The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-10-16

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/ SANTA BARBAEA. CAL., Sept, 1879.
! Dear Mr.. Editor:
Much As san Franciscan love their
great unlovely city they do not love
| il Ia summer ] he whole three hun.
drcd thousand Of them pretend to love
| il at all times aud under all circum.
stances. They talk most afiectionately
OF their chsmpagne,iike summer air I;
they will tell you Of the appetites it,
invigorating influences has brought TO
dyspeptic stomaehs; Of the gray hairs
the rejuvenating bretz yes have made
dark again; Of the worn out constitu-
tions which have been restored TO
strength by the tonic Of San Francisco Is
boisterous winds. TO hear them talk
one might think that Ponce de Leon
aud his Spanish adventures were not
so wrong in theory az 10 their notions
Of locality, aud il they had only pene-
trated to this part Of the world, instead
OF lingering in Florida. they might
have found the waters Of everlasting
youth But there il some truth in
what the San Franciscans say. If one
has strong lungs and no leaning toward
bronchitis or asthma, he may pass
summer in San Francisco and be the
better for it. Perhaps the most whole
some climates, like the most wholesome
foods, are not always the most agree
able but whether beneficial or not, it
is certain that the winds OF July aud
August, the cutting air, the damp fogs
at night and the clouds of dust by day,
make as uncomfortable q summer
climate ss one can imagine. The gen
ersl desire is to get away. Some find
more genial climate at country-seats
and hotels in the delightful region be-
nond the city aud San Jose others try
the milder sea breeze of Santa Cruz; still
others, aud these are many, camp out
in most luxurious style, on the sands OF
the coast, or beneath the red-woods OF
some canon in the neighboring noun
tains, or, farther away, among the
pines Of the Sierras.
Il was with no small satisfaction,
then, after two months chilly &C.
quaintance with San Franclsco's winds,
that
One misty inoisty mo ming,
When foggy was the weather"
we End ourselves on board the good
ship Senator, bound down the coast TO
Santa barbara. The waving handker.
chiefs of our friends are quickly buried
ia the fog AS we swing into the bay.
But when We round Telegraph Hill
and steam tour eighth timel through
the Golden Gate, the mist lightens and
the city partially reveals herself. II
is an uncomely feature she unveils aud
we might well have dispensed with the
parting glance. ShApeless. wooden
tenements, scattered irregularly over
sand dunes aud rocky eminences. un-
graded streets, climbing black hills aud
wandering ia narrow valleys. not =
tree. not blade Of grass at this sea.
son, aud high above all the gigantic
cross on tue lonely height in Lone
Mountain Cemetery This is the APP
pearance Of the strange city TO Que
going serward and one goes seaward
/ content Passing the fortified rocks Of
Alcatraz Island, the strait. ycleped the
Golden Gate so prophetieally years
before men dreamed Of the Significance
Of the name, gradually wideus. aud
leaving the irowniug walls Of Fort
Point, the Presidis and Black Point on
our lelt, we cfoss the bar aud are
steaming southwark, on the right the
Father Of all oceans" rolling ten
thousand miles - the celestial empire
Jast outside the southern headlAud is
Seal Rock, covered with scores Of the
ugly, slimy creatures. protected by
The city authorities aud the pets Of San
Francisco They show their teeth aud
bosI al US when We pass, As Il under
standing their immunity from the bullet
our 6ngefs itch 10 give them. For
some time We pass great schools Of
these sea lions, dispotting themselves
ia The waves and making the meet
J dreadful noises ever heard outside u
psLdem6uium.
Most Of cur teliow Voyagefs. yielding
; 20 The totmcsts oi the sea have sought
.'the seelBsicu which = cabin grants,
bet We remain 90 deck and enjoy the
panorama u The coast and watch The
yellow vApop rolling down 70 their
parent ocean Near as IL ; pleasant