The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-10
a VISIT TO MONTERREY, GALL
FORNIA.

interest to your readers, especially
to those who contemplate a Yisi
there with the excursion party tha
starts from this city ON the 18th OF
this month. Monterey was founded
ITO years ago by the franciscan mis-.
slonaries, whose landmarks of civil,
cation dot the Pacific Coast here and
There, from the Mexican border to
San francisco. 1t was the first
capital Of California, and has always
enjoyed, among old Californians, the
reputation OF being the healthieSt
and most delightful spot in
their state. There are many attrac-
tlonS i'll the old town, such, for in
stance. as the old Block House and
fort, the old custom house, calaboos
and commisSariat. Catholic Church,
cemetery, and whaling and fishing
ponds. The Catholic Church was
built nearly 100 years ago, and is
constructed of fine white stone: the
altar IS the work of an Italian. and
is regarded as fine piece OF art +;
there are also life-SiZe paintings of
the saints, and other paintings Of
great age and beauty. There is
probably no other place upon the
Pacific Coast so replete with ma
tural charms as Monterey. Its eX-
|quiSite beauty and variety of scenery
are diversified with ocean, bay, lake
and Streamlet; mountain, hill and
valley, and groves of oak, cypress,
spruce, pine and other trees. That
which will quickest engage the OBJ
serYatiOn Of the visitor is the pine
fringed slope near town, and the
grove that surrounds the .arge and
beautiful Hotel del Monte. Cypress
Point, says some writer, is the one
spot more perfectly adapted than
any other point in the state for
picnicS and camping out. Start out
along the Carmel road, and take
the path through the woods; climb
the hills, and, resting on the flower
bedded turf, surrounded Dy ferns and
groves, take in the view. Down the
wooded slope, carpeted with Il pro-
fusion Of flowers u all cOlUrS under
the sun, the brown, barren-lOoking
moOTlandS Of the Salinas plain ris-
ing aud falling like an inanimate
sea OF motiOnleSS pillows, with here
and there a bright emerald patch of
some small well titled farm shining
like rough-set jewel. The stern
and SOmbre Gabilan range, with its
Serriated ridges and dark clusters of
pine woods, mellOWed down with a
filmy haze enShrouding its base On
our left, the beautiful blue waters of
the Bay Of Monterey, as smooth rs
a lake, creScented with the lofty
Santa Cruz range, It's pine feath cred
ridges, the white sandsupnn w ich
the milk-Whlte foam creeDS and
craWlS with a SinuOuS motion like
some huge leviatham Of the deep.
The azure heavens, t1ecked with
clOudS-the whole panorama is one
which the all-SOuled artist loves to
paint. Surely the Naples of the
New World" is the Bay of Monterey.
We go on and now enter a we'll
shaded road, and catch charming
glimpses here and there of the
grand old Carmel range, and then
suddenly there bursts upon our en-
tranced sight panorama of sky,
ocean and woods. The broad Pa
cific is only distinguished from the
heavens above it by its glittering
sheen as the sunlight plays upon its
heaving breast. Here and there, a
little snowflake Of foam dances on
the molten surface as one
billOw, more playful than the
rest. shakes its snowy crest,
or the white sails Of a
ship appear, as swan-like she
gIideS along the water; the weird
forest, with It's gaunt, gh0st-like,
black pines, moaning in harmony
with the ceaseleSs roar Of the waves
as the bre, re plays through the
branches Enter tie forest, and ash
you pass through the fOWery glades
the fragrance Of the shrubs and the
songs Of the birds fall pleasantly on
the senses. Pass ON, and crossing an
open space of green turf, startling
the rabbits and quail, we enter
another grove, the sun-feckS through |
the mOss-hung and bearded trees,
creating a pleasant, Subdued light, |
such as is met with in the ancient |
ministers and Moorish alcaZars of
Europe. An involuntary thrill of
delight runs through one, and from
5he storehouse of the mind rushes a
iood OF memory of childhood's
lays. with its ancient legend Of en-
;hanted groves and fairies. A few
steps further and the mystical grove
S reached and crossed, and " e gaze
With rapture at the beauty of the
lea. The craggy spires jet out into
he ocean, and the playful breakers
IS they dash upon them send aloft
blowers of spray white as driven
now, while the sunlight shines
through the bright green pillows as
hey curl and dash along in their
never ending race. At
'ur feet the silvery crystal sands are
prinkled with abalvue shells, sea
and the varied coIorS of
he seq moses. Little pools team
With marine life, forming. pei feet
and the broad Pacific
weeps on in its uncomfortable
curse, bearing upon its bosom the
wealth of empires. Cross the point
hro Igh the woody glades, to-
ward Point PinUs, PASSING pretty