Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-05
Monterey and Its Palace Hotel
del Monte.
ROMANCE or The SOUTHWEST
The Oh Tales Of the California Missions
Are SIN Industries Of Fair
Monterey.
fIrrTsR 80. XXI

SNVob JAR - Aaldts seems Ae~co1~'At
II write Of this world famous Hotel
Del-Monte, that grsndest Of all pleas
ure resorts, situated IN the middle OF
forest of towering pines and wide
spreading live oaks, surrounded by Its
l30 acres OF gardens, the finest. the
richest and the most varied IN the
world. and just beyond the beach OF
the mighty Pacific. It's waters breaking
gently on Its sunht shore, offers a
scene beyond description. The inter-
Tor OF this house is most beautiful aud
| homelke. We cannot, aud dare not,
begin 10 describe 1t, but we simply re-
| fer and wish that our readers could see
and enjoy all that might lie seen, that
| they could see sunset or sunrise
I from its lofty towers, or feel their
| cheeks gently famed by the breezes OF
the sea as they SIT on its porches, or
best OF all, a. they SIT IN one OF It's
seyenty-tiye or more delightful pleas
ant parlors, quietly inhallng the frag-
rance of the plants and flowers, which
are growing IN the court and around
which the house Is built; or they may
to lulled into peaceful sleep 10y the soft
Il,
waters, or istlessly watching the mo-
tons of numberless beautiful birds,
winch dart about SO gracefully from
under the punches of Gala lilies and
other flowers. then dodge back under
cover should your voice be heard or
| your newspaper rustic. This seemed
not like America IN It's busy, busting
days Just at the closing of the nine
teenth century, but more IN keeping
with the dreamy days of ages past. or
perhaps, OF the future endless days of
which We read III REST III Peace"
Hotei-deI- Monte
Hotel-del-M Monte is seated in most
artistically laid out park. surrounded
with beautiful trees, palms, plants,
flowers, drives, walks and ponds. The
hotel can accommodate 900 or more
guests with perfect comfort. Every
thing about the establishment 10 upon
large and magnificent scale. The
Paradise we read of IN scripture fair
could in no wise with these grounds
compare.
Monterey is the historic town of Cali
fornia. quaint old town, of about
1000 inhabitants, and has gone into
history accompanied with many ro-
mantle stories. 1t stands as a land
mark of early times, and the old Gus
tom house is a fair relic of the past.
L: has twenty mile drive along the
ocean bay, which was greatly enjoyed
by many of our party. The bay was
dotted with numerous small white sail
boats.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has presented
the citizens a beautiful statue of JUMP
: gro, in honor of Junipero Sierra, the
| IF % "A
was of the Franciscan order. The
, statue was erected in the government
: reservation park by permission of the
: government. Mrs. Stanford is noted
| for her many noble deeds in various
parts of southern California.
The country about here 10 divided
> into mountain, plain and intervening
{ foothills. The Santa Lucia range fol-
4 lows the entire coast line. The western
slope of these mountains are quite pre-
cipltous, and descend rapidly 10 the
, sea, leaving in some places a narrow
, beach of arabic land cut by deep ra-
vines. On the eastern slope the noun
tains fall away rapidly into the foot
| hills and then INTO the great valley of
, the Salinas, which opens upon Mon
terey bav on the north, from which IL
!. extends in northeasterly direction for
= about seventy-fYe miles, with a width
of from six to fifteen miles, comprising
i some SIX and half million acres OF
agricultural land. Salinas valley Is
worthy of special mention, but this
: cannot be done without entering into
details at come length. The average
{ yield OF wheat per acre is forty bushels
{ and of barley sixty bushels. The valley
! runs almost due south and receives the
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trates far into the interior laden with
D moisture, thus lnsuring abundant crop:
: without irrigation.
r Rich and beautiful Valleys
Besides Salinas valley there are other
v rich aud beautiful! valleys of local rep
n utation for sslubrity. The river Salina,
1 Is large. 1t rises far TO the south and
traverses the entire length of the val
: ley, emptying into Monterey bay. BE
/. sides the salinas, there are the Carmel,
a the Sur, the san Antonio and Naci
mento rivers. with numerous othel
small streams IN the mountains, the
!. country Whereabouts being exception.
u ally well watered. Monterey county Il
- best adapted to the raising OF wheat
barley, oats, rye, buckwheat, corn, sor-
+ ghum, hops. beans. alfalfa. tomatoes
e beets, sweet potatoes, peanuts. etc.
II while apples, pears. cherries. apricOts
grapes, prunes, ounces, plums, pears.
n nectarnes, olives, oranges, lemons
% lines fgs, and similar fruits arrive a
g perfection. English wslnuts, almonds
Chcstnuts. etc, are usually raised, a.
;. we'll as all other small fruits and Der
Y RIGS. Fine sugar beets are raised a so
q As early Sc 1920 Dso Sebastian Niscain,
entered Monterey bay and erected 2
a cross. A handsome stone m0namen
= i erected OF the spot where JuniperC
d Sierra landed IN l17G and establish ~
the mission san Carlos. The fret I n
i, dian baptism by the mission vas cele
T" braied n Monterey December -. 1870
y The first European woman 20 come q
California was the wfe 81 Governo,
n Pages, who arrived IN Monterey d
i1s2 Their child vas the Ere
white child born n Fur0peal
3 parents. The Fret printing prcss q
II California arrived ai Monterey io 1884
John e. Fremont hois'cd the FRS
II American Gag n Csiforns on = pes
.e Of the ttatBiAu M .untsms January
1876. on iuiT :. 1855 Commoaor
a, Sioat ra'scd the American aes al
/. took possession 81 Monterey. III
convent on O. form the FIRST consntu
, ff0n ~ the state met ~ Monterey Sept
Z. tsE Monterey county = rfh
~ MISSION relics there beng eve n $50
haldines rrmaia ng bar partially sd
re- sifoyed Nenteftf hsy = the thir
largest bag n the state a Calf9rnl'
= trsng fHeutg eight nl 80 SIDE 81 ga
mouth ant irn rs - Haen inland Tn