The record-union., 1892-06-17
SANTA Cruz ATTRACTIONS.
The Delights of the Seaside During
the Summer.
Notable People Who Have Built Fine
Residences at This Charm
ing Place.
Especial Correspondence REcoRD-Usros.l

one season in the year when the seaside
and Santa Cruz become interesting to
Sacramentans, and that is during the hot
spells of July and August. AS June ad-
vances. and the family slate for the sum-
mer is being made UP, those who have
known and visited the little swimming
city for many years, and others who have
only heard of it, turn fondly, in remem-
brance or Imagination, to the southwark
where the pretty town lies lightly on
the rim of the sapphire cup of Monterey
Bay. With what new and delicious
GOODNESS memory invests the somber
shadows of the redwoods back there on
the Santa Cruz Mountains-mountain
which hold in their green Businesses
hundred springs, each sending its trout
filled streams down through the foothills
and the lowlands to the ocean.
For, you remember, the mountains
look on Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz looks
on the sea, and all with such close and
loving glance that q morning walk or
drive of five miles brings you from the
bays edge up under the laurels and red
woods of the Powder Mill Canyon, into
the very heart of the Big Tree Grove. and
little further, in any direction, gives
you mountain roads and views and
whose picturesqueness grows into grand
eur as you ascend.
1t is these thoughts that come to the
busy Sacramentan as the middayS grow
hotter, and he has visions of a morning
dip in the surf, with the babies padding
about as nearly naked as an effete ciyiliZa-
tion permits, and the girls, bless their
hearts, desport themselves in the breakers
as happy as snaiads-fn-de-Siecte naiads, of
course-wearing the latest thing in knit
silk bathing suits at ever so many dollars
the suit.
There are other visions, too, of long
days in the forest, with rod and reel and
basket-days when the endless rows of
figures, and the piles of briefs waiting in
the law office, and even the outcome of
the Presidential campaign are forgotten
in the overmastering desire to fill that
basket to the very birthdays that clear
the cobwebs out of the brain, drive the
shadows from the heart and create the
man anew, ready once more to take life
up at the right end when he goes back to
the world.
Having been permitted so much of
enthusiasm at the outset, let me say that
Sacramento visitors this year will find
some few changes for the better in Santa
Cruz. The little city has been of slow
growth, and there is yet much to wish
for, but Nature was so good to it in the
beginning that the dwellers there
y,
the goods the gods provided to do very
much in the way of betterment. But the
the very first thing to he noticed, / am
sure, is the new electric railway, whose
large and very handsome observation
cars go flying through the town from the
beach to the rivers edge, and along that
stream where, year ago, there was only
an impenetrable tangle of willows, up
into Pacific avenue, and along a very
pretty street, Walnut avenue, newly
paved with bituminous rock, up Mission
hill, out Mission street past the Pope
House. and then around through Garfield
Park, the resort of the State Association
OF the denomination of Christians" and
at last come 10 terminus at the finest
point on the cliff road, two miles from
the beach.
Here there has been built pretty
pagoda-like Westinghouse. perched on
the cliff, where the breaking waves dash
highest and the breeze comes laden with
5000 miles of salt. Just across the cliff
road, at this same point, there rises very
large and rather picturesque structure
whose caves are swept by the branches of
eucalyptus grove which has been grow
ing there SO long that people have forgot
ten who planted it. This is to be known
as the Casino" and will be open this
month. There is large ballroom, a
dining-hall where you may eat table
d'hote or restaurant fashion, and take
the broad verandas with the sea and
mountains both in sight. There are read
1ng-rooms and grill-rooms and all the rest
beside, and very good band will play
during the afternoons. These are all inn
provementS which will be pleasant time
killers, and make the drive on the cliff
more interesting to great many people
Several beautiful homes have been fin
ished since last year, and the number of
well-to-do people who are building coun-
try homes in and about Santa Cruz in
creases yearly. a few of these very wei
come colonists may be mentioned: Major
Frank Mclaughlin of Oroville has
just finished very picturesque
and elegant home on the edge
of Beach Hill, which he has named
Golden Gate Villa. His views from here
of bay and mountain and city are incom-
parable. Old Sacramentans will remem-
Der the Kittridge House, where many
happy crowd enjoyed the summer days
of long ago. This has been completely
transformed by New York capitalist, j.
Z. Smith, who married a San Francisco
lady and has conceived the strongest af-
fection for Santa Cruz. Sunshine
Villa'' bears as little resemblance
to the Kittridge House as diamond to a
bit of Palais Royal paste, and is one of
the most charming homes in the country
Mr.. Smith has also largely interested
himself in Santa Cruz affairs and is the
principal promoter and stockholder in
the electric railway.
James Phelan, the San Francisco capi-
talist, has made another transformation
in the old ''Pelton place. which stood,
dark and gloomy with an overgrowth of
gum trees and somber evergreens, out
near Lighthouse Point. This is now a
magnificent estate and is known as Phe-
Ian Park. Mr.. Phelan has also presented
an adjoining property to his daughter,
Mrs. Frank j. Sullivan, ard both fami-
lies spend much time at their country
homes. Bishop Warren Of Denver, Col,
who married the very pecunious cattle
queen, Mrs. life, has residence and
grounds not far from Phelan Park,
known as Epworth by the Sea. The
family resides here nearly half of every
year.
Mrs. D. d. Colton's place, "The Cab
ins,'' and Mrs. II. McLane Martins
home, "Miramar,' are on Beach Hill but
they all leave this month for two years
stay in Europe.
Hon. VIM. II. Mills and family have
taken large and pleasant cottage on
Beach Hill for the summer.
d. Nj. Delmas and family have the
"Bay State cottage.
j. ID. Enright, the Santa Clara capital
ist, resides in his very pretty Beach Hill
home nearly all the year. He has a
charming family OF young people.
The cottage" life is a growing feature,
and might send you column of names
of those who are enjoying them for the
summer weeks in all parts of the town.
That old Landmark, the Pacific Ocean
House, has been transformed by new
third-story and various other improve
ments: the Pope House had a partial con-
1iagration which necessitated some re-
building and refurnishing and is fresh
and inviting; the Sea Beach Hotel has a
new hall room and the gardens are Iowa