The herald., 1895-07-29
CHAUTAUQUANS ON MT.LOWE
Excursion From the Seashore to the
Mountains
The Student Party Enjoys Q Thrilling Ride
Over Trestles In the Airline Ladies
and Gentlemen Present

ECHO MOUNTAIN, July 27.-About
| 100 Chautauquans and their frlends
gathered at Long Beach and Los Angeles
OH Friday afternoon and crowded the
Terminal railway cars Tor special excur-
sion to Mount Lowe. The student party
was under ,the escort OF DR.. S. II, Weller
and Prof. George X. Crow, respectively
president and secretary OF the Chautau.
qua assembly.
Among those present were: Rev. and
Mrs. S. II. Weller. Prof. aud Mrs. George
r. Grow and Miss Florence Crow. DR.. W.
W. Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Louis LeSage
and Prot. Harry s. Williams of Los An
geles; Mr.. and Mrs. Priestly Hall of Riv-
erside. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seeger of San
Diego, Mrs. Z. G. smead and Mrs. E; ".
Edison of Manzana, MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Caller. Rev. A. T. Covert, ana n. NJ.
Ballad of Long Beach. Prof. Arthur II.
L. Hamilton of the Throop Polytechnic
institute, Prof. and Mrs. +. Miller of
State university OF Kansas, Lawrence.
Kan.
After an appetizing dinner a construc-
tion car was loaded with sightseers. who
took delightful moonlight excursion
over the trolley extension from Echo
Mountain to Crystal Springs. Among
those who enjoyed the ride were: Prof
and Mrs. Crow, Miss Grow, Ms. j. Otis.
Miss Ellen Norton. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Caller, Miss May +. Hart. G. r. Fenno,
Miss Clara Cooper and N. M. Babel.
Prof. Lowe pointed out the interesting
features Of the trip. and kept the excur-
sionists merry with sallies OF wit and
pleasant humor.
The road proceeds in an easterly direc-
tion till it reaches the head OF Millard
canyon, where at Gut Heil' loop, it
turns to the west and climbs the sharp
ridge which overluoks the hotel. then,
sweeping around q circular trestle 100 feet
in diameter and anchored to an impieg-
nable rocky promon;ory, the road again
doubles upon itself and proceeds west
ward toward its present terminus. among
the giant pines of Crystal Springs. The
engineering is wonderful and absolutely
unique. But it must be seen by moon
light, when the mountain peaks are
touched by the moons pale light and the
dark canyon yawns a fathomless abyss,
If you would realize a poets dream of
weird loveliness.
After witnessing the manipulation OF
the giant search light, and filling the air
with exclamatlons of surprise and delight
as they watched The movements OF the
brilliant beam Illuminating valley and
mountain and penetrating the f1eecy
Chautauquans formed long and animated
procession and clambered up the winding
road which leads to the observatory.
The great refractor was pointing at
yellow star in "the whale" But the
magical glass transformed that little star
into golden globe encircled by beautiful
rings and attended by cleaning moons
1t was as vivid as a picture but not so
fiat, for it exhibited the rJtundi Y of
ball, and hung suspended in space against
a background of black sky.
After one hundred Chautauqua students
had elm the queer astronomical chair,
gazed upon the ringed planet and climbed
down again, DR.. Swift shifted the great
tube.and directed it toward a patch of:haze
in the milky way" resem bling a small
heecy cloud The bit OF clouu blossomed
out into tens of thousands of brilliant
stars.
The field now covered by the tele-
scope" said DR.. Swift. "is abuot two
thirds the diameter of the moon. 1t
contains tens of thousands of self-shin-
ing suns. These suns are thousands OF
millions of miles apart. 1t is presumable
that around each of these suns are plan
cts. many of which are inhabited like
many thoughtful person turned away
from the impressive revelations of that
hou: with new and enlarged conceptions
of the Creaotr and the great universe
which is His handiwork.
Recent sojourners at Echo Mountain
HOuSc aic WI D. i1oais - iSs DoN IL
ing. 4. o. Hodge. San Diego; G. ]. Wet
more W. d. Claussen. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
G. Arnold. Colonel and Mrs. G. W. Gran
mis-, San Francisco Miss l.. II. Arnold,
Philadelphia; Miss Agnes Kerr, Bridge
port, Conn. G. G. Croner, p. J. O'Reily,
Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. l.. Hoer-
Der, James B. Lane, Chicago; Miss B. H.
Breckenfeld, Seattle; Wademar Taritch,
st. Petersburg, Russia: J. Livingston
Center, Miss Innes, Miss S. W. Inns, New
York; Z. l.. Van Cleck, Santa Cruz; J.
Sampson, Callao; Mss Julie T.. HaiGer,
Watertown. Wis. Miss NJ. l.. Albertson,
Alhambra; W. l.. Rohrer, Redlands; j.
Ivancovitch, Tucson; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Alnsworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred n. kidder, Sacramento; Mr..
and Mrs. W. NJ. Alexander. Dallas. Tex,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Flint. Brooklyn,
n. y. DR.. and MIS-. Hazlltt and family,
San BeFnardino.
Rev. n. II. G. Fife of Pasadena brought
up his friend. J.. B. Gait of Sterling, Ill.,,
and II. NJ. Singer pointed out the mani
fold attractions OF the Echo Mountain
resort to mis- friends, Mr.. and MIS-. A. ].
Galloway of Chicago.
Mrs. Anna Miller, so pleasantly remem-
bered by all the guests OF the hotel since
it was opened to the public. Is absent oa
a few weeks vacation and her place,in
the postoffice will be temporarily ocou-
pied by Miss Merriman, who is also
student with DIR. Swift at the observatory.