The herald., 1894-04-27
TAE FLIGHT OF rHE SWALLOWS.

Within the next ten days nearly all
/ the winter tourists and climate refugees
from the eastern states, who have been
spending the past four months in South
ern California, will have taken their de-.
parture for their own homes; and to say
that most Of them carry away pleasant
mementoe OF their westward voyage by
rail ia to utter q sslf-evident truth. A
few still linger, half-desiTous Of settling
amongst Us and growing up with the
country" II lie very plainly recoRnizs-
BILE that most OF our eastern visitors,
who could not have been far from Is, 900
souls during midwinter. have staid
much later than usual, and that is
largely the result OF the great pageant
in tho fore part OF the month, la Fiesta
de Los Angeles.
Granting now that only 5000 OF our
eastern visitors suffered themselves to
be detained week longer than they
otherwise would have been, in order to
witness la fiesta, that meant $4,000 per
day or $42, 900 for the entire week. Add
to that sum the moneys disbursed here
for meals and lodgings alone by visitors
from neighborinR towns and adjoining
counties and it is safe to say that the
fiesta was worth at least $3.50. 900 to the
city. Its cost was a trhe under 200
and 1t is safe to say that next year, Mr..
Max Meyberg and his confreres will not
hAu0 rratrnh kpnt1 kto IN rafuiu. q 1E mn
for the carnival as they had in collecting
$4,000 this year. The fiesta has
brought its blsn ksts and come to stay.
But if our eastern pleasure seekers did
but know it, the summer season in
Southern California, especially along the
coast, is even more delightful than the
winter. In the summer of 1892 there
we're only eleven days in which the
Thermometer went above 95 degrees as
against five days of the like temperature
in 1893. Certainly those who 90 to Cape
May, Long Branch and Rye Beach cannot
find there any such delightfully."- cool
nights in summer as prevail at Santa
Monica, Long Beach, and last. but Jar
from least, Catalina island. Since the
last season, the brothers Banning, who
own that lovely and picturesque island,
have spent good deal OF money on a
wagon road between the little town Of
Avalon and tho harbor known as the
isthmus, 80 that visitors who do not care !
much for boating can take their teams
over to the island and enjoy ride that
is without an equal for pure air, fine |
scenery and q good roadbed free from
dust.
In this connection we wish TO say |
word about the manly sport of yachting.
which is rapidly growing on this coast.
During the summer season, in fact from
March until October. the bay of San
Francisco is daily visited by rough seas
SssRfaaat yslif al thX. thao ot5adA 10 got any preau-
urable weather at all the yachts must
90 I'D into San Pablo and Suisun bays,
which are filled with shoals caused by
the hydraulic mining which prevailed
up 10 1882. 1t therefore behooves the
amateur mariner to find some place
where he will be sure OF smooth seas
and spanking breezes; and in order to
get the yachts down here for the season,
there should be some substantial in
ducements offered in the shape of
yachting trophies.
The San Francisco yachts are owned
for the most part by the sons OF the
rich men OF that city, and as these
young gentlemen have a large personal
following OF "societY people," it is safe
to assume that great number OF San
Francisco's fashionsbles would come
down here to attend the regatta. The
people Of Los Angeles could therefore
we'll afford to give handsome prizes in
the contests, and these offers would
bring yachts here not only from San
Francisco but from Victoria and Puget
sound az we'll. We commend a consid-
Grafton OF this matter by those who re-
alize how much the fiesta was worth to
our city.
Yes, the winter birds have plumed
their wings for flights to the eastward
and northward, but they are leaving be-
hind q more delightful climate, in gum
mer as we'll as winter, than that to
which they are going. Let them once
experience the joys OF an August at Cat
alma or a July at Bear valley, and they
will zee that Southern California is {
delightful country at all seasons. Still
as long as We play the part OF host, it il
our duty to welcome the coming spC
speed the parting guest" 80 we Biz
adieu to our winter visitors, and remint
them thai we live in & country where
stthe latch-etring always hangs on th
outside"
VERY clever woman in the American