Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-17


IL way than the early morning ride homewsrd
over The mountain range which lies between
the valleys OF Santa Cruz and Santa Clara
say from tie shore Of the bay on tie one SIDE %
the charming little hamlet OF Los Gatos OIL the
other. Almost Immediately on starring Won
enter a dense forest, which serves the double
purpose Of Civ lES grateful shade anu keeping
destroys the pleasure OF coach or carrsace
riding. Majestic rod~OOds rise on every hand.
perfectly SRA Eht shafts. from "a 70 3No feet
high. Beneath GsIE projecting arms springs
ny AZ underground OF smaller taees aud flower
ing shrubs. which AZ once delights and SurI,rf.ss
the eye by its TlcE proiuSion and great variety.
The beautiful MaGrona. queen OF the tcrsss.'-
with H. large, glossy, maEUp 'ia-lIke evergreen
leaf, and bran -EeS u polished bronze. here 6p-
Pears at is best. Dividing attention Z: not
EoICTs win u may Be seen IN gTeaEcSs pgrsee-
ton and beauty tie California I'aC. tHa
fragrant I me, the nan7anita, tie rov-r-
NJ buckeye, the ceorOtuS. the ol0r0Es hav
WITH hundreds o. bushes and vines the hr.-l
I5"e's OF which load Tie eN-l-dr.f.u- e. w.
most dCNci0rS perium Tie scenery, too. r-
wonderfully attractive. A Won wind your low
way 20 The summit every variety Of Ian cape,
hon rugged mountain peak - cEvtru1us
raTines, and from iug assabl- tunsles - COSY
wei uiicG farms, Is presented 70 the eve. ArlN
when the J. gh dividing peak ~ at last reached
PICTURE tbat u rarely matched comes INTO
view. Turning backward, the blue ~ aters CT
Monterey hay lie IN the distance. SHUT i'm o., the
lett b. is dark back ground of mountains aud
on the igtt by the gray mists OF the OCEAN
the wind coming up the EorgCs CCo} suI moist.
n front Of you, Almost AZ your feet, lie, tue
Santa Clara valley, lovely Picture extending
Ear aS thC eye can reach th-CJ gh TIE blue have
which lies hot ami guiyefiuE over the Cnl..eu
fields Ike Featei air from the mouth o.
furnace. on either side yen NAV look into
awful depths close AZ hand, TLile heNaud noun
tain peaks rise beside and behind each C-her
forming view OF iucescrihlble grandeur.
here, California fashion, the driver gives whip
and rem - his team, and yCG 90 rgttliuE down.
n. Il Ef.a
side tie sparkling and bEbbi.ng waters of Los
Gatos into he hot and dusty plain below
The ride from the foot OF the mountain % san
Jose, tHosay. remember where cars aTe taken,
IS unintcTesting and unCOmtOI table to the La.
degree. Fer heat and dust, no road on the At
lantic si6e is worthy 10 be talked about the same
evening with IL. Fortunately, however. tire
wind j. in our faces, and tbs mitgates our
spfferiHgs ably; and behind good tea Va
a. miles i net such very great distance after
all. Bat you cannot get over II too soon.
SAN JOSE
itself = wei worth doing by tie tours; who has
sufficient leisure. II * one OF the brightest,
busiest, pTettiest, and thTiftIest towns in Cali
iUTnia. II has enc sad drawback, however.
We tarried there for little time In tie he iELt
Of the small fruit sea u. Peaches, cherries,
piun's, strawberries, blackberres, the finest ia
the world, were literally T0ttIng IN the stI!s on
every side. Yet what manner OF fruit does the
unscIhiScated reader suppose the principal hotel
galeInert OF its guests? Stewcd Primes, a. 4
livei Think OF IL: S.tt,sd PTUnssf Now, hotel
that furnishes stewed prunes ia fruit season
must be a bideOus incubus on anv town. Indeed
Il San jose isn't some day shaken down or swal-
owed up by an earthquake for this crime
against nature IL may count itself in fine streak
OF lack. The buildings OF the town, both public
and private, are in the hi CHEST degree creGitabe
TO tie place. Tie state norma, school building,
Just now approaching completion. is a remark
ably handsome structure, considering tQat
2 l1H ira rlEr eli I-rTfa r.r1-z
IA California are, BY the wav: and tie
county court house Is one OF the finest
- be seen anywhere in the United States.
Then, what ls Tarer and better, the place
a6OUnCs in beautiful shade trees OF great va
rIety, with the richest pro- ISiOn OF lowering
vines and shrubs Of reaIly every KIND. In these
respects, the fine grounds o; General Henry M.
NaglCe, which lie Just with n the CITY limits.
Snrfass anything Of the kind now remember
His estate comprises one Aurdrcd and fifty
acres, and lsrlch 70 Ted2ndance In lrnOst every
thing that refined taste en- desire or abundant
wealth procure, aided Icy rich soil, benid-
cent climate and plenty OF water. A consider
able poT.iOn of the place is devoted l. the
growth OF the choices, varieties OF grape, and
lis caTacity In this respect nay he Judged when
the reader Is told that the vines of = SINGLE acre
less than six years old VTCduced last wear the
encrmors Weld of over twenty-seven tholSsrd
pounds. Gen. Nsglee has given much and in
tOiliEent attention II the problem OF producing
perfectly pure and pa,ata5,e article OF brandy.
anC - tins purpose his whole CROP of era ties is
Annually devoted As vet he has offered none
for sale, a. il has not acquired the age he deems
necessary; but If one may Judge Of the bcCuet
and flavor OF some OF the e. -ier viutages u +
safe to predict that his brand when once intro
tUCeG will speedily become al universal tav0r.te.
lie uses no colOTing matter, and one REGULARITY
Of his product is that il Is a clear and cciJreS-
AZ the purest water.
From San Jose pleasant little detours NAV he
n ade t. the New AlmadeL Cinnabar Mines tie
chy Springs, the GuadaiOuPe Mine, Pen.fen-
Cia Canon, and other attractive and Interesting
PAGES nj minor Importance; but for these there
l, neither time nor space at this writing. X.