Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-06-22
CORRESPONDENTS.


EDITOR Journal - In accordance
with my promise made several weeks
ago, write you few lines for publica-
ton, hoping they may be Of interest to a
few friends in Trinity and to many of
your readers. We left San Francisco on
the morning Of May 3lst at 8 O'Clock, on
the good ship OrVtamme, Captain South
ard commanding. (By the way Captain
Southland is brother-in-a To George IL.
Bunker, formerly Of your county, The
morning was pleasant and clear and we
had fine view of the harbor and hay.
Leaving Goat Island on our right, we
steamed down by and near Fort Alcatraz,
and from the deck OF the steamer had Il
magnificent view of Uncle Sans tortid-
cations. A few miles below and on our
right we passed Angel Island and Rae
coon Straits, and on our left Lime Point
Notifications "a splendid brick work
pierced for hundreds of guEs-on the top
of which is lighthouse. On the oppo-
site side of the bay and near the Golden
Gate is small fertilization with fog
bell attached. The bar at the Golden
Gate is somewhat rough which sent most
OF the women and children and some OF
the men to their state-rooms. From the
bar we steamed cut in the beautiful, dark
Pacific distance of five miles. Until
after we passed the Cliff House, our aver
age distance from shore was from ten to
fifteen miles and the wind being favor
able we made a fine run under sail and
steam. June lst-Went on deck early
in the morning; found the ship running
under bare poles with II head wind
a cold, drizzling rain pouring down which
kept most OF the passengers below deck.
An unusual incident occurred this morn
ing on ship board. An Irish waiter hav
ing imbibcd too much "red-eye" at
tempted to enter the state-room of II
young lady from San Francisco surlepti-
, tiously. Being refused entrance he used
| bad language. For this indiscretion he
!
to the bow of the ship and sent ashore ut
the first landing. AT one O'Clock we pass
ed Piegan Point at three came in sight
OF Point Conception, the most westerly
point in Santa Barbara county. On the
right, and distant theretrom fifteen miles.
is Santa Cruz Island, noted for its fine
] A . y,
chored off the town of Santa Barbara, q
beautiful place of considerable business /;
laid-by two hours and discharged fifty
tons of freight into lighters. Distant
from the town twenty miles, lies Santa
Barbara Island, owned by II company Of
San Francisco land speculstors who are
now grazing thousands Of sheep thereon,
At six in the evening weighed anchor for
San Pedro, the port for Los Angeles ar
rived at San Pedro at five O'Clock the
morning of June Cd. Went aboard a
tug and were carried safely up the slough
n distance of seven miles to Wilmington,
the terminus of the Los Angeles railroad
and in one hour were in Los Angeles, Il
distance of twenty-five miles by rail.
We are now in tropical California, and
sure enough the weather is mild and
pleasant. We have visited many orchards
where side by side with the orange grow
the English walnut, lime, lemon, pome-
granite, fig and grape in the greatest lux
uriance. Three daily and four weekly
papers are published in this place and it
has two banks. Many people Of wealth
and refinement reside here, the most
noted perhaps is Ex-Governor &. Down
ey. Among the many passengers on
ship-board the only ones Of note were the
Rev. c. Flanagan, pastor OF the Catholic
church of this city, and Doctor Shorb, Of
San Francisco. The former is gentle
man of intellectual appearance and com
manding presence, and won the respect
of all by his affabe manners and Oh is
tian-like department. The latter is a
good looking, genial, whole-souled fell
low, who has the reputation of being
skilled in his profession. So you see, Mr..
Editor, if we had met with any great
disaster or peril at sea we could have re-
ceived that spiritual comfort and materi-
al aid so necessary and consoling in either
case. Yours, ETC., RETLEF.