The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-07
SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA.
The Most Wonderful Section Of the
ar{sa4 Pacific. Slope.

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San Jose, Cal, Aug. Dear En-.
lterprise. Having lived in old Ellis
1.-THE banner county of Texas, for sc
Imany years could NOT get my con.
isent 10 stop even temporarily until
lf had reached the banner county OF
california So here We are domicil.
led in San Jose, the county seat oil
Santa Clara. the banner county OF
fCalifornia. where we viii be for the
next thirty days at least, as the rent
is paid in advance, and If any OF your
readers should come this way and
should ring the bell al No. 109 Pierce
avenue, they will find the latch
string on the outside | want my old
friend. Mr.. John c. Gibson, to know
that have selected a nice grassy
plot under a beautiful palm tree in
one corner OF the yard and can have
his tent ready on short notice
Before leaving Los Angeles we Wis
tied the island of Santa Catalina
which is reached by steamer twenty
five miles from San Pedro. This Is
land consists of about forty thousand
acres and is the property of Ban
ming Bros, and valued AT five million
| dollars. 1t Is a delightful resort, is
said TO have the most equable elm
ate of any place in the United States.
| the temperature never going higher
than sixty and never below fifty-tAo.
and Is a great place for rest and rec
reaTion, rhe chief amusement being
fishing and hunting the wild goats,
and Is also noted for It's beautiful
marine gardens which are seen from
glass bottom boats After a VISIT to
Santa Catalina one is prepared TO be-
lieve any fish story that may be told
as they catch them there by the
thousand daily and We saw many
black bass weighing from three hun
dred to five hundred pounds caught
With a hook and line I want limo
cence 10 stop talking about those lit
tie fish down on the gulf as they
would only serve for bait out here.
San Jose is an old town with CON
siderable new added on and in some
respects reminds me OF San Antonio.
Texas, having a population OF about
twenty-five thousand and including
suburbs about forty thousand, the
Population being decidedly cosmo-
politan.
/. We are fifty miles from San Fran
cisco and six miles from San Fran
cisco bay. consequently our sea breeze
IS not 50 cold and dIsagreeabIe as
that Of San Francisco. but is cool.
refreshing and inyigorating, being
Just cool enough at this time 10 re-
QpiFe a little fire morning and even
Ing. The average temperature In
this valley for the summer months is
eS aud for winter months Al. the
eoldest day being barely cold enough |
for light frost, the foot hills being
practically trostless., consequently |
produces fine oranges and lemons. |
hut the valley for the most part is
devoted 10 pfunes. apricots. cherries. |
peaches, apples and berries The |
county is especially noted as the
greatest pTune producing country in |
the world and also for having the
largest seed farms in the world. II
1s common thing 10 see a hundred
acre onion bed. or a two hundred
aere radish patch The county has
about four hundred miles OF first
eli IS roa Is which are either kept oil |
ed or sprinkled with water. and run
ming as they do through beautiful
avenues of shade trees make the
most delightful drive ways ever
saw
Twenty-Five miles south from here
is Santa Cruz on the bay of Aontere rev
a fayorite resort. both winter and
summer. aud on the opposite side
OF the bay ia old Monterey and Del
monte near which place General
Fremont erected his first foriifica-