Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-19


son the ysettiest bit of architecture, and the
most comPsete in its Internal arrangement, we
have seen in these months Of varied wandering.
The service in the dining-ro0Ra is n miracle OF
swiftness and polite attention
wish the dear people who are at the helm of the
Nantas4et and PembeTton this summer, not tc
mentisn the Point of Pines and the dozen other
seaside hotels outside of Boston, would take &
telegraphic trip here and carry back a mental
inventory of luXuries Tor next season $ cam
paign. The idea of Boston people being cut
done by anything 90 Western rs the Pacific
cGast. the very lunlring-Ou place OF cT0atl0n
/ wont ask them 10 take home the warm sea
w0ter tanks under their crystal roofs, with the
esplanade of waving palms and greenery
throwing soft QUivering shadowson the bathers
tor we have no, the long Western purses which
can afford 10 psg $4,000 for such luxurious
whim. But the glass-coyered Piazzas where
the sun makes summer even OF a winter day.
with every rude wind shut out, and only sweet
sights and soands within reach of eyes and ears
that they might take; and the tiled dre-p places
full of blazing logs; and the exquisite httle
rooms with their turkish rugs, lovely enough
TO have come this moment OFT of Prag's win
dow and The parlor with its Steinway grand;
and the garden protected by hedges and ram
parts-why cannot they make 8 Monterey by
the Atlapsic7
THE BEACH BAEI{EG
Is upon the grounds of the hotel, and i'm
mediately at hand are the Del Monte in
closed-s sea baths. These are the finest on
the continent. They consist of three great
tanks of differing degrees OF temperature,
so as 10 accommodate the desire OF any.
They are sheltered beHeath a crystal ROOT,
and the building is fitted up witn the same
| elegance taste and richness of floral dress
| ing that characterizes the hotel and all its
surroundings. From the hotel there ex-
tends about the peninsula drive OF
eighteen or twenty miles, prepared and
! kept i'll order-in condition. indeed, SIT
passed by no road in the worldly the
same company that owns and conducts the
hotel This famous drive is partly along
the shores of the bay and partly along the
shores of so much of the Pacific Ocean as
washes this lovely peninsula. The route
leads through old Monterey, with its many
relics of q romantic past-the ancient Mis-
sion church, the old Capitol. the fort of
Fremont and that of the early Mexican
authorities. the cross planted TO denote the
spot where Junipero Sierra landed a CEN
| fury and more ago, the whale-fisheTy sta
ton, Pacific Grove Retreat-a seaside re-
sort of which more anon-and then up
| into the cypress woods, redolent with in
Spiriting resinOus aroma. In succession
the tourist reaches Oak Bluffs, Point Pinos
| and its light, Moss Beach, Seal Rocks, and
then, after coasting along & shore rich with
rock effects and surf romance, he reaches
| famous
CYPRESS POINT,
A spot all visitors to Monterey seek, and
with which none tire. Next comes the
most charming gem in Pacific ocean 8
| shore-picture TO be seen. Carmelo bay.
| Then on through moss-adorned monarchs
! of coast forest, out into the crisp breeze
ladened with its saline tonic, to Pebble
Beach, thence 10 Carmel Mission Church
! tSan Carlos) the theme of poem, song and
| brush, and one of the most interesting
| historic relics in the State The mission
was founded early in ITO, and out from it
went these Christianizing influences that
have been of ouch importance in molding
the history and destiny of California. The
first point of great interest reached on this
drive, after leaving the bounds of the town
of Monterey, was
PACIFIC GROVE RETREAT.
This is but about two miles from Del
| Monte 1t is q famous watering-place, and
| by reason of the disposal of lots to parties
| desiring to have here summer homes, ii
has grown to be a very extensive town IN
| the midst of magnificent pine and cypress
grove on hillside sloping down to the
| waters Of Monterey Bay, where charm
ing cove beach affords excellent bath
sense of that word. 1t is a collection of
cottages scattered over large area of the
thickly-wooded tract owned byseitiZens.
who send their families there for q portion
of the summer tor the benefits of the sea
air, inyigorating climate, the bathing and
retiracy from the heat and dust and tur-
MOL of the cities. Solitude can be as pro-
found here as on the mountain tops.
Though there are in summer from 600 to
1 900 people in the grove one can be as re-
tired as if alone in the eternal WOO Is and
hills. Cottages kept for the accommoda-
ton of transient visitors, and birds OF
passage generally. are to rent by week,
month or season. The landlordism OF Del
Monte extends to the catering for guests i'll
an excellent restaurant at the grove. A
Postoffice, stage station, store and other
conveniences are provided. There are
boats to rent, splendid livery outfit for
those who wish to drive, and conveyance
to the Del Monte baths is frequent
and easy Pacific Grove Retreat is,
indeed, possessed of all the privileges
and benefits of Monterey climate and local
ity. and Del Monte conveniences, with the
economy of more simple style of living
and with the necessity for maintaining
state as to dress withdrawn. 1t was origi-
nal,y
CAMP GROUND
Founded by a religious sect which still
has qualified control, in that 1t IS stlpu-
lated that LIQUORS shall not be here dis
pensed, nor any frivolous and debasing
amusements INDUCED in such as gambling
nor any boisterous conduct permitted
while a calm settles over the place on tho
Sabbath day that realizes the poets dream
that the groves were Gods first temples
There is maintained a neat church
and Divine service is regularly
! held. Yet with these regulations
and to which none can object
here is Just as much freedom as any we'll
ordered family enjoys or desires III Its
home. The grove is well kept, the roads
drives and paths swept and cleaned
scrupulous regard had for the orderly ar
rangement Of all things and the comfort
and convenience of all guests. Next to
Del Monte Pacific Grove Retreat is by all
odds the most delightful place of all seaside
resorts in which to hide from the world OF
men, and dwell in sweet communion with
nature The route to Del Monte or the
grove is by Southern Pacific rail northern
division) from San Francisco direct. The
passage is made in about five hours. Or, one
may at regular sailing times take steamer
from San Francisco TO Santa Cruz and
Monterey, and from the first place by q
| short ran route re0cn Del Mout6. rTDin
Sacramento BIZ rail of the Southern Pacific
Company to San Jose, where the line is
met, running from San Francisco, as at
first described. BY these same routes the
tourist reaches
SANTA CRUZ
Further on, northerly from Monterey some
twenty-five miles, and also on Monterey
Bay. The ride from Pajaro where the
main line to Monterey is left. is along the
shores of the bav, and one of the most ro-
mantle and delightful ocean-shore rail
routes in all the world. Santa Cruz is 9
pretent;ous town of some 1000 inhabitants
: Its location is charming. and its climate
much the same as chat at Monterey, though
its ocean exposure is somewhat broader. Il
| is supplied with numerous good hotels de
} voted to catering for summer visitors, as
also retreats especially for those desiring
{ something Of the privacy of home. Thou
! sands visit this seaside resort an.
nuallv. and its famous bathing beach.
. in the higllt of the season
resembles the more noted beaches of the
Atlantic coast. There are oathing houses
along the shore in number, charming
drives, and some of the finest mountain
roads and scenes very near % the place
sn hour away-in all the werld. In fact.
tie Santa Cruz scenes of beach, ocean
stretch. rocky shores, bluffs mountain
nights, darby mysteriously. ro2antic and
delightful canyons. great forests. big trees,
arS r,ountaifl sprinoS resorts makes il one