Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14
A PART OF MEXICO
Mrs. Frank L. Dageett Writes En-
tertainingly of Western Tour.
THE LEMON FIELD OF CALIFORNIA
Describes in Vivid Language Her I'm.
pressions of That country-in Los
Angeles Today With Mrs. Brush
Will Start Home Saturday.

Frank l.. Daggett of West Second
street is in receipt of very interest
Ing letter from his wife, who is max
ing tour of California and Mexico. |
The letter was written October 80 and /,
Mrs. Daggett intends to be in Los
Angeles today, where she will
visit with Mrs. F. E. Brush,
formerly of Ottumwa and then return
home Her letter deals largely with
! a description of the sights seen by her
in her trip through Southern Califor-
| mia and on into old Mexico, and gives
a vivid description of the many pleas
ant sights witnessed by her. The let
ter is as follows:
San Diego Cal, Oct. 30, 1901.-My
Dear Husband:-At>er a most delight
full visit with Aunt Fannie at Nestor,
we are comfortably located in San
Diego again. Leaving San Diego on
the N. C. and o. railway the Lemon
Line" we passed through National
City, village of pleasan. homes, the
principal industry being lemon pack
ing, the manufacture of citric acid, oil
OF lemon, pomelo and other bypro-
ducts of the lemon, orange and grape
fruit. Crossing the valley of Sweet
water we came to Chula Vista, tract
containing several thousand acres OF
; land divided, for the most part into
ten-acre homes which are set out in
lemons, oranges and grape fruit. By
contract with the company selling
the land, the houses built were not to
cost less than $4,000 hence you can
see here an unusual number of hand
some residences.
Another thing that lends interest to
our visit was we were in the lemon
belt OF America. the largest lemon or
chard of the world being located at
this point During the past season
200 carloads of lemons were shipped
through San Diego.
! Through otay.
: For six miles beyond Chula Vista,
g after passing through the villages of
5 Otay and Nestor. at the. head of the
bay, both favored localities, the train
stops at the monument marking the
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico. One step and we
i were in foreign country.
In Mexico.
q Driving across the bed of the Tia
4 Juana river. which was cry, we came
:, to the Mexican village of Tia Juana
:, Here took in everything of interes
- even the old church of 100 years.
:, Point of Rocks, four miles below
the southwest monument Con the Mex
! lean COAST is noted for fine scenery
= Here the action of the water has Gu
y the sandstone into fantastic and pic
y turesque shapes, some like narrow pc
ninsulars. Among these rocks
= gathered the beautiful Abalone shells
- A Grand Sight.
d The Point Iona lighthouse accord
IL ing to Charles Dudley Warner an,
: Kate Field and many humber minds
;s is spread out one of the finest view
- in the world. Here is located tn
:, Theosophists Homestead Returnin
- to the quaint old town, the startin
!, point in 1863 of the civilization OF Cal
y. fornia, where saw the old church, til
u. marriage place of Ramona, the Oh
~ Mission Bells, the palms (132 year
~ - od) and the typical Mexican adob
~ houses.
10 La JoIIa.
ie The first place of interest on tht
w trip was "Old Town." famous in nj:
ne tory as the San Diego of the Mexica
IN IN war period and spoken of by Dana i
- his Two Years Before the Mast
=, La Jolla is an ideal place for those d.
"a string pleasant location for the sun
:. mer or few days outing. For thos
- who delight in such pastimes, fishin
ae can be had which is unSurpasset
pl Yellowtail, Barracuda, MacIerel, Roc
II Cod, Sea Bass and many other specie
- G.I. tang IA
At caught by trolling from boat {
aa throwing line from the rocks. Lo
III sters are also found in abundanc
which | caught. For bathing it is II
ed excelled.
If Goes Bathing.
as A crowd of us found it quite EMO
NY able to battle in The briny deep. Oh
might ask What are the Wild wave
us saying?"
lis The scenery of this resort is ma
ny nificent point of interest is OF
as of the Seven Caves. At Goldfi:
Id. Point are found myriads of goldfish
An Old Mission.
The Oldest mission in California, {
:" tablshed under the leadership
Father Junipero Sierra in 1863 is II
Tx first of chain of franciscan M
or sions extending from San Diego
of. Sonoma. 1t is situated upon the en-
of nence in the Valley of the San Die
las river, eight miles from the city
Ter San Diego.
'ol- 1t is largely in ruins and is ia
ia, crumbling away, but the old ado
nc walls and some of the interior can
So seen. In front of the Mission is t
of Oldest olive orchard in the state, sta
ed from cuttings brought from Spa
ing and from which all the olive trees
Ind California have been propoSated,
ov- At the side of the Mission is an
Al tercsting Indian school of about eigh
ity, pupils. This historic spot can
eof reached also by Tally-Ho drives.
tor In Rainy Season.
Ane A peculiar feature of Califorr
grazing is that large herds of Gait
horses and sheep are pastured duri
rainy season in the valleys and as t
DOL valley pastures begin to dry, they 8
moved up spending the SUNNI
~ ,,,on4bc IN tho elevated pPad0wS n