirty-nine columns, each a massive tree containing 8,ooo feet of lumber, was th,e sight of a life-time, and a marvel of engineering to place them. The variety of woods herein shown, the exquisite polish they are capable of receiving, and the varied indusiries represented as in the timber region are a study of much interest. Just outside the building is a flag pole, straighit as an arrow to the height of 184 feet, and but about two feet in diameter at the base. Though there is much in detail to be said about this centennial cele bration of the great West we must wait until another day. *M. M. Week End Rates, C., N. & L. Commencing June 3rd, and continu ing until and including September 2nd, go5,. the following week-end rates will be on sale to the following points, via the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens, railroad to Isle of Palms, $5-15 Sullivans Island 5.15 Charleston 5.15 Wilmington 5.15 Waterloo 2.00 Cross Hill 2.00 Glenn Springs 2.10 Spartanburg 2.O Greenville 2.O White Stone 2.10 Tickets to the above points will be sold on aSturdays good to return on the following Tuesdays, for schedules and further information telephone or write, T. W. Denning, Agent. SOUTH. CAROl 1805. Four Schools: Arts, Lay System of Wide Election. Opens Septem1 BENJAMIN GL LttIetoll Fen Splendid location. Health rest year. High grade of work. High Conservatory advantages in Musi< Elocution. Hot water heat. Elec provemlents. Remarkable health record; only Close personal attention to the healt upil. High standard of scholarsh public occasions. CH ARGES VEI 24th Annual Session will begir address, REV. J. M. Rl FOR BARGA FURN] HOUSEHOI NEWBEF Telephone Suscribers. Please add to your lists the follow ing new suscribers: 20-4 Baker, H. P. Residence. 102 Brown. J. G. Residence. 165 Blackwelder. J. A. Residence. 173 Bradley, jas. A. Residence. 19-4 Cromer, J. T. Residence (Co.) 177 Fant. Mrs. Fannie Residence. 168 Graves, Rev. J.. H. Resdence. 176 Goggans, Jno. C. Residence. 172 Houseal, V. P. Residence 175 Harding. Geo. W. Residence. 102-2 Halfa-cre, J. B. Residence. (county.) 171 'Miller, W. 0. Residence. 182 Newberry Cotton exchange. 12 Pelham, Dr. W. E. Residence. 167 Parlor Market. 174-2 Spearman, M. L. Residence. 116 Stepenson, Dr. C. E. Resi dence. 164 Wicker, E. L. Residence. 166 Washington, Greenwood Res dence. 105-4 Wallace. W. E. Residence (County.) Report all complaints to telephone 200. Do not make any report to operators. Respectfully, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. Rowland G. Spearman, Manager, Newberry, S. C. Best MineralI As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near 0Ci. N. &L.- Depot Newbei College SEMIXENTENIAL YEAR. Courses in Science, Classics, Philosophy, and Engtnearing. Thorough Collegiate Training under positive Christisn in fiuences at a minimum of . of expense. Next Session begins Sept. 27. Address JAMES A. B. SCHERER, President. .INA COLLEGE -1905? , Sciences and Teachers. Expenses Moderate. er 27th, 1905. VER, President. ale College! )rt. Over 2oo boarding pupils last standard of culture and social life. .Advanced courses in Art and tric lights and. other modern im one death among pupils in 23 years. h and social development of every ip. All pL.pils dress alike on all Y LOW. Sept. 13th, 1905. For catalogue IODES, A. M., PRESIDENT, Littleton, N. C. INS [TURE .D GOODS RY, S. C.