Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-14

swimming tank Is sn everlasting source Of pleasure to the guests. There were aoout two hundred guests In the house, ana one thousand mors were expected in February. It would take 6 person . couple of days for him to thoroughly visit the baths, the museum, the bowling-sllies, the pool and billiard rooms and other places of amusement belonging to this in- mense winter resort Reluctantly leaving Coronado, I returned to Santa Ana along the famous stsurf route.n where for miles and miles the generally peacsful Pacific angrfly dashes against the rocky coast and throws the spray almost up to the car win dows. From Santa Ana I went back to Los Angeles by the line which goes through the villages of Ansheim, where there are some of the largest petroleum wells in the world; Orange, famous for its groves of the beautiful yellow fruit; the port of Sam ta Monica, with it's wonderful iron pier nearly . quarter of 6 mile In lsngth, and numerous other places of interest. I next took run ont through Pasadena, where one may find the complete development of the typical California home, to Arcadia. where is the famous Santa Anita ranch of Lucky Baldwin. This property of sbout nine thousand acres has been cut up into small fruit farms of ten and twenty acres, and is rapidly being sold to people of mod crate mssns- It contains some of the finest fruit land in southern California. Many people from the east. wishing to try their fortune In the land of f'sunshine and fowers," have bought it, and with characteristic New England energy are building up 6 perfect garden The most desirable land In the foot hills Is selling for from three to five hnndred dollars per acre on easy terms of one-ouarter down snd the balance in five years st eight per cent. in- terest. Good fruit land in the valley may be bought ss low ss one hundred and fifty dollars per acre, with all water rightR- The cutting up of this beautiful tract of land is no experiment, ss already the towns of Monrovis and DnArte, close by. which were created come six years kgo, and now have a population of two thousand people each, are thickly studded with pros- porous orange, olive and walnut orchards, which blossom like the rose This land, which was bought by Baldwin some sev- enteen years SEQ st prices varying from five to twenty-five dollars per acre, is DOW cheap st three hundred dollars per acre. The climate Is delightful and there Is no malaria. spent 6 whole day visiting the ranch under the guidance of Mir. Bald wins oblising agent, H- A. Unruh- One of the most Interesting features was the winery with its immense store houses full of choice brands. There were one hun dred thousand gallons in one buildipg, 6 single cssk containing twenty-five thou sand gsllons. At the time of our visit there was one hurdred and fifty thousand dollars worth of wine stored away here. Mr. Bsldw has received medals from all the great expeditions tsstifying to the Qnsl- ity of his numerous brands, and for years he has employed an old wine maker direct from the vineyards of France. One great plsce of interest on the Santa Anita ranch to the visitor is the Baldwin houfe and grounds, forming as they do a typical Span ish hacienda. The house, with Its we'll
 preserved porches. wide verandss and low ceilings, forms 6 good relic and reminder of the early days of California. In front of the house is 6 pond, the waters Of which are covered with graceful swans and full of the toothsome trout Situated as it is, only eighteen miles from Los Angeles, on 6 good railroad, this region Is destined In a few years to be one of the garden spots of southern California. The following day I went 10 Rsdondo Beach and visited the Redondo Beach hotel, one Of the best of the numerous fine hotels in California. The tsbls st this hotel cannot be surpassed and every attention and courtesy possible Is shown the tourist.
 It was my intention to take & trip on the fsmous ''kite-shsped trackn through Riv- erslds, San Bernsrdino, Rsdlsnds, Ontario, Pomona and back to Los Angeles, but the fstes were against me, as it commenced 10 rain on my return from Redondo Beach, and after two dsys' steady pour, there be- ing no signs of a let-up, I was obliged to turn my face northvsrd and content my self with the nasty glimpse I had obtained of this land of flowers; but I had enjoyed evsry minute of my stay. and could only cay to myself, 'fSurely this is the Gar den of Eden; would that I might tarry lopger!' T. c. ADAMS.