Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
WRITING BACK HOME
TO MASSACHUSETTS
Mrs. Hazen Sends Some Bright Lett
ters Of Correspondence to the
Ware River News

ware HlNeT NcWS
The Ware River (Mass.) News.
printed in Worcester county, from
whence Mr.. Orcutt emanated, contains
letters of correspondence from Mrs G.
f. d. Hazen of Los Angeles, formerly
of Ware River which take a proper
view OF Los Angeles and it's affairs.
one Of Mrs. Hazen's recent letters in
the News reads as follows:
LOS ANGELES Feb. 6.-(Editor
News.)-w regret to learn of the con-
tinued cold in the east, while we are
enjoying one Of the pleasantest winters
since we came here, five years ago. 1t
has been quite warm, and about New
Years the rains began to come, though
we have had but one rainy day, most
of the storms coming in the night. The
hills which were so brown are now
of the most lovely green, as well as all
wild land. There were a good many
anxious people, though, before the
rains came, as Il was exceedingly dry,
and the weather in California is a sub
ject Of much Importance. 1t is true we
have one of the most delightful cli-
mates in the world, but we have had
number of seasons of little rain, so
it's not coming early caused anxiety.
our weather prophet, Franklin, cannot
always be depended on any more than
former prophet of the same name.
and as you look over Poor Richards
almanac you think of what Franklin
tells u.s. ut will now be clear
weather." and lol storm comes from
the ocean, he says afterward, for he
can never tell IL storm is brewing on
the great Pacific. Then we have a
rainmaker UP in the foothills. Hatfield.
| He is to have $1,000 If he gives us eight
cen inches of rain by April. We have
already had eight inches, and every
new rain is credited either to Franklin
or Hatfield.
They tell us that eighteen years ago
this was a great sheep-raising country,
but there came a drouth and sheep and
cattle died by droves, and peoples
attention was turned to the pursuits Of
fruit raising, teaching us that there is
no great loss without some small gain"
We are now patiently waiting for
mails from the east. There are great
washouts on the Southern Pacific; also
. on the Santa Fe. Our dry river bed
here is now a rushing river. People
| deceived by many dry seasons have
! been led to believe we never would
| have rain enough to send down water
from the hills to fill the banks. so they
have built quite often in the bed of the
| river and have experienced rather un-
pleasant times with so much wetness.
Up on Mount Lowe it has been even
worse than here; cloudbursts, thunder
| and lightning, great boulders crashing
into the Alpine tavern, doing consider
able damage, and all along the great
Sierra Madre is covered with snow,
which we see as plainly as the green
velvet at our feet.
A little east of Mount Lowe is Mount
Wilson, where great astronomical
works are to be established, Carnegie
having given $15O,OOO for the purpose.
The machinery has got to go up the
Wilson trail. which in places is only
two feet wide, but is to be widened.
1t has long been a resort and is
reached by riding on a burro's back.
A large building is to be established
in Pasadena to make the machine,
which is another feather for that
lovely city. Real estate selling and
building seem to prosper as of yore;
new tracts constantly springing up;-
even old ocean coming in for a share.
and hotels, ships to be used as hotels,
are being built in the ocean. A nephew
of ours has just returned from Catalina
island, where he caught a forty-pound
fish For fear his fish story wouldn't
be credited he has photographed fish
| and ALL