The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12

A. D. Curtis has 200 acres in deciduous fruits. He sold last year 80 tons dried peaches and 200 tons cling peaches. :.
 FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
 which was our next stopping place, after visits to points of interest there, side 1 trips were made north and south, north | to Santa Rose some 60 miles. This place derives it's name from it's being the pecu- | liar home of the rose for nine months of the year. It is a lovely place in a valley between sections of the Coast range of mountains, very productive fruit sec- | tion. At the Continental hotel here our party met and were welcomed by Luther | Burbanks, formerly from Massachusetts, who was the originator of the Burbank plum and potato, and who now resides here. Col Mcdonald, a typical Kentuck- | ian, who is graduate of Middletown University, millionaire philanthropist, and leading citizen, also gave us an after dinner speech in the dining room. Although this visit was made in q very rainy day, we were met at the station with closed carriages. Rain did not trouble us, and we were returned to San Francisco in, good shape from an enjoyable days out ing The next trip was three days one to Monterey, Pacific Grove, Santa Cruse, San Josa. Monteray, some 120 miles south of Frisco, is on the Pacific, and was the former capital of the state. This is a great summer resort as also Pacific Grove, which is connected with it by street railway system and is also Methodist company ground. There is an Is mile drive around the beach, fare $l, which many of party paLronized. One very pleasing feature of such visit, you will always find it an easy matter to part with surplus change.
 OUR NEXT VISIT
 was Santa C,use, which is also seaport town some 10 miles north. This is a small place. Our party were generously given a free ride over the entire line of their ele ctric railroad in double decker car. Although not probably more than 1000 population, yet the town has an ex- tensive system of electric railway. ItI was thought by some that the ride might be more enjoyable to us than stock in the company to owners thereof. But this town is no exception. Every town of 6O00 or 5000 has her electric railway.
 We next visited San Jose, [pronounced San Hosay). This is lovely city of about 30,000 inhabitants. Is the country seat of Santa Clara country, about mid- way of the state, north and south, and 30 miles to the Pacific ocean. Its position insSanta Clara valley between sections of the coast range, give it fine climate. It is in about the latitude of Italy an d Southern France, and has advantages superior to either. This valley is sup posed to have been originally lake bed. The land is very productive. Deciduous fruit raising, stock ard grain and beet sugar are the leading products. Beets which grow here are very rich in sach- arine matter, is quite profitable indus try, and extensively cultivated.
 THE HOTEL yENDOME,
 which was our headquarters here, is a large and commodious one of fine archi- tectural beauty, surrounded by laby- rinth of shrub, foliage and lawns, fine shade trees, and quiet, homelike place to stop. The State Normal school, the Methodist Conference seminary of the Pacific, the College of Notre Dame, an important young ladies' school, are loca- ted here. Twenty miles southeast are Mount Hamilton and Lick observatory, 4443 feet above sea level. A carriage road runs from San Hosay to it. Here are immense fruit packing establishments where all kinds of dried fruit are received, sorted, packed and shipped. At one house we visited 1900 women are employ ed in the busy season. Everything here is sold by the pound. The last years products of county as given us was fruit and fruit products over 5000, ,000| pounds, wine and brandy S40,000 gallons, other products over II 1000, 900 pounds Santa Clara, three miles north, has about 5000 population and is connected by electrict railway with San Hosay.
 At Palo Alto, about 90 miles from San Francisco, is located the famous Leland Stanford, Jr,, university, and short distance above, the stock farm which is being successfully run by Mrs Stanford. This institution has an endowment from him of over S3, 900 acres of land, which includes some of the best land in the state. Our. party visited the university and stock farm and were shown several the best horses. We visited Leland Stan ford's mausoleum, where lie his and his son's remains. Here are also the residen- ces of the late J. c. Flood,
 TIMOTHY HOPKINS,
 the treasurer of the Southern Pacific railroad company. At present there are 9C0 horses on this farm. A large force of men are required to care for them. We were shown what they call the kindergarten, where the colts are trained from their infancy. Beautiful Bells progeny has sold for $500, ,000, one yearling, Abdell, record 2.23, they refused big money for. Year ly sales from this ranch amount to two or three hundred thousand dollars. It is said Mrs Stanford is making more of 8 financial success out of the stock raising than her husband.
 At Watsonville, near here, is the sugar beet factory where 1900 tons of beets are used daily. They employ 250 men, and at San Hosay 300 tons of green fruit are canned per day, in the season. This is said to be the largest canning factory in the world, producing l50,0 900 cans daily.
 ON OUR RETURN TO FRISCO
 we took the narrow gauge road for the big trees. We stopped over here fOl three hours and had lunch in the mess house. Here are immense red wood trees from 10 to 20 feet in diameter, 300 feet high, as straight as. an arrow, with very small limbs. These trees are cen turies old and they grow very thickly, making a dense forest. In this vicinity are large powder works, where, our con ductor told us, he had hauled out 100 | tons of powder day. A journey from | this valley to the coast, or vice versa, is l about as romantic as we find, passing through long tunnels (some over one mile) and over precipices, water falls and chasms frightful. After lunch and 1 inspection of the forest, our train was on hand and we were bundled into our mar row gauge cars again for San Francisco. This was our first experience with narrow gauge cars and we all hoped it would be the last.
 SAN FRANCISCO IS A BUsTLING CITY
 of some BOG, 1000 population. It is reach ed by ferry from Oakland, across the bay some nine miles. This bay is over 100 miles long by three to l5 wide, affording l one of the finest land locked harbors in