The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-01-06
Our California Letter.


Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. "a 1904
We sometimes sing that good old
song beginning:
We have reached the land OF Gamma
All our hopes and Joys Divine, etc.
But | must say have found the
land OF beauty and Of flowers, Am
Willing away the pleasant hours.
Yet | must say in all my travels,
this surpasses anything have here
tofore seen. This grand city OF
Us 900 inhabitants Enclosed in a
beautiful valley 40 miles wide and
$50 miles long and surrounded by
mountain ranges and the Pacific
ocean, Inhaling the invigorating
breezes of the ocean, and the soft
Balmy gales from the South, min
gled with the Sweet o Ter Of the
multiplied myriads OF flowers is be
y nd description by an ordinary
person.
OF the many places of interest
have visited during my two week e
stay here, was at Long BeBch last
; Sunday where | saw men women
and children bathing in the Pacific
ocean while we we're enjoying the
shade in the Ocean Park. In this
! park is a whale skeleton that was re.
Gently washed to the beach. When
taken out and the flesh removed, il
was mounted and is now on exhibit
ton in the park and is SO feet long,
and II feet in diameter or SO feet in
circumference and my honest opin-
lion is Jonah never swallowed that
whale, 80 much for the whale story
(fact). After taking vessel, cross
ing q nine mile bay, viewing San
Pedro Harbor where Uncle Sam ID
spending lots Of money. returned tc
this place at night. In appearance
San Pedro Harbor much resembles
Manila Bay where Dewey destroyed
the Spanish fleet. The travelling
here is on Electric railways as they
have taken the place Of Steam
roads except Long hauls and heav,
freight.
This morning taken my seconC
stroll up Figueroa Street, and wa
almost lost in smazement at til
/. Beauty, Scenery and Wealth Of tina
! street, il being Q resident street
y Ny attention was directed to tn
jtimson Mansion that lie built out O
! pink stone that somewhat resem
!, bles the Red Stone quaried near 81
d Anthony, Dubois Co. passe
!, the quarry in Arizona on my tri
from the East and is quite bust
GEES there. The mansion cost =
d million dollars and is inhabited b.
u only the custodian and one cat.
The shade trees and evergreen
are beyond description along th
d principal streets. | will only men
tion the palms now. There are bi
u palms little palms, tall ones an
i short ones by the Tens OF Thousand
then some left out. | have see
Is them 40 feet high here and so in
g in diameter. You are ready to ss
q this is palm story but it is pair
=. TACT and II you will not take my sa
40 about them, come and see 10
/ Yourself and if my staten mt is NO
, true | will foot the bill for maxim
y the investigation.
Many other things Of note
, would like to 30 write about, bu
fear my note is too lengthy already
Many causalities occur herr
This latest is A negro boy froze
u death this morning while tigh in
IS the flies of a COW while she was b'
re ing MIXED.
y Oh yes As | sit at bay viii
y dow | see persons out riding in the
( shirt sleeves and seem TO be con
to Portable and children about wit
! but little clothing on, and very hal
s py.
My next is likely to be from OIL
Maxice as | am going down the
soon, Respectfully,
W w U.~D.,