Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Letter From Pacific Coast.
Continued from First page.


Nothing seems to grow but sage brush.
saw some cows feeding on that, and
they looked fat. l am sure Pennsyl-
vania cow would starve there. We
crossed the Sierre Nevada Mountains.
The road for nearly the whole distance
across is covered with snow sheds,
some said forty miles, but of course l
don't know. There was some grand
scenery on the mountains, but
| of course the sheds obstructed our view
somewhat. There Is no snow on the
sheds now but saw snow on noun
tain not far away. But before we en-
tered Oakland, COL, our train crossed
the bay on ferry boat. We stayed in
Oakland five hours. Some of US got off
the car to get little exercise, and
when we came back our car was gone.
We hunted around awhile and found
it sidetracked quite long way from
the depot. We were glad to find it
and 1 firmly decided 10 remain in it
till 1 reached our destination. We left
Oakland.about six in the evening, and
in the morning we were riding along
the Pacific coast, and 1 enjoyed look
ing at the grand old ocean. AT Los
Angeles | found my brother waiting
for me. We had been separated for
about twenty five years, and so we
were almost strangers, but we were
very glad to see each other again. We
visited fruit stand and got some de-
licious peaches, grapes, figs, etc., tLen
boarded an electric car and after de-
lightful ride of about IL miles reached
his beautiful home at Santa Monica.
How strange everything seemed to me
at first; the trees, flowers, houses, and
everything is so different than they
are in the east. Such magnificent
palm trees, the eucalyptus or gum tree
of several varieties, and the beautiful
pcpper tseS are n! c--;osit;ec 20 raa,
and then the flowers. There is no use
trying to describe them, it simply can
not be done. Timothy grass does not
grow here, barley is raised for hay
and grain for horses, and bean straw
for COWS. Bean straw is the pods,
leaves and stalks of the lima bean.
which Is raised very extensively here.
Potatoes and corn are grown but no
buckwheat. Fruit of many kinds are
here, but oranges do not grow so near
the coast. The weather is delightful,
not so warm in summer as 1t is in
Pennsylvania. The nights are cool,
and there is delicious breeze from
the ocean during the day. There has
been no rain since February, with the
exceptions of a couple oflight showers,
until October 2. OF course things are
not looking at their best now, and will
look much better when the rainy sea-
son is here. Santa Monica is beauti-
full city, though the houses nearly all
look small to me, but it is so lovely out
of doors that one does not need to care
much about houses
Ocean Park and Venice, suburbs of
Santa Monica, are beautiful summer
resorts on the beach. There is beauty
everywhere, Dut my descriptive pow
ers are not equal to the task of convey
ing to your minds even faint idea of
things as they really are. l wish you
could all see it and enjoy it with me.
| am having a good time, though I
often think of the loved ones far away
am glad to be able to tell you that /
found Seventh Day Adventists and
have the privilege of attending meet
ings with them every Sabbath. I feel
very grateful to my Heavenly Father,
for His protecting care during my long
journey, and earnestly pray that He
may bless and keep you all, and that
we may meet again, either in this life,
or in the earth made new, where there
will be no partings and all is joy and
everlasting beauty and glory.
s nj. HOIJsIER