The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-04-21
FROM
CALIFORNIA TRIP
From Oakland to Kendrick
in Seven Days.

After spending SIX months IN
sunny () California, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Deeter say that Idaho is good
enough for them. They left Kend-
rick last October in their Dodge car
with complete camp equipment
and prepared for most any kind OF
weather. The first day they camp
ed at Colfax, having started from
kendr lex about noon. The next
camp was made at WalIa Walla the
following evening and from there
to Grants Pass and then to Eagle
Creek where they ran into pour
ing rain which continued several
days. At Hood River a visit was
made with Mrs. h. b. Emmel and
children. They are very nicely sit
uated on ten acre orchard tract
and are doing we'll. The older boy
is a rustler and handles the ranch in
buslnesslike manner. He is also
developing into a very good mus
ician and can play the pipe organ,
violin and piano. The next stop
from Hood River was made at Port
land where camp was made with the
intention of waiting until the rain
stopped. After two days the camp
equipment began to mold on ac-
count Of the dampness so 1t was de-
cided to continue the journey in the
hope of getting into dryer climate.
They passed through RedbIuff and
Corvallis and then to Oakland where
they visited Mr.. Deeter's daughter,
remaining there two months. While
registering at the camp grounds the
manager noticed they were from
Kendrick, Idaho. He said he used
to- live at Kendrick and gave his
name as H. Munsterman. Mr.. Nun
sherman is we'll known here and his
friends will be glad to hear that he
has splendid business. Mr.. Deeter
stated that the tourist camp grounds
owned by Mr.. Munsterman were
complete with cottages, hot and cold
water, gas for cooking and "a little
store for the convenience of the
tourists. They rented cottage on
the grounds.
From Oakland they enjoyed g
number of side trips, one of then
to Petaluma where they saw the
famous White Leghorn chicken
ranches. One ranch OF 45 acres con
tanned $4,000 hens. The owner
gathered his eggs with truck anc
hauled them to warehouses as big
as the grain warehouses here.
J The second of January they wen
to Fresno and from there to Bakers
! field where they visited relative.
, for Z weeks. There are immense
| oil helds there. 1t is estimated
there are over 5000 wells. The IN
/ habltants depend upon natual ga
| for heat. 1t got so cold while Deet
) ers were there that the gas troz
and had to be thawed before 1t wa
, possible to get any warmth. Will
? they were there it was reported
, there were 80 automobiles stuck il
the snowdrifts between Bakersfield
and Los Angeles. Food had to b
. taken to the snowbound tourist
=. with pack mules.
: From Bakersfield they went t
Hermosa Beach where they remain
ed 3 weeks. 1t is said to be a beautl
full place but the weather was cold
= They visited all of the beaches fror
Santa Monica to the Mexican line
While camping at Oceanside the
= ran across Mr.. and Mrs. Sampso
Snyder of Orofino and had goo
visit with them.
1hC ICtuIh IL ilP tooh eHSii Iii ouS
the orange groves. A stop was mad
= at Pasadena and trip taken to tn
d old Mission at San Gabriel, whlc
= proved very interesting. A brle
a visit was made at Riverside fror
: which place jonurneys were mad
e to tributary towns. Here ther
were hundreds of acres of orang
is groves that were being pulled ou
a The trees had been killed by tn
:, frost and were leafless, althoug
IS loaded with oranges. When tn
o leaves are killed by the frost tn
n tree dies.
II From oakland, distance of l6C
, miles to kendrick, was made !
E just three hours less than Z day