The herald., 1897-08-08
find rugged granite rocks, and above

find rugged granite rocks, and above
them eternal snow.
1t requires no feat of the imagina ton
then to admit that California furnishes
not only the finest cereals, fruits, nuts,
Bf 0ehe hMNASr r99-iHfit ialfg ese gftptre ai the
precious metals. but the finest climate
and the greatest variety of climates.
Southern California, and by that term
in the presetn instance one refers more
particularly to the line of coast bound
ing the counties of Santa Barbara and
Ventura-though on account of the
trend of Santa Clara valley and the loca-
tion of the Channel islands, even Ven
tura suffers a little when in compariso
with Santa Barbara-has climate, that
in health-giving and comfort producing
qualities stands pre-eminently above all
other countries of the world. This is the
testimony of tourists and travellers from
Europe, the Atlantic states and all other
parts of the world. 1t is superior to that
of Italy, the Hawaiian islands, the Ber-
mudas, the Mediterranean ports and the
better parts of South America.
The London Spectator speaking of the
climate of Santa Barbara, claimed that
it is the ideal climate of the world: 'It
is like that of Greece cooled and the eli
mate of Tasmania is that of England
etherealized, and the two are nearest
perfection in the world"
Another writer, speaking of the cl-
mate of Santa Barbara county, ends his
letter as follows: II have been roamer
the better part of my life. Have lived
two years in Honolulu, spent several
months at the Mediterranean ports, re-
sided four years in Tasmania and one
year in Peru. Now 1 am on my second
visit to Santa Barbara. In climate it
far surpasses them all.' But why should
the city be called winter resort" and
not summer resort" Here is a topic
that has been well nigh overlooked in
the great mass of newspaper articles,
pamphlets and books written concern
ing Santa Barbara, says the we'll known
writer, Frank Sands, in his elegant bro
chure, Santa Barbara at q Glance"
Wherever the English language is spo-
ken, he continues, it is freely conceded
that this county possesses the most ge-
NAL winter climate known. But it is not
easy to convince visitors that a locality
whose lowest range of the mercury is
40 degrees above zero can possess a sum-
mer climate much less than torrid. So
people have imagined that Santa Bar
bara is as unusually warm in summer
as it is unusually mild in winter How
ever, every person who spends a whole
year in Santa Barbara knows that the
climate during the summer is really
more pleasant than it is in winter.
There are many attractive features
about a residence in Santa Barbara
besides the admitted fact of climate.
perfect as it is. One writer thus sum-
marizes his impressions of the matter
in a recent letter published in an east
ern newspaper: First, the uniqueness
and variety of it's natural and imported
wonders and beauties. Second, the in
comparable comforts which fall to the
lot of the home-maker within its boun-
daries. Third, the precious quality of
healthfulnees, resulting not only in heal
ing of transient invalids, but also in
building up of hearty, vigorous health
on which old age may lean with perfect
security"
The sojourner will be amazed and de-
lighted at the natural scenery sur
the city on all sides 1t has
a charm characteristic of and peculiar
to Santa Barbara. 1t is a scenery that
interests and soothes, but never wearies.
IT, however, the visitor cares for awful
heights, dizzy precipices, tremendous
beauty that excites and
awes the beholder-he can find it in
the county, for Santa Barbara contains