The Penn's Grove record., 1896-09-04
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
AUBURN, CAL. Aug. %, 1896.
A. SUMMERILL,

w. A. SUMMERILL,
DEAR SIR thought |
would write and tell you something
about California. l arrived il San
Francisco July 18th, and that night l
took In the sights. The next day L
went through Chinatown. There are
about 10000 Chinese in the west side
of San Francisco aud it is called China
Town. They live there just the same
as they do in China. 1t is very inter-
esting to see them.
San Francisco is a very beautiful
city. Its streets are very billy. One
can not walk very far before they have
to sit down aud rest. On the north
side is a range of very high mountains.
The climate is the finest l ever saw.
You can wear an overcoat all summer.
Ladies' wear fur capes all the year. 1t
does not rain all summer in San Fran
cisco. l suppose you have heard Of the
Golden Gates and Cliff House which
are one of the seven wonders Of the
world. The Golden Gates is at the
mouth of San Francisco Bay, between
two mountains of solid rock on each
side of the bay and the passage between
is very narrow. They extend out in
the Bay so it forms a gate. The Gift
House is a hotel built on a cliff of rocks
extending out over the ocean. 1t is
surrounded with fine scenery.
On July 18th 1 left San Francisco and
went to Oakland, a city across the Bay.
Oakland is one of the prettiest cities in
California. 1t is built on the eastern
plan. The streets are paved with lava
from VOLCANOES of Mexico. 1 spent two
weeks in Oakland and on July 31st took
the train for Sacramento. While going
through the country 1 could see all
kinds of fruit growing. Oranges will
soon be ripe. While riding through the
country / saw miles of peach groves
and orange groves on the mountain
| sides and they were full of fruit. Fruit
is very plentiful this year, but it is as
dear as in the east. 1 got to Sacrament
to in the evening about 10 O'Clock and
l took the train at II midnight to Au-
burn, CAL, not Auburn, N. j. l ar
rived in Auburn at l a. m.
Auburn is built on top of a mountain.
1t takes two engines to pull the train
up to Auburn. l went to the hotel
America that night and in the morning
when / arose and ate my breakfast
thought / would look at the place. |
walked around the town but did not
see much to look at, but some old gid
mines from which the gold had all been
taken. l went back to the hotel and
on Sunday l thought l would take
another walk, SO l got some Il to &c
with me. l went out to the Park where
1 began to see the pretty landscapes
I walked out to the park house and
took o view of mountains and valleys.
You a stand in the park house at
Auburn and look down about 1,50O feet
into the American river and see where
there have been millions of dollars Of
gold taken out Of the ground. The
view of the mountains is one of the fin
est things 1 ever saw. From the park
house / could see Mount Summit and
could see the snow on top of it. 1t has
snow on it all the year round. On the
top of Mount Summit there is snow and
at the foot everything is nice and green
and fruit growing.
The principal business is gold min
ing. This country is very rich Will
gold. About two week ago a man pick
ed up a nugget worth 81, 900 just out side
of the town. One day last week in one
Of the mines about one mile ont of towr
they struck a vein of gold supposed tt
bs worth about 81, 500, 600 and it has
made things lively around hear.
1 will tell you about the fruit thai
grows here. Last week l went to the
English Colony. 1t is about 8 miles
from Auburn and is a great fruit coun
try, they raise fruit of all kinds. ]
have read of the garden of Eden, but
never saw 1t before. 1 think this place
Is as near the garden of Eden ms coult
be. Peaches grow here that weigh ovel
a pound. Grapes grow n to ten pound
to a bunch. Plumes are as big as her
eggs. / never saw any fruit in the Eas
half as large as it is here, but the pears
plums, peaches. apples and grapes de
not have as nice taste as in the East
1t is because they have to irrigat'
everything.
l will say to the boys or young mel
of Penn's Grove, that if you ever get
chance 10 come to California do no
fail to come. You will miss half o
your life if you did not take the oppor
tuRity.
l would be very glad to hear from m!
friends in Penn's Grove.
N Yours Very Respt.
G. STRAUeHEN
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