Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

| nlgnly endowed and Stanford's Widol
will doubtless see to it that it is supplies
with the necessities to make it frst-class
AT the large farm connected with the uni
versity we saw the first ripe figs on tn
trees and saw figs, oranges and grapes b.
tire acre.
Leaving Stanford we soon arrived a
san Jose where we had dinner at the ia
nous Nendome, and it was a most excel
lent spread.
It is from San Jose that the drive is mad
/ TO Mt. Hamilton and the renowned Licl
observatory but none OF our party were in
elined to take drive of 56 miles to get
Two minute look through the glass and Sc
we saw the city from the electric cars anC
| took train again at about 2:30 and were
soon at Hotel Del Monte, the object of oul
journey.
Such an array OF flowers, foliage, palms,
evergreens and beautifully laid -out
grounds we had never seen before, and in
these things DelMonte doubtless leads The
world The hotel is in the midst OF all
these and accommodates ! 200 guests. This
hotel and its natural beauties surrounding
1t must be seen to be appreciated. We
took 1t all in by drive, by walking, and
then Mr.. Pease of Hartford and myself
went over it again on bicycles.
The next morning we started on the
eighteen mile drive occupying about four
hours. We went through Monterey, the
old mission town, and then to Pacific
Grove where we called on Mrs. Celia NJ.
Badger, whom many in Randolph know.
We gave our Vermont yell on entering
Pacific Grove and were by this recognized
and piloted by brother to Mrs. Badger IS
home. They were well and happy ana af-
ter few minutes stop and visit the fam
lily loaded us with roses and we started on.
The coaches are driven some six or eight
miles along the ocean beach and then
through cypress groves and live oaks, and
all the way through woodlands and flow
ers.
On returning from Hotel DelMonte we
took side trip from Pajaro TO Santa Cruz,
staying all night at Santa Cruz, and went
to see the big trees on Saturday. These
are the redWoods and although the trees
are not so large as elsewhere in California,
vet here is such grove OF them that we
We're glad to see them. Nineteen Of us
stretched our arms to the tingertips TO
reach around one Of them and ten OF US
around another.
Saturday night found us again at our
old home at Grand hotel.
Sunday we worshipped with DR.. Il. r.
Ollie, the great Methodist light of the Pa
citic coast, and heard fair sermon by DIR.
Tinker OF Wilmington, Delaware. 1t was
communion Sunday and as the pastor
urged all ordained ministers to come to
the chanoel and assist, your humble ser
want became known and was put on the
program for the convention rally that
night and represented Vermont to the
best OF his ability.
Monday we went to Yosemite. Mrs.
Morrow, not thinking it best to make the
trip, went to Healdsburg by special invi.
tati0n to visit the family of Mrs. Lucy
Fish's brother, Mr.. Kimball. Many
thanks to them. Our journey to Yosemite
was via Stockton and the Big Oak Flat
road. A new railroad Is being built out
that way and we were the first party car
ried over eight miles of new road, thus
saving eight miles of staging. Our stage
ride was "a miles each way, most all of 1t
over a beautiful roadbed and in very com
fortst lie stages. In this trip we were un-
der the guidance of Rev. Frank f. Lewis
Of Hardwick, our Vermont state manager,
and we thank him for so delightful a trip.
This is certainly the best line into Yosem-
tie and costs from gao to $40, all included.
As we went down the final hill into the
valley, with thirteen of us in the stage,
spanking team of six horses, driver with
twenty-six years experience, under crack
Of the whip we turned corners with the
leaders in full gallop, past preciplces where
one false step or blunder would have hurl-
ed us 1000 feet down and over the rocks.
No one spoke to the driver now. Mr.. Gay
stopped breathing, DR.. Blanchard and
NJ ISIS Meader wore pompadours, and from
Ill the thirteen Mr.. Morrow could not
elicit even a Methodist "amen" as he cried
nut "Look hereln or "Look there ~ All |
he beauties of landscape and Cliff seemed |
10 be centeTed in Yosemite's seven miles |
)y three quarters. Cliffs to the right OF
IS, cliffs 10 the left of US, cliffs in front OF |
Is and cliffs behind US, 1000 feet highland |
900 acres of perfectly level valley with |
Mirror lake at the head of 1t and |
be clear MERGED river flowing through |
he midst OF it. 1t must be seen; it can't |
De described.
Most beautiful of all, perhaps, were the
vaterfalls--Y osemite, Nernal, Nevada and |
3ridal Veil Falls ranging all the way from
90 to 900 feet. Yosemite upper and low
II fails together measured 1900 feet.
some of US went out early next morning
o see the sun rise at Mirror lake and the
was exceptional that morning.
We then went on he mules up the nine
Gen. mile trail to Nevada Falls and Gla-
Ter Point overlooking the valley. When
We started down Miss Wellman declares
hat Mary Murphy cher mule) would
persist in hanging half over the precipice
t every turn, but our sure-footed animals
brought us safely down, and after few
more side trips and purchasing OF curios
nd views of Yosemite, we returned with
ONE exciting experiences, DR.. Blanchard
olks going to Fresno to visit Bates Mich
lis, and the rest of us returning to san