A ROD, A HOOK, A TROUT
A MOUNT AiN STREAM
You'll Find Them Waiting a
Week End Visit at Santa Cruz
VOLUME CV.—NO. 179.
SANTA CRUZ THE PLAYGROUND of CALIFORNIA
A GROUP of men and women, with a brass band, will assemble at
the Southern Pacific railway depot at Santa Cruz tomorrow
morning at 11 :10 o'clock. A, locomotive drawing, a train of cars . will
puff in. amid cheers from the passengers and those awaiting .the
train. The brass band will strike up a stirring air, and the party
will march up the main street of Santa Cruz, led by a score of honk
ing automobiles, and flanked by cheering, laughing faces in doorways
and windows.
It will be a simple ceremony smacking: of the circus; to the out
sider: but Uj the residents of Santa*<
Cruz the cheering, the tooting of i
horns and the merriment will have j
a deeper significance, and the date j
will be marked as a red letter one I
in the -history of Santa Cruz.
It vvSll be the reopening of the;
Mayficid mountain cutoff of thci
Southern Pacific? railway. It will
mean San Francisco 78 miles , from j
Santa Cruz instead of 120. it will:
mean frequent train service and the ;
doubling of die summer tourist pop
ulation of Sania Cruz. To San Fran- j
ciscans it will mean the beauties of,j
ihc mountain, and seashore de- 1
lights laid at 'their doorsteps.
The new mountain, scenic route has
been entirely reconstructed. Before
the earthquake of 1906, which blocked
the tunnels o* the line, it was an un
important narrow gauge line. The
new line has been broad gauged- and
entirely rebuilt. It will be the prin- ]
< ipal line to the Santa Cruz mountain ]
rcsorl> which, tor variety of attrac
tions, arc unsurpassed in California.
The new line goes down the main
duuble iracks of the coast line through
Los Ahos to Mayficld, where it
branches oft to Los Gatos. Here it
leaves the fertile plains of the beau
tiful Santa Clara valley and mounts
upward imo the heart of the wild and
enchanting Santa Cruz mountains. On
every hand from the time he leaves
].<>> Gatu> ihe , delighted traveler
view •» purling brooks and dashing
mountain torrents. He finds leafy
bowers, craggy knolls, verdant hol
low-, ideal for camping and the
charm of unfettered nature.
Los Gatos, the first town on the
new lino located in Santa Cruz coun
ty. is a~bcautiful city of homes and
live business houses. It nestles snug
ly in under 'the protecting wing of
the foothills of the mountains.
The fir*t station beyond Los Gatos
is Alma, wliere many residents of
San Francisco and San Jose have
their summer homes. Camp Curry is
near here and easily reached. Farther
on up the line between the stations j
of Wrights and Patchin arc located!
the Sumntit hotel and The Anchorage,
two of the most popular resorts in the
yiountains.
Then comes the entrance of the tun
nel which caved in during the fearful
grip of the earthquake and lias since I
been cleared out again by the hand j
of man. The entrance to the tunnel
is a summer resort of itself, with]
hoielT. cottages, stores and rural
mail service.
At Felton, some distance down the
line, passengers change cars for. Ben
Iyomond, Glen Arbor, Brookdale and
Boulder Creek, ajid tnis district is al
-most' universally acknowledged to be j
the prettiest place in the hills.. The;
San -Lorenzo river, which finds its out- i
let to • the. ocean at the city of Santa
Cruz, bursts from the heart of the
mountain.'? here, 300 , feet above sea
level. At. Boulder. Creek a regular line
of states, meeting all principal trains,
leaves for Big 1 Basin, a huge govern
ment iorcsr reserve, a. favorite haunt of
< ampers who like Jo take their nature
in the raw. For those who demand the
comforts of life, however, there are
tents and cottages and stores for sup
plies.
The mountain scenic railroad, con
tinuing from \u25a0 Felton. winds down the
mountainside through the famous
Santa Cruz grove of Big Trees. Here
the mighty monarchs of the forest are
to be seen more conveniently than
in any otlK-r place in California where
the big trees are to be 'found. The
passenger alights from the train > f to
step into the grove and atonce is
lost in the grandeur of the scene.
Creeping with what seems perilous
case downward through, the San Lo
renzo canyon the railway continues
with, the roaring San Lorenzo stream,
disappearing far below the railroad
track and again plunging and splash
ing close .by the train windows.
Arriving in jSanta Cruz, the traveler
finds himself in' one of the prettiest
<:ities in California^ Broad streets, fast
trolley cars, and innumerable summer
resorts and hotels beckon him on every.
tide.
The cliff drive" he will first be urged
to take. \u25a0'\u25a0[ This is without' doubt the
most beautiful scenic drive to be found
on tlic K'oa it ; . of •',, California: Fronting
directly on ttie"; Pacific ocean the road
winds for se^ral.iniles. Trie cliff drive
has been excellently, macadamized, and
sweeps broad, and. inviting along the
ij wave : was**-**! shore. , >
The \u25a0 drive is directly along a c! I ft.
blown i by. sea "breezts. Many' line ie»l :
donee* are "located '• there, among-theni
brine- h summer home closer to the:
lighlbougp t point owned by James D.
T'helkn of tfan Francipco.
Tbe T San Lorcato i.rivei winds, directly
The Can Francisco Call.
PART 'TWO
through the city of Sairta^Cruz. . Tt is
a beautiful stream and streets sinteraect'
it. 'while others go along, with it. ,It
is an ideal and a favorite spot for
moonlight boat rides. Sea bright,, a^'part.
of Santa 'Cruz, is on the east -side of
the river. Seabright -is a section" of
pretty cottages. Streets there are
well cared . ,for., - Furnished » places
ready to rent to; summer visitors cab
be found during -the season.
Santa Cruz has: all the modern im
provements. A , bond j issue ' for sewers
was recently voted, and an : extensive
system is now being Santa
Cruz has one of the best electric rail
way systems' of any; small' California
city,' and other-public conveniences are
above . the * average \u25a0in '• efficiency. »"-a
modern postoffice has been granted'by
the government and .will
shortly: be begunl 1 ; A" site has already
been selected.
WatsonTiile, another -important city
of Santa .Cruz : county,'.. is located at
the mouth of 'the \u25a0 famous Pajaro valley,
and , it will pay, visitors | to- make -.a
The Famous "Boosters" Train Leaving
Santa Cruz, Fred W. Swanton in Charge
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:., ;.TheVpicture'showsithc;Santa Cruz-36ostersVrtrain^leavin^^Saritai^
neighbors. This is; an annual; . entcr P rise^ o^SwtetC^MStofchl&w<»twh
SAN^ -^RIDAY^Ca^: /28:. 190^
THE LURE OF SANTA CRUZ
To one . who ' would 'go- gypsying
: Through leafy /forest ' shades
I offer haunts of : dappled deer .
. In silent mountain r glades. '
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I offer depths of cool -green pools
Where silv'ry -fislibs' flash,?;
The treasures of trie joyous brooks
. That \u25a0 down . myimoun tains dash.'
trip, there. 'The s Pajaro. yajley \u25a0 isj.the^
most /famous* apple .producihs^ region
in" the ' w6rijl. C' Great ''.'canneries- , and
fruit packing: .plants arc in * Watsoh
vjlle, , and it is of • much . interest, to
visit them. AVatsonville has the} best
£tre ets in California o£ any city. of its
size. Its homes are. beautiful anil well
representative • -of -~ the - -prosperous
Pajaro valley. ..Sarita'Cruz is a. patriotic
city. .The naval: militia "has a:large'and
enthusiastic division thereVunderVthe
commandrof ;" James .'.Willey. :-:•-\u25a0< > . . . -^- ;i
- Giving iin'detail the/wonderful-agri
cultural,^ industrial ( and -other; resources
of: Santa; Cruz;., county; with \u25a0' its' 500
square miles, Charles G. Miller of IWat
sonville,?" statistician: ;} 0f;. .. Santa i Cruz
county, 'filed 'recently r -with- the - county
clerk his 1909' report. " The v figures- tell
a remarkable atoryto£;fertile:lands,; fat
cattle, * great ! forests- and '. tlie ; working
of machinery^ in^prosperous factories.^ .
* Reliable authorities \ .assert that
Statistician Miller has been-highly.con
servative, even ? underestimating \u25a0- the
true facts,; inja'. few;cases. He devoted
To one .who loves the splashing surf—
The salt spray in his face—
I :give;my beaches broad and smooth.
Where foaming breakers race.
And if he likes a; merry crowd — \u25a0
Good fellowship and cheer— ;
This.broad old world has sent, its best
: To spend their playtime here.
much lime; to } ' going: over .the ground,'
gettinjjj.-his figures in^air cases at: first
hand^and^inaking.an; exhaustive report
of ' the- conditions. . ' : ',1 - ' \u25a0 '\u25a0/-\u25a0
; - In~his'.'statistks9f b'tr.llw -agrietrittrral
and:.horticultural ; products,' the* berry^
acreage,^ the .-number- of N apple:, and
cherry trees, and other similar products
\u25a0Miller includes;only -"that 'part-of the
wonderful Pajaro valley in Santa Cruz
county.-: This "beautiful crop. laden val
ley: runs into -Monterey county." .
•\u25a0 Santa' Cruz Vounty_,*repbrts' the*statis
tician.-has -1,763 farms. ilt - : assesses
262,938 'acre5. . The > entire county con
tains, 320,000 acres.
Tiiese farms, produce, annually-114,
954,945,p0unds of fruits and -vegetables,'
with; a Valuation of; J 1.860,030. 7 Thus
the average annual income -of each
farmer in Santa Cruz^ ;county \u25a0 from
fruits and vegetables ;. alone Is 'more
than. sl,o33. . , ; - :
Apples comprise: 93,000,000 pound? of
the total .fruit and; vegetable i produc
tion,', with a valuation of 11.4 48.000.
\u25a0; In.;the % llst\ of /fruits strawberries
A' \u25a0' \u25a0- \u25a0- -' : " : ' \u25a0•-\u25a0\u25a0' '--\u25a0 \u25a0'-- \u25a0- - ' \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0
Rose Wilder Lane
But- best of all ;' my; gifts I 'give
To one who - knows its worth :
I let; the ; tired j soul 'f eel again r
The "\u25a0 kinship of the earth; I \u25a0-.
The free man's deep tranquillity,
Away from bolts and bars, "
Where wood smoke rises: faintly blue
Beneath the quiet stars.
come siext to apples with a total an
nual production of 2.460 pounds, bav
ins a valuation of #t*»S.OOO. The an
nual grape product! .J'bring? to Santa
Cruz county $r>2,SOO; peaches -net \u25a0 the
county $37,095, wl>ile cherries withs2o.
fi6."j:and blackberriVs with; $17,250 fol
low in value- on the list of fruits. Po
tatoes .* lead" the \"'egetables. 5, 000, 000
pounds being produced annually. These
have a value of $10,000.
... : A, total, of '3,494.ooo' pounds of dried !
apples, considered Vo be worth $209,-1
000, leads the list of ; dried, fruits : and
vegetables.-. . ? *.\pricots r -yielded " $97,500
from 1,500.000; pounds, while dried
beans, 'of which 1.iJ00.000 pounds were
produced, brought $32,500. .Onions val- J
uedat $19,600, prunes valued at $30,
500 and* walnuts. "valued at $13,250 are
also included in'the'list of dried prod
ucts.; v'; , ' .'- ..;.,. ;,,. ,•;*.-_\u25a0 \u25a0 ;
The value of the cereals produced in
Santa. Cruz county each year,is $S»;510.
Cereals, are planted bn.2,t)00 acres.'. %".
\u25a0 Alfalfa: liay *and grain- hay - are
/I BOAT, A BREEZE, A SAIL
AEHfrINTHESURF
Ready Wahing for You to Join
rf^iritheFnlic^iSarkmCraz'.
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S" )EASHORE; and ; mountain, . creek and ; forest , ?lade^ Gpmbinc.^n
Santa Cruz county to make it the playground of California; Thdit-
I sands of visitors throng the beaches and the camps in tlie'hills; every
! summer. Favored' with nature's sweetest-, smiles, there is nowhere
{a'-moreidelightful^vacation spot. t • .' , - " --"•-.I
i The opening of -the Southern Pacific cutoff . via Miay field \vftt\
mean a great deal commercially to Santa Cniz. 4 Santa Cruz is acity
I of. homes "It is a city- of views and beauty, of trees -and flowers
land 'gardens. : ' '.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ;^I
planted^on \u25a0 6,215-acres, producing an
nually 11, i67-*tons. wliich have" a valua
tion of $1.>T.6a7. Grain hay brings
$147,000 of this^amount.
"^l^ruVtry ariS eggs *produced in Santa
Cruz county annually \u25a0 are valued at
f^is.sis.. ';. •>-••:
The livestock of the county is valued
at' 5C63.590.' ; Horses"' make "up \u25a0 5431,725
of thJs total, while the mules of the
county • have' a*"\-aluation' ! of $1Q\575.~
There are 4,760 dairy cows in Santa
Cruz .county" and" tlTey"are ; ; valued at
$142]800. The beef cattle. are r consid
ered to be worth !?33.000.
?The county's .dairies produce, 245.333
pounds of butter, valued at Vs?6<lls;
473,600 = pounds 'of »: cheese. ; ; valued at
§47.560,[and 11. 1?j, gallons of cream ex
clusive of: the cream "used in' the
and cheese. This cream .is valued at
$1^,315, . • "' • : '~. '
k -.i From - the - forests of Santa Cruz
county come products which bring an
nually, $SSI,S22. Fuel ..wood .is .the most
valuable --.of the i forest products, 81,000
cords, being^ sold annually ifor- $*253,300.
IPRIGE .MYE^GENtTS;
• Every one who throws- ot? f for .^a
time the dulling bondage. 'of. w.ork^
aday routine 'for the pure <!«h"ght>oi
play .finds somewhere in\Sarifa ;Craz> \u25a0
city: or countyv the place-that suits 'Bis
fancy. From her '. gayly ' • crowded "
beaches to the- -farthest dim nook
among her green mountains. she nteetv
in every varying. phase sdme dc^ircrof
the pleasure seeker. _ t " >>>
In the', cool, quiet depths 7 of. her,fa'rvd
e<t hunter or angler finds:, a pa.ra.3iie.
Trout lurk in the gay little "mountain
streams. Shy, fleet deer nibbles the
tender twigs in the flickeringshaddws
of the- trees. \u25a0 The sudden whir. of- the
grouse underfoot startles the „ silenc? *
and wild ducks' flap about the V;little
lakes.-- .... .C^cV H - ; - .-..-• *. j, : J ' <
There is a soothing;, strengthening
influence about the; life of out of doors."
Tired nerve 3 relax and rest, the . "dulled
mind- sains fresh strength in'the.cojn'
panlonship -with • shy. wild 1 things .of
stream and forest. The camper In t th»
Santa Cruz mountains. feels the, strong,
gentle. hand of nature In -her,lEittdlies£
mood, lifting, quietly, the weighty ; .W,
years. and giving him a^intiie frta»
Joy. of boyhood. „ . \u25a0"''•'* ;V* 'i
.The mountain brooks . glitter ?ia» the "
early' sunshine. ..The , twitter- of littlf".
birds, . busy with their breakfasts, raid
the clean, new- feeling- of ; morning .In
the woods ; tempt the camper from 'his
tent. With rod and fly. he will test the
truth of the tales" he has. heard of tfc«
Santa Cruz trout. .- . . \u25a0• : - >v , ..\u25a0 •
Quietly \he works '. his \u25a0. way through
the underbrush, following- the , littia
stream. It*T>ushes- confidently through
alt the rocky obstacles on its way "\»
\ the sea, laughing gay ly as It . tucjblji
i over., .them. Here, .at ..last \ lt ; »ltp» ;
• smoothly Into a little su a. flecked j>*ol, •
I co«i and. green. IHere Is the /pla«e H»
let I the flies fall lightly on the ,* iwater
surface, caressing^ fan^tl&S^'^TJCß-'* tod
swings high, the flies fall. AgaJa -aaH
Ina swift silvery; Cash .from th«;«B«t
depthsT. comes-- the" " trout.:** A\' plucky
fighter, too. every ounce _ of -hla» : ; r^Up
and down the pool-, he rushes^ \ 'trhft*
\ every nerve of the angler tingles with
! joy 'at the fight. Er«u3ht\to the", net,
! the-j, fish Is • at , last .; « safely landed—*
speckled ; beaoty, -•'iridescent * ;*; * scales
gleaming; In; the morning. : sunshine.
What ;a .tale to " tell*. the I'poo1 ' poor • fellows
down in the city! ' \u25a0 >.*
"Farther, on -he -.finds another andiSkA
otherl on withr^infinitei^ciii
tion under the drooping tree* branches,
carefully? caiting; his T fl!es*on' 'the -little -
pools. •he f#unds* out - his • xnornlaz's
catch and returns whittling, to his t-int.
i There over 'the "camp'fire he cooTcs ;the
gleaming beauties. It Is a. b're»kf ijc
for the god 3/ eaten* under' the rustling
leaves, the' sweet' mountain* air /faintly
pungent with the'lncenseof cle*n;tTood
smoke. • purely there 'suck ' troiit
streams, on Mount Olympus/, '"''\u25a0V,^"^ \u25a0;
,\- Scattered -.ov-er- all; the -vcrlcK^ wher
ever, true sportsmen are faund.ajre.stu
ries'of hunting.;days*in i the>San,t*;Csia v
mountains. V To one who knows" it thejf '
is no ":. joy jlike the... TnoMilng£ tramp*
downtthe .forest glades, ..with gun
shoulder and eager. dog, at- heel. ".ThVf*
is ;a "sudden thrill,-. a . taut -steadlness-'.of
nerve" that comes wlth.the gUmp«e-»f,*.."
graceful deer' quietly , nibbling^the'trei
twfgs at . the end , of a . shady valley: -
The slightest suspicious sound, or scent
will startle'her. Quietly with. lnftdlf!
caution the- hunter ...steals ;nea.rer.'^'A
twig..; cracks._ Suddenly 1 brisht. v ey>«
gleam, the dainty 'nostrils twitch.--everx
slender, curve is rixld..alert. Tlje.giw
booms ron the silence." There ..in/a .
bound,- a crashing fall.* - The ibraaehe^
of .'the'., underbrush, crackle wiih-^th*
dead * weight upon * them and -a "Seep
hush falls over the"/ lfttle "vaUey.-. i.A
clean^shot. „\u25a0:. i- i > % .».»' ;-v •
'* There ;is norest like- that of, the even-,
ing around, a camp fire. :Ketumhijr?ex- . .
'ultanC; with i well ; filled j bag ; er;str«at
string, .the. campers cut a generous,«opf f:
ply "of * firewood, - rouse * the smoldertaj:
embers ') in •\u25a0 front f of j the , tent and a«tll« v
: down.inicomfort-for^ the'nlgh.t- '.. ,' \u0084s .
;';. What is better than supper cooked ia
the open airland 'eaten-by 1 the flfekeriax 1
flre after i a. day's hunting! 'There Is"»
flavor in the food no^world famous ch#£ ; ;
can create. brooding quiet t oC .• th«. *
darkness outside the firelight, i the soft .'
rustle of Innumerable leaves, : tSe foani- ' *
i ing of the y>rook -1 softened* to muafc, r
1 blend into a feeling of restful qu!»tudi. >
Ikying back a mon ? the blankets, »mok- \
ing a goodnight plpe.^th'e -camper, fe«U» I
i the; sense of struggle- and i effort land
chan ge * fade ; into ". peaceful tr*nquimty.
[And *6 falls aale«p beneath, thestare/, -
The one who loves more than rteld or
forest * the! mystery .ofTtfie; sea; finds Hn :
i the beaches of Santa Crua an endlessly
|- ( varying delight. .^llerV In the splashing
t surf Ithe tumbling .
laughing bathers.. Here! you can chml
\u25a0 lenge the -sea .itseir^'to "aiwrestllng
; match.. : feel the' sting£ofwthe'«prayl.ln; "
your faee'.'its'-salt.-bretktb.on'yoii^c.heek. -
It is 'a'gay.^boutT^wlthV^the^ hreak«r»l -
| Afterward* there J are the \u25a0 broadl. smooth
; beache*( inviting -rest Jn^theriun. End
j le*sly.;the 'ocean^ 'charges j^theiahorfc.";
i- Column i. after)' column"*' the viravei s - ru*h"
| Valiantly-up,"! break : into foam ;aad ;*fall r*
[backer Then ln^the tiny pau^e -.there
r the fsoft; sound » of .the retreatingibab^
j-bles ohithe sand. ' It is a falßt:lndrav
ings'of thefoe^an*sibreath,*tl»Vjrfa» tb? 1 :
, sound . oC " sriovr t falling j quietly 'In*' ih» . .
, winter*:; woods. 'Then 'comes 1 the ;roar y
and 'crash again. -J One. who Jkobws ; the
sea can.never-Ulre of 'it. f. • '.'... 'j.
" * In" tWe^afternoohn^ahd 'evening* ut
the ;Santa' Cruz: beac.hes :\u25a0 there .i s all* th* {. *J
-sparkle *jand>; glitter^ alrwaj» * foaad >!»t;-;»
sraypleasur*"* resorts.. "The*magatflceotV;
hotel3,:ana^t;hannittgicottages s ar«:flll#4 1 *
.with -.witty ,i and , beautllujl»Trom#n';ajMt W
'.wellikaoTS'n ;- m^n. JTo^tSeTjilhjremsnt }i
of nature's' own cnHrm*j>th»>»-add. ,'J th* *-
| «iulet;glearj>.and s>himmec of s.won4^rful P
gotm»." the sol tl laiigS terjahd jjsyuie iot'Si
cul^sed4peapl»iafrryijttakln«.f» t »' .*