Delia Locke Diary, 1862-1869

• Main Author: Locke, Delia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1869
• Subjects: Delia Locke; diaries; women; diarist; California; Locke-Hammond Family Papers; Lockeford; CA; Dean Jewett Locke; rural life; rural California; 19th Century; church; temperance organizations; Mokelumne River Ladies' Sewing Circle; temperature recordings; journal; Hannah; Huntington; Ida; Locke; polar bear
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1869. to the International Hotel. Here we took dinner and then again took a coach and rode to the rooms Dr. had engaged for us at Dolan's building, 143, 3rd. St. We have three rooms, a parlor and two bedrooms, all furnished nicely, and water and everything convenient. This evening, I went with Dr. to call on Mrs. Huntington on Howard St. but she was not at home, so I did not see her. Dr. has seen her today, and she assisted him in finding San Francisco, a suite of rooms. Sept. 25. Saturday. This morning we went with the children to have their pictures taken. We went to Morse's Gallery, 314 Montgomery St. The rooms were pretty full of people and we were obliged to wait our teen. The day was uncomfortably warm, and the children soon got fatigued and fretful, so that we did not succeed so well in picture taking, as we could wish. Howard, Horace and Willard were taken in one group, Ada, Ida and Mary in another, Ada alone and Hannah alone. For the rest, we concluded to wait until another day. After taking the children home, we started for Woodward's Gardens leaving the three youngest children in Ida's charge. We rode in a street car to near the place and then walked. So many curiosities of nature and art are there congregated, that time and space would fail me in telling of them. The animals that I now remember were, Emus. Beavers, Elk, Deer, Monkeys, Kangaroos, Rabbits, Anteaters, Badgers, Raccoons, Panthers, a Royal Bengal Tiger, California Lions, Grizzly Bears, Camels, four-homed sheep and a rattle snake. Birds of many varieties living and singing, and many more stuffed and in the show-cases, also the skins of many animals stuffed, of which the most remarkable is a white polar bear. The hot-houses filled with all varieties of plants and flowers are wonderful, especially those containing the tropical plants and flowers. The art galleries of paintings and statuary are very interesting and instructive. There is a nugget of gold there on exhibition weighing ninetyfive pounds and valued at about 20,000 dollars. The ...