Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-31

and rush down to Monterey and Santa Cruz. A carriage ride from this place of six miles brings us to the famous redwood trees. In the base of one, the
 Fremont. the proprietor wisely informed us that 'sthe Pathfinder" passed all one win ter, when on an exploring tour. The story is this, but in remembrance of the faith once cherished we tack our card on to the general as thousands have done before us and hastily return to our station over dusty, but TO- mantic pike, having time to ride over the cliff. and to see the sea caves To reach tb1s section we pass through the Santa Clara val ley, garden in fact Wheat in some sec- tions here grows one hundred bushels to the acre. I don't believe 1t, but a Methodist divine stationed at Watsonville says it is true.
 We met with genuine surprise at San Jose, the city being much larger than pic tured in our mind, and the streets laid out with great care, very wide and many shade trees. We drove several miles on the AL ameda, broad boulevard, with cottonwood shade on either side and row through the center. This grand drive is kept free from dust by free use of water through ssprink- ling carts. A great field is open here for friend Alderman of Monitor fame, as dust is largely in the majority. We here visit the Golden Gate canning works, large and well ap- p0inted aaet0Ey employing four hundred op- 'eratlves and packing forty thousand cases of fruits and vegetables annually. The superior quality of this pack in well known to many of your readers and the cannery agents in New Haven for wholesale distribution are J. D. DeweIl & Go. The superintendent of the works is Sir Knight George M. Bowman, who took special pains to show our ladies the various departments and methods from the tin plate for the can and the fruit in bulk to the. can of Crawfords ready for the table. expect that the consumption of Col den Gate fruits among our party will largely increase from now on. The wheat fields in the Santa Clara and adjacent valleys are as represented, but with well appointed can neries there will be in the future more mon ey to the farmer in fruit None of our party have even realized the possibility of this great State for fruits. The pears, peaches and melons are now in their prime, and the quantity consumed by the 1900 guests of the Palace Hotel each day can oAly be esti- mated by the ton. The palace is sort of Great Eastern, good for large occa- sions, and has never before been filled. In it's management all are satisfied with the ex- ception of the table, which is short of wait- CTS, and the great delay in getting served is constant source of complaint. We have met many old friends who wish to be remem- bered, among them J. B. Carpenter, his son E. w., assistant secretary of the Fireman's Fund Insurance company Justice s. B Booth, formerly of West Haven and now in the management of gold mine in ssTuolomne county and many others. Our stay is drawing to close, the sessions of the Grand Encampment are we'll along, and but little noticed owing to the numerous outside attractions. such as receptions, excursions, etc., all of which are well patronized and in the management of them the Sir Knights committee and citizens generally are to be congratulated. In my next expect to give you briefly my impress sions of the State as to soil, climate and guess at the future. J. D. D.