The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08

my aunt and cousins. It did not seem to me that 45 years had passed away since my aunt and your sister, Mrs Antoin cite Huobell Wirth, left her home in White Hills, Huntington, to with her husband, who had gone on few years before her., Since his death she has made her home with her daughter. They own 8 nice ranch of 1900 acres, and have large number of fine horses, large flock of sheep and fAe drove of cattle. Copperopolis is mining town that is the chief indus try. l visited a number of places of interest while there They have very pleasant home. went to Oak his horses to Milton with me, there I took the cars, changed at Stockton, arriving in Oakland in the evening. My friend met me at the pier. Mrs Isabel Smith met me there and then the party that went out together met again. Mrs Smith and I went to San Francisco, the stricken city. The ru- ins caused by the earthquake and fire are beyond description, they are com Golden Gate park, where I saw good many nice buildings to be rebuilt, that
 were shaken down by the earthquake.
 The beautiful monument that was erected to the memory of Francis Scott Key was fairly broken by the 
 home of the refugees. We continued op by trolley to the Cliff house. We
 watched the seals climb on the rocks for short time and then we returned
 together in sightseeing. l visited friends in Healdsburg, 75 miles from Oakland. It is beautiful place with it's large vineyards, roses and orange
 trees full of fruit. Here you can see
 the ruins caused by the earthquake.
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 November B; l left Oakland that evening on the Owl train for Los An geles, arriving there at 1O.10 a. m.,
 went direct to my cousins. On my
 way down l went through number of
 tunnels, one of them was two miles
 long. While in Los Angeles I visited
 the ostrich farms in South Pasadena, Ocean Park and Venice, also friends
 at Long Beach. From there you have
 nice view of snowcapped mountains,
 Mt Low, Old Baldy and Saddleoaek mountains. l consider Los Angeles the most beautiful or garden city of the state. The most beautiful roses
 and calla lilies in bloom at that time of the year.
 Having completed my visit with my
 cousins, l will now turn my steps tow
 ards my Connecticut home. Leaving Los Angeles at g. 40 p. m., by the Sun-
 set Route or Southern Pacific, on the following morning we were in Yuma, Ar1Z., small settlement, ana from | there on it was one of the most barren countries that passed through, noth- ing but sand, gIant cacJi, and dead cattle, that must have died of starv- ation. Once in long way a section house with few small buildings, oc- cupied by Mexicans; that is all l saw | for a great many miles We arrived | at Tucson, Ariz., and l left the train | for a short time. It is a pretty place | Arrived Fl Paso, Tex, in the morn | ing, it is nice looking place, then we
 crossed the Rio Grande river. Near a place called Echo saw one lone grave on the bank little way from the | railroad. The inhabitants so far seem | to be the greater part of them Mexi- | cans or Indians. They are very dark. Some parts of Texas the plantations
 were nice. l saw where there had been large fields of rice, cotton and sugar
 cane; also large droves of cattle, hor-
 ses, donkeys and Angora goats. AT.
 rived at Houston on Sunday. It had