Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-11
SANTA CLARA.

r..sed in safety, people are return
ing again to business activity the
railroads doing their best to return
10 the city and to every day duty the
thousands who have been enjoying
themselves at the places of resort all
along the coast.
Santa Clara again is quiet, having
boon stirred for once into activity by
the martial drum and fife, which led
the gallant band offremen, baseball
nlavers and others, to hear the ora
ton, Declaration of Independence
&C., to the grove, from which for the
day. all thoughts of peace were
driven. Notwithstanding its usual
beauty. for the mainsprings Of all
American celebrations; the unclassi-
cal bar erected gave the idea Of dis
turbcd digestion, aching heads, and
manv FIGHTS. as something likely to
occur. for several days previous ac-
tive preparations during that time
were made for q campaign Of Bac-
chus, who fortunately conducted the
ceremonies in q respectable manner
and did not disgrace himself; for
the crowd being quiet, dignified and
happy, Notwithstanding punch and
genial cock tails. The birds are jul
bulant again this morning.. apparent
", as they are making a great din
over the remnants Of the feast: soiled
paper which alone is left to tell the
tale Of yesterdays rejoicing. Beer
barrels are departing, and once more
with quiet, Cynthia Ann concludes
to 90 on with her description Of this
beautiful valley.
-Four thousand people at one end
of the Alameda, and fourteen thous-
and at the other, is the tale OF two
cities, as regards population, Santa
Clara being the smaller. All along
the Alameda are scattered beautiful
villa residences, but one of the most
noted is that of deep Spring Cot
tage" neal. Santa Clara. 1t is inhab-
tied by an acnient patriarch and his
wife,. both pioneers. who have i'm
proved the property planted the
grove, and skirted the spring, which
has been formed into lake, with
willows, and naples. making one of
the most delightful places, for sum-
mer resort in the State. Its owner,
originally from the Isle of Wight,
has the habit Of growing steadily old
without appearing to do so, and near
eighty, has the vim and vigor OF
many a man not yet turned forty. 1t
only shows what nature can do when
she has mind to, for without being
made of the best muscular steel pos
sible, no one would 60 on the keen
jump for eighty years, without show
ing more signs Of material dilapida-
ton than in this old man is yet WISH
BILE; as it is at six o'clock A, NJ, he
is always on hand for the coming
days duties. which the laggards from
the city who depend on his. market
ing, turn themselves lazily for. a little
more sleep, and little more SUM
Der, which in this climate one never
gets enough Of. Strange is it not,
that not fifty miles from San Fran
cisco, one finds themselves so differ
emily circumstanced. The gentle
men who return the same day from
town, assure US that heavy overcoats
are not out Of place in the city. while
here one is glad to be quiet when the
sun is most conspicuous, and feels
only like moving about when the
sunset among the trees tempts him to
move or to enjoy it.
The floxishing convent school OF
Notre Dame, in San Jose, is nearly
ut the terminus of the Alameda, and
the horse railroad which traverses the
road make it more convenient for the
Jesuit Fathers. who have duties to
perform at this point, to reach it from
their college in Santa Clara, than
when the ambling mule or subdued
mustang was the only convenience
Tor travelling to and from these points,
but the older civilization is visible in
Of their labors, as had II
not been for the establishing of these
two mission nunneries there would
have been no Alameda, no horse cars
no watered roads for the convenience
IF the travelling public, and the dis
play of the elegant turnouts,- which
It present reminds one Of the cost
,ather than Of anything very Cali
'ornian. But the day is waxing wan
md the sunlight which penetrate'
through the leafy shade of the rustic
power which this letter is to com
warns us that there is
ime for all things even a time fol
,eating a retreat, and trusting Ne
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