The Osceola times., 1888-12-29


they had been diyestcd of, come up
ismiling again, aud 90 through the
same performance that th ey have
been going through for several
thousand years, ] should think i;
would try a new tack, s.ill ] nm
bound to say that the Pacific is the
biggest thing ] have ever seen, | re-
member once when | was a candi-
date, | employed l.. T.. Simpson to
take me ''short cutn from Golden
Lake to Frcnchmans Bayou and al
ter he had takcrsme for about tour
teen miles through Golden Lake |
thought that mnst be the greatest
body Of water in the world, but find
| was mistaken. On our way we
passed an cid mission church, which
has sad history,-lt was built by
the Mcxicans and over two hundred
years were spent in building it.
Finally when finished it was to be
dedicated and was ihronged with
people, and whist the service was
in progress IN earthquake destroyed
the bn;ldiuc End killed nearly every
one ia it. II now Stands great
mass Of ruins. ~
Late III the afternoon we arri, ed
I at the ssIIotel Del Coronado" which
|is said to be The largest hotel in the
world, and am fully prepared to
believe il; 1t is the largest hotel /
have ever seen and the most mag
nifwent. ] covers seven and one
hslf acres Of ground, has within IT'S
walls a handsome theatre; the dining
room SEATS l0N people and the fur
aitnrc Is most magnificent. Il 4
lighted in every part BY electric
Hight, and there ars ovM 700 rooms
in tho h,,ilding, | occupied No, 528
| in the n. r. cor,rr ii'ssss s!::. ss:::.: reef,
and even that was erich for my
blood, and ! moved next day across
the way to San l]icgo whcrcI found
a hotel wbere tho charge was more
in conscs,ance With my finances.
The hotri fronts op the north on the
bay of San Diego, on the east is the
city orSap Diego, and on the south
and VEST Is the Ocean. Sunday !
stayed in San Diego, a city Of about
30,UO0 inhabitants, on Monday
!mor,iing 4 took M excursion into
Me>ico. We were allowed only 30
minutes in Mexico, SO | cannot tell
you mach Of that country. l visitd
there al oil mission church said to
be ''05 years old, i, il not used now
but is occupied by most lively
ghost. Tho went all over il, did
not meet his shostship, hut lest you
may think | AIN laying claim to much
courage, ! will inform you that |
hnntcd Iiim in bioad daylight only.
J xpect ! am like Judge Riddick's
friend DR.. Wysc Of Greene County.
lie and the Dr.. one dark night had
to pass near an old graveyard when
the DIR. said something about ghosts.
The Judge sail "wliy Doctor is it
possible You believe in ghosts:" to
which, the Doctor replied Indignant
tly "Ofcourse J don't Sir" and then
added in ii lower tone, "But Pm
afraid OF the---iliings."
| have now seen the best part of
Southern California and am able to
draw some conclusions as to whcth-
cr il is a good country for poor
'nan to come to, aud give the same
advise that "Punch" gave the young
man WHO inquired If he should mar
Try early III Difs--"Don't." In the
first place, long years ago all the
good land that could be entered from
the state or the United States was
taken up, and is now held by rich
syndica,es, and at most exhorbitant
figures. AT Coronado Beach, parcels
Of land in fine acre tracts are held at
S3kl,00 per acre, and the purchaser
obliyatcs himself to build a $500,
residence the-con within three
months. Elsewhere, no xever, good
lard can be bought for 500 per
acre, in state of nature. The
purchaser must be u man of means
or he cannot realize upon his Dur.
chase under five years at the least.
The two paying crops are oranges
and olives. The orange tree will
not bear under FIVE years, while
one must wait eight years for his oil.
i've trees to become source of profit.
IN the mean time these trees must
receive every care and sttention that
the most delicate flower does with
us. A man while waiting for his
trees to bear, can, on the same land,
raise all the vegetables, all the year
around, and can make the interest on
his money, but very little more. But
for one in search of health and espec-
tally one who cannot stand sudden
changes in the weather | would
most unhesitatingly say, come here.
! know that my health has greatly
improved since 1 arrived. have
hut one objection to the people here,
and that Is, that they, in building
their houses never seem to realize
that the nights are generally cool,
and they put no CRATES in them, nor
iire-places. Wood, though, costs
SI4,00 cord, aud coal the same