Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-10

Los Angeles claims population OF
fifteen thousand, whichsis daily aug
! mented by the tide of immigratiou
that is continually pouring in from all
parts of Europe as well as the United
States. Il is . quiet. law-abiding
place, and presents quite contrast to
its condition few years since so the
old residents tell me. The city can
boast ofyery little architectural beauty,
nor does it need it, for nature has pre-
Guided its necessity by the loneliness
| of the surrounding scene. The place,
however, is comparatively young and
the future, no doubt, viii find it en-
beiiished with all the adornments Of
art, Los Angeles has quite an extern
sive trade-in fact, it is the commer-
cial centre Of Southern California, and
think its future prosperity certain
fact. Its future. now, certainly looks
very bright aud encouraging. Ofcourse
as in other modern cities, the different
trades and professions are full to over
flowing, and a man here, as elsewhere,
may expect to encounter all obstacles,
trials and disappointments that every
where beset the pathway of real life,
while he may be equally certain that
rich rewards await him who brings to
bear upon his life-work the Archimid-
can levers-euergy. patience and per-
severance. Men who come here, and
there are many such, expecting to make
a fortune in few months or i year,
and that too without much labor on
their part, must expect to be greatly
disappointed. The immutable decree
that, I'm the sweat of thy brow, shalt
thou eat thy food,' is of equal force in
California, where everything grows to
such wonderful size, andin such bount-
eous profusion, as in the most sterile
region le ieaa aa- 5eii 'a-i e Ia
But I am DEPRESSING. The climate
Of Los Angeles is the most delightful,
equable aud hcalthful in the world.
The mercury seldom rises above 900
during the summer months, including
May aud October while its average
temperature is from CO. to 70'. Every
day, from about IL A. NJ, until sunset,
the atmosphere is cooled and rem iercd
delightful by a strong wind from the
ocean, iwhileahe nights are made all
that one could wish, by breezes from
the mountain gaps. The nights are al
ways cool, and a double blankes is
comfortable the year round. 1 can
hardly get enough. sleep here |; in fact
it is peculiarly Of the climate that
Affects one in this way when they first
get here. 1t is beyond question the
finest place in the world for sleep.
Sancho Panza would here have luxuri-
ated in his fayorite pastime and blessed
again "the man who invented sleep"
while Rip Van Wrinkle would have
dreamed away his -four score years
and ten" and awakened in another
world. There are no sleepless nights
superinduced yhot sultry atm ,sphere
and you always rise from your couch
strengthened and refreshed. Flannel
is worn the whole year, no inconven-
fence being felt from heat, aud cloth
ing worn in January is equally COM
Portable in July. The mean tempera-
ture, during. the winter ~ months, is
509 water never freezes and frost is
of unusual occurrence. Tomatoes,
strawberries, &C., grow and ripen till
CHRISTMAS. s'fiaaa-s -a II .ft}-
But my letter is growing too long,
and [ will reserve few facts with
which to startle you in the future. |
will conclude by exclaiming with the
poet. there is not in this wide world
a valley so sweet as Los Angeles, and
eertaily noue lovelier. sas5
CALIFORNIA.