Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-27


We did not care to go about much Thurs
day because we were too tired" Between
San Diego aud Los Angeles the scenery is
varied aud beautiful, but as we neaied the
city oi the angels our train glded along
between vineyards and orange groves,
orchards OF peach and apricot, md finely
laid out gardens. The valleys nre rich and
fertile aud truly seem to be the garden
spot Of the world. We arrived Mt Los
Angclos IN n rain storm. most unhappy
impression was Immediately formed for the
depot IL TWO miles from tho muin parl of
The city aud the streets are torn up, md
the mud-worls fail 10 describe IT, AT the
depot on leaving the place few days later,
we saw lady step from street cai nj the
hest crossing she could iiud aud sink to the
top OF her boots, and then founder through
several rods oi this mud before slie could
reach terra fima. My husband, looking
over my shoulder, says, "Oh, nav my
dear, don't draw it su strung," (Dut I will
and II Is true, for | WIS that lady and those
were my very heat boots with un extra coat
uf French dressing for the occasiOn.) How
ever Los Angeles is not all mud. 1t must
he beautiful city nj some seasons 0l the
year and many ol the streets are very line,
even now. The lawns and hedges are ex-
quisitely kept. Eucalyptus and Pepper
trees, palm aud Magnolia beautify parks,
streets aud private residence. Rows OF
Gala lilies two hundred feet in length
were common, their graceful heads raised
to meet the shower aud the sunshine.
Roses clambered over the dwellings IN
proiusion und geraniums grew to II prodig-
iuis size. The business part ur the city Ia
very fine. There are many elegan. buM-
DO IA 1,
OF the city the Improvements have been
left behind.
The people are not quite 40 wild on the
subject of real eatate as ut San Diego; still
they have the same craze. MIR. Barker aud
Roy visited the Citrus fair and brought me
magnificent specimens of fruit. The navel
orange, II native Of an island off the South
American coast, isvery fine; Riverside is
noted for this variety. We were much
surprised at the price uf fruit throughout
California; nowhere did we fnd II cheaper
than Mt hume and we paid higher prices
for fine iruit than we ever did in Cleveland.
The San Gabriel valley III which Los
Amgelos is situated, is one of the most
beautiful in the state. Pasadena, u lovely
little city nine miles from Los Angeles, IL
most charming place. IT lies at the foot
of the mountains aud is surrounded by
orange groves and vineyards. At Pasadena
we took a carriage aud drove for mans
miles through this Ellen of the Pacific
slope. We were directed to Baldwin's
ranch, considered one of the finest in the
state, and truly we looked and marveled.
MIR. Baldwin owns sixty-tlrce thousand
acres. 1t IL magnificent; the mansion and
stables, the wonderful hedges, the foun-
tains, drives, walks, artificial lakes, grottos.
archways, the gardens and fields, the miles
trees ON either side filled with the shining
golden fruit, hundreds of acres of vineyards,
hundreds OF acres OF oranges aud lemons,
peaches, apricots, figs, plums, etc. Every
thing on such n mammoth scale that we
could only look and marvel. We saw
numberless squirrels running about the
grounds with the utmost freedom. Driv-
ing on still farther down the valley we
came 10 Monrovio, n bright promising little
town. Here we met an old acquaintance
and spent II very pleasant hour. On our
way back we drove through u Fl Id OF about
i've acres completely covered with Califor-
MIA poppys. 1t looked like field OF gold.
The flower Is bright yellow and very beau
| tiful. The boys scampered about IN the
sunshine gathering the golden beauties
happy Ms the squirrels we had just lel, al
Bullwin's ranch. The wild flowers of Cal
ifornia are very numerous and very beau
tiini, and it was pleasant 10 lie gathering
them, especially when we knew onr friends
Mt home ". re cuddlng themselves about II
base-burner.
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