San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-07-17
Irorn Snnihern California.

SANTA ANA, CAL, July Ub, lsso
EDrroR FREE PREss;-Having beer
here nearly four weeks, will in
answer to your request, give you
few items OF my trip TO California
and my observations here. l lef'
San Marcos vim Fort Worth, Trinidad
Albuquerque, Prescott, Barstow'
Los Angels, Santa Ana. The above
route is designated ms the "Over'
land" ! consider myself fortunate
in having chosen this route, as
found 1t in all respects most agree
able, and especially was impressed
with the varied and magnificent
scenery, at some points sublime
Then, too, the desolation OF
large portion OF the country passed
through filed me We awe. l loft
San Marcos June 10th, $50 p. m,'
arrived here 18th, 5 p. M. Is with
you) having made every connection
on time. I found tho mornings OF
the first week trifo cool, $40 to $50
at $50 4 M. Two mornings only
was there fog and that light, each
morning for the week light mist.
since then tie weather has been the
most agreeable I have ever expert
enced at this season, the range OF
temperature at $50 o. m. has been
61o to Gao, at 2 p. m. TO to $50,
the latter but twice Go and $50, are
nearly without exception the points
The ocean breeze from 0 a. m. is
most agreeable and lnvlgorating.
found Santa Ana truly an EN-
erald City," completely embosomed
in flowers, shrubbery and fruits. The
streets are level and all walks per-
fectly shaded by large trees OF.
eucalyptus, pepper and cypress.
Cement walks extend far out from
the business center. One feature
that largely enhances the beauty o.
the place, there are no fences to oh
struct the view OF the beautiful lawns
and gorgeous flower plats that so
extensively abound. many have fine
hedges of cypress trimmed in al
conceivable forms. Add to the above
fine orchards of oranges, lem
ons, English walnuts, apricots,
prunes, pears apples and peaches,
you will then be able to form
a faint conception Of this EN-
erald city by the sea. The staple
farm crops of grain are barley and
wheat in the order named, peanuts
are largely Mpd with profiD cult
waited, A ranch near here has As,
900 acres of barley, yield, 33a bush
els per acre, 5000 of wheat over 80
bushels per acre. The fruit crop Is
heavy AMI is bringing better prices
than for years, Add to this the
scale that so badly injured the orange
tree and insect that ruined the rails
ing grape, have nearly disappeared,
you will readily see why the country
is jubilant. Surely this return to its
normal condition is far better for oil
concerned than the imitation which
enriches few and ruined so many,
Our system (or lack of system) Of
waterworks consists of surface wells
40 to so feet in depth and artesian
wells, the one from which we are
supplied is $50 feet deep with flow
sufficiently strong to elevate the wa
ter (by RAINY 60 feet. The water
seems pure, sweet and quite soft.
I will add to the above, thus far
have heard from neither feas. mol
mosquitoes; flies are troublesome
about the house, never on the street
All houses have windows and doors
screened.
Lest I make you tired I will close
with best of wishes for self and any
others that may feel an interest in
the above description.
Kindly
L, Powers.
Santa Ana, to-day Sac 49,, Orange