Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-21

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New Haven Conn., Register.
WHY 60 TO EUROPEa
America Good Enoug h for the mcri-
can Tourist.
Years ago, when Ohio was considered
far west, trip across the American con-
tinent was MT only tedious and labori-
GUS task, but an exceedingly perilous
one. But in these days of Raymond,
Phillips and Warner, one may make a
tour from the lakes to the gulf, and from
ocean to ocean at lightning speed, sur
rounded by every comfort and luxury
that reasonable mortal could desire.
While visit to Europe may be proper
and desirable for the American after see
ing his own country, it is certain that
the American tour will give him hand
somer return in pleasure and knowledge
that any European tour of the same class
and duration.
The student or specialist whose work
lies in a certain field, must necessarily
confine themselves to it, and therefore is
excepted.
If the object of the tour is to see fine
cities, we have Boston, New York. San
Francisco, Chicago, Washington, Phila-
delphia and host of others. If it is to
see great lakes and views, we have-them
| in endless variety. If to see mountains,
the Rockies, sierras, ,Alleghanies, Blue
Ridge and Cumberland each present fea-
| forests, deserts, caves, geysers, cataracts,
nd oil fhos
charm to the enchantment OF the lover
OF nature, forcing from his lips the in
| voluntary exclamation "How great and
glorious are Thy works!"
If in search of health dependent upon
climate, here he may find his hearts
DESIRE for all shades and degrees of
climate, from the tropical heat of Yuma
to the bowling blizzard of Dakota or
Nebraska, with attitudes ranging any
where between three hundred feet below
the sea level and fourteen thousand feet
above it, are found in this wonderful
country.
If the tourist has double purpose in
| view, viz, change of climate and the
selection of business location, what can
Europe offer him better-or as good?
Europeans are answering this question
on the hotel registers of this country, in
the recording offices and exchanges.
American tourist-you who have not
seen your own country, but are familiar
with every station on Cooks European
routes-come with me and see just one
lovely spot in your own, your native
land. Come with me to Lake Eleinore,
in semi-tropic California.
1t is winter. The frost king has thrown
his mantle over happy New England,
and the jingle of sleigh bells fills the air
with mueic. The streams are glazed
with pure crystal, over which young men
and women and laughing children skim
swiftly with steel-clad feet. The air is
keen and bracing, and brings the bright
color to the cheeks of the strong. But
unfortunately all are not strong. Some
near and dear friend cannot stand the
vigor of dear old New England's winter !;
and however much they may be attached
to home, they must leave it TO seek
milder climate until spring shall breathe
upon the earth again and warm it. So
friend tourist, bring your good friend
and come with me. There is no sea-
sickness in this journey.
| We start from the hub-Boston-i
palace Car fit for the gods to travel in.
and throwing all care aside, revel in the
glories of seven days panorama such
as no other country in the world can
show on single stretch.
~
| Seven days ago we were in the midst OF
ice and snow on the Atlantic coast, enve-
loped in fur coats and fur-lined gloves.
To-day we stand on the golden hills OF
California and gaze with delight upon
the scene before us, while summer
breezes from the placid Pacific fan our
faces and temper the sunbeams which
play aboutus
Standing upon the summit of hill
which overlooks three beautiful, fertile
valleys, and whose sides are carpeted
with innumerable sweet-scented flowers
of every hue and shape; with Lake Elsi-
more, as smooth and clear as polished
French plate mirror, stretched at your
feet, lefecting back the perfect inverted
images of the white towns on its
} shores, the many colored foothills,
and above them the feecy clouds
mingled with the eternal snow
of San Jacinto, San Bernardino, San An
tonic, and other peaks of the snowy
range, colored with those rosy and In
dian summer blue tints which fill lover
of nature with dreams of childhood, one
can feel its beauty, out only Bryant can
J portray it, You can only exclaim, "Oh,
Italy, where are your skies Switzerland,
where are your mountains; and Scotland,
, where are your lakes? ?' A still, small
voice whispers, "'Blent into one and
broken at the core,' they are here"
, Lake Elsinore, the finest body of water
in Southern California, is five miles in
length and two miles wide; myriads of
fish sport in its depths and furnish recre-
alton to the sons of Isaak. Water fowls
make it their camping ground, and the
] sportsman may try his skill upon teal,
mallards, red heads, gray or black ducks,
, and now and then the canvas back and
in their season the wild goose, swan,
plover. snipe, pelican, crane, curlew and
fiamingo add their voices to swell the
chorus of bird music which floats across
, its surface. Its altitude is 1890 feet.
j Around it runs q broad, clean, sandy