Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, A VERY OLD
TOWN, WITH AN ATTRACTION THAT
is NEW AND MARvELOUSLY
BEAUTIFUL.
Submarine Gardens That Probably Eclipse
In Natural Beauty Anything Yet
Discovered.


the first capital of the State of Califor-
mia, and was as we'll the capital of this
part of Mexico's domain while this vast
territory was yet under Mexican
| dominion.
The first landing was made here, by
'Don Sebastian Viscaus" on Dec. 10th,
1902, three hundred years ago. He
named it Monterey, or "Mountain
King" in honor of Caspar De Zuniga,"
Compt De Montery, Viceroy of Mexico.
OF course the town was not here at that
time to assume proprietorship of this
pretty and romantic name, but the
place was, as we'll as the beautiful and
quite as romantic bay upon the shores
ofWhich it is built. The EBAY of Mon
terey'' is twenty-eight miles wide at
the entrance, and is most beautiful in
contour. 1t has never been improved
much as harbor, as the Importance of
the place, doubtless has never demand.
ed it, but it could be made very fine
and commodious harbor.
The town, looking from the bay has
beautiful background, in the Noun
tains that were doubtless responsible
for the name it bears. They are un-
like most of the mountains Of the
southern part Of the state, in that they
are well covered with q timber growth
that makes them in strong contrast
with many Of the mouLt tain systems of
the south, and are q source of great re-
lief to the tourist who has had to be
content during his winter soiourn in
summer land, to gaze up at these lofty
eminences, about as destitute oftrees as
they are of snow. The latter however
can be seen on the highest peaks at
distance of so to 75 and 100, ana even
$50 miles, but he can get closer to them
if he but takes the trouble.
To the old franciscan. Fathers be-
longs much of the credit Of first settling
California, and to them is also due
much of the credit for the very amiabe
and peaceable attitude of the native In
diaus towards the pioneers of civiliza-
ton here. In all they established
twenty-one missions in favored spots
along the coast of California, beginning
as early as 1869 by founding the 'San
Diego' Mission in "Old Mission Valleyn
about four miles from San Diego, and
in June of the following year. was
founded Carmel Mission," five miles
to the south of Monterey, by 'Padre
Junipera Sevra."
There are many points of histoic in
terest in Monterey. Here stands the
first house built of lumber in the state
of California, the lumber coming from
Australia; "Colton Hall, y the first capi-
tol building in the state, wherein was
signed the State Constitution, the first
Convention was held in this hall Sept.
1st, 1S49. The first theatre built in the
state of California is here, where
Jennie Lind sang in 1947 Monterey
also boasts of the first brick house in
the state, and here is seen the home of
Robert Louis Stevenson. At the end of
main street stands the 'House Of Four
Winds' or Hall of Record This old
building served as headquarters for
General Halleck and General Sherman,
during their respective commands at
Monterey. On Awards street is still
seen the sherman Rose Tree' not so
old as the buildings referred to but
dating from the time when Sherman
was in command here, when he was q
young man, and commemorating a very
interesting romance in which the young
officer took, not an unimportant part.
Inc romance, on the other side, was
represented by sweet young "Sen-
orita' and before Sherman took mis-
departure from the land in whose genial
sunshine his admiration for the Senorita
SO soon kindled into love, he planted
the rose bush that has long since grown
into tree, vowing that as long as the
rose should live and bloom his love for
the Senorita should not fail, but alas.
the rose tree still stands as a memorial
to loves young dream, the then
"Senorita" still contemplates the tree
as once holding for her so much of
sweetness and happiness. and the love
is not.
Many other old buildings and men,
orials are still to be seen within the
irregular boundaries of ''Old Mon
terey," among them being san Carlos
Roman Catholic church, built in 1891
the first Roman Catholic church built
in California. interest attaches to
Cotton Hall'' the old capitol building
from the fact that it was built by Chas.
Cotton, from fund collected as penal
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