Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-18
the Mountains OF Los Angeles
County.

About seventy five miles north Of Los
Angeles city aud some thirty-four hun
dred feet above sea level, lies section
Of country little known TO the tourist,
or health-seeker. except he leaves the
beaten track Of California travel aud
socks some fertile aud beautiful spot re.
mote from the ubiquitous commercial
traveller or the complaining invalid.
Hers in an upland valley, or basin, rim
med by emerald hills in spring or
early summer, where the grasses and
ferns remain In the caiions long after
they have turned to brown in the coast
valleys, is a mountain lake Elizabeth
Lake--a sheet Of clear water. bordered
on all sides by gently sloping hills. COW
cred with native grasses which afford
excellent pasturage Tor tho herds Of
cattle which pasture there.
Not long since false, libelous article
from correspondent appeared in the
San Francisco Eramincr IN which the
people and this locality Elizabeth
Lake and Antelope Valley--wers falsely
held up to the reading public to Le of
most disagreeable character, and on the
written admission OF this person, who
signs himself "Sol Sheridan" he no.
where stopped on his ride through this
section for an inspection Of the country
or an acquaintance with its people, but in
two hours had passed through the en-
lire settlement IRON north to south, and
when well out Of the locality, from the
knowledge derived from his observa-
tions, deliberately lied about the people.
their improvements and the country. In
his communication the locality is spoken
Of as barren, sandy desert--a Sahara
in aridness and desolation--the people
depicted as ignorant" miserable" and
altogether "wretced" in manner and
general appearance.
We have no desire TO attack any per-
son, but 1t would seem to be the proper
policy Of so eminently respectable
journal as the Examiner, aud one hav-
ing so large circulation to avoid giving
publication to any llbelvus matter which
in no way can be of interest to the gen.
eral reading public, and most certainly
becomes an outrage to the feelings Of
quite respectable colony of industri-
ous settlers. Within comparatively
short space of me Antelope Valley and
the Elizabeth Lake country have been
settled up, and that locality is now rap
idly being developed by as intelligent
and energetic q class of people as can be
found in any settlement in California.
One does not see, nor do we expect to
find in new colony, the substantially
comfortable and beautiful homes that are
observable in an old settled community.
That no recent colony in Southern Cali
fornia can show better development in
the same space OF time than this set.
tlement, is the testimony Of all who
have been there.
No part of Southern California has o
purer atmosphere, u more pleasant
climate than in the vicinity OF Elizabeth
Lake. This is conclusively proven by
those who have availed themselves of
period of time TO take vigorous exercise
in camping and hunting over those
cafons that there abound. There, too,
the people are generous free. hearted and
most hospitable. They are honest and
independent as they are generous, and
admire the same qualities in those peo-
pie whom they meet. A trip through
that portion OF Los Angeles county can
not fail to be OF great benefit to that
class of persons who have imagined that
no excellence OF climate or character
could be found in other localities than
those where the insipid society"
habitues, regard it as the correct thing
to chatter of Excursions. receptions"
baths" and "eoastings."
DECAsTRo.