The daily sentinel., 1912-02-16
CARLTON TELLS
OF HIS TRAVELS
Local Ranchman, Touring Southern
California, Writes an Interesting
News Letter to Sentinel
Canons Are Told About.
San Barnardino. Calf,
February IL, 1912.

February IL, 1912.
Dear Sentinel:
Among the many attractions in and
about San Benardino, Arrowhead,
with its hot and cold springs is the
greatest, and together with several
thousand acres of land bordering Cold
Water canon and Hot Water canon,
belonging to the Arrowhead COM
pany. This company has built fine
hotel and are improving and beautify-
ing its property generally.
The Arrowhead is made of rock,
earth and brush and covers part of
the side of mountain. 1t is large
enough to be seen fifteen miles away,
but brush fires in the past few years
have somewhat dimmed the outline.
Still, when pointed out by an enthu-
siastic old timer and due allowance
is made for the ravages of the fires,
one can not only see the Arrowhead,
but the bow as well, and some there
are who claim that when the sun is
just right there is an Indian holding
the bow, Just as plain. (Accent on
te plain.)
From San Bernardino one would
say. to look at it, that it is about two
miles away. But by the time you
pay fifty cents for round trip, and
have ridden within one mile of the
hotel on the interurban, you will
have found that it is ten. This last
mile is bridged over by carryall
drawn by horses, driven by Mexican
or a dago, or now was he Chink?
You never can tell. The queueless
Chinaman Is a puzzle. He was no
Jap, that | know Anyhow, be he
Malay, Caucausian or Mongolian, he
drove us up by the beautiful hotel to
the mouth of Cold Water canon past
the springs where they get the mud
to make the famous plaster casts that
when taken off, bring the rheuma-
tism along with the hair. You will
understand this by applying porus
plaster to most any exposed portion
of the person and then by giving
someone. strong in the thumb and
finger. lief to pull 1t off You will
experience parallel case. mo
lunches to be eaten on these
grounds" Drink all the water you
want but eat at the hotel What a
beautiful succession of rapids and
falls and fern covered rich walls and
- vi iutDi
The trail now on this side, now on
that; bridges and ladders, with iron
rods drilled into the rocks to help
around sheer walls. Looks like our
own Otto had been here. How abun-
dant nature is, Vines hanging fifty
feet from the trees, a regular tangle
of tree and vine and brush. Just at
this point | met two young ladies
coming down (and had used my last
film.) lis there anything up there
worth seeing?" said |. THE most
beautiful place we ever saw" Great
guns" said /, come with me to Colo
RADIO If you want to see something.
III take you up on Mount Garfield,
by tortious route, where you can see
all our twenty thousand acres of the
most beautiful orchards that you ev-
er laid eyes on, and If you look sharp
you can see Clifton, Fruitvale and
Grand Junction and Hardscrabble
ranch and the Red Cross ranch. Yes,
and then b. A. Smiths house and do
you see that train putting along down
there? That is where Perry Spratt
set out two hundred acres of apples.
Fine orchard, too, every bit OF it. Say
when are you going? Goodbye
Well l didn't have time to talk with
them anyhow. Cold Water canon is
gem and is all right. If it isn't more
than two miles long. Afters seeing
where the cold water comes from |
retraced my steps and proceeded to
explore Hot Water canon, which is
on the other side of the hill and to
the left of the hotel. What an oozing,
steaming, slipping place. hot streams
from the sides, hot springs from the
bottom. A sign forbids boiling an
egg. Who wants to boil eggs? |
know it is hot. My forefinger has
been done up ever since | was up
there.
Then there is half mile walk to
see the steam cave which / advise
you to cut out for you are already
tired and you will come back with a
wilted collar and a temper all mussed
up and you know it was hot before
you went over there. Now this about
completes the attractions except the
hotel which is quite fine and l may
say exclusive, on account OF the size
of the landlords bill which, like the
pelican's is about the only thing he
is noted for. Nevertheless, on re-
turning, my car having gone, and
two long hours to wait, l stopped in
to pay my compliments. Tea was be-
ing served in the lobby and on the