Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-10

average reader. perhaps. II Is HOT SeneL-
ally known that the fun name of this city
is, translated into English, THE City OF
the Queen Of the Angeles"
1t is beautifully situated in valley at
the foot of the San Bernardino range OF
mountains This range is but contlnu-
alton of the Santa Clara range, both ex-
tending parallel TO the Pacific coast. Los
Angeles is about twenty miles, as the bee
flies, from the ocean. 1t is rather hllly
CITY. of great Importance the last few
years. on account of the extension here OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad. Not many
wears ago vegetables could be obtained
at the purchasers prices, so great was
the supply and 50 limited the transpOrta-
ton facilities; but now the country
around is well settled by persons from the
East and North, who have been driven or
invited here BY some pulmonary trouble
or other. The ssboOm" which is now in
process at Los Angeles is, to outsiders,
simply astonishing. Think OF LOO houses
being erected in twelve or fifteen months,
and l venture the assertion, without fear
of contradiction, that you may count on
YOUR fingers all the unOccupied
houses in this growing city. As
a matter Of course wOrRmen are In
demand. Plasterers get 81 80, 50 and s. 30
per dav of ten hours, bricklayers
q To 81. and earpenters So to IS 80. Extra
hands get 81 per day for work. Rents are
high, but board and lodging are not so
dear as one would imagine. Rooms and
board can be had for 50 90, So to s. per
week.
This is a cosmopolitan city. Here you
can see almost every nationality As you
would suppose, the inevitable ChInaman
is here, and a good servant he makes.
The large majority of the laundry
and other cities of California, is in
the hands of these Celestials. They 90
about their business nOiselessly and
steadily, and work very cheaply. To give
YOU an idea: My family gave out heavy
weeks wash of seYenty-three pieces on
Monday last. John Chinaman came in
the very protection desired, but putting
his little wagon. carted the pieces away,
returned on Friday evening, bringing them
all really dOne-ladies' dresses, etc
fluted as we'll as any of our old time
mammas could do it, and he charged two
dollars for the entire lot. Now, when
YOU consider that wood here is $12 to
SIG per cord. and coal which
comes from Washington and Oregon
$15 to SIG per ton; also that
water has to be paid for here-you will
agree with me that the charge was not
excessive. They hire a small place-twO
or three rOOms-eight, ten OF twelve Of
them will crowd into such place, and at
night they do the tcdshiRq of the clothes,
and the consequent beating comes of at
night. for they resemble Sambe's femi-
ninitv in this respect. e. they beat the
clothes TO ''lOOse the dirt" as they say.
Of course the buttons don't fly off, neither
do the clothes come home with holes fresh
made. Yet, take it all in all, they do
pretty well.
Los Angeles is a thriving city of 10000
inhabitants. 1t is about six miles square.
There is what is called East Los Angeles,
where the Southern Pacific Railroad de-
pots and workshops are situated, which
is inhabited by the poorer classes. with
some exceptions. The principal streets
here are Main and Spring, which extend
parallel for some distance and then unite
somewhat like a V, a handsome block, the
'ETemple block" being built at their con-
yergence, in front of which is cast-irOn
f untain for the public use. Water
here is obtained from the Los Angeles
river, which is damned up, and from
the reservoirs. The water is conveyed to
all parts of the city in pipes. The average
cost per month to consumers, whose supply
pines do not exceed one inch IN diameter
is two dollars. The water is not good;
every one who comes to California from
the East is disguised with the water. 1t
has a limey-aImOst, in some instances, a
brackish-taste. Rain water is a luxury
never enjoyed here, save in the mansiOns
of such men as j. G. Flood, near San
Francisco. i'm Menlo Park, the resi-
dence of the nabObs. Persons are
forbidden to use the water outside
of the house between a. m. and
p. m; and it is pleasant to see
the members of families or the servants
every afternoon after o'clock, hose and
pipe in hand, watering the greensward in
front of their houses. Most Of the houses
are of wood, the greater number small
and of one-story, although there are
many large and pretty structures of re-
cent construction. We have here twelve
churches, fine normal and high school
and several public school buildings,
which are crowded with scholars.
Going out of Main street in nOrtherly
direction, YOU enter what is called Sonora
town, a collection of one-stOry mud huts
or houses, built of adobe, or as they are
called here ''doby' houses, very antigua
ted, occupied in most cases by MeXicans.
These copper cOlOred beings in this Sec
ton are rather primitive in their habits.
AS the day advances these MeXlcans may
be seen sitting on their door sills, smOk-
ing or chewing, or playing violin, and
bu6y dIG really an 1lHNAtih5 IdCC-
yet. down in what is called the
''tony'' part of town, some Of
the SenOritas are as pretty and
charming as one would care to see. The
wealth of some Of these ''rancherOs' or
E'ranch" owners amount to millions. \
ranch is what we SOutheTners call plan
tation. You may have a chicken ranch,
a cattle ranch, sheep ranch, etc. There
is a great deal of wealth here. 1t is sur
prislng tina. there is no theatre here, but.
on dit, next year a public spirited citi-
zen is to build one. The post office is
poorly conducted affair, and is filthy. |
hardly think the post office inspectors pass
this way often. OF stores OF all kinds
there is an adequate supply.
The city is lit up with electricity,
Eleven towers or poles, about 150 feet
high consisting of two sections withed
together like the masts Of ship, furnish
a beautiful light to all parts of the city.
We have gas here, too, used in houses,
stores and churches, but many stores
prefer electricity. The electric light here
costs s. per light per month. Gas 81 per
1000 feet. Kerosene, or rock oil as they
term it here, 20 to % cents per gallon.
This place, on account of its salubrity
of climate, has large number of invalids
who come here from all quarters, and
this has caused an influx of the disciples
of Esculapius, whose shingles may be
seen on every third building in Main and
Spring streets. How they contrive to
make living | cannot see. The Hahne-
NANTES are here in force. Female doc
tors, there are half dozen or more. So
l would advise no young NJ. ID. to buy a
ticket for Los Angeles. HOMIE.