The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-03
For tile Kgir Dc Mte1ligenc@.
Letter from California.
TE-nA-CHI-PA, CAL, Nov. 10th, 1877;

TE-HA-CHI- PA, CAL, Nov. 10Th, 1875
DEAR OLD FRIEND: California in MANY
respects is "strange country" see more
rich people, more poor people, more learn
ed people, more Ignorant people, more
people dressed in diamonds, more people
dressed in rags, more people living in
castles, more people living in huts, more
people wanting to lice, more people want
| ting to die, than ever saw in u country be-
fore. In many respects California is over
rated in some respects, scarce enough
could be said in its praise. The climate
is grand, at least it is at this place. Cen
orally no rain from February or March till
December. This season, however, is an
exception to the rule, for it iained the first
week in the present month, and we had
another iiue shower yesterday. This morn
lng's beauties are simply indcscribable.-
The mountain forests as green, as in the
month of June hills and dales bursting
forth in "living cn;" the sun bcaming
down upon us in all its wonted glory; hap
Ply birds in untold numbers singing the
Creators praise, while the hopeful man of
toll, with light and happy heart pursucs
his daily labor.
The summer is fine, cool and bracing air,
though the absence of rain fall seems
singular to the new conner. The winters
the people say" are cold up here in the
mountains, but / notice that the mercan-
tile and other business houses, have no
stoves or other heating apparatus in them,
save in counting rooms where the occu-
pant is obliged to sit at business hours
SO we have no fears of freezing this com.
ing winter. All we have observed resemb-
ling winter, so far, has been two or three
visible frosts during this month. 1t was
amusing to see the old settlers and the
Chinaman shake; it was so lawful cold"
On such occasions the Spaniards freeze
up almost beyond endurance.
But apart from climate and water, we
fail to see any great advantages that the
Pacific has over the Atlantic coast It's
true, men make money here in fabulous
sums, but unless they have health to endure,
and manage economically, and live retired
from society, it goeth like it cometh, who
knows where. To-day man is owner of
rich mine may be in six months he
will ask you. Can | sleep tonight in your
barn on my own blankets, for | have no
money to go to tue hotel" Such is life
in thousands of cases here. The reader
may ask how GO men manage to spend
their means in such manner. Answer
Gambling, gambling. AS rule, more,
more, and in their crazy Efforts to get
more, lose all they have earned during
months and years past.
After crossing the continent from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, we ere more and
more impressed with the real value of our
own native soil, and are almost bewildcred
in our establishment, when we think how
little the outside world know of the many
advantages to be had in the Atlantic States.
Take Maryland, with her SOIL fish and
fowl, grain and fruits, water courses and
ore, timber and grasses, hills and dales,
flowers and foliage, and yet we hear it
spoken of as being II bleak, barren coun-
try. Whose fault is it? Echo answers,
"wbose fault is it?" A little naughty
bird, or something else whispers in our car
and says The capitalists of Maryland are
too close-tisted. They won't spend a dol
lar to advertise their country. Hush you
naughty bird, or something else. Hush
not another word from You.
MORE ANON.