Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-04
THE MAINE G. A. r. PARTY.
Starts on Return Journey After De-
liahtfui Stay in California.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 26.-(SpeciaD
Under sunny skies, the Merrick party
finished touring in and around the
City Of Angels. We find many places
Of interest to us Fasteners. A free
ride to the suburban city of Pasadena
was greatly enjoyed. Here are many
beautiful and magnificent residences
of retired business men, and the most
luxuriant growth of flowers of every
Dhade and color the mind can imagine,
are to be seen on every hand. 1t is
truly and ideal place to live in provided
one has no place to fill in the work-a-
day world, for this climate is conducive
10 Incidence, and really if a living is
all one desires, it can be obtained here
with much less exertion than in Maine
an there are no cold winters to prepare
for.
We visited the Ostrich Farm, be-
tween Los Angeles and Pasadena
where there are hundreds of the great,
tall ungainly birds kept in yards. We
were show their nests in the sand and
some Of their eggs which are white
like a hens egg, round as a croquet
ball and about quarter larger. These
is small building near by where there
is kept for sale a stock of the products
Of these remarkable birds in the form
of boas, plumes, feathers, large and
small according to the price attached.
Several of the party went to Mount
Lowe about ten miles from Pasadena.
The ascent is made in a cable car to
Echo Mountain House, from there to
the summit in a trolley car where is
situated the Alpine Tavern. Some
made trip to Riverside about forty
miles distant, thriving busy town of
about ten thousand inhabitants. We
took trolley ride through Magnolia
Avenue to the Park, seven or eight
miles out. 1t is a level road all the
way no hills to climb and no stream to
cross. All the brooks seem to be
wrong side up, but there is a deep
ditch, or canal filled with water brought
from the mountains close beside the
road all along this beautiful avenue
which is lined on both sides with tall,
graceful trees of many kinds, cotton
wood cypress, eucalyptus, pepper
trees, magnolia and immense great
palms of different kinds. At the Park
there are kept in yards enclosed by
strong wire fences, a family of
monkeys and q lively family they are,
performing all sorts of athletics or
ropes and rings high up in the air. In
an Enclosure and a cave made of stone
We're two huge bears, a white and a
black one. In another yard, were
many kinds of birds some rare
and beautiful Then there are
owls, peacocks, queer ducks, guinea
pigs. Angora goats, deer buffalo
and other strange animals and
all around us are the beautiful flowers
and shrubbery. A short distance from
the Park we come to the Indian School
Il group of ten or twelve large build
ings all built of white stone in the old
Mission style, which is the Indians idea
Of all that is best in architectural de-
sign We entered several of the build
ings. A very pleasant middle-aged
lady requested us to register. She in
formed US that there are six hundred
of these children from the several re-
servations, some from Mexico and
Arizona but the greater part are from
Southern California. The floors of the
buildings are all of polls he'd hard wooG
with many rugs made by the Indian
girls the designs for all these rugs are
made by the Indian boys and are very
odd and pretty In one room. A large
number of grown up girls Were sewing
some by hand and some on sewing ma
chimes. Ali looked intelligent and
some were really pretty. This is
vacation time with this as most other
schools, so many were visiting their
people. The Indian Agency is at San
JacintO, and the Indian Agent, APP
pointed by the u. S. Government at
Washington lives there. Those who
think poor 10 doesn't get his just
deserts should come to Riverside and
see the proof of Uncle Sans gen
crosby.
At Los Angeles we visited the cham
her of Commerce where is a large and
fine exhibit of the fruits of the fruitful
state and of the handiwork of it's in
genfous people made up from many
nations.
Our party is now breaking up and
scattering to some extent. Several
are going to visit friends in different
parts of the country and return home
by different routes. Some will remain
in this state for a month or SO and
some for an indefinite time. Among
these are Mrs. Jefferds, Mrs. Muir,
Mrs. Merrick, Mrs. Knight and Mrs.
Wentworth. So now as Wednesday
noon approaches and Captain Merriclt
marshals his troops for the homeward
march he finds that he has a small
squad compared with the one he took
out here. There being about fifty to go
home together.
One of the Party.