Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-10-23
NOTES. UPON cAL1FnKNIA.
Can't. Lucas sees Many Interesting Things
and Likes the Climate.


DEAR JOIN:
A few days ago the foundation for
new library building was laid under
the anspce of the grand lodge OF the
grand officers were present and con-
Quoted the ceremonies in the presence
of "a vast concourse of people. The
sty,e of architecture is the modified
Romanesque. 1t covers one-half OF
block, main entrances from street on
either side. The wallis will be of Ari-
IONA sand stone, with very handsome
ornamental trimmings, interior will be
tinted and decorated in first class style
In short it will be a magnificent build
ing and finished in the finest style with
all the modern equipments Mr.. Car
negie gave $4,000 and the city added a
like sum to the fund. When completed
it will be second to none In the state.
The city now has a library of 6o,coo
volumes of we'll selected books. 1t is
one of the prides of the town.
The Spanish fathers selected this
place as I. site for mission in li3l. LII
is on the north shore of Monterey bay
and ON the opposite, or south, side
stands the old historic town OF Monte
rey. Ii was the first capital OF the
state located as such in 1919. beau
tiful sheet OF water % miles vide sep
arates the two towns. The first build
ings in both towns were adobe and Tor
MANY wear, stood as land marks. Not
one remains i'm Santa Cruz, but several,
i'm fact many, remain in Monterey. For
many years strong military force was
kept there by the federal government
1T is a military post to this day, four or
five troops of cavalry are stationed
there. During the Mexican war i'll 1913
it WAS regarded as IA strong stragetlc
point and was held by Il strong force OF
troops for the protection of the coast
Mexico.
Capt. w. L. Sherman, later General
Sherman, was in command of the whole
district stretching from San Francisco
to San Diego. a mammoth rose tree
is pointed out liz the city of Monterey
as one set in a hole made in the ground
by Captain Sherman with his sword
1t has grown all these years. Is nav
trellised up and has thrown out limbs
and branches until it is full fifty feet
from tip to tip and full thirty feet
high. 1t is not extravagant to say that
10000 roses are seen at one time on the
s.Gen. Sherman" At the base or near
ground the stock is fully twelve inches
in diameter
Near the rose tree in an adobe house
lives an aged Spanish woman who took
care of Capt. Sherman's quarters, did
his washing, cooking and general
household work. She was young ther
and said to have been a very handsome
woman When Capt. Sherman was
transferred to another command sht
was heartbroken because she could no
accompany him, and has remained IL
the same house bemoaning her dlsap
pointment She is now aged an'
wrinkled, but never tires OF talkln
about 's+rhe Captain" Most everybod
who goes to the old antiquated tow
calls upon her and to see the celebrate
rose tree.
For several years Santa Cruz an
Monterey were rivals for public favor
The latter being military post ha
the advantage, but time proved tn
former the much better location for
town and gradually it drew away fro1
it's rival and today is more than fou
times as large. Santa Cruz is the onl
city in the state that carries on an
maintains its own water works. stree
lighting plant, public park, free publ
library, Il complete sewer system,
efficient fire department, about Oh
and half miles of asphalt streets an
three miles of macadamized street
built cliff or seaside boulevard 81
miles long. owns salt water pnmpir
plant for street sprinkling purpose
Besides, it owns and controls an O.
tensive water front along the beach.
The water supply is ample. of IL
finest and sweetest soft mountain W
ter, coming from Laguna creek seve
miles in the mountains, which is fe
from numerous springs of sparkli1
water. The pressure is by gravity al
is sufficient to furnish splendid fl
protection, therefore it is not necessa
to have fire engines.
Along the ocean front extendil
northwest is the cliff boulevard for
distance OF four miles or more. Th
road is kept sprinklnd during the SUI
mer months with salt water which
pumped into tanks by wave motor
local invention, which lifts the wat
from the sea into general tank when
it is distributed to various points