The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-24
ON ECHO MOUNTAIN.
Over Two Hundred Passengers Over the
Railway.

Over Two Hundred Passengers over the
Railway.
That Southern California blizzard
called q Santa Ana did not deter tourists
from making general rush to the
mountains yesterday morning. AS they
assembled the mesa above Altadena they
looked out over the broad San Gabriel
valley and beheld clouds and columns
OF yellow dust rising from the lower
levels and sweeping in dense colums
from the direction of Cajon pass, at the
head of the Santa Ana valley, westward
TO the eea. Hence the name Santa
Ana" which sounds so odd and mystic
rloue to the tender!oot, but lie full OF
signiEcance to the old resident.
Among the throng OF Echo mountain
visitors were Mrs. 6. McD. Potter, her
daughter, Miss A. M. Potter, and her
son, I. Med. Potter, from North Adams,
Mass, accompanied by their friends,
Mrs. L. b Heating and Miss T. Mezsr
of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Frank Borun, OF the editorial staff
OF the New York World, and his bright
wife manifested keen and intelligent
interest in the great attractions OF Rublo
canon and Echo mountain. and they
particularly admired the bold engineer
ing feat and ingenious mechanical de-
vices by which the mountain summit is
reached. Mr.. Borun has been writing
up the mid ter fair and came down
to spend Two or three days in Southern
California, which will have to be ex-
tended to az many weeks to do justice to
this region.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert John OF Chicago
were escorted by W NJ. Randall OF this
city, who was able to point out his SO
acres OF young orange gro es from the
car windows as they approached Alta
tadena.
Hon. John NJ Francis. editr and
proprietor of the Troy Times, a paper
OF large circulation and influence IN
New York state, and his accomplished
daughter, Mrs. Havemeyer. assembled
the great incline with Prof Lowe and
were profuse in their expressione OF adj
mireton for this GROWING achievement
oil Southern California pluck and enter
prlse. Gen. Cnetlaln calls Mr.. Francis
one OF the few surviving composers OF
the great political firm and trio OF Sew
ard, Weed and Greeley. Nj. Francis
and his daughter Lave visited Mrs.
loves museum of rare objects OF In
terest, gathered in her extensive round
the-world travels, and pronounce 1t the
most remarkable private collection they
nave ever visited.
Mr.. Frank Porter Stone, large car
riage manufacturer of Chicago, was &C
coinpanled by bis remarkable mother,
Mrs. Calvin Stune, his wife aud son,
and the party were escorted by W. S.
NIrway, a prominent land agent of
Santa Barbara,
W. ii. Newman, with his wife and her
friend, Was taking another LOOK ut the
wonders o Rubio can IA In midwlnter.
From Gtncinnati came DR.. George
Eigief Ehrmann and wife. They are do
ING Southern Caniornla pretty thor
oughly. a brief stay III Santa Barbara,
San Diego and Riverside Is included in
their programme. On Tuesday they
visited Echo mountain, aud on Wednes.
day they aeceDded to the summit OF MI.
Lowe, and locked down upon a rolling,
zurging sea OF clouds, with vlstas OF
snow nelos on the north and yIstas OF
orange groves on the south.
SIR. Il. A. StassforGh oil the German
American savage DanK and MS friend,
Aiss Daisy Worx, were among the Los
Angeles visitors, and also the shoe mer-
chant, l.. " Godin, and wife and friend,
j. X. Fuller.
ar. l.. W. STREET., wife and eon, OF
Brooklyn, N Y. were on the first car
load up the mountain. Mr.. STREET. WAS
taxing notes tor iuture use.