New-York tribune., 1906-08-28


suffering is changed to comfort and Joy. There
is a capital hotel not hospital. at Arrowhead,
furnished with every appliance for the care of
the invalid, and much is accomplished for the
good OF humanity,-for which reason ii seems
YOUR pilgrims duty here TO say such words as
might help 70 make its virtues stll more widely
known. Life at Arrowhead is quiet-as II should
pe; but IL scenes of greater activity are required
the denizen of our valley can easily find them
The rich and beautiful towns OF Redlands, Riy-
erside Ontario, and Pomona are comparatively
close at hand; superb Pasadena, teeming with
wealth and luxury. opens its arms TO the lover
OF pleasure; and al the western end of the vale
the beautiful city Of Los Angeles offers every
delight and comfort that could possibly be
craved. Few summer resorts on the Atlantic
coast are comparable with It, in natural beauty
me inhabitants are eager in enterprise; liberal
IN Ideas Of progress; alert in business; profuse
In festivals; bounteous in hospitality; and
(cheerily unlike the people of many older cities
OF this groanng world), emancipated from bur-
Gems OF the past II you wish for the seaside
the long, white splendid beaches of Santa
Monica, Ocean Park, and Redondo can be
reached in ride of about half an hour from
Los Angeles. They form, indeed the foot OF our
valley, and sometimes, when the wind is strong
from the southwest the scent of the sea Is per-
ceptible at Mentone
Residents of this immediate region seem not
fully aware of the advantages Of their situation
the rich possibilities of development that exist
on every side. The agricultural resources are
almost boundless. Some day this hamlet of Men
tone will become an objective point for a multi
tude of enterp-ising people It is only sixteen
years since the upper part of this vale became
accessible to population. Less than twenty years
ago box-car stood in Redlands,-then called
Lugonia,-ENhere the railroad station is stand
ing now. This valley has been opened TO the
world by the enterprise of the Santa Fe. and
the managers of that system now control its
traffic. Improvements are in progress. and, pos
sihly. the boundaries OF Redlands WILL by and
by. inclose this settlement-to tire manifest ben
eft Of all concerned
So much has been said about the climate Of
Southern California. and said with so many
superlatives that perhaps any mention of that
subject now may seem tedious. Yet that SUBJ
ject continually prompts a travellers enthu-
siasm and the of the superlatives is amply
justified. In the course OF the summer clos
ing periods have occurred OF abnormal heat; but
such extremes altogether exceptional. The
usual temperature is Of comfort; and, the
sweetness of the ceas air, the brilliancy Of the
sky. and the magnificent amplitude OF surround
ing space intensity physical life with the glow
and ardor Of health. and thus allure the mind to
hope and joy. The close of the California day is
inexpressibly beautiful. Words only impart
a suggestion of ii. About o'clock in the after
noon a cool breeze begins to blow from the west,
fragrant with the scent of the orange and the
rose. Little by little, as the day declines, the
shadows Of the hills fall eastward, and faint
blue mist steals along the dark raviaes among
them while all the intervening plains are bathed
in soft golden light. The dropping fernlike
foliage of the pepper-trees. waving in the wind
makes gentle. soothing murnur; the graceful
spreading branches of the lofty palm-trees nod
and rustic: the happy songs of the linnet and
the meadow-lari ill the air with music focks
Of blackbirds take their homeward flight across
the darkening plains: and when, at last, the
western drops suddenly behind the huge
rampant of San Antonio, and the lingering ra-
dance OF mellow golden light has faded from
the bleak SUBMITS of Bernardino and Grayback
in the east, the night descends upon the gigantic
desolation and lonely majesty of these noun
tains; the evening star shows luminous in
heaven; the whole wide scene is hallowed with
holy silence; and, to every soul that can feel
comes Natures benediction OF peace. Often, on
this wonderful approach Of night, have thought
Of Byrons pathetic apostrophe TO the Rhine.
and more deeply than felt it's pathos and
its truth:
And could the ceaseless vulturs cease TO prey
On Self-eondeInning boSoms II were here
Where Nature, too sombre nor too gay,
Wild, but not rude, awful but not austere,
is to the mellow earth like autumn to the year
WILLIAM WINTER