The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-19

ing unexcepuonaDle and served IN Quicl
time-very quietly, all for the reasonable
sum OF s. per day. There were bath room
on every floor free. Attached to the
grounds Is an immense bathing house
where hot or cold sea bath can be had
The company to whom this grand pro
perty belongs is now at work laying II
inch water mains (made in Philadelphia
10 convey the water 10 1t from CarmeI
river, distance % miles, at cost OF S450.,
600. They also own little tract OF 1000
acres of land which they are now beauti
flying at an immense cost. This tract lies
west Of the Bay of Monterey and is shaped
something like the ace Of clubs, or II you
like the similia better, q clover leaf. Around
this tract Ia drive OF some seventeen miles
over q very fine road. l started on this
drive at o'clock on the morning Of as
pretty,a day as ever shown, with the ther.
mome!er at 60H, q gentle zepher blowing in
from the ocean and the air being Just crisp
enough to be bracing.
PACIFIC GROVE RETREAT.
l had gone about three miles when the
Pacific Greve Retreat hove in sight. The
Retreat is sort Of perennial camp ground
and Is said to have originated from Meth.
odist camp meeting. Here those who
wish.to spend month in the country and
want TO live sort OF home like, come and
rent one OF the many cottages for q moder.
ate sum and board at one Of the restau-
rants on the grounds, or, II they desire to
do their own cooking, provisions may be
had on the grounds. No wine, no gam
bling and no sea bathing are allowed on
Sunday. 1.-THE tenants Of the cottages and
tents we saw carry out the principles OF the
notices, 1--WE study the works and words
OF God, "In God we Trust" stuck up on
semi.Gircnlar signs through the grounds,
they would be pretty good sort ot people.
Leaving here my way led me through pine
forest over beautiful road. We didn't
see any deer, although there were num-
bers OF them on the grounds, as was told
by the driver. had fine view Of some
seal rocks covered with sea lions and peli.
cans. Here I gathered q number Of shells
and some moss, went through cypress
grove, the only one 1t is said, in this coun.
try. The cypress is peculiarly shaped
tree, and has a gnarled body twisted every
which way, the branches growing in such
a manner as to form a. fiat top to Il. Our
driver dwelt with peculiar fervor on the
fact that this was the only grove Of the
kind in the UnitedStates. Along portion
Of the route'were Chinese nuts, where ab.
alom shells (tour for two bittee), seaweed,
coral and such things, were exposed for
sale on pieces Ci bOArd
Visited the mission church at Monterey,
which appears to have been established in
1894 II Is about eighteen feet wide and
ninety feet long and thirty feet high, and
isoneof the many in California built on
the same oll plan, On one Of the affairs
was contribution box, with the following
on card just above It:
"ro pay the annual taxes, thst nowhere
in the world In any barbarous or civilized
nation, but in California, the State Legis.
lature in 1867 imposed on the House Of
Goo, !" from which the inference is drawn
that church property in California IL taxed.
Whalerib5 are used here as ornaments
over the gates OF the yards OF the dwellings
OF those leading into the church yard-the
pavements from the gates to the church
were made OF the veftebi;c OF whales.
The town WIS formerly the capital OF
California, the old legislature hall stands
with bell tower on the roof OF 1t that looks
like q ventilator on a blacksmith shop. 1t
is built OF adobe, and | noticed that the
raftefs Of the roof were fastened TO the cave
plates with raw hide. Nails must have been
scarce. II.