, 1877-01-08

| afeh1tc!fufc- They arc located adjoining th.
ees rba rhs s,9!hye s,see y fbulng ,d : vs n:
pssy exess iho.e eeaf1 81 Il, sa.ere sna s'gBay gssty,
California does everything on large
Eatf..i Ehlf. aing:t every day since my arrival! IN
iiots' Dur great State is 4 busy hive, constantiy
| twar1nfnG settlers for the Pacific coast. Among
ttg'e mar name ny late Rockford ncghboF
sn1 s,itor alst'n9ushtd llnesn, the lion. Anson s.
Kock;lsyer Seminary, now Of the University Of
the Pa.iac: AMI Prot. Henry Norton, Of the
State Normal School. In my boyhooA days
Trstea Ics to prof Martin my Latt' and Greek.
meeting the Professor, lie laid IN embargo upon
osii trunks, took Possession Of myself and wife,
aTd domissle rs with lis kind fsml1y In I4,dle.'
ncr. Turkey and the wild game Of California,
ard all the yaEiuus dishes that tempt the appetite
o. The ep{cure, Including Call'orna's tnoss us-
boys Of the institution were at the table With III,
heart. rrof. Norton Is Professor 81 Natural
Science tn the State Normal. lie Is surrounded
hr TIC nnest OF apparatus, and haa every ortf.
cial aid to assist HIN in tho grand field ID Which
hc !aborA.
On the Is. Of December VIZ left san
sHss ss san'a 'of Cruz shSIt au0,o,a, ,ts0u,n n On
tcl dc Redwood, some twenty-five mllcs distant.
secured an outside pnssare on tho Atage for
myself and wilc., We mounted up BY the side
OF The driver, md had the grandest, must cr-
;sltinE flle .! our LIVES. Our coach was drnwn
ny SIX inc horses: Our driver, Mr.. George Col
grove, was ON of the uwncrs Of the line. Wc
touthl hin an Intelligent, courteous gentleman,
and admirably did tic nana.e hs coach and SIX.
tn miles q our ride was among the mountains.
After passing Los tiatu., 1t The foot hills,
We commenced the ascent OF tic mountain.
Upward towards the clouds for ten miles our
stccds continued to climb. When near the
back.bonc, Or disfdec, Of the range, the scenery
n1cuntain-crcss VIC made orvt, haIf-aicics. M
and oTals In our scrpeMtine course. We look.
ed lohn upon tho tall trec-top., ,tvou huge
DoIders I.''. & torn from the inountanslde,. upJn
s w rGik. RI ,s desp gSTEss a wild eha.m.
strram sparklcd IN u,efrncnt. At Patchcn We
were. met by Judge Miller. Tic insisted VIC
thould become hts guests; hence, with his kind
,s.eyy s vi II 'E t tss Syi RsSsns mud sr4
almanac tells me u winter. The beautiful
trcile that grccts my vision tells me I. Is spring,
\ carpet q green clothes The hillside. Tle
flowers arg In bloom. The bees and butterflies
Of the blossoms. The ncailow-larks and
other h!rtls nEc singing. No tlru In our house.
l he " lfsdows are up aud the doors open. Their
llo1ncser stantls at ~ degrees. We were awak-
AN'A sHAS hiot stili5 WllIE6 OIL luG
llu'n,!lf'is-blras, Elpping nrctar from tue roses
atl fueiISlas beneath Uur bedroom window,
Truly, this is wonderful! Judge Miller came
@ l'eFe last year for tho health ot his wife,
" aa a advantagsuIs EuF,lase secured for
o. turn ot 200 or Cl0 nctcs of rich land, welt
*ootlcd aud watered, md admirably iteated BE-
"ce'l the cities 1f san Jose and Santa Cruz,
Cruz Mountains overlooking the Pacific From
our 1nount4n hp'nc lave the finest rte,g ever
Witnessed. East, north, and west, the mountains
III tlelr heads III suhlline grandeur. rtak tow
RS s'!ove peak, but old Loma rracta looks
1own ln E'aicsty upon the rest Til, mountain
n lor!n y trunrated conc. II Is the Third in |
icIEht Ut this rAngc. In southwest direction !
We look out tlTun Old Pacific For miles und |
niles away W gaze ul'oD its broad bosom SHIN
n'o the bug Of the sky. South We look upuIl |
he Hay Of Monterey, which resembles u great,
'!ac!d lake. Beyond the bay we SEC tho tuouu-
ain range that borders it. Below us, seemingly |
nost as our feet, xc look upon tho City ot
'aula Cruz, beautiful town Of 5,O0O inhal-
talts, tho
HEwrOHT or TIE rAclffC B1orE,
j. y lew nitlta tn tic left of Santa Cruz the Town
4 Sequel Is plainly visible. Between SANTA
y giant rcdwu"ds tscqnoil scinpcEyircns).
tic.e trees arc ntatnmuills next IN eizc to The
l!ripoja I- ttrcs lSeslaoia .ieuntca} They grow
5o'm s ~ t. ;,! oo fset IN height, md irom ten
Jew Of unslrpaaslnE magn!hceice,-a fine com.
'inatlon of the bcuuty an1 subilnity of noun
;sln md trGan egenery! The Judges homo is
ppropr'a'cly, ealc'! "0ccan vicw," from wl.lcl,
rams On the coast can lie eecn, Thu
I1tl abouuds in rauablr improvements. dwell
,s'otlscs, oui-hnlldinEs, stock ya1is aud sheds
lo%.la.''ts fnr wheat, eorn, hurley. Aid other
inds Of gtucc frutayc, 5el,i.tropral and otLcr-
'lse, and vineyard Of twelve or fifteen acres in
~ hcarng Of The best European varieties Of
Ill., ,"ls All" @ 5als!n Eraps.' Yielding many tops an
lost Of thr valley for tr1tt. Here fruit is
lrtr cto1', usid inore luscious Ia tho taste The
lonntaiH fruit always commands IL better prize
tue Harkct than tl'at of. tho valley Tie
nd The ais 1I1otc ba!uly than In the valley. NJ
vt ~ yet Aere appeared. whilo in the valley
has wlthcEcd the tolllatn-vines aud the Woru |
'ndes .! the iiuwcvs. l1crr uur tomato yines
H., T. fresh @ M green and arc growing finely.
fansc sight 70 Us. The valley In suhjcc. 10
ore Or less nf fog that rolls IN frum san rrau-
$50 Ivy. Here tos very fcldosn APPEARS. 1t
~ cfand sight III the. m0EsIng to
'ovc thc valley. AZ The sun rtsts |
ey lool: like great sunlit bilsows, Or a mighty
ta'' iastrl into fuam by some flirioa slurl,i.
~ n'nnnsall, u peaks ttut appear ubovs tile !,
cher these cloud. gradually Aoat awny nnd {
seo " the Eratnl old OCEAN it,etca,I to Cazo {
mn. Why tile climate should be mlIdcr Ut this a
~ elevation has puzzled scientists. It IL grfi-
als believed that this rangr tieA In The COURSE Ii
wlrin current Of Atr iEon thu A,4.,l, anl y
ut tllis caLAcs lhe mll.lueas Of the climate. 4
NO IRRIGATION IL hEQi'IHEH i
gtlin or fruit, except strawberries, which, 10 !.
Hl!ru = crup every month, rcquins Irrigation. 3
mu is here abunllaht. Deer frequently visit
: Judges rauclIc- Foxes asc numerous and
'uhic the fowls. Tie Judge, fcw weeks
re, FAN mountain liun tpun,a) walking lcis- II
a!y through the vineyard. Last tall grizzly =
tr Killed man ubuut tri nlilea distant K | =,
tnlglt stiee another Enan III the Batne ucleh- | "
rt,uod was severely wounded by one, Tllu III
ais are ycry abundant. Whulc beg!es Of them :,
ne tlorktn* abuut thu t,uusc They appruprI. :,
,hc Judges vineyard and get very fat on his ;.
&c, luscious Crapes. They arc Most bcnutt- "
bird. IN t!oek together upon "
ground they look lika lille trrMpcrs, bt
cir Uniform i hctwcen blue and . brown 10 \
Or. a lrautiful plume mods on thcir heads ii
solllrrly they ,nasch uloug. pIgrous arc !.
htttu!. They asu larger than ours, darker in a.
llaSr, with whitu ring about the uceh. Or
Sc and ducks are numerous. Eagles Ut any ,
q during tho day may be seen keouf. e
1Ha1cstleully LII circles above tho ist
cys. Tho mountain streams are fulI ! qu