In a few hours after our arrival we were ready for the opening service of the General Convention, in Trinity Church, on Gough street at the corner of Bush street.
At intervals when duty would permit we made a study of San Francisco and its life, rich in scene and incident, and most instructive as well as attractive.

Some of the noticeable features of the city are its parks and squares.

In the northern part or section, Washington and Lobos Squares greet you, while Pioneer Park adorns Telegraph Hill, and Portsmouth Square or the Plaza is just east of the famous Chinese restaurant and close by police headquarters.

This last was famous in the early days as the centre of Yerba Buena, and here the American flag was raised for the first time when our marines under Commodore Montgomery took possession of the town.

Indeed some of the most exciting scenes in the early history of San Francisco were witnessed in this locality.