Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-19
LONG BEACH,
A Delightful Resort on the
Seaside. &
It's Business Interests and General
Progress. 81
It Oners Special Inducements to the
Seekers for Pleasure, Homes and
Business-Some Of It's Fea-
lures and Advantaees.

!. Long Beach by the sea is the ideal
seaside resort OF Southern California,
with beach that, has no rival on the
Pacific coast line, with a. climate that is
always delightful and especially suited
for the refrigeration of invalids, and
that acts as stimulus to those in full
health, and with all the natural advan-
tages that the heart OF cultivated fancy
could crave.
Long Beach typiies every attraction
to the seeker after health, or to those in
search Of a home with the most charm
ing environments.
This beautiful resort lies 20 miles
southwark of Los Angeles, and is
reached by both the Southern Pacific
and the Terminal railways. One of the
great attractions Of the place is natur-
ally and appropriately suggested
by its name. The beach is
certainly one OF the finest in the
world. Here you can drive or walk for
miles along gently sloplng beach,
listening to the music of the breakers
on sandy beach 80 hard and solid
that it will not take the impress of the
carriage wheels. For bathing nothing
more could be desired. To those who
are admirers of the great fisherman Of
ancient Britain the opportunities for
sea fishing cannot be excelled any
where. A few hours fishing on the end
of the pier is certain to result in rich
harvest of superb specimens of the finny.
tribe. Further out the beautiful bay
there are exceptional opportunities for
deep-sea fishing and for yachting and
boating of all kinds, as the water is,
as smooth and placid as that of any
inland lake.
AS TO accommodations, visitors who
desire to spend day by the seaside,
under the most favorable conditions are
enabled to do 30 most pleasantly, and
for tourists there are quite number of
houses of accommodation whore they
can reside at the most reasonable rates.
One of the features during the coming
month at Long Beach will be the an
nual assembly of the Chautauqua circle.
which assemblies on July 18th. 1t will
be largely attended this year, and the
exercises, lectures. con-
certs, classes, etc., will be in
vested with an unusual degree
OF Importance. Long Beach has always
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of its visitors. In fact its poetic beau
ties as seaside resort have peculiar at
fractions to those who have travelled
and who are thus fitted to make COM
parisons with other ocean resorts, and
the comparisons are invariably favorable
to Long Beach. Artesian wells give a
plenteous supply of water suitable for
all domestic purposes, and this feature
is an important one when compared
with other points along the coast. The
water supplied by these wells is from
subterranean stream and it is pure, cold
and healthful. ak
AS to institutions of public charac-
ter Long Beach is thoroughly equipped.
The schools have reached Q very high
standard of excellence, and there are
four substantial churches.
One OF the striking features about
Long Beach is that once visited by tour
lists they are certain to return. To those
who desire to find delightful place to
erect homes and live under their, own
vine and fig tree, the country immedi-
ately back Of Long Beach offers unex-
ampled advantages. The land is won
derfully fertile, and suitable for or
anges, lemons and olives, and all
deciduous fruits grow here in a wonder
fully prolific manner, as we'll as all kinds
of grain. To those desirous of purchas-
ing small farms or ranches splendid
chances are offered, prices ranging from
$50 to $3.50 per acre, WITH plenty of
water. 1875
To sum up, Long Beach possesses all
The advantages for fruit raising offered |
by inland points, together with the |
charm and variety of lovely marine
landscape.