The Monitor., 1891-09-04

IS. We sse tia fias residences Of GeoEg
G.. Green at Z distance. Situated in Linda
dena. Coming south We dTive up around
the Raymond hotel, It being one Of south
eru California 5 largest hotels, and here
again is presented an iEdescribsble picture
of the surrounding Landscape. We arrive
at Los Angeles at 80 p. n. latter atout fO
miles drive.
TUESDAY we have business to attend to,
and at 30. 2. m. fads as gong to the
beach for 4 few hours. Santa Monica is a
very pretty little place, but falls far short
Of ueing the attraction foE pleasure see keTs
as IS presented to the resUEtsrs OF the old
Atlantic snrfas Cape May, Atlantic City.
Long Branch, ete. sSaufa Monica would
come III slim II numbered in comparison
with the Atlantic, although The writer
had the pleasure 81 enjoying the first sea
bath since he left the shores Of the At
laniio. Tuesday evening we have the
pleasure Of seeing the New York Lyeeum
Company Ia The CLARITY Bali, which
we considered good Les Angeles IS very
pretty city ef western get-up OF about
80, coo igha bitauts. Their county build
ings they are Just completing with cost
of $3.50, coo.
We leave Los Angeles early Wednesday
Santa Anna at ) .. M, IS miles distant
south. Most Of the country which we
passed through IS adapted to raising
alfalfa. English and black walnuts. santa
Anna has soine Oranges, bnt is q failure in
this respect. Wednesday night finds us in
camp fige miles south OF Santa Anna, on
the grounds of The old San Joaquin ranch.
Il contains 11s, 900 aeres-Jo, coo acres
adopted 10 grain raising and balance to
sheep and cattle. We arrive at San Juan
Capistrano BIZ the sea at noon Thursday.
Here we see the old mission erected about
1T7j and was erumbIed to pieces by an
earthquake in 1872 We travel following
tie sea shore for 80 miles, and travelling
late that night at 30 p. N. we come sud-
denly to lagoon filed with ater, and as
il was dark we were afraid to cross it, and
decided TO go into camp without water for
cur horsas or ourselves. Tie saterin tie
lagoon ef Course comes fromAthe ocean.
Here VIC are within half . mile of
the town cf Ocean SIDE without drop of
water to ct our parched throats. We
eventually got TO sleep, vixen at l a. %.
we were suddenly aroused from our siu a.
ber by an overland freight train tiin:iner-
ing doan on tie railroad beside us. With
a crack and smash oar horses pulled the
picket pia an / we could plainly hear them
piungiug In the mud. As s1's were pnahle
to find them We supposed theia TO be swal-
lowed in the mire surrounding the lagoon.
bnt to our surprise when day5reak came
wo ascsftained that they had managed 10
get intothe road and had reversed their
steps toward Los Angeles, and were found
fastened to a sage brush about five miles
distant. We found the lagoon from to 4
feet deep and no trouble in crossing.
Ocean Side is very pretty town by the
sea. and We pass through Carlsbad, Del
Mar and make camp Friday nigat three
miles south OF Del Mar and within Is miles
of san Diego city. where we arrived at
noon on Saturday.
In looking oat Oh the bag we see the
fugitive Itata at anchor, patiently waiting
foT ncie Sam TO say that she can 60 to
her native shores. On Coronado Island,
San Diego, is situated the hotel Del Coro-
nado, it bcIug the finest and most spacious
that the fiter has ever seen. while C0ro-
nsdo also presents much finer place and
beach for resort. as it is used the year
round. There are lots of pleasure seekers
here. The average temperature for the
year being 65 degrees, makes it very
healthy place. We arrived home at p.
N. Saturday, via. Cajon valley, which is a
very pretty valley, consisting of 20, Goo
acres OF tilla bic soil and 9, 600 acres alone
in raisin-grapes.
Our party consisted Of four neighbers,
and leaving home on the 5tl aud arriving
in return on the 10Th, find that we trav-
eled $50 miles, it being the unanimous
opinion Of the party the finest trip in
observation that they had ever taken.
SIyA.
FL Cajon, Aug. %, 1891.