Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-03
Los ANGELES.
The Worlds Semi-TrOpical Garden
Spot and Snnitarium.
Cor. Boston Evening Transcript.

Cor. Boston Evening Transcript.
"When God gets tired" says the Ger
man poet Heine, she pulls aside the
clouds of heaven and gazes down upon
tho gay boulevards of Paris" Heine had
never seen this country, which a century
ago the old Spanish monks named, aud
rightly, too, the resting place of the an.
gels-Los Angeles-in Southern Califor-
MIA, the garden spot of the world, which
is fast becoming the worlds sanitarium
and, indeed, the SUI shines upon no re.
gion of equal extent in the world which
offers 30 many and such varied induce.
ments to men in search of homes and
health as semi-tropical California. TAX
ing all things into consideration-equa
bility of temperature, mildness of climate,
grand mountain scenery, productiveness
of soil, railroad and steamship facilities,
accessibilities, ETC., etc.-it has no supe-
rior to spend the winter in. They have
but little use here for fire except for
cooking purposes, and many have no fire.
places in their houses. There is a delici-
BUSINESS of atmosphere about the nights
of Los Angeles that can be felt in no
other part of the world outside of South
olu SdillOllllh, aIlo lCllllIluc oIS VI Dry.
ants ''apostrophe" to the west wind,
commencing:
esprit that breatheth through my
LATHE"
ALMOST PERFECTION.
In that season of the year when with
you all is freezing cold, and the flowers
are i'll their hot houses to keep from
freezing, while your rivers and lakes are
frozen in solid sheets of ice, the moon
light frozen in flakes, and all is ~leafess
and dreary east of tho Rockies, in Los
Angles wind and weather are almost per-
lection and heaven and earth seemingly
conspire in blue sky and sunshine and
in evergreens and blossoms and
golden fruits to make the winter the very
crown of the year. Come, take a posi-
ton with me at the writer's residence,
the most commanding position of the
the city, on Bunker Hill, where we can
look down the long hGzy sweeps of the
main t~horoughfarcs of the city, and see
all is wrapped in verdure and bloom.
The spreading acacias and tall eucalyptus
stand full against the darkness of the
orange and the lemon, the latter shedding
luster rather than shadows from all sides
upon their gracefully penciled towers of
everlasting leafage. The tube roses and
hyacinths IN tho yards on each side are
opening up and every slope is inhabited
by modest members Of the fowery king
dom, while the ivy and honeysuckle that
climb III porches of pleasant domestic
affairs, glitter with fresh tips of constant
new growth, and everywhere there are
roses, such roses rs rival those of the
Bosphorous, and those of the color of
cream, blood-red and plush, freighting
the atmosphere with their obors and arc.
matte sweets.
ORANGE GROVE n VINEYARDS.
While standing here in this com
handing position where you can have a
fine view of the city and surrounding
country, we look out upon the San Ga.
briel valley, a distance of ten miles, and
feast our eyes upon the orange groves
and vineyards and a cluster of
gardens that has no equal. There,
too, you see the old church mis-.
sion San Gabriel, where the splash of
fountains mingled its melodies with the
chants of neophtes q century before it
fell into American hands. Now, look
to the southwest in the great La Habra
Valley, formed by two ranges of hills
which you see lying along the railroads;
the range to your left is known AS the La
Puenta hills where the discovery of pc.
troleum and asphaltum has been recent
ly made, and which Is being successfully
worked. Still farther to the right you
look down upon tho great Los Angeles
Valley, as far as the eye can reach. over
the richest and most fertile valley in the
world, dotted here and there with thrifty
towns around which you see evidences OF
thrift and industry lying in every direc.
ton, where corn, pump kins, squashes,
beets and vegetables Of all kinds grow to
perfection, aud the hog has his home of
luxury among tho alfalfa, etc. Now
turn your eyes to the west and obey the
injunction of the Divine Prophet,h who
said, "Come up now; look upon the sea-"
and blue waves of the old Pacific Ocean
as they roll distantly away to q tropical
southern sea. This is Santa Monica, or
the Long Branch Of the Pacific, where
bathing is in order the year round, at
the city of the sea.
The Nations Debt.