Arizona republican., 1909-07-26

] t2lnlnS thousands or happy pleasure 1 seekers with entrancing music and ev- ! cry modern device invented for the en- ! tertainment. diversion and recreation i of man. Some SS50,O00 have here been expended in the erection of d temple of delight, which includes a city of l cottages where visitors are comfort ably housed within sound of the waves ! on the beach as well as the splendid l band music discOuTsed in the Casinos pavilion. Every known variety of salt | water bath and pastime has been pro- i vided for-thc foaming surf, a large, ! finely equipped natatorium supplied with warm water, swimming instruc- , tors and all up-to-date appliances, and porcelain tubs galore where hot salt ! water baths are obtainable at all | times. Some seven hundred dressing rooms complete an uneXcelled equip ment for the enjoyment of the surf 1 and salt water.
 Fishing and yachting are also at 1 their best in and about santa Cruz. i Salmon are caught with hook and line ! from boats in the bay. also many oth- CT kinds of fish. and the finest trout ! fishing is found in the many mountain | SUI tsfillo lfl llltf A'tllAf VI aNiiAl VI AiAs- The scenery in and about historic l santa Cruz is matchless. Here the mountains may be said to be dipping i their toes into the ocean, for stretches i of smooth white sandy beach alternate I with jagged. abrupt walls of rock against and over which the waves dash in tirelesas rhythm, affording | restful delight and charm particularly ! to the resident of states inland; and no where on the entire coast may the ! attractions of thcocean beach be par ] taken of with such a varied accom- l paniment of every other pleasure ] which elates the summer recreation seeker.
 1 out from Santa Cruz in all direc | tions, walks, drives, trolley lines and ! trains lead to mountain beauty and pastime Quaint mountain resorts are ] found in most unexpected but wholly | delightful spots, where a few days may | be spent in blissful appreciation of mountain solitude and forest primeval without any deprivation s0 far as the comforts of life arc concerned
 Not more than six miles from the | city of Santa Cruz are the famous Santa Cruz big trees, among the
 greatest natural wonders in California, ! the state of wonders. This grove of ! giant redwoods (Sequoia Scmper- | virens) covers an area some 20 acres ] in extent, and many of the large trees ] are named after eminent men who ! have at various times visited the 1 Santa Cruz big trees. Among these 1 perhaps the best known is the Fremont | tree, in which General Fremont camp | ed during early days in California. l This tree is alive and growing, but is i hollow at the base, and of shelter thus i provided General Fremont availcd l himself many years ago When the
 Atlantic squadron was in the harbor
 of Santa Cruz in the summer of 1908 ! the capacity of General Fremont's old ! time headquarters was tested by sail ! Ors from the ships who found that
 seyenty-six of their number could be ] crowded into the hollow tree at one ! time.
 Some thirty miles from Santa Cruz, 1 easily accessible by train and regular [ stage, is another reservation of giant ! redwoods known as SempeTvirens
 , park, four thousand acres in extent | The largest trees in both these parks
 range from thirty to sixty feet in cir l conference and from two hundred to | three hundred feet in height. No one | should fail to visit this wonderland, a
 natural botanical garden abounding in ] rare and beautiful plants and stupend-
 ous and awe-inspiring specimens of | natures handiwork; and until we are 1 familiar with everything worth know l ing and seeing in our own and neigh i boring states let us not seek out the 1 rare features of distant places and for ! eign climes.