The Newtown bee., 1904-05-06

VOs Every one reported a good nights sleep. The coyotes in the mountains set up their cry early, but it did not last long. My sleep was restful, but l am glad it was not so sound but that I awakened now and then, for the sky was clear, and as lay on my back and looked up at the stars, it called to mind many of the old Bible stories that deal so much with pastoral life. The story of Ramona was called vivid ly to mind as we drove past the Indian village of Saboba that figures so much in that story. It lies on the opposite They cultivate little land and work for the whites on their. ranches. It was, just $50 Thursday morning when we broke camp and started on our sec ond day of mountain life. Our driver told us we would have hard mountain climbing aS we must make an elev8- tiOn of 5000 feet before we went into camp for the night, so he would save the horses strength for the last end of the drive as much as he could. The first part of the day we were driving through beautiful valley, fertile and productive as far as water could be applied effectively. We saw wild flow CTS in great prOfuSiOn, and many va
 
 But the most beautiful of all was the wild verbena; in one place at least an acre was covered with solid mass. As we neared the pass we were to enter to climb San Ja into m )untafn, the canyon narrowed up, so there was only room for the mountain road, and our climb was really begun. Our four horses land they were heavy ones) had all they wanted to do to take five per sons and our food and camp outfit up the grade. A little before noon we came to watering trough which was filled with clear, sparkling snow water peaks, and formed the north branch of the San Jacinto river, which here is 2 stream of insignificant size. Our din- ner over, the horses rested, we started on climb, which, If had known what 1t was to be would have knocked the starch all out of me at the start. Our drlver said in the six miles we were to 20 we would rise on a grade of 2OOO feet. It was awfuliy grand as we Wove in and out on the mountain road in many places where variation of two, or even one foot would have hurled us into eternity. Our driver says it is one of the grandeSt drives of mountain grade there is iD the state. OUE uOISEO U0u A0O Q A6kO u0y D WOI M and we decided to go into camp early. aside and after drive of 8 mile in the open, we found beautiful place where we could camp on high ground, among huge boulders and stately pines and 8 little stream of fine mountain water that Jrickled along near by. Our horses were fed for the night, fire was built, supper cooked and at 5 o'clock we spread our blankets and did justice to warm supper. Later we built 8 camp fire, and a rOuSer 1t was. We sat around in primitive style, sang, | in for the night. Six thousand feet elevation and with 15 feet of snow on the opposite side of the mountain, as our guide said, the air was cool and l wonderfully fine. We rolled ourselves
 in our blankets and with faces up
 turned to the stars, and thoughts o1 dear ones far away, we said good night and lay down for 8 we'll earned rest. Mine was not an unbrOken sleep, nOl
 would have had one, for there is toe
 much to see overhead in 3 clear night
 Great Dipper ever pointing with un- l erring certainty to the north star, en 1 abled me to take our bearings. Other
 consultations of which my sister taught me the names when 8 little
 boy, reminded me of home, and the
 barking of the coyote was strange mu: sic in a tenderfOotB B ear. We'll rolled in blankets we were warm, but toward
 morning our noses told us there hat
 been a decided drop in tehperatur. and when we rolled out, we found frost on our leather pillow and thir ice in bucket of water standing nea
 by. Fire built, breakfast over, dishe'
 washed, horses fed, we started on ou1 } third day, of mountain climbing and 8
 noon we halted for lunch in Straw berry valley, mountain valley of 200! acres 6OOO feet above sea level and stil 4OOO feet below the highest peak o San Jacinto mountain. Here tn
 mountain road ends, and no furthe climb can be made save by burro o 7 foot trail. A health resort cOmpan ] has bought large tract here, a larg , hotel with all modern improvement , has been established, where board cal , be obtained for from $2O 8, week uI The season opens about the first o