The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-02-14
From MOnrOvia.
MoNRovIA, CAL, Jan. 2S, 1889.

Mr.. EDITOR When ! wrote to you
last we had just arrived at this beauti.
ful little city of 400 inhabitants, situ-
ated IS mics east OF Los Angeles, in
the San Gabriel Valley, on the foot
hills of the Sierra Madre mountains,
1t is on one OF the highest peaks,
called Wilson's, on which the govern.
jment is fixing to build an observatory,
which will be the largest in the world.
We are 30 miles from the sea, and can
see the Santa Catilena Islands from
our window. When # is clear and no
smoke in the air we can see the waves
on the ocean. Am going down there
in few days and take a sea bath.
This country is certainly fine for driv.
| ing for there is no mud or ice Just
think Of it, the roads being nice and
smooth the Whole year round Just like
ours are in October. Here we have
no rain, every day nice and bright
and the sun shining as warm as the
last OF April or first OF May. Here we
have peas, onions, radishes, tomatoes
any day we want them, for they grow
here all winter. Just think, here we
are enjoying these things in January,
while you all may have big freeze.
This is a fine climate sure! Have
been. looking oyer the country little,
and have spent one day in Los Angeles
and heard Sam Jones preach while
there, and am going back to hear him
again A few days ago Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Slemans, Mrs Bowman and my
self drove about Is miles looking over
the country and, by accident, run on
two Tennesseans by the name oi
Bashor. The old man, Martin Bashor
was a brother to Henry Bashor, from
whom &. w. ST John bought the farm
and mill property he now owns near
Carriers Depot. He is also an uncle
to Conrad Bashor, who lives in our
county north Of Jonesboro and owns
| the Bashor Mil The other is Madi.
son Bashor son Of John Bashor
whose iatlier lived (befOre he sold and
moved We,D on Brush Greek, Just
abgve the Star Mills, which is now
owned 10y ihc widow Leonard Many
ol the men Nho live down there now
PLAYED wlh Madi,on Bashor when
they wcrn brye-llpnry Houston
rnrmas Murray, E,bert Barnes, Isaac
BnGtc aua othrls, and he was curl
ou. 10 knoWnll.ub.ut them. The ole
u'nman married Seerfey, q
daughter of iron John Sherfey, who
vas "A blacksmith and we'll known in
that county We could not beg of
but had to stop and take dinner with
/ nuD, and tell you it was a dinner
such one as is seldom met with
They are doing well, have plenty, and
are making money, and say the,
would rather live here than any place
I they have been; and they have been
in several States. The old gentleman
had some Of the finest honey we evel
ksaw, and SO after dinner be said he
would show us his bees, and taking Vi
up stairs showed us where they wer,
at work between the ceiling anC
weatherboarding where they haC
come and were at work before he knew
Anything about it, and as they were
not bothering him he would let then
alone. "A shtjrftime ago he took sixt,
pounds OF honey from them, one piec,
of comb 2 feet long and s inches wide
1t was the clcarest honey | ever saw
Our time was short, so we started bach
promising to pay them another visi
before We left the State. Will 20 bAcl
in about two weeks, after which | will
!, write you more about them. Well
on our drive we passed through or
ange groves. lemon orchards, aprico
orchards and whey ards for miles
Oranges arc nice and ripe in som,
orchards while in Others they ar
green the change producing fin,
effect on the scenery, and while it VIZ
warm and pleasant in the valley wher
we were, we could ralse our eyes to th