The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-27
PASAD6NA,S SUNSHINE.
Rev. Henry Beer Takes a Trip
Nine Miles Around the
Bend.
Orchards of Luscious Fruit to be
Found Everywhere in
California.

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more lines for your paper. This time
I will say little about Los Angeles
and Pasadena, where we are at pres
ent stopping.
First, as to the weather. tits simp-
ly superb. Every day is warm and
bright. From about ten o'clock until
four it is so warm that we are glad,
where possible, to take the shady side
of the street. About five o'clock it
gets cool, but gets little warmer
again after dark. Last night Bishop
Rowe and 1 left Los Angeles after
nine o'clock and rode in an open elec-
trio car nearly half of the nine miles
to Pasadena, and neither of us had an
overcoat or wrap of any kind. You
know we could scarcely do that in
Minnesota in July. This morning is
little dull and seems to threaten
rain. I think it may pass over how
ever. Usually the sky is cloudless
and at night the stars dot the sky
with innumerable brilliant gems.
Now word as to the vegetable pro,
ductions. And first the oranges. Or
chards of this palatable fruit are tc
be found everywhere, and the price is
very low. I bought dozen of good
oranges for five cents; that is cheaper
than usual, however. A. passenger or
our train bought basket containing
twenty-six large Navel oranges for Il
cents. Yesterday I saw a boy picking
for the market, and I asked his per
mission to pick an orange and sc
plucked my first of this fruit. Besides
oranges there are lots of lemons, but
they are not so near ready for market
as the oranges are. The other fruit
trees are not bearing now, but the ap'
ricots are in full bloom.
There are here the most beautiful
palm trees, and yesterday 1 saw 9
rubber tree that must haye been more
than two feet across the trunk. There
are also many magnolias, though they
are not in blossom at present. l also
saw the Japanese bamboo, a very pret
ty willow like bush.
In the park at Los Angeles there
are beds in full bloom of pansies, YER
benas, geraniums and heliotrope. Tht
warm air, heavily scented by these
beautiful flowers, is an atmosphere
which contrasts very favorably with
the keen, frosty air of Minnesota.
Then the landscape is quite differ
ent to that of dear old Minnesota
Everywhere are to be seen mountains
from ten to fifteen thousand feet high
The crests of many of these are capped
with snow, but the sides look some
what barren and bare. They are no.
covered with forests as some noun
tains are.
Since writing the above have me-
Mr.. Conway who lived on the road t.
Morton, near Redwood. Twas return
ing from the postof6ce when we met
and he knew me in moment. L
seemed good to see some one from
Redwood Falls in this far off place
He is going to bring me over his las
copies of The GAZETTE as he goes bacl
from his dinner. I have not seen 8
Redwood paper since I left, and il
will be pleasure to read how the
friends are getting along. Wherever
we have gone we have met people we
have known. Bishop Rowe was stand.
ing at the door of a barber shop wait.
ing for nae, when man he had known
came and shook hands with him. II
makes us realize what a wandering
set of people we Americans have be.
come.
Wednesday last was the Chinaman's
New Years Day and they celebrated
by firing off tremendous lot of fire
crackers and by placing candles and