The morning call., 1891-05-21
OUTING.
Annual Picnic OF the Southern
Pacific Employees.
The Fourth and Townsend Street People Enjoy
Days Rest in the Cooling Shades Of
the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Away down in the Santa Cruz Mountains,
on the line Of the South Pacific Coast
Railway and about sixty miles from San
Francisco, is a broad CANYON, beautiful
exceedingly by reason Of its bold and varied
scenery, its towering hills covered with
dense foliage, It's deep raYines, winding
paths, tOrtuous streams, snug grOttOeS and
picturesque cascades.
It's isolation is complete and healthful.
There is not a sight or sound between its
Gensely wooded slopes to remind one Of
brick walls and the roar and din of cities,
or tile stern war being waged outside for
gold or fame Among the shadows of its
splendid trees the mad race for bread
seems vulgar and the grOans of oppressed
labor in this spot would find no echo.
1t is no place for toll or stTife-this grand
canyon, with its deep, calm and rugged
hills clothed In the Yerdure of spring-but
rather Greenland where one may get
close 10 the sad soul Of nature aud iohaie the
subtle essence drawn from her mysterious and
noble work. This place is known as Forest
Grove, and within the past two or three years
II has become d favored resort for a days outing.
A CHARMING VALLEY.
It is reached by ride Of little over Two
hours through one OF the most fertile and charm
lug valleys of the State. Leaving the San Le-
andre marshes the train crosses wide stretch
miles by gentle fluctuations into broad and Gull
tiYated acres, attestiRg by their rank vegetation
the extreme richness OF the soil. 1h- towns
along the route are small and sleepy looking,
but waving fields OF wheat and barley,
with now and then peach or cherry
orchard, greet the eye on every side.
You are whired through AYaradO at
the rate OF fifty miles an hour and get faint
idea OF a station building aud a sugar refinery.
Newark is passed. with It's oue-hOrse car track,
on which the grass grows green, its atmosphere
IefNaTQV a
dim impression of historic old AlyisO, bul may
catch glimpse at the next station OF tall, for
about 400 yards TO the left OF the track-the Ag-
news Insane Asylum. on through Santa Clara
and san Jose, fresh and prospeTous-looking,
with broad orchards, green vineyards and beau
thu flowers and a wealth OF landscape not
found in the lower valley.
RUGGED SCENERY.
The train now climbs gentle grade toward
Los GatOs, where the scenery grows glorious and
rugged and the fieecY clouds hang low about the
towering mountain tops. Alma is the next sta
lion-a slumbeTing hamlet OF scattered dwell
iDgs. with lille patches Of cultivated grounds,
great variety OF dogs and charming swift-rUn-
ming stream of water. Another grade OF three
miles, the train stops with jerk, the brakeman
says Forest Grove and everybody is glad. You
look down into deep green canyon and then
follow the crowd.
The railroad people discovered this charming
spot long ago, aud here the outing OF Southern
Pacific officers and employees from Fourth and
Townsend streets is held annually. Yesterday
X,
verify better one could not have been chosen.
Three special trains OF twelve cars each were
chartered Tor the occasion and left this city at in
teTFals OF about an hour.
EIGHT HUNDRED PARTICIPATE.
over 800 people received invitations and the
day was Que of thorough enjoyment, without an
accident or unpleasant circumstance TO mar its
pleasures. The Park Band was In attendance,
and furnished excellent music TO those who
wished TO dance, and great credit Is due the
Floor Committee for the efficient manner In
which they contributed 10 the success OF this
part of the programme. Large numbers, how.
ever preferred The quiet shade OF the hill slopes,
and rambles through the tangled wildwood OF
the rugged mountain sides.
The committee in charge or games also did
good work and arranged series Of interesting
sports. The first prize winners In the respective
games were as follows;
PRIZE WINNERS.
Ofdee-boys race, Harry Turner; running high
jump, IL. 5. Lincoln; putting 16-pOund shot, ii.
Bell running long jump w. D0nney; running
hopsstep, j. Foster; standing long jump, j. T..
Ennght: 100-yard race. 7. Il. SIaalts; girls
race Annie Thomas; girls race, Edna BrOg
ham: l00yard walk, not filed; heads of de-
partments race, w. Mckay; single mems race.
A. Chapman; married mems race, w. Dick; boys
race, w. Lang; boys race, Harry Turner; race
for employees who nave been twenty years in the