The Dickinson press., 1900-04-07

EDITOR DICKINSON PRESS:
DEAR SIR AND FR1END.-As l
promised you a letter upon my dc
parture, from Dickinson, | will!
try and fulfil the same at this
writing. ~.
We received Il copy Of In"
FNlss last Wednesday, the day Of
the week upon which it ARRIVES.
and the Dickinson news is still
read by all with us much interest
and pleasure as though we vert:
yet in Dickinson.
/ note by Il small article i'll The
PRESS that the weather has been
rather cool there, which is Il
contrast indeed the warm
weather in California. Here the
weather is somewhat warm, but
not SO warm that one suffers from
the hcat-just that warm balmy
atmosphere which makes Calitor-
MIA a winter resort for Eastern and
Northern people. Today the tenn
perature is about eighty degrees
in the shade, which is considcra-
bly, warmer than the same temper
ture i'll Dickinson. owing to the
damp condition of the air.
| must say that had all enjoy
able trip from Dickinson to Port
land, though the weather vas cold
and snowy most of the way. There
was considerable rain after cross
ing the Cascade range in Wash
ington, and it vas raining when |
reached Portland at seven o'clock
Monday evening. At eight on the
same evening took the Southern
Pacific for Sacramento, reaching
there on the morning of Wednes-
day, March 9TH, where my father
and brother Irving met me at the
Union depot. My parents i en-
joying good health and are doing
very nicely there is little proba.
bility of their returning to Dick
inson, and | have not had the least
desire to return during the two
weeks that l have been here, only
disliked to leave my many friends
there. The winter climate is most
beautiful and charming, and any
one who has ever been here will
have no desire to return to North
Dakota, or any other northern
state.
AS for the city of Sacramento
| think it a most beautiful city,
with its palms and flowers of every
kind and description. Lilies grow
everywhere and are little noticed,
they being SO common a flower,
Oleanders grow to the sizeo trees
and when the large ones are in full
bloom, they are something beau
tiful to behold. Oranges and lem.
ons are in all parts of the city and
surrounding country;and it is quite
common to see orange trees along
the highways or in yards lader
with golden fruit during the win
ter months. The geranium, which
is a common and favorite house
plant in the north, grows anywhere
and is very little cultivated. De-
ciduous fruits of all kinds affair
the greatest perfection in the Sac
ramento valley, and the California
grapes have an established repu
tation throughout the Union. Sew
eral extensive wineries handle the
product of the wine vineyards
while all the table fruit goes te
supply the great population of the
East. The price of oranges ano
lemons is high at the present time
owing to their scarcity. All kinds
of fresh fruits and vegetables car
be bought in the markets, and the
prices are quite reasonable.
The city has an excellent sys
tenn of Water-works, electric and
gas lights, trolley lines, and all tina
goes to make a thriving and up
to-date city. Nothing is slow
everything is rushing and done il
a business-like manner. The Cal
ifornia state capitol and the sur
rounding grounds r something
that no visitor in the city should
fail to see. The capitol is a ma
jestic structure, whose beautifully
electric Illuminated dome at nigh,
can be seen for miles away. Tho
surrounding park, which occupie:
many blocks. is bright in eterna
verdure and floral magni6ccnce.
Sacramento is also a great rail
road center. The Southern Pacific
machine shops are located in the
northern part of the city, where
nearly three thousand men are EN-
ployed in manufacturing passen
ger and freight cars, and all ane
every kind of railway equipment!
and supplies. Over thirty-fve pas
senger trains leave andarrive IA
the Union depot in twenty-fou
hours, twelve of which run daily
between this city and San Fran
cisco. There is also the steame:
travel.
My fathers twelve acres of or
anges are growing and doing nice
ly, as the weather has been mos
favorable for their growth. They
will yield very slightly the com
ing season, but much better tn
following season.
We have water-works, electri,
lights, and use natural gas for cook
ing, all of which is very cheap ant
.convenient.
There is a great deal of none,
and capital in this section of tn