New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
CALIFORNIAN HOLIDAYS.
THE SPRING.

but TO description which did iul Justice TO the
reality IL is the one charm OF the Pacific COAST
which popular literature has MOI exaggerated. Ma
ture loves compcnsations: and where she has gwen
a genial winter sun and prolific soil she sends aisu
long drouths she burns the fields and hisides 10
fOrUddug hue she powders the land With dusV
and dries up he brooks In the richest country OF
The earth he sheep and cattle die sometimes lof
want of water The stock raisers arc ruined IN a
single season if the raius are only little delayed
have heard of farmers who sold their aocks at ten
cents head when everybody expected dry year
ana bought back at three dollars a mead when
showers fell at tho very end of the season. But
even IN the worst years there is always brief de-
licous interval between the brown winter and the
parchlng heats when tho landscape is fresh anu
brilliant the breeze is soft the outlines OF the DINO
mountains seem to take new and center beauty
and the cool bracing nights are followed by those
perfect days whose temperature Just qulN ers On the
edG, of summer.
This is the time to zee California. speak partlc-
ularly of the valley and mountain district of the
southern part of the State, between the higher
ranges and the sea- not of the coast for there the
spring is the season of fog and wind aud the
climate is most agreeable in the early winter. Ihe
fogs do not reach far inland. The scenery
of the hill country is distinguished 10y an eX-
traordinarv variety-undulatng meadows, Uide
grassy plains. graceful watercourses broken ridges
chasms and wide cliffs, broad valleys vanishing IN
distant Irrespective lofty SUBMITS forests and open
groves, tlickets and natural parks, farmhouse
here and there in the midst OF wheat few roads aud
fewer fences nearly The whole lovely face OF the
country inst as God left it. On the coast as in
many other parts Of the state, there amentabIe
lack OF shade But here the timber j., abund-
ant, and one may ride all day through open woods,
where the heritage is green and there Is too little nm
derbrush to arrest a hOrseman.
The characteristic. however. of Southern Cali
forna Mt this season is >pendor OF colcr. Perhaps
IN reality there is nothing delicate and brill
lant in the glow of this Western landscape than in
our own early June, when
The year grows lush in lusy stalks;
but am not sure Here at any rate tho softer
beauty is heightened by stronger contrasts and a
more RAPIDLY displayed variety and possibly. some
think. ~ quality In the pure atmosphere which
brings out the hue> Of the fields and woods and noun
tains as a varni,h huIshc, the tints OF picture.
And then .the color, are laid upon the land in such
imposing masses The youug wheat and barley.
ripping in the wind stretch - cry fn. the hill
lock, thrusting Themselves into the midst OF the
grain spread 20 vast display of Towering sage
brush 20 tempt the bees; the dark clumps OF 1--we
oak disposcl Ike the timber in an ornamental
,,,,I ro,.b ocro,, b,U and vale such a distant
horj,,,
.. ,.,,. D.. ALT ti,, a.,..rs.. avo.,, coror
were scattered over tins fascinating landscape. but
" scattered is word h!cA certainly does not ap-
mis-, IN tlis ,a-r Their prol,.ion III The 0iai and
similar valleys. is udc>cribaulc \ Ncv-Lnglanl
field iuil OF Nhiic dAlNi'' is IIttJ sril. N'I'
try 10 picture not d !cid but whole country eide.
,.,.,J 81, ,be s,ua ,.o, u,t with any s,ng.c
y "
N""ci' ON Win Il sC''' 90 7Ie'''H """ '"''c
tics at once, showing dIlIlIn- arrangement
- I,,.,,r;o.,s t,u,s ,.rr,,le ard ~. .,,,ts and
VI '"N''''' - '' ~
gold, ana clIlllH Iri. aH' creamy "h''''
and rislug in rota spi.n dor here and there great
,,.,.h.. 81 r.. L.-bolf5i.- ,yf,.c v.I.., n.,,Is
T.
uccichIu- 10 '''" "''''-' ''"''' 'i'"' .i' 'n"'
tie; - color 10 IS possible 10 Imagine. The purple
,d h,,,iuti I'D tLe 1,.r paI -. w,.r tl.. com.