The Dickinson press., 1909-04-17

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close to shore in water from 20 to so
feet deep. An expert diver accompanies
each boat and dives for shells which he
sells to the tourists for rs cents each.
1t is an interesting sight to see the man
on the bottom picking up the shells
and the many kinds of fish trying to
get out of his way add so much to the
beautiful sight. It takes the steamer
two hours to cross from the main land
to the islands. .
At Los Angeles l met P. E. Corey.
who is a large real estate dealer. He
is a relative of W. R. Everett Of Dickin-
son. N. D., and l can assure you he
showed me all the places of interest
in and around the city in his automo-
bile. Travelling south from Los Angeles
through a lovely valley of roses and
tropical fruits Of all kinds l arrived at
San Diego, the loveliest city and the
most ideal climate on earth. 1t is as
close as you can get to heaven on this
earth. Winter and summer seasons are
about the same temperature and roses
and all kinds of flowers are in bloom
every day in the year. 1t is impossible
to describe the beauty of this ancient
city and its harbor, considered the finest
in, the world. While here I visited at
the palatial home of M. D. Ryder, an
old friend. He has lived there q years
and is a large wner of real estate. I
was shown all around in his automobile.
The country for many miles is devoted
to raising all kinds of tropical fruits
such as oranges. lemons, olives, dates,
figs, bananas, English walunts and
grape fruit 1t was a pleasure to see
the large beds of strawberries ripe and
all kinds of vegetables are on the mar
ket. While here l devoted two hours
every morning g0ine out to meet the tide
and wrestling with the silvery ave
until they finally rushed me back to
shore. This is a healthy pastime and
enjoyed by hundreds during the winter
months. l visited at Ocean Beach and
saw Mrs. McGillivray's orange and
lemon orchards. At San Diego l attened
a dinner given by MI. and Mrs. E. L.
Scofield in their magnificent home in
honor of John Courtney and family, who
were leaving next day for their home in
Taylor, N. D. Mr.. Langley and Mrs.
McCloy were present, also many prom
inent citizens and we enjoyed a merry
evening. Mrs. Scofield and her three
daughters and Miss Caruthers were very
pleasant and their friendships I will
never FORGET. Mr.. Scofield owns q large
printing Office and employs a large
office force. Miss Pauline is interested
in the largest and best real estate office
located in the Union building. Miss
Edna has a large studio in the same
building and employs three assistants
She does a large business in artistic
work, principally life size paintings.
Miss Caruthers also has an Office in the
same building.
/ visited Old Mexico and had the mis-
fortune TO be present at a real live bull
fight. 1T surely was unfortunate for
the poor bull and it was sad to see the
noble animal die. Such amusement
as they call it, ] do not wish to see
again as it is very cruel indeed. The
Mexican people are very kind and hos
pitahle. The climate is fine. far better
than California for raising fruit, fiber,
grain and vegetables as the rain fall
Is double what it is in California. Re-
turning to Los Angeles about 80 miles
north, we passed, thronah q SANDY, de-
solate desert dotted with wild palm
trees which looks like the deserts of
Egypt. Crossing q ridge of mountains
We descended into San Wauskeen valley,
0 arriving at Edison, q small tele-
graph Office there. a hard. sandy. desc
Continued next week)