The herald., 1896-09-27
Character of the Country Situated North of
Santa Barbara "do-t. s.

the Southern Pacific "coast" line Of
that railroad ,eystem. N. Wines operates
q daily stage line from Santa Barbara to
Los Olivos, forty-five miles, and has a
number Of important stage routes in the
northern part Of the state.
Leaving the Hotel Mascarel. Santa
Barbara, at o'clock in the morning, on
the Lompoc four-horse stage, the writer
fortunately secured a seat beside the
veteran driver, Frank Wines. Frank,
as he is familiarly called, Is, compara-
lively speaking. a young man, although
veteran stage driver. having COM
menced in early boyho ood. He is neph-
ew of N. Wines, one of the owners of the
stage line, and. q son of the well-known
Lien" Wines, formerly manager of the
Wells-Fargo stage lines in the Cos
in Nevada, Idaho and Utah. After few
stops for. passengers the stage soon
reached the corporate limits along as
phalt paved State street.
Ere long Goleta settlement Is reached,
where thrifty orchards are interspersed
with pumpkins and melons galore, and
in many instances the toothsome vege-
tables may be seen almost covering the
ground between the fruit trees. Goleta
postoffice is seven miles from Santa Bar
bara and is about the center of the set
tlement. Eleven miles out we reach the
magnificent Ellwood Cooper estate,
which is surrounded by majestic rows
Of eucalyptus trees. Half a mile beyond,
and close to Ellwood railroad station,
twelve miles from Santa Barbara, re-
lay of horses Is made. Ellwood Is the
railroad and to which point trains are
run from Santa Barbara three times a
week. Sixteen miles from Santa Bar
bara we reach Naples, where the first
full view of the ocean is obtained since
leaving the Channel City. This is boom
town, said to greatly resemble its Ital-
ian namesake in climate and coast con-
flguration, and that the Santa Ynez
range in the background at this point
strongly resembles Vesuvius mountain
near Naples The townsite Is still there,
but not much building development, al
though it's owners have great expecta-
tions when the Coast railroad is COM
pleted' through the settlement to ELL
wood. Mrs. Williams, the original own
er of the townsite, has a sign in front of
her house, Beware of the dog" which
ELECTED a remark from the driver, 1.-THE
sign is bigger than the dogs"
After leaving Naples the stage reaches
the mesa land overlooking the ocean and
in full view of 1t nearly all the way to
Gaviota pass, distance of twenty-three
miles. The entire road from Santa
Barbara to the pass Is delightful to the
lover of the grand and beautiful in ma
ture-a continuous change Of scene, fit
for a magnificent picture, comprising
the Santa Ynez range of mountains in
the background, the broad and beauti-
full Pacific ocean with its superb beaches
and charming miniature coves, bays
and inlets, in the foreground; and, inter-
vening. lovely valleys, picturesque tree
embowered canyons and foothills, with
here and there noble specimens Of the
live oak and sycamore dotting the land
scape and at intervals herds Of cattle,
sheep and horses.
Thirty miles from Santa Barbara,
nearly halfway to Lompoc, we reach
Arroyo Honda deep creek) where the
stages to and from Lompoc meet and the
welcome signal of half an hour for din
ner" is given. And a good dinner 1t Is.
with Lompoo meat and apples to give