The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
A CIITFORNTI 7OItN
And Gen. Nngiee'- Very Sueces.Nr ,.,ro.,
meut In Grape Raising Nei,r Nv

meht ~ ripe-hhtsina N"lr Nv
SAN JOSH, sent l. San jose is onl h.
hours from san Fran sco and TN p. ison,
of the most delightful to bc had boz {. ' 'ornio
The road passes through gard US ,nl rleh
farms-by Belmont the creation ~ Co... i,.,.nin
cent 1nston. and now the cois'ry -.at NJ uo
scarcely less nn-nin ont sharon D., f.. villas
~ Minis Stanford. Latham. end ot..r men
" great wca;h. whose homes on rl Mcnlo
= fk which nature made to 'hsir iu.. .s San
IoS6 has many prosperous ra.id ri. wh,ro
principal hu-in'sa. or who's" fr.p"ip.. or .pcfty.
H. " in the citY." and many r"tirod q. .ulators
who have settled hero. IN this peaceful nook. IN
duze away the remainder oi their dl,e in ono IL
tho ovrlirst spots ON earth. or otuto advantage
~ It's fine schools for the education - their
children.
The county ~ Santa Clara has. porhara.
30 600 inhabitants. and the city ~ san Jos
about 5000. The valley In one " tho rrh,at
in California and the climate. with ts turc. drv
air. its coudcsa days and In cool niglts. al
most perfect. Here almost everything that crows
in the Atlantic States. as we'll the scmi -trlrieaI
trees and plants, will reach their utmost porfec-
tion. IL you simply put them In the ground and
give them water. The profu-ion ~ fruits and
flowers exert the wonder aud admiration oftLo
traveller. II is what Brother Bccrhcr would
call a slice ~ Paradise cut On and let down for
The deloctation of man. But It il absolutely
nothing-ncithor farm. garden. orchard. nor
vincyard-without artificial irrigation This Ia
supplied by means OF artesian wells and Wind
wheels. which d. the work us well rs 1t IAN be
done. except by nature herself
Tho streets ot san Joss. except those devoted
10 business. ARE lined with houses of uncommon
architectural beauty. sitting bnck In wcll-kept
lawns. which owe their emerald brightness 70
the inevitable tank and wind wheel that tower
beside every establishment II has all the
appearance Of a city 81 homcstcnds. and is
with tho valley in which Il is s'tunt'd. moro
inviting to me than any place have so'n out-
side Of New York and PeunHylvania-that
blessed land Of wood and stream. and corn and
clover. ...
To- know how beautiful tbs w0rd can be-
And san Joss is well disposed b make tho
most II It's charms. II has a beautifully graded
md mGcadcmizcd avenue. seven miles In length,
~ tho springs in u canon Of the coast range.
This avenue is shaded by double row Of trees
ON each side 1t VIA built with Chinese labor.
under tho personal direction OF Gen. Nagleo.
and marvellous 10 relate. in these days Of
Shameless extravaganza on public works Il cost
inst f23Oun all tod There Is also on tho
other side the Alameda-shnded drv'-be-
tween san Jose md Santa Clara. another liito
city only less beautiful than san JOSS seli.
This WINS laid out originally 10y the plir'- Of
the missions OF san Jose and Santa Cara to
connect the two churches. and give th gooi
fathers q cool walk when they felt inclined 10
| exchange their godly counscls ani gossip inths
quie, DAYS hnfor" the conquest. Tho work WIS
done bv their tnwnv neophytes and don" we'll
/ Those were happy days indeed. TWAS irowsy
/ and u sunny land whore nobody but the tame
Indians did any work. and yet wnrre
everybody paid the honest dnfs he was ahle
! To- contract in country without money or
commerce San jose was a Sleepy little
spanish village Of 800 or 100 inhabitants.
But the county had many families of wide
estates and gentle Castilian blood. There
were Antonio SunOl. Josd Maria pi'e. Jos6
/ Iuricgo. Tcrua nd 2, and the Casiros. with thS
/ ladies and young iloods OF thor niles
high pcopl" nl. and given tocver, social virtue,
Int Especially to a lavish nnd graceful liosu,
tally When thDy needed huus 'holi goods and
supplies. they srui 10 Monterey ana got mem
tl,'ro w,r, no l1og artounts sept between tbs
/ pariio--no Irnulissory notes PASSED over, IL
% %I,m HS csi 1c r arycn up and the NOR.
rhnntahe ones 1lil'd ont. And in due time the
mcrchaus would hear III wooden wagons =. Il
his debtor. drawn by hnl, dozen oNrf ea,hi
crraking along th' roads. laden with ma nhN
tallow. the legal tender oI III, time. There was
never any default. hcranches wrre lmn.en9 >.
/ Tho grants were made TO these people ly the
provincial Gov.ruors. and confirmed ty tle
As-cmhNes, under regulations from ihe O'N l
oven hy miles tut by leagues. ON the" ~ u
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