Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-31

AItex dlancx las S1esks again too<
the carriages TOR the depot 10 take
SIDE trip to fssAasna. and the sssem-
ef<Ss LET'S the o<autifuf Sslent grounds
vita three ro.ssng ess~rs for Jsdge
ofssnts Les Angssss. Is people and Their
asos< generous hospitality. soms Of
the party went to ks<ko<i<e Beach. sad
others to Santa AonicA for the balance
OF tbs day. The exhibit ball Of Ne
chamber of commerce - nne and IN
structsve % tlaoss that visit IL It's the
beat exponent Ut Los Angeles and It's
great resources. Loo Angeles - the
metropolis of southern California aud
The seeond city IN the state IL has be-
eome noted as . national health and
pleasure resort, and - visited By taou-
sands OF persona from all parn os the
world. The city 10 50 well known that
extended and detailed DESCRIPTION -
not uecessary.
6ssvsA &c lus Angeles.
The growth Of Los Angeles - city
dates bach but . few years. II -
modern city OF cosmopolitan character
IN every sense Of the word. All that
visit southern California visit Los An
geles, and every person that visits IL
becomes . standing and living adver-
risemeus for 10. With = population,
representing nearly every nation In tho
world, full OF energy and public spirited
people. whose daily undertakings are
great enterprises. both OF public and
private nature. Los Angeles owes her
supremacy TO location next to the class
of It's people, who are determined upon
building up q great and beautiful clty.
and IN these factors 1t stands pre-emi-
nent- In relation TO the surrounding
country Los Angeles seems To be the
natural center, and two trAnsconu-
mental railways already make the city
their headquarters. When the great
santa Fo system was extended TO Los
Angeles IN 1885 the population was
about II 900, today IL Is over So. 900 and
on . rapid increase. The humble. but
once admired. hoard structures and low
brick buildings, 90 common To the
streets Of new towns. are giving way TO
square upon square Of magnificent
modern buildings, to me business
blocks, to costly residences.
The United States army headquar-
ters IN the department or Arizona, are
located here. also the University OF
Southern California. the state normal
ing. There are numerous religious and
charitable organizations, many Of them
owning handsome structures. The city
has about eighty miles Of street rail-
way line on which are operated electric
and horse cars. While not strictly .
manufacturing city, there are q large
number of special industries which are
protitably maintained. Commercially,
Los Angeles holds an advantageous po-
sitlon with eastern New Mexico, south
ern Old Mexico aud Arizona. The city
is connected with several scapOrts
and seaside resorts along the
line of the Santa Fe. His
toricslly speaking il is very interesting;
Astounding in historic land marks and
relics of admiration.
Among the most prominent points OF
interest are Bunker Hill, Crown Hill,
Angeleno Heights. Boyle Heights and
Mount Lookout.
BsaatifuI visva
From the elevated localities sur
rounding the city can be seen some Of
the grandest signts 70 be seen In any
country. The views embrace q great
range of mountain peaks, from 5. 100 To
1000 feet high; broad and beautiful
valleys with successiOn Of thriving
towns and intervening orchards and
fiowery slopes. The Pacific ocean is
twenty miles away. We loved to lin
ger and pry INTO the unwritten as we'll
Ne written histories OF the beautiful
region yet unwritten, but we'll pre-
served In the memory of the old dons
ana senorltas one sometimes chances
upon, and from whom much valuable
Information may be secured. while
such names as Santa Anna, San Juan,
Capistran0. Dana's Point. Ysldora and
Alessandro. revive recollections OF
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast" and
Ramona" after which Reeds Lake
was cnristened few years ago "RA-
mona Lake."
The most beautiful aud inspiring OBJ
lects IN nature become common and
tlresome TO the eye, when constantly
repeated and unrelieved by variety and
contrast with other scenes. Many
otherwise beautiful Landscapes seem
tame by reason of similar objects.
Beautiful a. are the valleys, streams.
hills, the sea coast and surf lines of
southern California, we doubt II they
would have the same attraction IL it
was not for their ASSOCIATION with the
sublime mountain scenery OF that re-
gion. The mountains Of southern Cal
ifornia form . grand background TO
what IL undoubtedly tho moot pleasing
to the eye of the human being. Pages
have been written of the beauties of
mouatain scenery IN all parts of the
world, but. after all, the pen cannot de-
scribe, neither can the pencil sketch.
nor the brush paint, nor words express
the little details that really make the
grand and lofty things beautiful. The
main rsnge-the San Bernardino
mountains--extends through Los An.
geles, san Bernardipo and San Diego
counties. Their attitudes average 5000
feet, though there are many peaks
more than double that height. These
hills aud mountains form . barrier O.
the cold winds Of the NORTH and act "a
natural storage reservoirs for the vine-
yards and orchards st their base.
saow-Csvered Meansasas.
Some are nearly barren, covered
with . soft, white mantle of snow, while
their summits. There - . variety of
interests attached 70 this range Of seem
cry. The mineral deposits of these
list % long ~ 10 10 Wearisome, were We
10 mention them oil. They would IN
trrest only the mineoroiogsts AMI man.
ufscturer, while the hust,andmsn. the
economist and the invalid find pleasure
IN contemplating them irons utilitar-
ian standpoint.
People are thinking Of mountains ss
unchanging. but 10 the eve OF the Oh
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