Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-01
CEN. HANCOCK IN TINE San GABRIEL.

l
|
He Makes a Circuit of Our Los
Angeles Beauty Spot-The San
Gabriel Winery Tho Sierra Madre
villa-The Santa Anita Sunny
Slope Winery and Stables.
1t was the privilege of the writer yes.
terday to accompany the Hero of Gettys.
burgh on hurried tour Of the San Ga.
briel Valley. Two four-in.hand coaches
contained the party. which consisted,
besides the General and his aide-de-camp
Lieutenant Barber. of Judge Widney,
Hon. r. +. del Vale, Mr.. Ducommun,
Mr.: Sidney Lacey, and Gen. John o.
Wheeler. The route taken was past the
San Gabriel Winery, where Mr.. ]. de
Birth Shorb was encountered. This
mammoth establishment, which has the
capacity Of storing ono million eight
hundred thousand gallons Of wine, and
which is run almost entirely by the force
of gravity. thus enabling four men to do
the work of eleven, was inspected by
Gen. Hancock in detail. He expressed
much admiration Of the admirable labor
saving appliances which Mr.. Shorb has
introduced there. In passing, we may
, say that vine planting is proceeding very
vigorously on the Lake Vineyard and
Alhambra tracts; and that, very shortly,
the full eig hteen hundred acres which
the company purpose setting out will be
in vine, all of the latest foreign varieties.
The trip was resumed and the old Mis-
sion Church was entered by tie General,
who recognized the venerable building as
being substantially the same as when he
know it twenty-five years ago. He also
noted the fact that the sweet toned bells.
which graced the Cathedral in the old
days. had disappeared, and he expressed
curiosity to know what had become Of
them.
THE SIERRA MADRE VILLA.
This popular resort, which has lately
been renovated, enlarged and beautified
to such degree that it has become the
most attractive country hotel in the
State, was next visited. General
Hancock enjoyed the superb views
from the cupalo of the Villa with
I marked interest. He was indeed excus-
able for this, as a most charming ex-
panse of orange grove and vineyard
stretched before him on every side,
capped by ocean and mountain vistas Of
great beauty. Our distinguished visitor
expressed 1t as his opinion that Los An
geles was one Of the regions on this con-
| tinent destined to be highly populated
perhaps over populated. He had no
doubt that the whole San Gabriel Val
| ley, as well as the Los Angeles Valley
proper, wouli shortly be an un-
broken succession of villages, with
Los Angeles as their center, com.
mercial andsocial. He had found
our city and county advertised in
the East to an extent that we perhaps
had not dreamed Of. The movemsnt to
como to Los Angeles had begun in
earnest and it was bound to continue.
The appointments and cuisine of the
Villa pleased Gen. Hancock greatly, o
result which was perhaps rartly aided
by The capital lunch which Mr.. Rhc ades
set out for the party.
THE SANTA ASIrA--sUySY SLOPE.
| Our course next lay through the
famous Santa Anita ranch Of Mr.. E. j.
Baldwin. The extensive Improvements
and mammoth agricultural operations Of
this unsurpassed ranch were noted with
decided approval by Gen. Hancock, al
though no prolonged stay was made
there, thzs dispensing us from any notes
of detail. The splendid Sunny Slope
was next approached BY its mile long
avenue Of orange trees; and, fortunately,
its owner, Mr.. L. ]. Rose, was found to
be at home. His winery and distillery
were gone over with some minuteness
by the party. The gigantic scale Of Mr..
Roses operations can best be understood
when we state that, last year, he manu-.
yactured ll4,000 gallons Of brandy, in
addition to enormous quantities Of wine,
both wEite and red. This brandy man
ufacture aloae. il made up into wine,
would have footed up $4,000 gallons.
The operations conducted by Mr.. Rose
involve more crushing of the grape than
those of any other single vigneron in the
world.
l Delighted as Gen. Hancock was with
, the Sunny Slope Winery, he was quite
as much fascinated with the stud of MIR
L. J. Rose, which was led out for his in
spection. Sultan, Del Sur, and theil
progeny, were duly admirel. Mr.. Rost
pointed out not at all stylish lookinl
mare in q paddock, whose colts, thui
far, have sold for $4,000. Beautiful
beyond compare every one, Gen. Han
cock included, admitted Sultan to be.
1
: The party returned to Los Angeles
about shutdown.
No man living is a greater believer ia
Los Angeles than General Hancock. He
is simply enthusiastic in discussing It's
climate, productions and other attrac-
tions. He very broadly hints that Los
Angeles has as yet not seen the last Of
him. Don't let all our real estate
: agents speak up at once.
The weather.clerk never accorded q
moro perfect day to Los Angeles than
yesterday, and the country was looking
its loveliest in honor Of the Hero Of
Gettysburgh-at least, 1t was looking itz
loveliest.
II is work Of mere supererogation
. to say that General Hancock is person.
ally one Of the most winning gentlemen
who has ever visited this Coast. Added
to manners characterized by exquisite
bonhommie, he is . highly enjoyable
/ rAconteur, fact which was made very
apparent yesterday.