The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-11
AN INTERESTING
LETTER FOR YOU
Los Angeles, Calf,
July 90, 1911.

| ' Pi'',C9' Will make InlS let
ter answer for several.
Several days in Portland were
pleasantly passed with a niece who
knew the city we'll and together we
went to all the places of interest,
The Divine Hand has certainly
wrought beautifully the landscape
between Portland and San Francis
co. Near the picturesque Mt.
Shasta are the Black Buttes with
three craters on the sharp peaks,
supposed to be extinct volcanoes.
After leaving the broad plateau
on which Mt. Shasta stands we de-
scended rapidly into the Sacramento
Canyon, dropping 1900 feet in IL
miles and looping the loop on one
Of the sharpest curves known in
railroading. On the loop we cross
the bridge over the headwaters of
the Sacramento, crossing it seven
teen times more as we follow its
windings. We soon arrive at Shas-
ia Soda Springs, the soda water of
which is renowned the world over
for its refreshing and healing quail
ties. The passengers all poured out
of the train as it stopped there for
Is minutes, and returned refreshed
from the cooling drink. Beside
the spring house are the falls, pour
ing from the mountain in many
leaps and the sparkling water at
night lit up by colored lights is a
sight lovely beyond description.
Along the river at this time of
year is a succession of summer camps
and little rookeries, perched on the
tops OF the rocky Gins.
Amateur fishermen can be seen
carrying their bulging bags of rain
bow trout caught in Sacramento
river.
After riding all night through the
broad Sacramento valley we reach
Benicia at Z a. M, where the whole
train was taken on the largest ferry
boat in the world and carried across
a broad arm of San Francisco Bay.
We returned and landed on the
Oakland Pier, where we again were
taken across San Francisco Bay on
the ferry boat and arrived at San
Francisco.
A nights journey brought us to
Los Angeles. We have had several
pleasant trips. One afternoon we
went by auto about the city. The
attractive homes of varied styles of
architecture and the lovely sur
rounding grounds appealed to me
most, but the most palatial and sur
passingly beautiful homes and
grounds many acres in extent we
saw in Pasadena. There we took a
carriage and the driver told us that
rs or more millionaires lived in one
locality and occupied these magnifi-
cent places as winter homes.
The Busch sunken gardens are
world renowned. Adolphus Busch
the wealthy st. Louis brewer, has
made a natural landscape of eleva-
ton and depressions, or, as he said
before the transformation, hills and
holIows. in which were magnificent
old. wide-spreading oaks and other
natural trees, into gardens of vel
yety terraces and lawns,
A few weeks ago he entertained
in these gardens 5000 doctors at
tending a convention In Los Angeles
at his own expense of $4,000 for re-
freshments furnished
ono day at tho beach, when there
was n crush because OF rates. we
saw the crowd enjoying different
sports characteristic of the beach
towns. In one immense pavilion | saw
graceful skaters In fancy steps and
almost dancing In perfect rythm to
tho music.
We have yet the Santa Catalina
trip to make to see the gardens In
the ocean through the glass bottomed
boats.
The climate is delightful. Los An
geles is known as a resort for Its
pleasant winter climate don't
see why 1t should not be known for
It's summer climate as we'll. 1t is
also a very clean place and decidedly
wide awake. l like 1t we'll enough
to desire a home here.
visited relative whom l had
not seen for 30 years. With her is
an old uncle, close to the s0-year
mark. Both lead a peaceful, quiet
life. have read recently an article