Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-22
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After a pleasant soiourn of few days
we returned to Los Angeles and from there
we went to San Francisco and from that
city to Santa Clara Here we found an
uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs. G. V. Tur
ner, who were residents Of Paupack, Pike
Co., "a years ago; MIR. and Mrs. J. G.
Glendening, cousins; Mr.. Haggerty, who
lived near Tanners Falls, Wayne county;
John Bassett, a son of Hornbeck Bassett
who lived in Honesdale EARLY in the six
ties Mr.. Bassett married a Miss Haggerty,
of Mt. Pleasant, and went to the gold fields
Of California, where he died a number of
years ago John Bassett's home is in Sier-
IA City, Sierra Co., Col where he owns
gold mine which is named after Wayne's
county seat, Honesdale. " On account
of the severe snow storms Mr.. Bassett
spends his winters with his sister in Santa
Clara. Extensive vineyards and the best
prunes and apricots abound here.
Every day some interesting place was
visited, among which were Los Gatos, Con
gress Springs, Stanford University, Al
Vesio, Evergreen, Alum Rock, Capatiola,
Santa Cruz and San Jose, where met sew
eral cousins, namely; Mr.. and Mrs J. w.
Cook, the former being clerk of the courts
and assessor; Mrs Eliza Collins, formerly
of Paupack.
San Jose the "City of Sunshine, Fruit
and Flowers, " has more beautiful shaded
streets than any other city in the United
States excepting Philadelphia and Wash
ington; has three daily newspapers, seven
banking institutions and 40 church organ
izations, San Jose was the first town
established in the state and it's centers of
education are centers of art, refinement
and progress. The average wages paid per
month to male teachers in primary and
grammar grades are sS7, in high schools
sl5s. Average wages paid per month to
female teachers in primary and grammar
grades, S65; in high schools, $110.
Glen Una, the largest prune bearing
orchard in the world, is situated between
Saratoga and Los Gatos and may be called
model orchard The entire tract covers
an area of $50 acres, $50 acres of which are
prunes, 100 trees to the acre. The income
is from 500 to 1925 per acre, though some
of the trees are not yet in full bearing.
The packing house is on a plateau, about
500 feet above San Jose, and at night the
electric lights may be seen from an ex-
tended portion of the valley. A tract of
10 acres about 100 feet below the packing
house is used as a drying ground and here
are sometimes spread as many as 1900
white wood trays, each AXIS feet, where
they are allowed to remain until the fruit
has been thoroughly cured by the warm
rays of the sun. AT intervals about the
grounds are lamps, upon electric Hight
poles, to furnish light for the men engaged
in attending to the drying fruit. As the
place lies against the foot hills the view is
grand, including as it does the entire
width of the valley.
Have been told that it is difficult to real
ize that the land on which are nov beauti-
full vineyards, thrifty orchards and coy
homes were but few years ago covered
with brush and underground.
The highest grade product of wine which
is manufactured at San Jose is the Caber-
net, for which is charged 81 per gallon.
The Chateau Ricardo brings s. per gallon.
It costs 81 cents gallon to age wine.
The claret is sold on the market for 10 and
Is cents per gallon.
Among the immense and magnificent
trees are the California laurels, redwood
and live oak.
We next visited Russell, near Oakland,
on the San Francisco bay and after short
stay moved on to San Francisco. Golden
Gate Park is between San Francisco and
the ocean and in the park were buffalo, elk
and rainbow trout on exhibition, and also
large pyramids of flowers.
Sutro Heights Is near the ocean on the
South side of the Golden Gate. Three rail
roads run to the Heights and it is much
the same as Coney Island is to New York
Sutro Hotel is an immense five story build
ing with high dome, and has three wide
verandas around the entire structure. The
first, used for promenades, projects oven
the ocean, and a person can get an excel
lent view of Seal Rock and hundreds OF
seals which inhabit the rocks. The second
is enclosed with windows, contains numer
Gus chairs and is given to the public FOL
pleasure purposes. The third is equipped
with chairs and tables and is used by ex
eursion parties. 1t is over the ocean and
is go feet from the waves. A short distance
north Of the hotel are Sutro Bath, Aqua
rum, Swimming Pond and Seal Wall.
person enters the grand auditorium neal
the top perceives the museum, bands, etc.
and follows the avenues around and dowr
until the bathing apar tments are reached
After a sOiourn at Chinatown, San Fran
cisco and Oakland we left ON February 4tl
for Sacramento, Cal, and from there t.
Portland Ore, crossing the Sacramento
river ON the largest ferry boat in the worlC
which carried our whole train, consisting
of fifty-two passenger and freight cars anC
two locomotives. The next day we wer,
riding among the mountains Of California
At intervals the train stops to give tn,
passengers an opportunity to get drinl
of mineral water and view the splendiS
scenery. We saw snow along the route OF
the trees which were mostly Of pitch pin,
and red wood The locomotives were fire.
with wood and their large stacks mad,
one think they were back in Pennsylvani,
thirty years ago. -Four hundred mile
north Of San Francisco is Mt. Shasta. 1t 4
1900 feet in height and is covered viii
snow all the year. We had beautiful
view of the huge hills because there wa
not cloud to be seen. Passing Mt Shas
ia we descended the mountain until Ash
land was reached. The scenery was granC
and in one place the railroad track can b.
seen four different times as the train wind
| hnnl- md firth aInn lside of tho mountain