Sept 12, 1872

to visit the city. we visited the Merchants Library contained
33000 volumes. We visited the Williamette Woollen Manufact-
uring Co goods, & the Merchants Exchange, Chamber of
Commersce. San Francisco is a vary fine place the city
looks as though it was 100 years old instead of 20. It contains
175000 Inhabitants & a vast amount of wealth expended in
building it up. We visited the Chineese part of the city
their God Josh [Joss], with their Eternal fires burning, we
saw them ingaged in their various persuits, they are vary
Numerous in that city

In the Evening we visited the Horticultural & Floral Fair we
received complementary tickets it was a vary interesting Exhi-
bition. The Hall was lighted with more than 3000 gass Jets, there
was one pyramid of floor 7 feet high & abot 6 feet at the base.
5000 plants were given away to girls under 14 years old, the
Music was excellent. I was interested in the silk culture that
was exhibited from the feeding of the worm up to the spinning ^reeling^ of the
silk. There was a great variety of fruit & flowers.

September 13, 1872 ~ Friday

We took ^13^ a coach & road to the Cliff House built on the rocks standing
on the shore of the pacific Ocean about 150 yards from the House
out in the ocean stands several Huge Masses of rock rising 100
feet out of the sea which are nearly covered with the sea lions
from the babies up to those which would weigh 1000 lbs from one
to 200 were in sight at a time some were sleeping others barking
others again were swiming in the water these rocks also contained
hundreds of pelican & other large birds. It was a grand sight
On our return we rode along the beach for a mile or more
the sand was heavy & a heavy load we broke one whippletry
which detained us for an hour, we returned to the Lick House,
dined, & then rode with Mr H Schussler Hydrolick &
Civil Ingineer. He took us to the College Hill Reservoy
which contained 14,000,000 gallons of water it is in a
shape 18 feet deep. There is now 137 Miles of water
pipes in the city & 45 miles ajacent to the city, the large pipes
were 37 inches in diameter. After visiting the water pipes
we went to the Force pump whare water is raised 307 feet

Sept 12 1872

to visit the City. We visited the Merchants Library contained 33000 volums we visited the Williamette Woollen Manufacturing Co goods, & the Merchants Exchange, Chamber of Commerce. San Francisco is a vary fine place the City looks as though it was 100 years old instead of 20. It contains 175000 Inhabitants & a vast amount of wealth Expended in building it up. We visited the Chineese part of the City Their God Josh, with their Eternal fires burning, we saw them ingaged in their various persuits they are vary Numerous in that City

In the Evening we visited the Horticultural & Floral Fair we received complementary tickets it was a vary interesting Exhibition. The Hall was lighted with more than 3000 gass Jets, there was one Pyramid of floer 7 feet high & abot 6 feet at the base. 5000 plants were given away to girls under 14 years old, the Music was Excellent. I was interested in the silk culture that was Exhibited from the feeding of the worm up to the reeling of the silk. There was a great variety of fruit & flowers. We took

September 13, 1872 ~ Friday

13 a coach & road to the Cliff House built on the rocks standing on the shore of the pacific Ocean about 150 yards from the House out in the ocean stands several Huge Masses of rock rising 100 feet out of the sea which are nearly covered with the sea lions from the babies up to those which would weigh 1000 lbs from one to 200 were in sight at a time some were sleeping others barking others again were swiming in the water these rocks also contained hundreds of pelican & other large birds. It was a grand sight On our return we rode along the beach for a mile or more the sand was heavy & a heavy load we broke one whippletry which detained us for an hour, we returned to the Lick House, dined, & then rode with Mr H Schussler Hydrolick & CivilEngineer. He took us to the College Hill Reservoy which contained 14,000,000 gallons of water it is in a [FIGURE] shape 18 feet deep. There is now 137 Miles of water in the City & 45 miles ajacent to the City, the large pipes were 37 inches in diameter After visiting the water pipes we went to the Force pump whare water is raised 307 feet