Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill (find matches)
Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915
Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ng by way of Cape Horn, on a sailing vessel, he arrivedin San Francisco, in 1849, his first venture being the opening of agrocery store in a three-story building, the upper part of which he letto lodgers,while thelower portionhe used as arestaurant. Steadily hisbusiness ex-tended until,in time, it de-veloped intothe ^WhatCheer Houselong a favoriteplace of re-sort. Underhis manage-ment the hotelwas very at-t racti velykept, at cheapprices. In his hotelhe gatheredan interest-ing museumof minerals,birds and ani-mals, nativetothe country. PurchasingHcveral acres in the suburbs of the city for residence purposes, he removedhis museum there, and gradually began beautifying the place. At the opening of the Southern Rebellion, he gave an cnter-tiiinment for the first time on these grounds in behalf of theSanitary Commission, when it was discovered that The museum hadbeen 80 enlarged and the grounds so beautified as lo be a mostpleasant and desirable place of resort. From that time, at a cheap
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Conservatory in Woodwards Gardens, San Francisco. rate of admission. Woodwards Gardens became a favorite place ofamusement for the Californians and all strangers on the Pacific coast.Through the large revenue derived from visitors, the proprietorcontinued to embellish and improve the grounds, continually addingattractions, until to-day, with its theatrical entertainments, itsmuseum of minerals, birds, fishes, insects, animals and reptiles,its aquarium, caged animals, sea-lions, and multitude of curiosities, it is a veryattractiveplace to visit.Beside be-ing a man ofsuperior tasteMr. Wood-ward was verypractical andpublic-spir-ited. He wasone of the firstto buildhorse railwaysin San Fran-cisco, onwhich werecharged lowfares. His rulewas, whetherk e e p i ng aHotel, con-ducting aplace ofamusement,or running ahorse railway,to put theprice of ad-mission andfare so low that all might use and enjoy their advantages. Later in life, he purchased a farm of 2.000 acres in the Napa val-ley, for a

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