The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-16
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Sas PEDRO. CAL, April 3, 1856

Dan fEDHD. NAf-. Ap1ii ~ lsSO.
EDITOR CHIEF: Thinking perhaps a
few line. from the land Of gold would
be acceptable / will write a few. l
am at present with Mr.. Eugene
Thompson. a young man from River.
ton. We are taking in the west TO an
advantage. Sacrameto is the first
place OF much interest this side Of the
Sierra Nevada. This is a beautiful city
lying 80 miles from the coast on the
Sacramento River. Here everything
is green and beautiful. 1t is a beautiful
city and a fine location fOi a State
capitol. Leaving there We pass through
some fine country for a short distance.
then 60 into the most desOlate barren
looking region in the United States for
800 miles. but towards Los Angeles We
again enter a region that might well
be called the Paradise Of the earth.
Here are immense orange and lemon
groves; also. huge beds Of strawberries
and cream. The city Of Los Angeles Is
situated on the Los Angeles river, IS
| miles from the sea coast, and 35 miles
from the mountains. The valley Is %
| or 20 miles wide and Ii certainly he
Garden OF Eden. Even the historic
fig leaf is not lacking, and some OF the
beautiful Eyes which can be seen at all
festive gatherings, would appear more
completely dressed were they to wear
one on their bare necks, for Washing
ton society is highly inflated here.
Los Angeles is a city Of some 10000
inhabitants. and also IN old and his
| ,Oric city. The ditch dug by Fremont
at the time OF the Mexican war, still
| remains, and two Of the canon with
which he subiugated tine unruly citI-
gems, still remain on the corner OF the
old court house, where they wer"
| planted some IS years ago. The city
was commenced in the year 1881, on
the 4th day of September, and the
name, Los Angeles. means city Of the
angels. Only the good were intended
both are here. 1t now composed
mostly of Americans, there being
about 5000 Mexicans and as many
| Chinese. The old adobe buildings of
| the Mexicans still stand and probably
| will be :or q long time to come. %
| miles from this city is the village OF
San Pedro. the shipping point tor Los
| Angeles. Here we are now waiting
| for a steamer TO bear us away to San
Francisco. There is q light house here
here is a bre4kwatsr on which the
government has spent many thousands
| of dollars. The flower festival ut Los
| Angeles was a sight seldom seen.
| There were seven car loads of the finest
flowers in the land, there being IA tons
of pure white lilies. 10000 people
visited it daily for FIVE days. Twenty.
| eight electric lights were shining at
! the same time in the room. The
| flower season is drawing to a close,
now that the rainy season is over The
rainy season commences here about
the frs: Of December, and lasts until
April first, at the close Of which all the
finest flowers and fruits Of certain
kinds are exhibited. 1t is true that the
half was never told about the wonders
Of California. But, Is my words are
inadequate describe it. will close with
the words Of Joaquin Miller, "knOwest
thou the land where the lemon trees
bloom, where the gold orange groves
i'm the deep thickets gloom. where the
wind ever soft from the blue heaven
blows. and the groves are OF laurel,
and myrtle and rose"
Go west, young man. 60 west
L. &. KNIGHT.