hbl, stx F 866.G85 Beauties of California. 3 T1S3 DDblbDfi? 5 00 ON ON CD X Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries littp://www.arcliive.org/details/beautiesofcalifoOOgris BEAUTIES 1^ ^ OF CALIFORNIA. Copyright 1883, by N. W. Griswold. INCLUDING BIG TREES, YOSEMITE VALLEY, GEYSERS, LAKE TAHOE, DONNER LAKE, S. R '49 & '83., Etc. CONTENTS COLORED PL A TES. Del Monte. San Francisco, 1849 and 1883. Cliff House and Seal Rocks, S. F. YosEMiTE Stage. Mammoth Grove Hotel, Pavilion, Etc. Big Tree Garfield. Big Tree Warwona. Grizzly Giants of the Forest. General View of Yosemite Valley. View from Inspiration Point. Yosemite Falls. Bridal Veil Falls. Vernal Falls. Profile of Vernal Falls. Bridge near Yosemite Falls. Lake Tahoe. Donner Lake. Geysers, Gal. SAN FRANCISCO : H. S, Crocker & Co., Printers, Lithographers and Publishers, 1883. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. ToHN D. Yost. H. S. Crocker. •StatiDnErs; PrintErs; LithngrapliErs and Blank Hank MannfactuTErs; ^ 215, 217 & 219 Q^u-iyK St., Savw eFcan-oi'^co^ (Eat. The cut on the opposite page is an excellent representation of the es- tablishment of H. S. Ceockeb & Co., on Bush street, between Sansome and Montgomery streets, San Francisco. The impression produced by the handsome exterior is, however, more than confirmed by a view of the wonderfully-capacious, well-arranged, and magnificently-stocked interior, upon which the resources of long experience and large wealth have been almost lavishly expended for the convenience of patrons and the proper transaction of the firm's vast and varied business. The lower floor, which alone is seen by the admiring passer-by on the street, is, by its size, beauty, and display of goods, enough to challenge attention; but it forms only a very small portion of the establishment, although a very pleasing one. The visitor might spend hours upon it examining the countless varieties of retail goods and samples of sta- tionery of all the standard descriptions and latest freaks of ever-changing fashion, — forming in themselves a perfect art gallery and museum. But the second floor is as interesting in its way as this. It contains Ceockeb & Co's immense printing office, — as charming and business-like a com- bination of workshop and parlor as could be seen in the world, — where cleanliness, light, room and comparative quiet are found to be con- sistent with the performance of a tremendous amount of work, and with the utmost precision and dispatch. Here twenty job and ten large cylinder presses are constantly running. Upon the floor above, the wood and copper-plate engraving is done, — a beautiful and artistic department, in which are engaged some of the best artists in the United States. This floor also contains large reserves of the lighter kind of stationery, — envelopes, wedding stock, etc. The fourth floor is devoted to the lithographing department, a depart- ment that is unexcelled on this Coast, and which is a specialty with Messrs. Crocker & Co. The workmen are masters of their art, as a glance at their productions will show; vide, cut of building. Upon the fifth floor is the book-bindery. Here some sixty girls and foi-ty men are constantly employed. Altogether, from the cellar, where hundreds of tons of heavy goods are stored, to the busy fifth floor, about 400 employees may be seen at work; the number more or less directly employed outside, but with the establishment, may therefore be imag- ined. The dimensions of the floors are 70 x 140 feet; but they are fully occupied; each is easily reached by the elevator which, together with all the numerous presses and machines, are operated by a magnificent 80 horse-power Corliss engine. Altogether, the establishment of Crocker & Co. forms one of the sights of San Francisco; and it is so regarded by all who have ever visited their building. I < u." CO OC a _i < a. o X a. < a: CD o H C3 X CL q: 03 I BEA UTIES OF CALIFORNIA, Hew PliotograiDMG Parlors VIKVv^ KMPORIUIVL, Opp. PALACE and GRAHD HOTELS, SAK FRAKCISCO, CAL. fT is but a little over three years ago that Mr. Taber moved into his new and ele- gant quarters. His popularity and rapid increase of business is without precedent. To-day the superiority of his photographic work is acknowledged all over the world. No one ever thinks of leaving San Francisco without a TABER PHOTOGRAPH of themselves and their friends. The VIEW DEPARTMENT added to the Gallery a few months ago embraces i\xe finest and largest collection of Negatives in the country ; they include City Views, Yosemite, Big Trees, Geysers, Petrified Forest, Columbia River, Oregon, Salt Lake City, Railroad, Japan, Sandwich Islands, etc. , etc. This establishment has an immense foreign trade. Orders are constantly being re- ceived from Tourists who have visited California for (duplicate) Portraits of themselves from Negatives in Mr. Taber's possession. Besides, large orders for Yosemite and Pacific Coast Views are daily being shipped to every part of the world. This industry of Mr. Taber's induces travelers to visit our State to behold its grand and beautiful scenery, which brings a large revenue to this City. It helps to fill our hotels, brings custom to our tradesmen and encourages emigration to our shores ; for who can look upon a true delineation of our hills, valleys and plains without wishing to see the same in reality. * « The following is one of the many press notices of the Taber Gallery : Like M. Adam Solomon, of Paris, France, Fredericks of New York, and Notman of Montreal, I. W. Taber, of San Francisco, is acknowledged to be one of the most celebrated photo- graphers in the world. He has made his profession a life-long study to bring the photo- graphic art to its greatest perfection. The Taber photographs of San Francisco are now celebrated all over the world. Here in London they are regarded by experts as almost perfection itself. Her Majesty, the Queen, is a great admirer of the Taber photographs. She has a large collection of them in her library which represents her friends and those of her family who have visited California. The Taber photograph is one of the regular souvenirs. No one ever thinks of leaving San Francisco without a Taber photograph of themselves and their friends. His studio is within one square of the great Palace Hotel. Our London people, as well as Europeans generally, who propose visiting the United States should make a note of this. — Pall Mall Gazette, London, Eng,, 1881. the: t^i3i:k, i>3?t~^ x»x^a-te:. For PORTRAITS, INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, INTERIORS and for COPYING. Extremely sensitive. For photographing children and nervous persons, and for all kinds of instantaneous photographing, these plates stand unrivalled. The amateur, as well as the professional photographer, will find them easy and simple to manipulate, giving beautiful and rich negatives, with superior fineness of detail, under circumstances where wet plates would prove a failure. Full instructions »for handling and using the plates will be found in each box of plates. Mr. Taber is now using these plates exclusively at his gallery and with such unparalleled success that he has erected, at large expense, a suitable building for the manufacture of the plates, so that he may be able to supply the trade as well as himself. Address all |Orders and communications to I. W. TABER, 8 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. i. TOPLITZ, New York. F. TOPLITZ, Sau Francisco. |fvc ^eo'bi'n-g ^li-Wlweru Mo'Uixi' vtca-qo. EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE. Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers of IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. ^ \v AND TSo. STX Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Prop'rs of the PIONEER Straw Hat Manufg Co. 37 Stevenson St. PATTERN HATS for the TRADE A Specialty, Manufactured and Imported. SP:aXG Opening-Days, about March ist ; FALL Opening-Days, about September ist. Edward E. Osborn, Solicitor of Patbnts, United States and Foreign. 320 (Batlfoz^viicv St'Tect, Sain- cFz^anci^co. CORRESPONDENTS :— Washington, Berlin, Montreal, Victoria (Australia), Mexico, London, Honolulu. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. MONTEREY. The "Queen of American Watering Places," When everything is taken into consideration, — and particularly its equability of temperature and healthfulness of climate, — Monterey, California, may be justly termed the " Queen of American Watering Places." Monterey has long been known for its equable temperature and for its health-giving atmosphere and breezes. It was founded one hundred and thirteen years ago by the Franciscan Missionaries, whose - land-marks of civilization dot the Pacific Coast, here and there, from the Mexican border to San Francisco. It was the first capital of Cali- fornia, and has always enjoyed, amongst old Calif ornians, the reputation of being one of the most healthful and one of the most delightful spots in their State. There is probably no place upon the sea-shore in our State so replete with natural charms as Monterey. Its exquisite beauty and variety of scenery is diversified with ocean, bay, lake and streamlet; mountain, hill and valley, and groves of oak, cypress, spruce, pine and other trees. The mountain views are very beautiful, particularly the Gabilan and Santa Cruz spurs. The weather at Monterey is not so warm, either in summer or winter, as in other parts of California further south ; but there is an even temperature that can be found nowhere else. From January to December, year in and year out, there is really neither summer nor winter weather. Indeed, the weather at Monterey, from one year's end to the other, partakes of that delightful interlude known in the East and South as Indian Summer. No California tourist should miss a visit to Monterey, and especially during the winter months. Invalids may prolong life at this delightful spot ; for the pure oxyde contained in every atom of air, and snufied in at every breath, has a most efficacious eflfect upon the system. The Bay of Monterey is a magnificent sheet of water, and is twenty-eight miles from point to point. It is delightfully adapted to boating and yachting ; and many kinds of fish (and especially rock- cod, barracuda, pompino, Spanish mackerel and flounder), may be taken at all seasons of the year. For bathing purposes, the beach is all that could be desired, — one long, bold sweep of wide, gently sloping, clean white sand, — the very perfection of a bathing beach, and so safe that children may play and bathe upon it with entire security. There are also great varieties of sea-mosses, shells, pebbles and agates scattered here and there along the rim of the bay, fringed as it is at all times with the creamy ripple of the surf. The beach is only a few minutes' BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. HARTFORD ITEK IHSUEMCE COHPASY. -♦•^- OUaJLlsriZIED 1794. »•♦ Hartford, Connecticut, EASTERN DEPARTMENT. GEO. L. CHASE, President. C. P. WHITING, Secretary. P. C. ROYCE, ..... Assistant Secretary. Chicago, Illinois, WESTERN DEPARTMENT. G. F. BISSELL, Manager. P. P. HEYWOOD, - - - - Assistant Manager. San Francisco, California, PACIFIC DEPARTMENT. A. P. FLINT, Manager. No. 313 California Street. » « Agencies in all the States, Territories and British Provinces. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO OF HARTFORD CONN BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. THE BALDWIN HOTEL.— How it is Conducted Under the Management of a Veteran Proprietor. If one were looking for some one institution wliere is centered all that experience, wealth and the application of every modern convenience have done for man's creature comforts, the search need not be continued beyond the Baldwin Hotel of this city. The travelers of even a score of years ago never dreamed of such complete comfort and luxury as the first-class modern hotel affords ; and of all the modern hotels none appears to have aggregated under one roof and control so many forms of comfort and luxury as are possessed by the Baldwin. Of course the experienced traveler, or any one experienced in hotel life, knows that elegant apartments in a palatial building, with a limitless supply of money for the procurance of service, go a very little way toward the perfection of a hotel, unless all these things are managed by that rarely-found individual, a successful and first-class hotel-keeper. It has been demonstrated very many times that, given money and a perfectly-appointed building, very few men have the peculiar faculty of using the first so as to constitute the second a good hotel. But in its proprietor and manager, H. H. Pearson, the patrons of the Baldwin are fortunate in the possession of one whose long, careful training and natural aptitude have made him what he has long been recognized as being,— the most successful, because the most satisfactorj', hotel-keeper on this coast of hotel- patronizing people. The Baldwin's handsome exterior architecture makes it one of the most attractive, as its size and location make it one of the most noticeable, buildings in the city. Situated on San Francisco's greatest thoroughfare. Market street, with stately, handsome entrances ; also on Powell street, with its graceful height towering far above the surrounding buildings, and its countless windows facing on three prominent streets, it will always remain a prominent feature of the city, viewed from the bay, or from nearly any portion of hills or valleys of the peninsula. But, however satisfactory it is to the numerous patrons of the Baldwin, that the great building is itself so prominent and attractive, there is one more consideration of great value to the patrons, — before considering the hotel in itself, — and that is its location in regard to the other prominent features of the city. In this regard the Baldwin is exceptionally fortu- nate, more so now than when it was built six years ago, and yearly growing more so, because of the natural tendency of the city's growth. It is within a few minutes' easy walk of every theatre, besides having a handsome little theatre within its own great court. It is on the line of half a dozen street-car routes to all the bay ferries ; the most perfect cable car lines in the city starting from the ferries, passing the Baldwin entrance, extend without change of cars to the famous Golden Gate Park iu one branch ; to the Mission and Woodward's Garden, by another, will be in operation June 1st; Powell street, on which is one of the Baldwin entrances, leads by a short, easy, pleasant walk to the very dome of aristocratic Nob Hill, with its great mansions and wonderful views ; it is in the very center of the great retail store division of the city ; and in every way imaginable its location is all that its patrons' convenience could wish. But, after all, the guests of any hotel are most directly concerned as to its interior arrangement and its manage- ment. In regard to the latter feature, the name of its well-known manager carries all that need be said. A life-long training in first-class hotels has fitted him to control the management of such an institution as the llaldwin in just the manner he does, which is to the complete satisfaction of every guest who has ever had a day's or a year's relation with him. His knowledge of the markets of San Francisco, or in fact of the larder resources of California, — for he draws upon all the resources of the State for the completeness of his cuisine, — makes itself shown in all the unequalled excellence of the Baldwin table. In this department, he is ably assisted by the famous chef, J. P. Forer, whose domain in the great kitchen is a wonder-land of all that goes to make up the detail of the French art of catering for good diners. The handsome exterior of the Baldwin only suggests the rich and tasteful elegance of its interior. The hotel was originally con- structed with the sole idea of combining comfort, elegance and convenience ; and a stroll through any one of its floors shows how thoroughly that idea was carried out to the end. In connection with every suite of rooms are bath-rooms and closet; and every room in tlie house is in direct connection with a perfect system of electric signal service, either for the call of house servants or outside messengers. Tlie house throughout is elegantly furnished, and the comfort of the guests is further provided for by a large, care- fully-trained and well-organized corps of servants, waiters and stewards. This is shown not only in the prompt and efficient service upon guests, but in the scrupulous neatness with which every room, hall and department of the house is kept. The main office of the hotel, from which ascend the grand stairway and principal passenger elevator, is a spacious and magnificent apartment, finished in marble, polished wood, plate glass and gleaming silver, ^i It is an order of the house that the office shall be kept clear of idlers, an order that the lady guests appreciate ; for it is a place any lady can, with perfect comfort, resort to for the transaction of business. But, as handsome as the office is, it could have no charms sufficient to keep gentlemen of leisure any length of time, for adjoining it is a large, rich and seductive reading-room, stocked with a full supply of current literature ; and next to that is one of the largest and most fashionable popular billiard parlors in the city. Beyond the billiard parlor is a richly appointed bar, and on the oppo- site side of the office is the hotel barber shop. The office is in charge of Chief Clerk Brush Hardenbergh, well-known to all coast travelers, because of his connection with such houses as the old St. George of Sacramento, the Occidental, Cosmopolitan and Grand for the past twenty-five years. The cashier is M. A. French, known to hotel guests since the days of the famous old Rassette House. The night clerk is H. G. Pearson, son of the i)roprietor, who is displaying his father's genius for the hotel business. There is one feature of a hotel that guests have the liveliest recollection, which in the Baldwin is one of the most prominent, — the dining-room. Every guestthe Baldwin ever had is a life-long advertiser of the superb excellence of its dining-room, —considered entirely aside of the meals served there. It is safe to say that there is in the United States no more handsome room for the enjoyable purposes to which it is set apart. Wisely located on the second floor, and opening on Ellis and Powell streets, it is away from the noise of the restless rush of traffic on Market street, iiid delightfully quiet, as all dining-rooms should be. Its handsome interior must be seen to be appreciated. Its perfect arrangements as to light, both natural and artificial, make it bright and cheerful, whether at a midday lunch or a midnight banquet. Of the catering, enough has already been said to suggest the fact that the sense of taste of the most exacting epicure is as perfectly satisfied in that respect as is the artistic sense of those who appreciate the beautiful in all other respects. Any description of the Baldwin Hotel would be lacking in completeness without some word regarding the perfect arrangements for fira alarm and precaution against fire. Tlie house is fitted with self-acting fire indicators and alarms. A heat of 110 degrees, Fahrenheit, instantly acts upon the auto- matic alarm, which sounds, not only in the office, but also in the rooms of guests. But the precautions against fire are so complete that it seems that the necessity for the alarms scarcely exists. Three watch- men are especially engaged all night as a fire patrol ; and their constant watchfulness is assured by the assistance of a patent watchman's clock, which indicates by an ingenious mechanism the fact of half-hourly rounds by the patrol This brief sketch of some of the points of excellence of the Baldwin is sufficient to demonstrate to the stranger what is attested by every guest, — that it is at once the handsomest, the mo if comfortable, convenient and best-conducted hotel on the Coast. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORFIA. Monterey, Cal.; The "Queen of American Watering Places," and the Most Famous Summer and Winter Resort on the Pacific Coast. THE MONTEREY, CAL., Is the Most Elegant Sea-side Establishment in the World. OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. ONLY S2 Hours by Rail from' San Francisco. The "DEL MONTE" can accommodate three hundred guests, is handsomely fur- nished throughout, and has all the modern improvements, — hot and cold water, gas, etc., etc. It is picturesquely situated in a grove of 126 acres of oak, pine, spruce and cypress trees, and is within a quarter of a mile of the beach, which is unrivalled for baking purposes. Parks and Drives. SEVEN THOUSAND ACRES OF LANDS have also been reservecf| especially as an adjunct to the "Hotel del Monte," and through which have been constructed TWENTY-FIVE MILES of splendid macadamized roadway, skirting the Ocean Shore and passing through extensive forests of spruce, pine and cypress trees. BEAUTIFUL DRIVES to Cypress Point, Carmel Mission, Point Lobos, Pacific Grove Retreat, and to other places of general interest. Sea Bathing. THE BATHING FACILITIES at this place are unsurpassed, having a MAG- NIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. Warm Tub and Swimming Baths., THE BATH HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150 x 50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swimming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for Individual Baths, with douche and shower facilities. Terms for Board : By the Day, $3.00. By the Week, $17.50. Parlors, from $1.00 to $2.50 per day extra. Children, $10.50 per Week, when accommodated in Children's Dining-room; other- wise full rates will be charged. Special Accommodations for Bridal Parties. GEO. SCHONEWALD, Manager, MoNTBRKT, California BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. THE "Ne^vv^port of the Pacific. yy The old seaside town of Santa Cruz is situated upon the Bay of Monterey, eighty-five miles from San Francisco, and is a favorite bath- ing place and general summer resort of the coast, and has been justly called the " Newport of the Pacific." A climate so even and salubrious as to permit surf bathing from January first to December thirty-first, must ncessarily become a fashionable resort. The attractions of this town and vicinity are almost too numerous to mention. Possessing, as it does, a fine beach almost level and beautifully white, with south- ern exposure, supplied with pleasant sunny bath-houses and all the necessary accompaniments, together with a mild but bracing climate, and comparatively free from fogs and cold winds, makes an attractive spot for invalids in winter and summer. So many sunny days allow- ing out-door exercise is a wonderful boon to the sick. Indeed if the many thousand invalids of the north and east, who are confined to close apartments from inclement weather, could be transported to the sunny shores of Santa Cruz and breathe its life-giving atmosphere, how many would have their lives prolonged, health restored and enjoy years of happiness. The writer brought his wife from Philadelphia to this coast seven years ago, afflicted with bronchial trouble, and pronounced by physicians to be going into consumption. In just two months this wonderful healing power in the sunny atmosphere of this coast com- pletely restored her and she has ever since been free from this dreadful disease. Can too much be said of such a place ? The winters at Santa Cruz are mild, being protected from the north- ern blasts by the 'surrounding forests and mountains. The occasional warm rains, frequently occurring at night, cover the valleys and hills with beautiful shades of green, and bright flowers spring forth full of fragrance and beauty, more beautiful by far than an eastern spring. After a night of rain the mornings break full of warm sunshine, and the mountain tops in full view, covered with snow, give a pleasant contrast. Of a clear morning the large Panama steamers may be plainly seen passing up or down the coast, and Monterey is visible BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. across the bay twenty miles away. The difference between winter and summer temperature of the surf is only a few degrees, which makes bathing possible the year round. Adjacent to beautiful drives over romantic mountain roads, from which a delightful view of the valley and old ocean may be had, Santa Cruz has an attractiveness that draws thousands to its shores. A trip to the hills will soon bring one to a higher or lower temperature, as may be desired. The deep ravines and canyons, sheltered and sunny, of even temperature, is valuable to the health and pleasure seeker. The beautiful, pure mountain streams running down these canyons and through the valleys, and abounding in fine trout, furnish a pleasant pastime to the many visitors from San Francisco who spend their vacation in this delightful spot. A drive, or ride on the South Pacific Coast Railroad cars, of five miles, brings one to the Big Trees, near Felton, and the celebrated camping ground so extensively patronized since the building of this popular railroad, which passes through it. During the camping sea- son, which is from March until December, this place presents the life of a military camp. Connected with San Francisco, and the interme- diate city of San Jose, by two trains a day, hundreds flock to it with their tents and camp eqipage to enjoy the sunny, out-door life. Half a mile below Felton is the celebrated Big Tree Grove of Santa Cruz county, the largest tree reaching a hight of 300 feet, and a diame- ter of twenty feet. This tree was named the "General Fremont," from the fact that he and his party camped in its hollow trunk for six weeks. It was also occupied by a trapper and his family, who cut holes through the trunk for windows and a stove-pipe, and made it his home for years. There are groves of immense trees covering these wild and romantic mountains, and being easy of access are visited by thousands who make a stop on their way to Santa Cruz, or run up from the latter place on one of the daily trains, for a picnic amidst these giants. A trip from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, by the narrow gauge line, is a very enjoyable one. Crossing the bay of San Francisco in one of their magnificent ferry-boats to Alameda Point, where you take the cars of the South Pacific Coast Railroad; thence passing through the suburban residence town of Alameda, and on through the pleasant bay-coast towns of Newark, Centerville, Alverada, Santa Clara to San Jose, the garden city of California, and then on through the Santa Clara valley — filled for ten miles with fruit orchards, vine- yards and groves of live oaks — you reach the picturesque mountain town of Los Gatos, elsewhere described in this book. After a fine view of the valley the train immediately plunges into the wild and romantic Santa Cruz mountains, winding its way through canyons and romantic gorges of wonderful beauty, through huge forests of giant trees and along romantic mountain roads to the Big Trees, at Felton, and then on towards Santa Cruz, the route affording a magnificent view of that town and surrounding hills and valleys, including the bay of Monterey, as you enter this far-famed " Newport of the Pacific." BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. ACROSS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TO THE BAY OF MONTEREY. Through the SANTA CLARA VALLEY and the BIG TREE GROVE. 40 MILES SHORTER TO SANTA CRUZ THAN ANY OTHER ROUTE No Change of Cars! SoutliFaG.Goa8t£.R. Nicest Road Running out of San Francisco. Its Ferry- Boats are the Best. Its Offices, Waiting-Rooms and Cars are Clean and Commo- dious. Its Equipment is First- Class, with all Modern Improve- ments. The Road-Bed is Perfect. The Bridges are Extra Strong. The Rail is Exceptionally Heavy. The Time is Fast, The Line is Short, The Fares are Low, The Road is Safe, There is no Dust, No Transfers, No Delays. For Variety, Novelty, Gran- deur and Loveliness, the Scen- ery cannot be surpassed. $5 EXCURSIONS, San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda to Big Trees or Santa Cruz, and 5^2.50 to San Jose, on Saturdays and Sundays, good to return un:il Monday, inclusive. $3 Excursions, Every Sunday 8:30 A. M., during the season, to Big Trees or Santa Cruz; $1-75 from Santa Clara and San Jose; 25 cents round-trip to Oakland or Alameda. Children,' between 5 and 12 years of age, half rates. n "THE CAMPER'S PARADISE. [NO MOSQUITOES.] Pure Air and Water, Hunting, Fishing, Ferns, Flowers, Mosses, Shade, and Even Temperature, with easy access to Raihoad, Telegraph, Churches, Hotels, Stores and Assistance in case of emergency (no small matter where cmia- ren are of the party), make it the ULTIMA THULE of the Health and Pleasure Seeker. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. STANDARD SAFES Are tlie Best in the World. Sold foi^ Cash and on the Installment Plan. HALL'S SAFE & LOCK CO., 211 & 213 CALIFORNIA ST., San Francisco, Cal. \ V^^' Mauufactiirer and Dealer in •< SHIRTS and MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS TO ORDER A SPECIALTY. 25 KKARNY ST., Between Market anci Post, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. BEAUTIES OF OAlTFORFlA. SAK PRANOISOO-'49-'83. Our view of San Francisco thirty odd years ago presents the appearance of a promising western mining town, irregularly laid out among the sand hills, with many temporary houses, shanties, tents, &c., all sizes and shapes. The discovery of rich gold and silver mines drew together thousands of adventurers from every land, and this spot, with its magnificent harbor and natural commercial advantages, had attracted the miner, speculator, gambler, and herds of hangers on as a central point to strike out from to the fields of gold. Adjacent to rich hills and valleys and having a delightful climate, no wonder this far-off citj'" of the west made rapid strides towards prosperity, and in these few years has grown to its present population and great wealth. The birds-eye view of San Francisco in 1883 gives but a faint idea of its growth and present proportions, or of its vast ocean commerce as represented by the forest of masts of vessels lying at the wharves receiving and discharging cargoes from every nation of the globe. Thoroughly cosmopolitan, the visitor, be h& American, German, French, Russian, Italian, Mexican, Chinaman, or almost any nationality, will find a house and restaurant in San Francisco where he can feel at home — in language and customs, and in music and social enjoyment, a thoroughly appreciative people. In great enterprises and adoption of advanced ideas and discoveries of the age, no city leads San Francisco. We might mention, while on the subject, that California claims the greatest degree of generosity, the largest pumpkins, beets, pears, grapes, the choicest of wine, the rarest flowers, and the most extensive grain fields in the world, and last, but not least, the most charming climate under the sun. Many magnificent public and private buildings receive the attention of our visitors, and the Golden Gate Park, made more attractive each year, is fully appreciated and always taken in with a trip to the celebrated Cliff House and Seal Rocks, more minutely described elsewhere- , '^ BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. •Harmless and Effective, and a SURE PREVENTIVE ft-om OAK POISON. "^ FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. iiiim Ml] (ITEI-W ■SrOREZs) W. T. t $±m\ — AGENT FOR — i».a.cx:h'io go a.s'J. •i:s)|i5:zr ^^ J[o.. 3B CalifoJiiia ^t. San Prancisco, CAL. -lUNUFACnniERS OF- Seamless-woven Rubber-lined COTTON, FIRE and GARDEN HOSE. Prepared, mildew-proof and superior to the best newly made rubber hose, for dura- bility and strength, and perfectly reliable at all times. CAN BE PUT AWAY FOR YEARS AND THE STRENGTH NOT BECOME IMPAIRED IN THE LEAST. Does not break in the kinks, nor deteriorate with age, and is not impaired by exposure to the sun. Particularly well adapted to Fire Departments, Factories, Mills, Mines, etc. , and where a hose is needed that can be relied upon at all times, and that does noW require constant watching and replacing. It is much lighter, very much more easily handled, and will stand rougher usage than rubber hose. Try it and you will use no other. Samples furnished on application. > Z *n Z o CO o o f, 1 V '«>^« ^ .^v BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. GONNECTIGUT MUTUAL MURAMGE GOMPMY. HARTFORD, COM. ASSETS, $51,60^,4^8 SURPLUS (by N. Y. Standard 4J per ct.), - 6,850,000 Deatli Claims paid since organization, 4i,o^9,070 Matured Endowments, same period, - 5,637,186 This old, staunch, conservative, economically-managed Company now offers a J^ew Cash-surrender (Policy, which is confidently claimed to be the safest, most valuable, and at the same time the most liberal and just contract ever written. Before Insuring in any Company, examine carefully this Company's new contract. JACOB L. GREEN, President. JOHN M. TAYLOR, Secretary. JAIMKS B. ROBKRTS, General Agent for the Pacific Coast, 315 California Street, San Francisco, Ca] BEAVTIES OF CALIFORNIA. @. L;qwT@N ^ o@-: Importers of Crockery, China i Glassware. Purchasers favoring us with their patronage will always find the Newest Patterns in Dinner, Tea and Toilet Ware, Table Glassware, Silver Plated Ware, Table Cutlery, Clocks, Bronzes, Etc., and at Low Prices. le I^OST ST-, S-A-IST iFIR.^D^OISOO, O^l, ^ ' TVT r--^ _r * Manufacturers of- m PICTURES and PICTURE FRAMES, ETC. 581 & 583 Market St., near Second, San Francisco, Cal, BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. CLIFF HOUSE akd SEAL ROOKS. Leaving the dust and noise of San Francisco, we drive through Golden Gate Park, which is beautifully laid out and being improved and beautified every year, and continue on a solid driveway across the peninsula, and along the beach — a drive of about 6 miles — to the Cliff House. (See plate.) Here your horse is taken care of, and you find yourself in a comfortable Hotel, where the best of meals are served, and in good style. While mine host is preparing the viands, we will step out on the verandah and look at the seal rocks, which rise from the water like mountain peaks ; each jagged rock has seals crawling, barking, rolling, tumbling up and down — the clumsiest, awkwardist creatures imaginable. As they come up out of the water they look black, sleek and slippery, but basking in the sun they soon dry, and are then a light brown, and appear like so many " yaller dogs." There are little seals and big seals, old seals and young ones ; there are good-natured, lazy seals who bask in the sunshine and are happy ; there are barking and howling seals, who make both day and night hideous, and seals, like some of S. F. citizens, whose chief busi- ness seems to be to root others out of their comfortable resting-place, and if they resist, the bully fights until one conquers or both glide together into the water ; there are seals by dozens, scores, hundreds — and the law protects theim. Looking beyond these interesting points, we have a grand view of the Pacific Ocean, stretching away to the horizon, dotted here and there with a steamer or sail. On the right is the famous Golden Gate, the beautiful entrance to our magnificent harbor. Now we dispatch our lunch (providing we have ordered it, which is not compulsory), and turn our faces homeward, to find new views of the city as it stretches away on the other side of the narrow peninsula, to the harbor full of shipping, and surrounded by green hills and picturesque towns. The Cliff House may also be reached by street-car route. W. T. GARRATTS or: O-^ O o BRASS AND BELL FOUNDRY AND MACHINE HYDRAULIC WORKS, Corner of Fremont and Natoma Streets, San Francisco. WATER GATES, GAS GATES, DOCK HYDRANTS, GARRATT'S PATENT IMPROVED FIRE HYDRANTS, SUPERIOR TO ANY IN THE MARKET. PORTABLE FORGES AND BLOWERS. CHURCH AND FIRE BELLS, G-oisrc3-s, WATER GAUGES, Steam Gauges, STEAM WHISTLES Globe Yalves. ALL KINDS OF BRASS GOODS for STEAM and WATER. BRASS CASTINGS Made of Every Description. Phosphor Bronze, and Phosphor Bronze Castings. A general assortment of Engineers' Fittings, Garratt Jackhead or Miners' Sinking pumps. iMPORTER OF IRON PIPE AND MALLEABLE IRON FITTINGS. ^^^^ -^%,'a .M w^-" *i^ . ''>" * •<>, SJ ix*.^^ ^li ' <■•( BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. ^ ^ Z [t. in <: 4^ C5 in §^ H o 9 o 4:^ O CD O O |I^ I© CD S O (P (X) .,— I CO o CO CD O f1 ^ ."S tM '^ +2 o CO O ft u o (D rH o u o CO O Ph O CO C£l I — I •rH m U Uh OS CD C/3 O a, a, cqc/5 o 4^ CALAVERAS BIG TREES —AND— MAMMOTH GROVE HOTEL, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CAL. J. L. S PERRY, .--... Proprietor. Post-Office, Telegraph Office and Express Office. Livery Stables for the Convenience of Gnests. &c., ke. Tourists can find at the Calaveras Group (the Mammoth and South Park Groves) larger, taller and a ffreatar number of Big Trees than can be found in all other groves of California combined. THE MAMMOTH GROVE HOTEL is situated right in the Calaveras Grove. This grove contains 93 of these giants of the forest. THE SOUTH PARK GROVE is six miles distant, and contains 1,380 Big Trees of immense size. This snve has been inaccessible to visitors until quite recently. A good horseback road now connects the two groves. There is the finest Trout Pishiiig and Hunting in the immediate vicinity. Those seeking healtl or pleasure can find the very best Climate in California, and First-class Board. Parties, and especially Families, wishing to spend a few weeks in the finest Climate on the Pacific Coast, can have Superior Accommodations at this Hotel. Charges for Room and Board by the Day, $3; by the Week, $12 to $14. Church and Pavjhon Built on the Stump of the Original Big Tree. Fare from San Francisio to the Big Trees, $11. Time from Stockton, 12 hours. Route:— San Francisco to Milton, via Stockton, by railroad; Milton to Big Trees, via Murphys, by stage coach, daily; Big Trees to Yoseniite, via Murphys, Sonora and Big Oak Flat, l)y stage coach, daily. This route, being all the way from Milton through the mining region, Is by far the most interesting one to Yosemite. T. T. WALTON, Ticket Agent, No. 3 Mont- gomery Street (at Billings, Harbourne & Go's Book Store), San Francisco, where full particulars may be obtained. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. BIG- TREES. The Mammoth Hotel with Pavilion and Stump in Calaveras Grove, a view of which is given in this book, is owned and kept by Mr. James L. Sperry^ and has accommodations for 100 guests. This hotel is reached by the following route via railroad : from Stockton to Milton, 28 miles; stage from Milton to grove, 44 miles. On the left is the pavilion, covering the large stump used as a dancing platform, easily accommodating 32 dancers. Still further to the left is a good-sized back-log 25 feet in diameter. This valley contains 93 Great Sequoia Trees, as well as hundreds of sugar and pitch pine trees of immense proportions. Of the former giants of this grove, there are ten trees 30 feet in diameter, and seventy odd between fifteen and thirty feet. Many of these monarchs bear the names of noted generals and prominent citizens of the United States. First we notice the "Father of the Forest," now fallen, whose diameter was 40 feet and height 450 feet. Next, the " Mother of the Forest," height 321 feet and diameter 33 feet. The " Pride of the Forest," 23 feet in diameter and 300 feet high, is one of the healthiest and noblest trees of the forest. We might mention the giants "U. S. Grant," " W. T. Sherman," " J. B. McPherson," and many others whose proportions are huge, but space forbids. Within six miles of this grove lies the South Grove, containing 1,380 trees, many of them of immense size. One still standing and growing has the interior portion at the base so burned out as to make room enough for 16 men on horseback at the same time. At the entrance to the grove are three sequoias of huge dimensions. Then comes " Gen. Custer," 320 feet high ; the "Massachusetts," 100 feet in circumference, 33^ feet in diameter and 380 feet high ; the " Ohio," 104 feet in circumference and 328 feet high ; the " General Garfield," recently named by a Calif ornian, — a view of which is given, — a tower of strength reaching a height of 340 feet ; next, the " Palace Hotel," 100 feet in circumference and so named on account of its spacious interior (after the Palace Hotel of San Francisco), having a burnt-out cavity extending upward 90 feet and 15 feet in diameter. " Old Goliah " is the largest fallen monarch in the grove, being 105 feet in circumference. Scientific men pronounce these trees from 2,000 to 4,000 years old. BIG TREE WAWONA' BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. THIE accident: Insurance Company, of North America. Organized A. D. 1872. SIR. A. T. GALT, G. C. M. G., - - - - - President. Head Office, MONTREAL, P. Q. Authorized Capital, - - - $500,000. $100,000 in Government Bonds deposited with Insurance Department of New York. ■ I The following features, peculiar to this Company, commend its policies in prefer- ence to all others : — . It is the ONLY COMPANY whose entire assets are available to pay Accident Claims. Its policies are not forfeited by change or increase in hazard of occupation. In every respect they are the most liberal issued. All claims are promptly adjusted, and paid in cash. Its Policy INSURES, as its record since organization clearly shows, every claim ever made upon the Company having been paid without a single contest at law. Attention is specially called to the follownng NEW FEATURES introduced by THIS COMPANY EXCLUSIVELY:— THE LIMITS OF RESIDENCE AND TRAVEL HAVE BEEN EX- TENDED TO INCLUDE EUROPE AND MEXICO, NO EXTRA CHARGE NOW BEING MADE FOR TRAVEL TO OR RESIDENCE IN either of above mentioned COUNTRIES. The attention of COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS is specially directed to the fact that the Policies of THIS COMPANY do not now contain the following clause found previously in all Accident Policies : — ' ' Standing, riding, or being upon the platforms of moving railway coaches, other than street cars, or riding in any other place not provided for the transportation of passengers, * * * * qj. walking or being on the bridge of any rail- way are hazards, not contemplated or covered by this contract ; and no sum vsrill be paid for loss of life or disability in consequence of such exposure, or while thus ex- posed, happening to any person other than railway employees who shall have given notice of such occupation and paid the fixed premium for such hazards." Pacific Coast Department, Horace D. Irwim 8c Co., - ■ ■ General Agents, 232 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. JOHN T. TOY, City Agent. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. J. S. WHEELER. A. H. MACDONALD. (Established 27 years.) RICB& CO., (Successors to JAMES F. CROSETT & CO.) Largest and Most Complete Employment and Business Agency OlSr THE 0O-A.ST (NO BRANCH OFFICE.) Orders promptly filled, FREE OF CHARGE. Private Entrance for Em- ployers. Telephone 5,004. Please note address, 108 GEARY STREET. NEVER ^ O V TRADEMARK. J ^0^ ^^ ^ ^\^ BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA MARIPOSA. There are other groves, among which the most noted is the Mariposa. We give a view of the monarch " Warwona," through which the Yosemite stage passes in its daily trips from the valley. There are two groves, — the upper and lower ; the former contains 365 Sequoia Gigantea. There are two which have a circumference of over 90 feet, and seven a circumference of 80 to 90 feet. The largest tree in the lower grove is known as the "Grizzly Giant," a view of which is given with neighboring trees. This grim giant has a circumference of oVer 93 feet at the base. It has been much injured and decreased in size by fire, for which no allowance has been made. Some of the branches are fully six feet in diameter, or as large as the trunks of the largest elms in Connecticut. This tree, however, has long since passed its prime, and has the battered and war-worn appearance conveyed by its name. It is supposed a fire raged among these trees one thousand years ago, as vast sugar pines of SO and 35 feet in circumference and 250 feet high are now growing side by side witb these old trees, and show no signs of fire having touched them. It is impossible to realize the size of these giants until you stand in their midst. A year or two since, the writer was returning from the east with a friend who came on to see for himself the beauties and grandeur of California. On the cars, our conversation turned to the size of the Big Trees. When I told him of trees 40 feet in diameter and 450 feet in height, he looked upon it as a California story, and thought he might believe it when he had measured them himself. He made the trip and returned, and with the greatest enthusiasm told us of the wonderful height of "El Capitan," and the size of the Big Trees; and when asked what his friends East would say when he told such stories, produced a string which he had used in measuring the circumference of one of the largest giants, which he declared ought to satisfy any one. We have never heard whether he succeeded in convincing his friends of the truth of his CB,lifornia stories. The largest tree yet known is on King's River, 40 miles from Yisalia, and is 44 feet in diameter. Many thousand tourists travel the length of the con- tinent to stand in the midst of these grand old monarchs of the forest, and none have turned away disappointed. BEAUTIEii OF CALIFORNIA. THE Pacific Saw Manuf^ctdbing Go. 17 and 19 FEEMOI^T STEEET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The California Adjustable Pruning Saw. I'xtlCE S4:.oo E-A.cs:. The blade is adjustable, and can be turned to cut on any angle, and can be reversed in frame to cut towards or from you. A NEW WOOD SAW ! —THE- LATEST —THE- BEST. All parts of this new frame are simple, strong and durable. It is light enou; to be used by a small boy, and strong enough for a large man, and warranted give entire satisfaction to all purchasers. Price, complete with Pacific Saw Mf g Go's Extra Blade set and filed, ready to work, each, *! " " " " " " " ad Quality Blade, " " " " 1 o " " Imported " " " «' " j^qq A Liberal Discount to the Trade. --A-GrEISra?S IFOI^- C. B. PAUL'S CELEBRATED FILES. Saws of Every Description On Hand or Made to Order. GRIZZLY GIANT YOSEMITE FALLS. ¥. I I n ENGELBRECHT, FOX & CO., PROPRIETORS, San Francisco, California. BEA UTIE8 OF CALIFORNIA. ^^WWW^ *^ %W ^ GeeDg-f^^ ^J^o^o^vcH4i'a, '^o^io, ^\'0<^o, (Biwclvvnal^i, Saw cFt'awoiooo. We desire to draw attention to our stock of Undoubtedly one of the best in the United States. » A twelve years' residence in Japan, and thorough knowledge of the country, has given us greater facilities than those of any other house in San Francisco for obtaining the most rare and choice productions. During our seven years' business in this city, it has been our object to retain the credit of being a reliable, trustworthy house, and in every instance to give a faithful description of every article leaving our establishment. Owing to the great facilities we have for buying in Japan, together with thorough know- ledge of the business, and having a CHEAPER RENT than any other house dealing in Japanese goods in this city, we supply a FINER CLASS at more REASONABLE PRICES than they can be obtained elsewhere. Respectfully, a arsl} ^ Oo., No, 02 5 Si;a,rlcet Street (Palace £Xotel), @axL r'ran.olsooi Goods packed free of charge and safe delivery guaranteed. SHiPiwrNTS by EvsRy Steamer. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. Grandeur of tlie Yosemite. -^^f^ >—-« m^^ "See Venice and die ! " to the Italian. " See Paris and die ! " to the- French. " See Boston and die ! " to the Bostonian. But the Cal- if ornian's Pride is not in " the Great Babylon which I have built," but. in the Grand Natural Wonders with which Nature has so richly- endowed her. The tourist, having taken in the artificial beauty of the aforesaid places, may look for a still greater treat in viewing the wondrous heights and depths of the magnificent mountains and valleys,, beautiful cascades, and grand old Monarchs of the Forest in California. Nearly every one has heard or read of these places of interest, and ali who visit the Golden State come with the expectation of seeing all thai has been so vividly pictured to the mind. For the benefit of those who have not been fortunate enough to view these wonders, we have prepared the following colored plates,, made from photographs taken from nature. With each view of these wonders of nature comes the desire to visit them, and so we will endeavor to give the different routes to the valley, with distance and cost of getting there. The cost of getting out depends upon the time you remain ; but whatever it is, we have never heard of a tourist who did not feel amply repaid for the visit. There are four wagon routes into the Yosemite Valley : one leaves the- railroad at Milton, two at Merced and one at Madera. Distance by railroad to the points named: to Merced, 151 miles; to Milton, 133. miles ; to Madera, 185 miles. Distance by stage to the valley from- above points : from Merced, 92 miles ; from Milton, 90 miles ; from Madera, 95 miles. Fare for round trip from San Francisco, $55. "Travelers will find the scenery beautiful and varied by either of the routes named; therefore, to make the most of the trip, they should BUA UTIES OF CALIFORNIA. - 4 67) cn4^attta^^ if ^ a_ — * »'» *■■ — ^ ^ CARPETS (Foreign and Domestic), LINOLEUM and OIL CLOTH, ^|i44<>ovu Jlvabej>^ -^- : — =» — ^> «^ 820 MARKET ST., (Phelan's Block.) SAN FRANCISCO. Thirty Years on Clay Street. T' VERNAL FALLS BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. H. P. GREGORY & CO., lia Street, San Fi Importers and Dealers in MACHINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 2 & 4 California Street, San Francisco, Cal., Importers and Dealers in Wood- WORKING Machiniry, Machinists' Tools, ENGINSS, Governors, Valves, t^\\\\ %M%, Blowers and Exhaust Fans, steam Pumps, Injectors, team ||au0es, Saws, Saw Mills, Asbestos Packing. '^m^ f 8#ttfi, Rubber Belting, HOSE, Together with a full line of Findings and Supplies. ENGINES and BOILERS, in stock, from loto loo Horse-Power Soapstone Packing, lubricators, Self Oilers. Oiemloal Latotory, 524 Saci^at44€i4'to Si^t^et, iJ-^M ©«*2 C^i 4.Ci.'i'U>C0:j ^U JRA^Iil LIT Y. Express Delivery Wagon, SAN FRANCISCO. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. 1863. Established Over Twenty Years. 1883, / IGEINE HEADQUARTEES. General Agency lor tie WHITE, NEW HOME, CROWN. WILSON, FLORENCE, SIGWALT, VICTOR. Improved WEED, Improved HOME SHUTTLE, And other leading kinds. ATTACHMENTS AND NEEBLES FOR ALL MACHINES. Persons desiring Business, Dealers and all others wishing the very best and latest improved Sewing IVIachines, af BED-ROCK PRICES, should send for Circulars and Terms to SAMUEL HILL, 634 Market St., opposite Palace Hotel, SAN FRANCISCO. ALSO DOealei- in SeTringf ataclxine Supplies, And General Agent for Mm e. DEMORESFS RELIABLE CUT PATTER NS and PUBLICATIONS. A 1 goods from this estabUshment are amply guaranteed, and if not found as represented, or satisfactory after a reasonable test and examination the same can be returned and the money will be I g 5 ^ cheerfully refunded. i9,9i,i .ESTJ^BLISHZEHD 1S13. 3^0l44ai^toi4', Qoi^w, 20 Mutrray St., New^ York. 161 STATE STREET, CHICAGO. No. 7 Cripplegate Buildings, Wood Street, LONDON, E. C. 132 SUTTER ST., San Francisco, Cal. >4>- BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. NEVILLE & CO., Manufacturers of SEINES AND NETS. Dealers in- HP, \p\m, luijlnp^, jjuch, Idling, \mm% %in^t%, ROPE, CORDAGE, OIL CLOTHING and RUBBER BOOTS. Agents for Finlayson, Bousfleld & Go's SCOTCH S^LIVION NET TWINE, (J. R. Leeson & Co., U. S. Agents.) Cable Flax Mills Bag Twines, The Gandy Belting Company, The Thacher Belt Fastener, The Union Web Hammocks, The " Mermaid" Seine T^Arines, The Pacific Net and Twine Co. Importers and Dealers in Every Description of TWINES and FISHERMEN'S SUPPLIES, 31 & 33 CALIFORNIA ST., Cor. Davis St. Hugh Mauldin. JEWELER AND LAPIDARY, Manufacturer op Gold Quartz Jewelry, factory, 208 sutter street SAN FRANCISCO Hesign. fumisW, and any article of Jewelry or Diamond Work Made to order. RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. THE aETSERS. One of California's Most Interesting Features. The Geyser Springs, situated in Sonoma County, in a gorge called " Devil's Canon," near Pluton River, are easy of access, — and are, therefore, visited by all tourists, — and may be reached by two routes ; viz., one via Cloverdale, and the other via Calistoga, the latter being by far the pleasanter route. The drive from Calistoga to the Geysers is delightful, wild, and romantic in the extreme, and would amply compensate the lover of Nature for the trip, even if there were no wonderful boiling springs at the end of it. Leaving Calistoga in a large, easy-riding, open coach, we bowl along a fine road through Knight's Valley six miles, to Fossville, where a good lunch is served — and then another drive of nineteen miles, with six fine horses, and the far-famed " Col." Foss as driver. Driving six horses along these tortuous mountain roads, around sharp curves and along the edge of frightful precipices at the rate of speed they do, is a fine art, and, for skill and dexterity, Foss is the very prince of drivers. One of the grandest views is from Hog's Back, from which point one can overlook the valleys and ranges of hills, about fifty miles, and even see the glittering waters of the Pacific in the far distance. A pause of ten minutes will suffice to photograph this magnificent panorama on the memory of the beholder, and the accommodating driver willingly stops. Leaving this point, the road descends for some distance, winding in and out the canons, with views ever changing but always grand, until the Geyser Hotel (see next page) is reached, perched on the mountain side, in the wildest, most picturesque spot. The rooms are airy and comfortable, and the fare excellent; and from May to September is overcrowded. After rest and refreshment — oftentimes before it — the impatient visitor, rendered more impatient by the sight of the steam and noise of the mysterious, invisible power in the bowels of the earth, issuing from the narrow canon opposite TO THE (GEYSERS VIA OALISTOGA And the Celebrated COL. CLARK FOSS& SON'S T^Gl LIll. MAGNIFICENT SCENERY; Splendid Roads ; Easy Coaches ; Trained Horses; Experienced and Skillfiail Drivers. Only Two Days' time and $8.50, Round Trip. A trip to the Geysers, from Calistoga, under the personal care of Col. Clark Foss, or Son, in a fine, easy-riding coach, drawn by four or six of their trained horses, over a beautiful mountain road, commanding magnificent scenery, is a pleasure to be sought and by no means missed. The trip is so full of interest and pleasure that it can never be forgotten. The drive from Calistoga to the Colonel's fine ranch, situated on the road to the Geysers, where a hot lunch, second to none in California, is served, and every attention shown, is an inducement to the tourist to take this route. At large expense Col. Foss & Son have erected, at Calistoga, commodious stables, which are kept in perfect neatness, and, adjoining them, large and comfortable waiting rooms for ladies and gentlemen, with every convenience for their comfort. Stage leaves Calistoga every day, on arrival of the train from San Francisco. ROUTE. — Leave San Francisco by the Central Pacific Railroad, at 8, A. M., connecting with the California Pacific Railroad at Vallejo ; running through the beautiful Napa valley and city to Calistoga, arriving at 1 1 :2o, A. M.; Col. Foss & Son's coach takes you to their ranch, six miles; stop for lunch; arrive at Geysers at 4, P. M. Leave Geysers at 8, A. M.; lunch at Col. Foss' ranch; arrive at San Francisco at 7:35, P. M. Only two days round trip, and plenty of time every- where. Round trip, this route, $8.50. Round trip, good by either route (Calistoga or Cloverdale), $12.50. Tickets for sale at SAM. MILLER'S, Tourist's Ticket Agent, No. 2 New Montgomery St., under Palace Hotel, San Francisco. i PROFILE OF VERNAL- FALLS. Purifies The B ood Gives Strength in Weakness to all Mankind. Assists the Liver and Kidneys to perform their Natural Func- tions. Gives Vigor and Freshness to Exhausted Constitutions. FOR SALE — BY — DRUGGISTS. ^3-Giant of the Forest.- $1.00 PER BOTTX.!:. BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA. the hotel, hies him to the Geyser Springs. No dress display is possible here. Provided with old shoes which the minerals will not spoil, and a stout staff, of which a number stand ready in the hotel yard, we follow the guide (who, by the way, is just such a character as the immortal Dickens would delight to picture) down a steep path to the iron spring, then across the Pluton to the Devil's Canon. It must be understood that his satanic majesty is supposed to own and control everything here. Then comes the " Eye-water Spring" ; as you ascend this Plutonian realm, reeking with sulphurous steam, you think it has not been improperly named, and are not at all surprised to see the " Devil's Inkstand," " Devil's Pepper-Box," "Devil's Kitchen," "Devil's Machine Shop," etc., nor do you hesitate a moment when invited to sit down in the " Devil's Arm Chair," which you find so warm that you are convinced he must have left it through politeness to his callers. There is "Pluto's Punch-Bowl," and the very appropriately-named " Witches' Caldron," whose black, boiling waters — 195° Fahrenheit — send up a column of steam to the mountain tops. There are hot alum and sulphur springs, and springs containing ammonia, epsom salts, magnesia, sulphur, soda, iron, alum, etc. There is the ' Geyser Smoke-Stack," and "Geyser Safety- Valve," from which the steam rushes with a terrifi.c noise. There is the "Cold Alum Spring," and above all, and at the end of the canon, is the "Devil's Pulpit," from which point his majesty or the favored tourist may overlook the "ceaseless action, the war, steam, groans and bubbling of a hundred boiling medicated springs, while the steam ascends one hundred feet above them all. There is the " Temperance Spring," whose waters are so cold and clear, you wonder if it can be within so few feet of the boiling sulphur springs. There is " Lover's Retreat," " Lover's Leap," " Hot Acid Spring," and many others. This trip of a mile or more is brimful of interesting wonders of Nature and will amply repay the small cost of this visit, which is $8.50, round trip from San Francisco, one way, and $12.50 if both routes are taken in. Cal. P. R. R. to Calistoga, 08 miles, stage to Geysers, 26 miles; or North P. R. R. to Clovorda)". 90 miles, stage, 18 miles. /^ University of Connecticut Libraries