Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-13
IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA;.

lnter-Ocean Correspondent Tells Of Flow
ers, Beautiful Scenery and Old
Missions.
The weather here reminds one very
much of June weather in North Da5a !
kota. We have been royalty enter
tained here. There are many neal
by resorts aud places Of historical IN
terest. At Santa Monica q distin,
guished myself by getting both feet
wet in trying to beat an ocean wave
in getting shell but got the
shell. am taking it home with me
for Mrs. Powell. At Long Beach we
we're met BY brass band, and the
reception committee presented us with
beautiful shell badges. The priv
.ileees of the bath houses and surf
tbathing we're extended to the party
and eagerly accepted. This is a great
country for things ancient. We were
lshown what is left of the first stage
coach ever run in California. One
of the remarkable things about a trip
| Of this kind is that one appetit. is
never failing. At Los Angles was
!. the guest of Editor and Mrs. Wash
burn of the Times, at dinner at The
Del Monte.
We went for trolley ride to san
Pedro, and from there took a steamer
to Cataline Islands. San Pedro is the
Oldest shipping port in southern Cal
ifornia. The boat ride from San Pc
| dro to Cataline Islands-2S miles
was quite rough and some Of the
members Of the party We're a little
sea sicas-fortunately escaped any
/ unpleasant sensations.
i st Pasadena we We're warmly greet
| ed by tue mayor Of the city and a,
delegation from the chamber of com,
merce. Guiding us through beau
tiful walk, through tunnel that
leads under the Hotel Raymond at the
end Of which we were taken up an
elevator to the interior. of the hotel.
| This is the new hotel erected on the
sight of the old building which was
destroyed by FIRE few years ago
| 1t occupies high point and the view
is grand. The grounds are beauti
fully laid ont and adorned with flow
ers. Carriage and a tally no met u.
here and we M.re driven around thu
Icity Of beautiAE homes. After din;
ner az the Md tland We took q frir
up Mount Ldt]e E. From Alta1ena a
ride up the mJlntain to an elvva
tion of 5000 feet, is made in open
electric cars, through the canyons of
tn Sierra Madre mountains The
remarkable feature Of this line is the
portion of it has the steepest grade
Of any railroad in the world. But
this is not the portion that tires your
nerves. One can see here every pre-
, caution for the safety Of the teurist.
Above this grade where.thes climbers
are left behi, and the familiar cleo
tric trolly is again, where the road
! consists of sharp curves over high
5 trestles, clingi,.g to the side Of the
mountain, looking below thousands
: Of feet may be seen the little steel
! rails we had just passed over, while
5 above is close view OF neighboring
mountain peaks--a thrilling sensa-
tion you may be sure. When you go
to the Psaciic coast don fail to vis-
it the Cataline Islands and Climb
5 Mount Lowe.
: I spent one day visiting at the
I missions. San Gabriel is INT short
/ distance from Los Angelo It was
s founded in 1771 by Father AAzel So.
mera and Pedro Cambon ami guard
q Of ten soldiers. The lowe part Of
: the building is of stone, t,d upper
part of baked mud or adolt Ad the
outside is covered with a smk ktA coat
Of plaster. The building ANS been
renovated in late years. ThI Aof is
! quite modern. The belfry, with
four of the original six bells. still
stands. Inscribed on the first hh is
I the invocation "Hail! Most Alv
Mary! Next is the name Of ishe
saint for whom the mission was mh.
1 ed-st. Francisand the third 1shs
BY whom it was made. The 3A
altar has several statues and the u nv sngv
paintings of saints which adornshS
walls are nearly all as old as lie
church. The baptismal fount is i
hammered copper, and brought frop.
Spain. Back of the mission is an oi1
cemetery, and about block and j
half away is the famous old Crane
vine over 100 years old. San Fernando
mission. which is half days journey
from Los Angeles, is not in AZ cod,
state Of preservation as San Garbiet
Inc ruins indicate that this must have
been an extensive mission. The
church is long, high -vaulted build
ing with small windows high DIP in
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