Telegram-herald., 1889-09-28

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PALMS SsAR ST. JAMES PARK, SAN JOSE
yond al these Is the exquisite natural
beauty and richness OF tho valley. which
has made It the abiding place Of the rep
resentative wealth OF the entire slope
and given il distinction peculiarly It's
own. / cannot think o. any one hundred
miles Of railway Ia the civilized world
presenting on It's line anything like the
number of attractions, famous here and
abroad. that are seen on the journey
from san Francisco % Monterey through
the lovely valley of Santa Clara.
First. then. l. Menlo Park, the summer
home of the Floods, the Mackays. the
Crockers, the Stanfords and other Occi-
dental millonaires-which has about il
an exclusiyeness and repose not unlike
Lsnox. Mass. Here. too. IS Senator Ie-
land Stanforjs ''Palo Alto. the equine
paradise. q ranch Of nearly ten thousand
acres, where eight OF nine hundred
horses live better than half the humans
OF the world, where two hundred men
are employed % carc for them, and
where the celebrated ElectiOneer, valued
az 500 900, heads the stud. As patted
the grand old horse in his roomy stall,
thought Of few years ago when he was
bought In the east for a mere bagatslle.
His get. thus far. has been sold for a
round million az least.
To the north Of Menlo Park is the Le-
land Stanford university | wandered
through It's superb yet unfinished walls
Of yellow stone. which, wien completed,
Will have cost twenty MILLIONS of dollars.
The senator pays this twenty millions
and then endows il all with thirty mill
ions more, as = beginning. Upon what
a large scale these California millionaires
do things, Within sight of the univer-
sity buildings IS san jose, the prettiest
and most cultivated city in the state,
with a community of much more than
average intelligence. Just beyond the
city on a heaven kissing HILL" is the
famous Lick observatory. tho Mecca Of
the average tourist. Not many miles
away are tho big trees and Santa Cruz,
and near them arc the two great estab-
lishmcnts Of Sprecklcs. the sugar king.
where thousands OF tons Of beets are
made into sugar. At the end Of all is
Del Monte. a miniature garden of Eden.
They have legend IN Santa Clara
which the loyal native Of San Jose will
kindly tell YOU. 70 the effect that in the
far distant. prehistoric times. this was
the home Of the fairies. who watched
over al the provinces or counties in en-
bryo Of California: that when tho Span
isn padre came with his bell and book
they departed from the Pacific to other
undiscovered ianis; that before going
the fairy representatives. Of al the coun-
ties met az Santa Clara and into her lap
poured the gifts FOR which they were
each most noted. Thus it has come to
pass that this valley and county OF Santa
Clara has something and the best OF
g. the other valleys and counties pos
sess. and IS therefore so rich in natural
treasures that it IL called the earthly
Poradise. OF course this pretty legend
T. shrewliv advanced By tho worldly
wise resilient a. part of the giorifcation
of his home. but The gis- and inplca- ION
Of TIE fairy taie Is not Tar from the
truth
The visitor % ths Lick observ atory has
a sentimental journey II nothing more
Tho distance up ant down tho mountain
siis-cr There aul backs hft7-Jwo
mles the fsre IS S.. the time occupied
atau. tsu hours. The road Il an cxcep-
uorai,y hne one and the scenery ex-
euisits. It suggests poetry and thiugs.
an1 they say tbat miles of tender verses
have been written by inspired tourists.
who leave the Ven1ome on the big Con
cord stages in the eariy morning Il
you take the ordinary Conveyance. not
bulls for ordinary mountain travel. YOU
ara likely however. UPON your return to
san J0se IN the evening. 70 fully apprs-
ciata Horace Greeieys remark when
Hank Monk. on a wager. drove the great
editor o~sr rocky roads from Virginia
City 70 Piacerviile, lls miles. In ten
hours
The oid man: getting down from the
coach with muck difficulty observed -
The waiting and gaping moo. Gentle
men. IL BET 50 that Hank Monk Il the
bszt driver IN America. and that Tn the
sorest man-" The c'serratorv - built cn
the crest OF What IL now called ut Ham
iiton. a slightly suirence which the
Spaniarsis >enturv ago gracefully chris
tened Mt Tahel Tita new name = a
xross i11pertinerce. some village doc
kar xaTkfered up thers enc dav. sBd IN =
burst II trenendous s-0tisul called ne
mountain afr.r hir1s. Hs wrote srr1.A-