San Francisco with the mines above-ground,--and some of 'em under the sidewalks.

I have seen next to nothing grandiose, out of New York, in all our cities.

It makes 'em all look paltry and petty.

Has many elements of civilization.

May stop where Venice did, though, for aught we know .-- The order of its development is just this:--Wealth; architecture; upholstery; painting; sculpture.