Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-03
REV. SHIELDS
 WRITES LETTER
HE IS ENJOYING LIFE AT CORD.
 NADo TENT CITY

He Has Been Both stuns and Baked,
 but is Still in Love with the Sea
 He Expects to Return to Bis
 bee Soon
 The editor of the Review is in re cepit of letter from Rev. Harvey M. Shields. who is now at Coronado Tent City, California, with his fam lily. Mir. Shields left for California three weeks ago and is expected back soon. The general popularity of Mir. Shields in Bisbee is sufficient war mt for publishing his letter, which will be read with interest and it's con- tents will be most gratifying. as all will be glad to learn that his vacation has been one of enjoyment. The let ter follows:
 l have not forgotten your request and my promise but it was such a happiness to find the family well and enjoying Coronado. and the days have been so full of this and that and the other that the time has gone ere l was aware. almost to the last with out my writing you.
 This is unique place l am sit ting in the reading room provided by the management for it's patrons, where magazines, papers, piano. easy chairs. lounges, stationery, etc, are placed at the disposal of guests. In deed the whole system is that of a large hotel. the tents being the indi- vidual rooms.
 Tn the winter. however things are compressed under one roof and Hotel del Coronado experiences the busy life now teeming in the Tent City But the winter is even milder than ours nd outdoor life is altogether possi- ble The hotel one of the great hos telries Of the world, is the parent. II has stood for years, steadily improv- ing
 ''The Tent City is its child of three summers. and a good, strong healthy infant at that.
 Al this arrangement is to be found on the peninsula. across the bay from San Diego. one of California's oldest and best cities. Accordingly on one side the quiet water of an almost in land sea give the tirid bather his op portunity. and the glinting sail boats theirs On the other side, the ocean Just at this moment I see a great breaker. crashing on the shore Da! and Nl2nv one 0edTS lH' NIHSfhr dl' sobbing of the sea
 My dear old friend, the Review will forgive me. that a little while ago. I had the wish to dive through that breaker.
 Tt seems to make no difference tha' my arms were baked for whole week. and that just when I was abl' to swim with a good stroke again il a stinerav caught me nicely tfor him on the right foot The heart keep saving. T will seek it again" and thu rest of a fellow follows his heart an' gets baked some more and stunt again.
 'Jt is a mystery to me though, wh! this baking process goes on in a tenn nerature always below 70 degrees
 And the peeling process. too: nose cheeks and ears That little girl mine had the audacity the other da, to say. Why papa. you are reguia Mount Pelee.'
 There are so many points Of IT terest here besides that of the stine ray mentioned: the Coronado Island where the best fishing is to be ha with a glass-bottomel boat to hel you locate the fish: Point Ioma wit it's light house. La JOlla. where tn sea and great rocks combine fo grandeur and beautiful sea-she!ls ar found. and many others.
 Coronado (properl and San DegC ,emind me by their quietness an deep repose of the eastern cities Una have long since forgotten the stirrin; busy life of camp like ours in Bi' bee
 Now. really. think I must jun into my bathing sui and into the sci
 If the track isn't washed out b tween here and Bisbee. I'll see yo again soon' Yours truly,
 Harvey M. Shields.
 P. s. We are having good tim I,,s fine, H M s.