New-York tribune., 1906-08-28
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Our TaNeu.
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.usting stream. Soon the morning star rises,
.r.r TIE dark shoulder OF Bernardino.-the huge
.s,et Jupiter, stately and serene Daybreak is
-. and, as the light increases the mountains
- themselves like colossal shapes of ebonv
!. crol strong wind begins to blow and now
40 sweet. warbling notes Of the r,leaaow-larl
-.sorus and the answering note OF the wskef,,l
Serart mooher. The mlists are swept away as
-. sun comes UP. glorious. In sky Of crystal
s,r. without one cloud 20 mitigate its splendor:
.,d 50 begins the representative California day.
About o'clock little railway train.-one Of
.ys :tst the Santa re sends, daily TO make the
,~-rst OF our valleys-bustles into the village
.-,ps its mail. and, perhaps a few travellers.
.,s speeds toward Los Angeles -Four times
,,sry weekday the Inhabitants OF this remote
,s-isf can hear from the outside world: and
=, this place is so lonely that a covey of quail
q nssed under the hedge close 70 our cottage.
Around US on every side, are extensive sandy
r,sins. covered with brush. In the east and
-5-sh rises a magnificent mountain range,-the
Sierra MadFe.-distant about fourteen miles but
scpsrently within easy reach by short walk
n the south and southwest there Is another
,ozer, range Of mountains. while westward the
galley stretches away, many miles. to Los An
sslss and the Pacific Ocean. Southwark IS Graf
;sr smiling cOneourse Of neat cottages and
sOoming orange groves Westward. within four
~fss, lies the opulent, handsome town OF Red
,z-as ana twelve miles distant in almost the
ssme direction, lies old San Bernardino settled
b. the Spaniards OF long ago. and one Of the
nost storled cities Of this Western world.
Between SAN Bernardino and Los Angeles.-the
,'r-ler being the gateway Of Southern California
and the latter being It's eapital.--old travellers
cannot fail to notice an occasional striking SINH
srily Of the landscape 10 that of rural Eng
Ind Far of on either side OF the spacious val
ly, there are walls OF mountain. Near at hand
heTe are green fields. yellow haystacks, nu-
nerous cattle cropping the heritage or repos
ing AZ ease. little villages and an occasional
church spire; and. over all. there is an air of
loyey tranquility. The distance between the
iEo cities is about sixty miles. The scenery con-
tinually changes, and every prospect is fair.
Tie pepper-tree. which somewhat resembles the
weeping willow Of the East, except that Il is
more beautiful, is conspicuous and exceedingly
ornamental in this part Of the country. There
are long lines Of the luxuriant olive and OF the
blue eucalyptus while aspens are numerous.
snd many fields are brilliant with clunps of the
"brown-eyed Susan,''-a luxuriant shrub that
blossoms into small sunfowers. The dense, dark
foliage OF the umbrella tree provides a grate-
sul shade Many pleasant Yistas are discerned
among the mountains and here and there,-as
a little places like Glendora and Monrovia,-your
gaze dwells delighted tiny settlements OF
cottages and villas powered in flowers that are
creeping up the foothills and nesting in the
shadow Of the mountains. Persons who wish To
dwell in a region Of lovely scenery and a cli-
nate that is perfection aside from occasional
Gays Of extreme heat, which. however, is dry
and therefore endurable) would indeed be hard
70 satisfy If they were not satisfied in some
W Nr valley.
ind OF desuftory man. according to the
poet per (and he was a shrewd observer). is
Fudious of change and pleased with novelty. In
this vale he could find variety, at every turn.
One end Of it displays the enormous mountains
ulled San Bernsrdine and Grayhack,--the for
ner eleven thousand feet, the latter fourteen
thousand, above sea level. On the road 10 those
giants. the peaks Of which are seldom scaled,
here are several summer resorts much priced
by fishers and hunters, and by such adventurous
spirits as love the hardy life Of the camp Seven
Oaks is one Of those resorts, and another is Bear
Valley, the location OF the vast dam that sup
Ties water for irrigation for a large part of our
and. From the little village OF Mentone a road
winds away through the mountains TO Bear VAL
sy. practicable for travel part of the way by
stage and part by use Of the sure-footed burpo.
terrific. particularly after fording the impetuous
stream called Mil Greek. Another path to the
fsns point is the Fridalba Road. traHersing the
lofty ridge of the Sierra Msdre chain: and this
Is practicable all the way by stage.
stll another charming resort accessible by
teams IS Oak Glen, a lovely little settlement.
rsrched on the nountainsde, about five thou
sand feet above the sea. The drive to Oak Glen
Is first through the bounteous. fragrant orange
orchards Of Grafton, along roads that are amply
shaded with luxuriant pepper-tTees; then
through stretch of desert, over bleak, barren,
rugged hills: then downward into the wide fer
ule vale Of Yucapie where there are great wheat
helds, extending, mile after mile, toward the base
q Mount San Jacinto.-thougilt TO be an extinct
Vpleano,-gTim and frowning, on the horizon OF
ne south. There are also fine fields OF the rich
green alfalfa. and On the adjacent farms the
traveller viii see many wells and pumps indus
tEiously used 10 obtain water Cor the summer
iFrlgauon,-the chief necessity OF this almost
tropical cline. From Yucaple the road winds up
NE mOuntainside, past great cherry orchards
NAT supply, in their season a large part Of
Southern California with one OF the most deli
saous fruits that grow. Those orchards present
wonderful spectacle IN springtime, when the
nllfitudinOus trees that deck the countryside
are all thickIy mantIed with white blossoms,
ssaming in the brilliant sunshine. A drive
non Nentone 20 Oak Glen would I'll the hours
n7a morning till about noon but at midday you
seala reach the heart OF the glen and, standing
= ne shade OF massive, spreading oaks. among
se mountain peaks, would listen, enchanted, TO
.ssound Of rushing streams and the ripple of
NsAs IL the cool. fragrant bracing wind.
A1esAsF delightful resort readily accessible
Nl eur valley towns, IS Arrowhead, situated
sa'oS the foothills, noEthward and not distant
asn Redlan6s That resort derives its name