St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
for Eastern tourists throughout the

tor Eastern tourists throughout TIC
winter.
The coast line from Santa Barbara to
Monterey, our next stopping place, first
skirts the ocean so near that it reminds
one Of the trolley line at York beach and
there after leaving Oceauo climbs the
mountains to an altitude of nearly 5000
feet The Pennsylvania road has fa-
nous horseshoe curve but the Southern
Pacific curves are a close second if not as
famous. There are many beautiful spots
on our round globe, whether you go east
or west, but there is only one Del Monte,
the great hotel at Monterey. 1t is one
of the most famous hoste'ries in the
world and around it are 125 acres OF
gardens, lawns, primeval forests and all
the wonderful creations of the landscape
gardener. There is only one place in the
world that compares with Del Monte
and that is the gaming palace at Monte
| Carlo, but this world-tamous resort on
the Riviera has not the natural surround
ings that charms one so much at Del
Monte. The great oaks and pines that
were here century ago rear their lofty
tops above palms and cacti brought
from all parts of the world and the ivy,
myrtle and Spanish moss not only cover
the ground, but climb the giant tree
trunks to the higher branches. A mile
away is the old town Of Monterey, one
of the most historic towns on the coast.
Here Admiral Stoat came up the bay and
Gen. Fremont came by land and the old
Spanish capital was captured and Cali
fornia was claimed as American soil.
Among the interesting sights of this old
town are the whalebone fences for this
once ranked with New Bedford as a
whaling port. The bones of this levia'
than of the deep were used for fences and
gate posts and now form one OF the
strangest sights on the Pacific coast.
Another relic of past age is the tram
car with a mule for motive power. When
the driver wants to collect fare he winds
the reins around the brake beam and
collects his fares, the mule in the mean
time continuing his weary journey at a
slow pace.
Our last stop along the coast was at
San Mateo where DR.. Carl W. Fisher,
formerly of Cabot, gave US a warm well
come. Here and at Burlingame aud
Menlo Park are the country homes OF
many of the San Francisco millionaires
and their homes are palaces and their
grounds almost fairyland Just out OF
San Mateo is the great dam of the Spring
Valley Water Works, the largest dam in
,, the world and holding nineteen thousand
million gallons Of water. The dam is
las reet high and as wide at the base as
it is high. This is only one Of many res
ervoirs of the great corporation which
c supplies all San Francisco with water
I and whose president is Charles Webt
: Howard, brother of T. NJ. Howard o
our own town.
y lust south of San Mateo is Pale
l Alto, once famous as the home o
n Senator Staniord's string OF tas
= horses, but known the world over a.
- the home OF the richest university in thi!
u country or Europe. The Leland Stanford
0 IT, University was founded by the lat
r. Central Pacific magnate in memory o
! his only child and has just bten turthe
:, enriched by an endowment OF $4,000,
IL 600 from Mrs Stanford. The building
}. are all built on the Spanish mission styl
:. OF architecture and the second quadran
6 gle is already started. There is not al
old or unsightly building on the grounds
le and the handsome stone structures a.
l. form one harmonious whole. Nearly l5O'
l. students OF both sexes now attend tn
:. university, and under President Jordan
y leadership it is making rapid strides for
q ward along educational lines. AS in tn
| Univ ersity of California at Berkeley tu
t ton is free to Calforui ms, and the fac
- that there are nearly 5000 students i
~ the two universities speaks well for tn
le educational future of the state. The Stan
al ford millions are no longer invested i
>, Southern Pacific securities, but in tn
gre at university, and the last lot of blood
u ed horses, for which the Stanford ranc
= was long famous, has just been sold i
d the eastern markets. But think you wi
n agree with me that to found great uu
A vers ty is greater glory and more last'n
- benefit to Posterity than to bea railroa
,. maenate or own such famous horses a
re Electioneer and Palo Alto.
re- ARTHUR F. STONE.
- Berkeley, Cal, April %, 1902.