Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-27
Miss Mabel Erswell Writes of Gil
mate and Activities In The Pa
cific Coast State
RIVERS ARE DRY EXCEPT
DURING RAINY SEASON
Has About Recovered From Re-
cent Accident = Goes to Los
Angeles Before Year Ends

The following letter is from Miss
Mabel Erswell, of Baraboo, who was
injured in a street car accident some
weeks ago. She has been with friends
at Glendale, California, but accord
ing to her letter goes to Los Angeles
during the holiday season. In part
the letter says:
From reports l learn that you have
had some snow and no doubt it feels
quite wintry, while out here it is hard
to realize that the winter months are
passins.
PCinsettas the California Christ
mas flowers, are now in blossom,
still all summer flowers are in full
bloom, and during the middle of the
day it is as warm as some days are
in the summer time. I feel that Cali
fornia is we'll named when spoken of
as Sunny California, for since my
arrival | have seen but very few
days that the sun hasn't s3one.
Thanksgiving was like a summer day
The following day it radned quite
freely but by the next morning all
was clear and the view of the noun
tcins showed the benefit OF the down
fall of rain.
Glendale is a suburb town of Los
Angeles about ten miles northeast,
located in a valley surrounded by
mountains, and one gets fine view
from whichever direction one looks.
The elevation above sea level is some
eight hundred feet and It's considered
a very healthful place 20 live in. It is
claimed to have grown more rapidly
than any other place in the United
States, according to it's size, but go
wherever you will in southern Cali
fornia you find buildings heing put
up and all towns are booming in that
way.
Many large fruit groves are being
plotted, and lots sold for residential
districts.
Climate Draws People
1t is wonderful to see what has been
built upon what was mass Of desert
and it mast be the climate that avs
the people here.
It seemed quite different to me tc
see all rivers dry and just a Wild
sandy bottom, but during the rainy
seasons they are well filled and
at en-, time one sees plenty Of WAGER
when in sight of the deep b'de sea
and that appeals to me more thar
the other sights / have seen since
here. In places ona can see Crangc
end lemon groves as far as the sight
of the eye can car Y which view is
very much the sameness throughout
the year, while the large walnut gro
YES are beautiful during the Summer
time. But now have shed their leaves
and look rather bare.
Los Angeles is sure some busy ity,
between the traffic Of street GO s,
buses and tourists there is a mad
rush and people wonder tat / re
isn't more accidents than A2r
I feel very lucky not to '~0
hurt worse in my accido@ f1r &c
though | am left with a weak ankle
I am now able to walk some about
the premises here at Arbor Rest, and
expect to be able to go back to nv
friends at I'll West Asst street, Los
Angeles, before Christmas day.
l wish to extend my thanks to all
my friends back there who sent me
letters and cards, since the time q
my affliction, also to others who have
at any time written me during my
travels wish you one and all
Tor Y Chris mas and a Happy New
Year.
MABEL ERSWELL
I'll West Al ST.,
Los Angeles, Cal.