Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-31
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM CALIFORNIA
George C. Hannaford Writes Enter
tainingly Concerning the Surround
ings at his New Home.

with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. w. Fl.
We take the following extracts from the
letter, believing they will be of interest to
| our readers: Editor.
Sierra Madre, Calf, July 90. 1919.
Mr.. B. J. Lowrey.
Lancaster. Wis.
Dear Editor :-Thinking that per-
haps The Herald force might be glad
to hear from the former reporter / am
going to write you few lines to let
you know what 1 am doing out in
sunny California.
We arrived safely after enjoying a
very pleasant journey across the coun.
try and have found a fine class of
people, although having some ways
and customs rather different from
Wisconsin people, among whom we
hope to win many friends as time
goes and we become better acquainted.
The little city of Sierra Msdre is
nicely located just at the foot Of the
Sierra Madre range of mountains the
most noted peak being Mt Wilson,
which may be reached by following
winding trail upward for nearly eight
miles, during which time the traveller
is ascending rise of about 5000 feet
and is permitted to look upon scenery
so beautiful and attractive that one
who enjoys nature to any extent does
not tire of the steady tramp mp grade.
which must be taken 10 order to gain
the summit
When Miss Hazel Andrews, a
former music teacher in the Lancas
ter schools, was in California few
weeks after our arrival, she was
guest in our home for few days and
with my father and sister Ruth we
left home at a. n. and reached the
| top of Mt. Wilson shortly after a.
m, before the heat of the sun had
warmed the mountain air and driven
the beautiful fog and cloud effects
from the valleys. To one who has
never seen the glorious sights always
present in the mountains [ can not
describe their beauty but as you have
| travelled through the west and the
mountains you will remember the
beauties to be seen here.
From the top Of Mt Wilson we
could see farther back in the ranges
the snow capped peak of 'Old Badly"
where the snow remains all the year
and other smaller peaks, among these
Mt. Lowe, Mt. Harvard and San
Gabriel peak Then looking away
toward the ocean on clear day one
can see across to Catalina Island and
the many beaches which all tourists
from the East visit when IN California
From this peak also 54 cities and
villages Can be seen when the air is
clear. 1t is on this peak that the
great Carnegie Astronomical Labora
tory with the largest solar rejecting
| telescope in the world is located
The ascent may be made by buIro
mule Ut horse, and those who feel the
climbing fever upon them are given
free permission to walk. I would
much rather take my chance on foot
for the little burrus compel the rider
to exert more energy ia keeping them
going than would be used in walk
ing.
! Only recently an auto trail has
/ been completed from Pasadena to
Mt. Wilson but people from the
cities are still following the old
foot trail and every day scores
/ Of pleasure seekers come to Sierra
Madre from Los Angeles by trolley
cars and hit the tail at the end
of the car line. This is especially
noticeable in the evening and on Sun
day when the working classes are free
and at such times the air is cool and
refreshing and the long trip is much
easier.
My spare time has been filed by
trips around the mountains and can
not tell you much about the beaches,
as l have only seen the Pacific
once as yet, and then spent much Of
my time in the bathing plunge and the
ocean surf [ understand from Ro!lo
Moses. a former Lancaster boy. who
is now in Pasadena, that Anna Phillips
Brady who used to work in the
Baxter & Draper store in Lancaster is
now at Redondo Beach, Calf and
man Ct did not get his name) who
used to work for ]. ID. Hatch in the
drug store, is now in a store of his
own at Redondo Wisconsin people
are very numerous in this region
and We hear very often Of SOME one
who used to be in the Badger state
and once in a while of a former Grant
county resident,
[ took the Civil Service exa1nina-
ton at Les Angeles on June Goth for
position in the post Office at Lus
Angeles and at present am waiting
patiently for an answer and returns