The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-02
|niscences OF
Western Travels.

ny HELEN NJ. TODD.
WV

Eco,+hern California Again.
H morning found US trave,nng over
f.,,iliar desert. which, if pos
bgs grown less attractive since
+rip across it. Any lingering
4., might have lurked in our
.gke an automobile trip to Cal
completely obliterated by
oa the desert. affording as
csssional glimpses of autos
lang over almost invisible
ufefer to take our desert de
t5a rain, thank you, and get
t rs quickly as possible. We
clad to leave the train at
ssu Bernadino and find our
more in the land of flowers
nsfraqlzed the lunchroom at the
abirr was of course under the
NH et Fred Harvey, for it
,,sqs1 be hard to imagine the
railroad without Fred Harvey
aanlssary general, and right
pa
IS we walked up the main
-75 Of a disengaged auto
saw man with a Ford, >
s- o Engage his services for
r.f the day. He had been
.agy service to and from
..a very glad to remove the
autfeur for our benefit.
about the residence
2arnadino, which were
lHl homes and bordered
s., palms and eucalyp-
81. splendid boulevard, with
ALL "a either hand, to Red
re best known resorts of
.- '0rnia. Here the chief
st WAS the drive to Smiley
,. utiful park presented to
~ (. Of its public spirited citi-
FRI. S splendid elevation one
la.A III over a broad valley to the
c'g-i mountains beyond. The
lane. the vegetation and profu-
{ A5g rs around US, the valley be-
,la Is many orange and lemon
s al. out in squares like a check
ID H5 the snow on the distant
tar g-aks, produced an effect of
IS ag to be remembered.
5olsh We We're in the land of the
+ e we're quickly disabused of the
f -rult was cheap in its native
s Ar g1r chauffeur's recommen-
patronized refreshment
secluded spot on Smiley
8 I found that a glass of
juice would be ''ten cents,
vide he who desired grape
aid fifteen. 1t reminded me
PIE MS previous warning, "the
IT.. ret to the orange groves, the
s. -s0ve the oranges. However.
delicious and the lady be-
/. a."ter very socially inclined,
s and forgot the price.
-aIey Heights we descended
ands, and drove on through
the orange district through
rside, stopping en- route to
IN especially beautiful tree,
with oranges. Before
erside we noticed that our
med somewhat i'll at ease
3d. 10. confded to US that being
jitney service he was
grata" in Riverside, which
ey5 within its limits. His
GER than a fortnight before,
elned out of the town, and
oafer a favor upon him If,
lyerside, we refrained from
TO anyone his disgraceful
W had no desire whatever to
81 uffeur arrested and our con-
tiscated, so we readily prom
p it dark. " After looking
r- carefully over to be sure
s.I-tale signs were visible he
trough Riverside's beautiful
" he Mission Inn, where he left
ill., our own devices.
9 wood Mission Inn is justly
'r country over, as one of the
.E.ai and attractive of America S
a.r.s, and the half hour we spent
's4r US long to make it our head
f tgr an indefinite stay. 1t is
TIFF he style of the old Missions,
s-ml-tropical beauty of it's gar
MINED with it's artistic design,
d place of delight without and
was growing short, however, so
sought our machine again
r. soon whirling down Magnolia
between its rows of graceful
TEES and fine residences. Soon
If 10 Mt. Rubidoux, where an in
aatomobile highway led to the
the mountain, with many bends
rpm curves. 1t was carefully ar
To prevent accident, as ascending
ee-ding autos We're compelled to
-srent roads, and ''This road up"
i- road down" signs were fire.
FL the turns. At the summit a
,- Is erected to the memory of
alflpero Sierra, as proclaimed on