Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-21

| North, as no traces of them are TO be found
| at present writing. Casting the eye to the
left we see east, Los Angeles situated on
rising knoll and pattial1y hidden by the
thick growth of orange, lemon, apricot, and
in fact all kinds of fruit trees that can be
thought Of Occasionally, through the tops
of the trees we catch glimpses of the church
spires, as we continue to whirl round the
foot hills. Following the course of the river
we see Boyle Heights, and the tall and lofty
dome and towers of some of the largest
buildings, also the tiasts of the electric lights
up some $50 or 200 feet high. There are ten
or twelve of them placed around the city on
tho numerous elevations, and they shed
beautiful mellow light over the entire place.
But hero the train slows up at the depot and
We alight aha take long sniff of Los Ange-
les air, containing all the aromatic odors to
be found only in typical cline, unless you
are unfortunate enough to inhale about three
square feet of engine smoke, or perchance to
stand at the kitchen door of the depot restan-
rant, in which case you probably will not
find any Of the pure health giving benefits
for which the place is 50 justly popu-
lar.
We will shake the kinks out of our legs, how
ever, and follow the iostling crowd out of
the depot, psusing to select our conveyance
to the city, which is about one mile from
here. There is the indispensable horse-car,
and the usual coaches and Herdics for the
more T6SGfu1OHE<s AELef we nave maze our
selection, and the usual. confusion attendant
upon the arrival of trains hiss somewhat sub
sided, the bell rings and we commence our
journey. Going through the old portion of
the city, called Sonora town, we nothing
but old adobe buildings, this being the origi-
nal site of the town years ago in the time of
the 'angels." am obliged to heave sigh
for the dear departed, thinking of the sorry
time they might have had living in those
mud hotfses scarcely large enough for a per-
son without the feathery appendages. They
are occupied by the descendants of Montezu-
ma, dark-visaged, coarse and dirty, and all
as contented in their mode of living if
they were more abundantly blessed.
After passing through this city of depart
ed glory we begin to see this newer, more
modern part, and we constantly pass build
ings of large and handsome dimensions that
would grace any city of the East. The streets
are thronged with animated crowd, and
one can scarcely Imagine that he is SO far
from home, the general surroundings
with tbs exception of the fruit treesJ being
SO similar to an ordinary eastern city. The
private dwellings some Of them very
beautifully surrounded with splendid hedges,
cut IN many cases into fantastic shapes, the
interior of the grounds, containing all the
choicest exotics, shady bowers and all that
can be seen in well appointed grounds.
Perched high up OH one of the many hills
surrounding the city is the former residence
Of one of tt e old Mexican Inhabitants, Gov
ernor I believe, Signor Pho Pico. The place
is beautifully located; and its present name,
"Buena VISTA IL we'll chosen, you can
see the country for miles Touiid. Far off to
the right can be plainly seen snoW-clad
mountain comically named ''Old Baldy,
away back of San Bernardino some sixty OF
seventy miles. At the right can be seen the
suburban towns of Los Angeles,
Florence, Passadena, San Gabriel, and in
clear day you can plainly see the Pacific.
cannot DO justice to the charming scene
which meets ones gaze as lie stands on the
broad piazza of this house The place is
now used as beer garden, and one SO in
clined csn SIT and sip his sparkling
Boca or claret snd ice, famed
by the delightful cool btsese, and
at the same time feast his eyes on the sur
that one of the many capitalists has not
secured it for home ere this. ,Tis the fin
est site in the city, considering the view to
be had.
Passadena, suburban village of Los An
geles, is without any exception the most
beautiful place have ever seen. Situated
about eight miles from Los Angeles on :.
slight e1ninence, gently sloping down toward
the San Fernando valley, and overshadowed
by the lofty peak of the mountain of that
name. the houses surrounded by groves of
fruit-orowing trees and plants which fill the
air with sweet perfume, the sky one spotless
canopy of azure blue, everything bathed in
harmonious splendof; tend to make it a
perfect gem of place. Here is situated the
home of the.present Governor of the State, the
Hon. Mr.. Stoneman. 'Tis a fine place I can
assure you, judging from the view one gets
in passing, and must be lovely inside the
grounds. A short distance beyond here is
the mission of San Gabriel, ,one Of the oldest
in the State. quite place for tourists to
visit, but I saw so many of them throughout |
old Mexico that it would have but little in |
terest for me. Farther on toward the coast |
is Anaheim, which has sprung into renown |
by it's ostrich farm, ,and those who have visit
ed it say it is quite treat. I shall pay it
visit at some future day aud give you a
"sketch." The owners name is Sketch
ly. SENIOR ARTURO.