Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-11
SANTA BARBARA.
A Trip DOwn-A Lady Lecturer i'm Had
COmpany-The Celebration Among
the Santa Barbarians-Mr. Albert
Packart's Place.

Colorado" the correspondent of
La Cronica, sends the following spicy
letter, which we translate:
SANTA BARBARA, July 7th.
1t is not everybody who
can appreciate n ride over some
of the finest country in Califor-
MIA. Leaving your busy town on the
Sd at A. NJ. in company with three
other Local Optionists, provided with
the necessary stimulants that consti-
tute an antidote to the usual amount
of dust on the road, we logged along,
passed the Simi ranch, and as we were
entering on the fertile lands of Los
Posas our jolly party was increased by
the advent of two fair damsels who
helped to dissipate the monotony of
the road. In due time we arrived in
Ventura, fiourishing town whose
chief attractions are fog and wind.
Having satisfied our craving appetites,
we resumed our journey with the ad-
dition Of lady lecturer on the driver 8
seat. We offered her some Of our "par-
ticular vanity" but she refused !;
saying we were q degenerated party,
and how long her lecture would have
lasted it is impossible to say, as the
driver had the good sense to pick out
good-sized hole, and the jolting
shocked her nerves so that she could
not proceed; at any rate, our drive on
the beach was no longer spoiled by
temperance lectures, and we arrived
in Santa Barbara without any greater
mishap than u controversy as to the
cOnstitutionality of the Local Option
law. But as we had doctor with us,
he soon wrote out some prescriptions
store, where we were provided with
dust medicine.
JULY 4th.-This being Independence
Day, arose early to see the fun and
enjoy myself 1t did not take me long
to Judge of the merits of the officers
who conducted the procession. At
last they started-two cars, with some
of the juvenile fair sex Of this city,
representing the old Colonies and
States, some citizens and the rear
brought up with mounted hoodlums
whose name was legion, the whole
covered by an immense canopy of dust.
They halted at and entered Lobero's
Theatre. The Declaration was read,
some music was INDUCED in, and then
came the Orator of the Day, Eugene
Fawcett, and delivered what some
called an grafton, but which, in real
ity, was general denunciation of all
public officers as dishonest specula-
tors and himself the only honest man
fit to be elected to Congress.
OF the tOasts responded to, f.. f.
Huse, Esq, made IA rather eXtrava-
CANT exhibit of "Santa Barbara and
its Resources" VIM. Franklin an
swered to "Our Country and its States
men I" in the identical grafton 1 have
often heard in my school days; he
must have been afraid he would forget
it, to judge from the excessive and
violent haste in which he delivered it.
At last we were recOmpensed by the
eloquent answer of Judge G. S. Hupp
to the "Bench and Barr He Os-
sesses the true Oratorical power which
the rest lacked, and it was pity the
President of the Day, Col. G. c. Hunt,
did not allow him more than ten min
utes, as the Judge is, besides, very
entertaining. The humorous express
ion of his eyes and the happy smile on
his face was great contrast to the
bitter semb ance of the honest ora
tori above mentioned.
In the afternoon the Calathumpians
paraded the streets in queer and gro
tesque costumes, mounted on appro-
pirate animals and riding in vehicles
to correspond. The whole concluded
with grand ball at Lobero's, a splen-
did supper, of course, and two dollars
and half, or we stay out.
From the beginning of the celebra-
tion to the end of the same, l particu-
larly noticed the working of the Local
Option law, and have arrived at the
conclusion that the people pay very
little attention to it-only they are
careful to whom they sell liquor.
Ouce more l am tired and sleepy,
and will close without saying any
thing about the races, the bear and
bull fight, and the excursion to the
Montecito, Carpinteria and La Patera,
as was not present at either.
JULY 5th.-I arose at 5 A. NJ. this
morning, and with some friends took
salt water bath on the beach, and
after taking hearty breakfast strolled
out to Mr.. Albert Packard's vineyard.
He has one of the most beautiful
places in Southern California. His
orange, olive, almond and mulberry
groves are deserving of a little more
attention than has been paid them.
They occupy quite an extensive tract
of land, and so much care has been
taken in their cultivation that they
look better than anything l have seen
in the State. His wine cellar is well
stocked, and there are one hundred
barrels of homemade brandy stamped
and ready for market. The vineyard
promises to yield larger crop of
grapes this yearthan any before.
More anon. COLORADO.
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