The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-11
A LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Description Of the Countrywide People
Its Healthfulness- Chances for Business.
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Its Healthfulness-C for Business
SAN JOSE, Jan. 90, 1876.
SANTA CLARA VALLEY.
Editor Rntland Globe My honest i'm
pressions upon arriving in this valley were
truly pleasing and satisfactory, and the
longer stop the more 10th l am to leave
it. San Jose as a beautiful little city Of
10000 inhabitants has variety of charm
ing features. The grand old Alameda de-
lights one, also the Almaden mines, Alum
rock, Saratoga trips, etc, besides hehospi-
table kind people. You meet and form the
acquaintance of help to occasion content
ment, and the winter SO far has been
almost as pleasant as summer. We have
had occasional seasons of rain-sometimes
only as "Scotch mist, three drops TO the
bucket full, but the weather is never cold;
and, who can quarrel with little moisture
when the entire face of the country is
green as an emerald, from valley to noun
tain top If he can find fault with coun-
try where he can work in or out doors, in
his sleeves, the whole year round ? No
fire are lighted except for cooking in one
dwelling out of ninety and in business
places sissSS aud CRATES, are generally un-
used the whole year To Ia sure NO have
a little mud, but the flowers are blooming
all around us, and every description of gar
den vegetation is growing vigorously. In
fact, but few who are non-resdents of Cal.
ifornia can Imagine the grandeur of the
landscape in winter, in this valley particu-
lally. 1t were well worth voyage half
around the globe to behold the valleys and
mountains in California at this season. In
few weeks, if not now, both will be coy
cred with wild flowers, unknown elsewhere,
the sweetest that ever delighted the eye of
man. The grain fields, are to-day more
beautiful than those of Vermont. June
LIST q little later and the almond and peach
trees will send forth their exquisite bios
SONS and the orange trees OF the more
and leaf at the same time, 50 beautiful in
their rich contrasts of green and geld, so
vigorous and so exullant in their growth
that the looker-on is almost ready to fancy
that he is in a realm of enchantment. or
course in region SO extensive and SO pc
cular, one cannot see and appreciate every
thing at glance. The new conner meets
nature in but one of the phases through
which she passes during the year, but
having since my arrival, invested in the
ctnlu Of thfc O OF n nd acpaaialIxy %
Clara valley, | am prepared to say that the
climate is more uniformly mild and genial
than | expected to find it, and / believe
that there is not any where to be found, a
peasanter climate for thoCe who would en-
JOY life, or one in which invalids can have
better prospect for restoration to health.
People are not free from sickness upon
this coast, but the average of health Is much
greater than in other parts of the land,
although many invalids come here every
year. But you may ask if consider Cali
fornia good STATE to live in, in other re-
spects ? | reply: That in this valley
society is as intelligent and refined, as can
be found anywhere, the educational OPP
portunities or facilities are of high
order, also a full supply of churches
where YOU can hear both excellent
preaching and magnificent scenery
and splendid drives are every where,
observable. You can go from this city,
San Jose, in few hours either to the ocean
or the mountains. There are mineral
springs of various kinds all around us
north, south, east and west. Railroads and
telegraph lines connect the place with all
parts of the world. Flowers bloom in the
yards every month in the year, and most OF
The tropical fruits grow and rpen in the
open air. The climate is delightful,
though 1t is not the only attraction of this
beautiful valley for l know well the
Green Mountain boy, like true American,
would ask about the main chance ; how
about getting into business can you make
money, etc. You cannot find openings
waiting for you, nor could you expect il
where people are pouring in at the rate of
about 1000 per month. But California Is
next 10 size to Texas, (the largest state in
the union, please remember and is rich in
undeyeloped resources. 1t is Il region
where all kinds of property-especially real
estate-is steadily becoming more valuable
and in such country patient industry ald
judlcious Investment cannot fail where 80
many are coming. Those who come early
have the best opportunities for those that
come after help to increase the value OF
what they bring If, then, you are willing
to work for the good things Of life as hard
as you are working now, have ne hesi!a-
ton in advising you to come 10 California,
but don't come dead broke bring few
hundred douarsi5 V46ff Aa do anu uon an''ci-
many have ere their departure from hor as
Tor you will find that ihe sorIn,
tural passage, 'Man must earn his bread
ny the sweat of his brow" applies 10 CalI-
iornians as well as New England people.
and although during the past year Calitor,
ma mas suffered from frosts which killed |
me fruits, and by drouth, which injured |
the gram and hay, by fire which obstrueted
The mines by panic, which has locked IN
me COIN, everyone is beginning to feel that
'he hard times are about over and that a