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Hotel on Market Street up town & got good room on 1st floor. Had breakfast at a
Restaurant of clam chowder, roasted oysters &c. Went to Golden gate Park & to the Cliff House & walked around a good deal. Saw the seals & back to Hotel by
the other route. Had a carrige ride in the Golden Gate park in its cultivated parts.
^Bro Nuttall procured our steamship tickets to leave on Monday morning for Portland^
~ Sunday
Sunday Sept 19th after breakfast we went to the wharf & took steamer for
"Sausalita." pd 40 cents each to Mill Valley by train — we then changed to the "Tamalpas"
train $100 each. This is a marvelous road to the top of the mountain. on an air
line it would be 3 miles, but as the ascent is 2500 feet it makes 8 1/4 miles
over the tortuous winding course. I do not think is over 20 rods in more than
one place and not to exceed more than 5 rods in 3 other places on the road that is
straight, it is winding all the time. The road bed is cut out of solid rock of
the mountain all the way except a few short trussels crossing ravines. The
Hotel near the top is a very commodious house. from the hotel Bro Nuttall walked
to the top stone which is 2592 fort high. On a clear day one can see 60 miles
out to sea, along the California Coast south to SaPoint San Pedro, the Cliff
house, golden gate, San Francisco, Oakland &c. We returned at 6 pm
I was quite tired on getting to the Hotel.
~ Monday
Mon Sept 20th Arose early had good breakfast took a cab at 9 a.m & drove
to the Steamer "Columbia," and started for Portland at 10:30 am foggy. as
soon as we got outside the Golden Gate, the wind blew cold and continued
all day. We had a good berth to ourselves. ate our lunch and supper
I went to bed at 830 and slept very well.
~ Tuesday
Tues Sept 21st Arose at 7 o'clock, had a good night and at Breakfast time
passed Rogue River Reef. We saw a large school of whales & passed
Cape Blanco lighthouse at 1230 Saw more whales & Porposes. after
dark Bro Nuttall vomited twice, he having felt like doing so several times.
We went to bed & slept.
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Hotel on Market Street up town & got good room on 1st floor. Had breakfast at a
Restaurant of clam chowder, roasted oysters &c. Went to Golden gate Park & to the
Cliff House & walked around a good deal. Saw the seals & back to Hotel by
the other route. Had a carrige ride in the Golden Gate park in its cultivated parts.
Bro Nuttall procured our steamship tickets to leave on Monday morning for Portland
~ Sunday
Sunday Sept 19th after breakfast we went to the wharf & took steamer for
"Sausalita." pd 40 cents each to Mill Valley by train — we then changed to the "Tamalpas"
train $100 each. This is a marvelous road to the top of the mountain. on an air
line it would be 3 miles, but as the ascent is 2500 feet it makes 8 1/4 miles
over the tortuous winding course. I do not think is over 20 rods in more than
one place and not to exceed more than 5 rods in 3 other places on the road that is
straight, it is winding all the time. The road bed is cut out of solid rock of
the mountain all the way except a few short trussels crossing ravines. The
Hotel near the top is a very commodious house. from the hotel Bro Nuttall walked
to the top stone which is 2592 ft high. On a clear day one can see 60 miles
out to sea, along the California Coast south toPoint San Pedro, the Cliff
house, golden gate, San Francisco, Oakland &c. We returned at 6 pm
I was quite tired on getting to the Hotel.
~ Monday
Mon Sept 20th Arose early had good breakfast took a cab at 9 a.m & drove
to the Steamer "Columbia," and started for Portland at 10:30 am foggy. as
soon as we got outside the Golden Gate, the wind blew cold and continued
all day. We had a good berth to ourselves. ate our lunch and supper
I went to bed at 830 and slept very well.
~ Tuesday
Tues Sept 21st Arose at 7 o'clock, had a good night and at Breakfast time
passed Rogue River Reef. We saw a large school of whales & passed
Cape Blanco lighthouse at 1230 Saw more whales & Porposes. after
dark Bro Nuttall vomited twice, he having felt like doing so several times.
We went to bed & slept.
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