New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-25
THROUGH no TNE PACIFIC.
10. vi.
SAN JOSE. SANTA Cruz. AND TIE PAJARO !
VALLEY.


arrive anJ add its re of solid gravity to tie easy free
irrlvCrcrt c,laCtr Of the city crowd Although tie
coming ru, SIS V,rc much talked about doGht whether
tore Was g yo,! neral feeling Of welcome for thcm
some of tae papers discouraged the effort the
part ~ certain business. 10 offer them little col
icc,yc hCsl itay. Their movements, since then, have
been dun. crucio, Iut with les Of gmaco i'm
tic rCpoI oral narratives and see, tits morning that
THO one sentimental act they have committed
(of mLElng the waters of the two oCcans) is
visited by the usual nticule Either California IS a
little tired Of LosDitabo attentions, she has fallen
into the Ccito-DemoCratc habit Of dsparaging New
England q think in fact, more would have been made
of an excursion from Momrs) OF she fears to delr'l
ate her importance 10y recognizing that OF other
communities. "The Boston people spent Just six dollars
when they went TO the Cf House." said gentlemen TO
me last evening. Since they taken there by the
FraaciScaus," could not help answering, 81 should
advise you keep secret the fact OF their having spent
anything"
Il must he amusing, however, to two such local
vanes come in contact the hosts eXcrting themselves
10 make strong impression. the guests enjoying and adj
hiring with continual mental contrast strangers will
soon he plenty along this great rouudtheword line
that all vaniues Of the kind viii be sensiby weakened,
they generally kept alive by the courteous ad-
Of strangers II is not entirely the fault of the
Cafomsns That they have been greatly oyerpraiscd,
they are therefore exclusively responsible for
That sefsafaction which nterferes with their better
growth The Other day, i'm Salt Lake City, saw the fol
lowing countries entered the evening, the hotel
register Japan China, the Sandwich Islands, Australia,
India England. and Scotland. Where the ends Of the
earth together in this way, intelligent cOsmopol
itsm must DE gradually developed
The railroad station at san Francisco, with its broad
platform groups passengers waiting in the open
air, and its rcfoshmen saloon fitted out with great
variety Of Cataros and dIinkablcs, has a decidedly
European aspect There is already great deal Of
suburban travel. Homestead Associations" are trying
10 build villages around the base and the rough TANKS
of the Bruno mountains while tho sheltered country
beyond, broadening you advance, is dotted with
stately country residences Tho settlement would have
increased much rapidly if the original grants had
fallen into a few hands which "lold for rise"
Tracts Of along the line ofroad are
many impcdmcUts to population, and confess would
rather OF modest, tasteful homes than the
one caStclaed mansion which hardly get sight OF
EisAbor in an the landscape il OvcrOoks.
/ knew, in advance, every mile Of the road between
san Francisco and jose. had made the journey
foot mulobach horseback, in an army ambulance,
and in comfortable carriage; and now, going over it
Tor the first time 10y rail, the lookout for
great deal Of surprising change and Improvement But
there was not so much, after ala few more houses at
san MateO higher udc-line Of agriculture on the
mountains In the background ncipcn suburbs OF san
Francisco at Redwood, Belmont, and Menlo Park-in
fact curious mixture Of luxury and solitude, because
Luxury prevents Tie solitude from becoming peOplCd
For one thing however, / am exceedingly grateful
Tie trees haze been parCd. The Old twisted evergreen
oaks the fragrant mounds of bay the sycamOres along
the arroyos even the twin redwOOd which so well re-
mGnberod, have all been preserved The commence
mcnt of devastation which in 1859 and which fan
cicd might lead 10 general aIbOrcde-Or forestcide-
really went further The trees must have become an
element in speculation, fOT Taste, alone, could never have
saved them Whatever may be the explanation, there
tcy arp and there hope they may stand for centuries
All this rogOn--as have long ago and repeatedly
wrten-is very lovely. II seems TO combine the best
of allt al
warm rich plains its opening valleys dark with splendid
foliage its sladow-streaked mountains and pure am
brosa air 10 III il for the home o nober race OF
men But a traveller knows that and landscape are
not mutually dependent aud is not surprised to encoun-
Ter the Was or Chicago type of man in the midst Of
these perfect idylHc pictures Mere luxurious living
counts something, aware; 1t Is necessary IN
credent of the higher civilization; but how much more
is here sugcased-how much, which is not fouud and
probably viii not be found for generations to comet
The dark Iona pret0-a stately oroand Of the Coast
Range-draws nearer a approach Santa Clara; the
mountains beyond the bay grow more distinct the CLEAN
a water gives place 10 low pastureheds, divided ny
rrdy lines Of marsh and in little more than two hours
after leaving san Francisco find ourselves at san
Jose This place is greatly enlarged and improved, but
am unable 10 say which estimate Of its population
Clcy VARY from 1000 to 10000 is correct WIDE clean
streets neat and not Oyerambitous style Of building
luxuran and wekept gardens and an excellent hotel,
make san jose pleasant stOppingpace' Ihree lalI-
road. now add to business-e and chances of future
importance: has principally grown am told, from
the development Of the splendid agricultural region
lying around and beyond it.
spent an hour the next mOrniu at Santa Clara The
old avenue Of cOttOnwoOds and sycamores, planted in
17oo still connects the two places hut. instead of slow
pacing riaIs telling their beads and grinding out their
prayers like so many Thibetan watermils, it is nov
tvcr,cd 10y hOrseoars The old Mission, however, has
fallen into the hands OF the Jesu who conduct large
and hourshng school called there, in company with
friend and was very cOurteOusy received by an Italian
Father. This is the only place where 1 found the ca
paCty of the climate fairly tested. In the gardeCOut
or the school found not only orange trees and very
nourishiug olives but two fanpams and one datepalm,
growing open air The grapes of Italy Greece and
the Levant already hung in young clusters from the
gergolq or arbCred avenue, between the buildings
santa Clara, however has only grown into an orderly
form not .raly increased in size. Its trim streets
aud conventional frame dwellings pleased me less con
TESS than the picturesque adobe houses and Wild and
vanton gardens, which here in lsl9. Then, this
region seemed old Spain, and ones imagination was
provoked every turn now, it has become newAmer-
lean, common place and suggests nothing III Keeping
with its climate or scenery.
The rival stages TO Santa Cruz both crowded hut
by little management retained my seat on the top,
behind the driver and rolled away through dust and
sun toward the high dark mountains Of the coast.
For two miles the land covered with orchards-and
finer promise Of fruit have never seen-then the fields
OF wheat and barley burning into barren straw in the
ptess drouth succeeded Large farms, with fields from
% 10 100 acres I'm extent 70 be the rule here but
The size OF the fields is mainly determined by the great
cost Of fencing The driver informed me that the wheat
which was st1 green and strong, promising to.erabe
harvest had been planted carly
After tourney Of ten miles across the plain, we en-
tered Wild gorge at the foot Of the mountains. Here
the gloss Of foliage the sound and sparkle Of water and
cooler breeze dropping from the far SUBMITS made the