The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-13
Pacific Grove and the Big Trees ia
California State.
Monterey, the Old Capital Of the Com
monweaIth, and Bay.
Delightful Trip Down the Coast Line
of Southern Pacific.
Pleasant Visits With Former Mankato
FoIks-.l. P. Hunts Letter.

Los Angeles, CAL, March i. ag03.-
Since writing from Pacific Grov,
we have been enjoying the mos
delightful weather imaoipabe. ant
a ride down the Coast line of the
Southern Pacific to Los Angeles affords
the tourist daylight trip through some
OF the prettiest valleys and most en-
chanting scenery to be found in all oi
California. Speaking of this all-popnlal
railroad reminds us that the manage
.ment has anticipated just what a
stranger wants to know about the sea.
side resorts and points of interest in
California and TO the end of providing
this. information without cost has pre-
pared some of the most interesting and
exclusively illustrated literature ever
put before the public by transporta
ton company. And the most pleasing
feature pertaining to this literature
As that 1T is not prepared in the
old sterotyped way, but is gotten up
with much taste as to appearance, and is
put together in the most readable and
concise manner. 1t s,therefore, real
treat to get hold of pamphlet or leaf
let gotten up by the passenger depart
ment of this railroad company.
We spent couple days at Pacific
Grove after visiting the ''big trees five
miles out from Santa Cruz. Pacific
Grove is a beautiful spot-whether in
the winter or in the summer. The tenn
peratWe is very even throughout the
year and it is rapidly becoming great
retreat for winter tourists. 1t is three
miles distant from Monterey, and is
connected Herewith by horse cars, al
belt an electric line is soon to replace it.
The bay of Monterey is a truly beauti-
full one, while the beach is all that could
be desired The village is located in a
pine forest and is said to be an excep-
-tionally healthful resort. 1t is blessed
with a large, well conducted and nicely
arranged hotel. There are hundreds of
cottages here, furnished and ready for
occupancy and in the summer it is said
that people flock to the Grove in such
numbers as to take up every available
spot of habitation. 1t is strictly moral
and well conducted municipality. There
is not a saloon, billiard or pool table in
the town and one wanting anything in
the way of liquors or amusement must
go to Monterey where nothing is wanting
in TINS line.
Monterey, once the capital of Cali
fornia, is an old typical Spanish town,
thoroughly rdilapidated and largely want
ing in interest. But just a mile distant
is situated the beautiful Hotel Del
Monte with its indiscribably magnificent
grounds In all of our travels, whether
in Florida, Nassau, Cuba, Mexico or
elsewhere, we have never seen anything
so enchanting, so restful, SO picturesque
and so grand as are these grounds, form
ing fairyland of one hundred and TWEEN
ty-six acres. The distinctive features of
this park is the preservation of live oaks
and pines PLACED there by the Almighty
It is well known by those who have
travelled this country over that the live
oaks and pines OF California are a screa-
ton found nowhere else, and these, beau
tilted and intensified by miles of walks,
drives and bicycle paths, lawns of vel
vety grass or blooming ivy, flower beds
and borders in perennial bloom, cypress
hedges artistically designed, with fanmid
able cacti of every kind, all combine ito
make Ahe park surrounding the Hotel
Del MoEte veritable dream land. Here
one can get solitude without loneliness
and drink inspiration fnam the fount cd
loneliness and beauty astounding on every
side that is refreshing to the tired soul
and invigon&ting to the overwroughf
Gnind.
The Hotel Del Monte is a palatial
structure containing upwards OF five
huRdred guests rooms and is sone of the
very best conducted hostelrles, in the
coaa&ry. 1t may be pleasant to many
Manaato people TO know that MIR. n
K. Clark, formerly with the Saslpaugh
is chief clerk of this hotel. He hiss beer
there sSace November last, and is very
popular with the management ane
guests.
Well. we are now in Los Angeles, ane
from the npsaber of Mankato people ana
Minnesotfans visiting here one almost
feels that he is at home. ii. A. and Mrs
Patterson arrived Monday evening and
are quartered at the Hotel Melrose
where Mr.. and Mrs. L. Patterson make
their home. The Bretts and Hubbards
are at the Van Mugs Broadway, the
Diamonds and Hunts at the Antlers
and the Bars are keeping house at lO34
West oath street. The Bakers are "at
home" on 23d street, just block from
the Bars. The Mankafs -olony are hav'
ing a jolly time, an pre- enjoying
good health. Mr.. an Brett ano