Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-25
OUR TRAVELLING C0RRESPON'
DENT AT SANTA CRUZ.
SANTA Cruz. July %, 1875


DEAR TIMEs:-The road to Santa
Cruz, over the mountains, from
Santa Clara, is one of the most
delightful in the State, provided
one is not "skeery," and can keep
their thoughts above the sublunary
things of yawning chasms, deep
abysses, and perilous precipices.
There is nothing more exalting to
the spirits than to be perched by
the side of the driver, conscious
that slight crumbling of the
rocky path, or decaying spoke of
wheel, might possibly precipitate
you into an abyss from which you
most probably would never be
heard of, while your bones would
bleach to perfection, undisturbed
10y anything but the hungry deni-
zens of the forest. Nevertheless,
the ambition to enjoy fine scenery
is such that the highest seats are
ordered, at the Office, even by tel
egraph from the city, SO that to
take your chances is pretty sure to
bring you inside, and to give you
no view, except such as you can
gather from one side, if you are
seated next to the window. Gym
thia Ann confesses to love of fine
scenery, but is less ambitious to
enjoy it in crossing mountains than
to get away from all thoughts of
her whereabouts; consequently an
inside seat and away from the win
dow, with thoughts of home and
friends left behind" is about
all the security from turning
white, in single night" or rather
day time, and arriving at Santa
Cruz, the most acceptable feature
of the days adventure. Previous
to the present writing, watching
the stage with its six prancing
steeds and elated-looking passen-
gers, starting from San Jose, and
bounding over the Alameda, as
they went out upon the expedition,
or Watching it upon its return,
with its load covered with dust,
steraked in and out, over garment
and smirched upon faces, has told
all we have hitherto known of
Santa Cruz mountain travel. Now
to say we have done it is our last
ambition.
Santa Cruz, the Long Branch of
California is very aspiring, aspiring
in its nomenclature, aspiring in its
pretensions. 1t lays claims to Won
derful beach, and plenty of sea bath
ing. 1t gives accommodation to a
large number of people and yet is al
ways crowded. 1t has admirers by
the score, and hundreds of people, who
can't come, wish to, but sea bathing
and fine drives is all the place has
really to boast of. 1t is cold for sea
bathing anywhere on this part of
the coast further north than Mon
terey, and driving, on account Of the
dust, can only be INDUCED in in
spring, when it is too cold to come,
and very early summer. There has
been bathing school established,
and its patrons a short time ago Of
fered prizes to contestants for first
class swimming. The bathing dresses
are feature of this place, and fash
ionable bathing dresses may cost
money, time and taste, but one plunge
destroys it, and the sorry looking
figures when it energies from the
beautiful foaming blue of the ocean,
must make old Neptune smile if no
one else. The season at Santa Cruz,
continues through the summer, sea
bathing being always attractive, and
any temperature of water, being
agreeable to such as accustom them
selves to it; OVERRIDING the matter, is
of course quite possible; but who does
not overdo in California, and what is
not overdone9
Apropo of OVERRIDING, stocks seem
laid ON the shelf at present. Every
body is waiting for something to turn
up. The people who have had to stay
in town this summer, have not made
money in stocks; aud the people who
are going to return to Europe next
summer, are those who are going to
make money in stocks this fall. How
is it in Nevadas Pretty much the
same We fancy. CYNTHIA ANN.