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


os we wound among the foot hills with
their cattlc-dotted sides and sreamlcls
glistening in the light Of the setting sun.
Reaching Cotton at Sp. m. our happy
party separated, scattering TO different
parts Of the state. A goodly number how
ever remained with us ut C0ltun intending
To take the morning train for San Diego
One section Of our train Ut hnd been dl.
viled into three actions 1T St. LnuIs) had
already arrived ani we found the hotels
| fUll, hut accepted with rather u bad grace
! the pnrlor ui the hut,I. Later on the Third
section arrived aud we lelt quite greaful
IN the morning when we saw lndies sitting
IN the Office chairs aud lying on the office
tables, aud gentlemen thankful for lamp
post. Collon is beautifully located, sur
rounded by mountains omchnlf of which are
suow.capred the year round, Ruy climbed
his tirst mountain here and visited the
large marble qnarries. Near this city is
Riverside, 10 beautiful with its orange
groves and Magnolia avenues; and San
b"i"Ne"o, hN''y Bio""H biNS 'oNH.
The scenery between Cotton and San Diego
IL very picturesque and beautiful. The
train swept through lonely cHnons with
high oveihanging cliffs full thousand
feet above liz. We followed the course Of
pure, clear little mountain stream and
turned endless curves 70 sharp that both
ends Of the train could be seen from the
middle car, and the engine in sight about
half the time. These curves are most re-
markable; the road is noted for them.
Farther on we came into beautiful fertile
valleys in which were fine ranches, the
hillsides dotted with cattle and all the
farming land in high state of cultivation.
vineyards and orchards 1.-THE peach trees all
in bloom) and now aud then u pretty little
town. BY and by mist appeared on our
right and then as if the hand of God had
turned over Il new page in the book of our
lives, there lay spread out before lis the
grand old Pacific ocean. We live on the
shores Of Old Erie, have stood on the
shores OF the Atlantic and the Gull of
Mexico, but no other body of water ever
impressed us like this. It's foam crested
billows seem higher; ils surf rolls to your
feet with such a majesty of power; its vast
ness and mightynes4 make themselves felt
with every movement of its restless grand
eur. S,n Diego has, 1t is claimed, the
best harbor ON the Pacific coast, hut as yet
1t has lew exports, vessels coming in laden,
90 out with sand for ballast. Coranado
beach, beautiful peninsula that forms the
bay and makes the fine harbor, has, it is
claimed, the finest hotel in the u. S. If
not in the world. 1t has $50 rooms, all
open to the sunlight. In the center is a
lovely court, beautiful with fountains, flow.
ers, vines and rare shruhbery. Hotel del
Coronado covers seventeen and half acres
and will accommodate two thousand guests;
II veranda twenty feet wide runs around
the entire building. II is connected with
San Diego by steam ferry.
At the beach where we spent most de-
lightful day, they have every facility for
pleasure. Roy was nearer heaven here
than he ever dreamed Of being while on
this earth. His packets were soon filled
with the beautiful treasures of the deep.
The beach is perfectly lovely here and
magnificent for driving, firm and hard rs n
floor aud washed each day by the restless
waves Of the Pacific. The whole peninsula
is cut up into building lots; in fact everv-
thing for miles IN every direction from
San Diego is so much foot front. The
people have lost their heads-gone crazy;
all the main streets have for blocks, every
other building real estate Office. You
can stand at many street corners and with
out moving count twenty-five or thirty
aud building lots sell at fabulous prices.
The whole of Southern California has this
craze, ana il reaches down into Lower Cal
iiornia. The winds are cold and very pen.
etratinr; The houses are built without any
means ul having fire, except for cooking
purposes, and we were unable to get Il
room with stove. The sunshine WAS 20
bright that we did not feel The need Of il
through the middle of The day, but AT
nigh, il was decidedly cuol and anything
but pleasant.
We took most delightful drive through
the valleys and among the foot hills sur
rounding San Diego. We enjoyed the
lovely groves and the pleasure Of gathering
the ripe fruit and seeing ii in such abund-
ance. The long avenues of orange and
lemon trees, laden viii, their golden rrens-
ures, The marvelously kept hedges, all wert
u source "f wonder and pleasure We ow,
many thanks To the genllemnnly prupriei"l
of those beautiful range groves for hi,
courtesy and Kindness To IA.
Desiring 10 see something Of Lower Cal-
ifornia (Alcxico) we took The steamer
Mnnserrnt Tor II sky mile ride On The
P"ciiic-it was most delightful. We l,ndr,
N En-awada, II very new bni runanIicall,
located Mexican city. Its principal lote
stands on u high. abrupt hill oy.rlnpk in,
the ocean, from winch y"n "bIain n mag
niticent view of the suirnun,iing count,
, and the Pacific. They have iorry miles o
the finest beach driving on The whole cu.sl
here. We mi 'ycd n delightful drive fo
I, miles along tins charming beach with III.
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feet from us aud the waves Often cnvcrin:
our horses feet and tie wheels uf lIle car,
riage. My husband took II fifteen mil,
drive into the country and found u cit,
F., laid ont with nothing but 81 gni !e hoard I,
I designate il, and lutS selling at one hun
,ircd dollars foot front. When we lrf
the steamer we were ohlisei Ia land IL
= small h0his, and Then climb ladder (,
get 10 The lan'irg; an easy thing to do il
, day light, bmi when we left NJ nine o'clucI
in the evening in II pouring ram, The wave
daShing and rolling over each other, it hi'
= not seem no easy. We stood on The lnndIn!
/ with no canopy but he sky and that a yer,
q damp one, the mighty Pacific before rs
The mountains hehnd us, aud the lights o
= the little town iwinkling like starr. u.
= and by the srirll hoals from the a,eame
1 arrived and we climbed down the swnyinj
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