Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-19
LOVELY LONG BEACH.
A Growing Town by the sad Sea
Waves.

WAVeBs
A seaside resort is a queer place to
visit in midwinter. It must have
been such an experience which sug-
gested the words in the hackneyed
enotation, "By the sad sea waves"
But that experience must have been
in some land far less rarely favored
than is this winterless one OF ours.
1t is still but the middle Of February,
yet despite the time the blue waves
of the Pacific as they broke in music
on the beach at Long Beach yester-
day were of such a bright and joyous
nature as to recall the simile Of
old Homer, who wrote OF the
"Many twinkling smiles OF ocean,"
rather than the expression OF the mod
ern poet about the "sad sea waves. /"
1t was not a cloud sounding sea" such
as the Ancient Master of Song por-
trayed his trero as walking by, and
whose tumultuous roar harmonized so
we'll with the tempestuous shrek OF the
Greek warrior from whose embrace
had been forcibly torn his lovely cap
tive-a lawful prize as he considered
the daughter of the Trojan Priest,
But the waves at Long Beach yester-
day rolled in gently and just murmur-
ed their "Allhail" to the land of the
free glad no doubt to have at last
arrived after long voyage from the
land of the slave in far Cathay. Away
in the distance rose the misty noun
tain tops of Santa Catalina island.
| L1,,1 1opo sIoo1suaI opI <hn,olox,
sofiened their rugged outlines. At
San Pedro bay over dozen crafts OF
various sizes and styles, and quite a
respectable little forest Of masts they
made. Three full-rigged vessels with
their sails all set were beating down
the roadstead, wearing around the
south end of Southern Cata-
lima, in order to stand boldly
out to sea before headingt to the north
west, bound for Puget Sound for
lumber. The scene was as lovely and
as animated as ever tempted a marine
artist to put brush to canvas. And
these seem to have been the senti-
ments of half hundred people who
wandered along the beach and
gathered shells, or thought of doing
so, IN days OF yore.
| How Long Beach has grown of late
When it was first laid out as the
town OF Wilmore the place dragged out
an unhealthy existence for long time
But that was years ago. Then it took
a spu't later on, and made some pro-
gress for a time; but this proved to be
only the semblance of a "boom,'
rather than the genuine article. Dur.
ing the past year the town has made
great progress. A fine school was
built year ago. When first opened
eleven pupils put in an appearance
that was all that had ever been Ell,
rolled in the district. To-day there
are lis pupils in attendance. That is
the way we grow in population in this
bright land of ours.
Long Beach has fine hotel. Along
the beach is row of comfortable anc
commodious bath houses. Along the
, leach is spacious veranda the en-
| tire length of the hotel. The interior
has been remodeled of late so as te
provide very handsome room foi
the common use Of the guests of the
hostelry-that is, OF the male persua
sion. The hotel is very vel
kept under the present lessee. There
are large number of very
, handsome private residences il
Long Beach. Mr.. Nathan Bixby's
home fronting right on the ocean il
| very handsome. Mr.. Storall has {
charming home on 15 acres of frui
ranch further back from the beach
There are several pretty churcl
edifices at Long Beach.
Much has been done in the way O
making the streets, and some cemen
, sidewalks have been made Will,
others are now being laid down
Atlantic avenue reaches from the tide
, mark on the beach, back over the
: north limb of Signal Hill, and from
there good road runs to Los An
geles.
: Talk OF grasses! Eastern peopl,
!, think we have no natural or per
. manent pastures natural or otherwise
The wild grass, alfilerilla, clover
wild oats, and other natural fodder
plants, stand all along Ions
Beach six inches high. They arr
sweet and nutritious as is th,
best clover of Eastern meadow,
From Christmas to June these pas
lures are as good as any east Of the
Rockies are from May to September
Ours grow five months of the year
theirs grow four months. During the
late summer months, and all through
: the fall our grasses, if not fed off, viii
cure perfectly on the ground, and al
during the other months OF the yeal
. the fodder lies on the ground sweet
and good as any cured hay in any
farmers barn. In the East fo
the larger part of the year thu
meadows are buried under snow o.
their grasses are turned to fertilizer
by the slush. To see how rich W.
are in natural pastures, pay visit t.
Long Beach, to any part of the Cerri
tos ranch, or to the Los Alamitos
, where the cattle roam in herds al
the year round, and are always fat
instead Of perishing under snow
storms.
The Southern Pacific train nov
makes regular trips to Long Beach
It stops at the boundary line between
Long Beach and Alamitos Beach
, A survey has been run acros
the Alamitos, and after crossing tn,
mouth of New river and skirting Ala
mitos bay where the harbor is to be
! heads off for Santa Fe Springs ant
! Whittier. Many new houses are nov
being put Up at Alamitos Beach. Th'
Los Angeles and Ocean Railroad i
being graded through this place. /
run from the new harbor by way O
Nadeau to Los Angeles. This viii
, give great impetus to all this sec
ton of country, and it is coming a
the best time, for as the summer ap
proaches the inquiry for residences b,
the sea increases.
Sammy or samuel.
The Drummer or the member fron
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