The builders of a great city : San Francisco's representative men, the city, its history and commerce : pregnant facts regarding the growth of the leading branches of trade, industries and products of the state and coast . 78. A crisis occurred, audhe passed away forever. All of himthat was mortal lies entombed in acostly mausoleum at Sacramento, atribute of love and affection from hisbeloved wife. It is massively andsolidly constructed of finely polishedred and black granite, and will longbe a monument to one of Californiasmost noted men. Mr. Hopkins left no children, butan adopted son, Timot
The builders of a great city : San Francisco's representative men, the city, its history and commerce : pregnant facts regarding the growth of the leading branches of trade, industries and products of the state and coast . 78. A crisis occurred, audhe passed away forever. All of himthat was mortal lies entombed in acostly mausoleum at Sacramento, atribute of love and affection from hisbeloved wife. It is massively andsolidly constructed of finely polishedred and black granite, and will longbe a monument to one of Californiasmost noted men. Mr. Hopkins left no children, butan adopted son, Timothy Hopkins,who resides in this city. His brother,Moses Hopkins, has been left themanagement of a great portion of hisvast estate, and he has performed hisduties wisely and well. Mr. Hopkinswas moral and upright, a good citi-zen, a warm friend, a devoted hus-band and an honest man. He wasgenial and sympathetic, quick to dis-cern the solution of a problem and toresolve on the proper course to beadopted in an emergency. His wiseaud judicious counsels and his soberjudgment were indispensable to suc-cess in the building of a great trans-continental road. His name will everhold an honored place in the story H, P. HOTALING Anson Parsons Hotaling. Conspicuous among those who III . led the advance of American civi-^Tf lization into California, and whohave subsequently aided in building upto its present noble proportions the yetyoung city of San Francisco, we findthe name of Anson Parsons claims the State of New York forhis birthplace. His ancestors came toAmerica from Holland shortly afterthe discovery of Manhattan Island bythe famous navigator, Hendrik Hud-son, who gave his name to the ma-jestic river, on the banks of which, atNew Baltimore, Greene county, thesubject of this sketch first saw thelight in the year 1827. Mr. Hotalingis, therefore, of the old Knickerbockerstock on the paternal side, while,from the maternal, English blood alsoflows in his veins—
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