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Show If;' DESCRIPTIVE LETTER jjjjfV One Received by Principal G. N. M, ' Child K FROM JAS. M. ANDERSON MTkg&P Tells of His Visit to the Lick Obsorva 3j3 tory an1 M(iny 0lner itt;rci!iI,, rota Events. HpF' , By nopals of a letter receUed by U. N. Br ' Ohlldfrom JamcfaM. Anderson. if I ihnll novor forget my tlrst Introdiic WL tlou to the Sabbath-blessed day of peace K ' mul rest in the great city of San WL Francisco. This city by llio wny has n Hf ' r population ol neurly 40O.0OJ, or n hnn-g hnn-g ' dred thousand moro people than In tho 'K ' entiroatatoof Utah. It was Sunday H July I4lh soon after my arrlvrl nhen I jj& ' ' left tho quiet quarters of the Mission H,v- ; houso in company with the elders to nt-M nt-M tond services at our hall on Market jM Street After a brisk llfteen minutes wnlk, yoniniy imagine my surprlao nt M finding Market Street In alt Its holiday K nttlre. Drawn-up in procession were Ml thousands of persona marching and ?" countor marching with bands plajlng Rt and banners flying. It was vividly refer-, itulndcd ol tho 4 of July, but 1 anon K , learned from tho Inscriptions on their m 'banners that another purpose- had IwjL Ibrought out this moving masstif human IVp ity. It proved to bo "The NMhimii Sv Ulunnor's League" holding Its annual pH' irounion There were rcpiescnnitive ; .clubs from all prts of the U. 8 ami al f W no from Kurpopu. There wero bodlei- I SL Kin foot others on Im.Hoback. noud Clubs i.H. an carriages, dressed in all manner of ,HI costuaics. During theh week's K-eiival JSbBT" which began on this day they were to JwJHB U I shoot for 150,000 In prizes. Not ijiis MeJM & alonobut I found thodoois of Baloons ' Iha - ,,J lbllc places opened w hie Jo- the JL (RjK!SBwfflN4ii,,c,,1"drMdfut Uiln& Uxw $'-WI?" loolTtho actual ciperlenco to bring S t JW ' vivdly K'fcro my mind ho I'ttle re- VmM) 'gird Is paid hymaiiv people pffvllic HjM world to the leaching of holy will JH Deep in my heart resu tlm iimplra- jHk tiun thatcaimt in mu when I tlrst len- 'H cd the racillc. It wits lato in the aflt-r- Aft iiimju of a pleasant day in Uoiobor w hen jBV Hi) compiiiiiou and 1 boarded the eleetr B ie car for the OlifT llouss-tlilo by the Q way is tiituHloil on i olllf of roolo ex- wffm -tending out lulo theoeoanafiur making kS a most confining number oi lurna In our Hi run, the car Qnnlly eliootn olf in n direct EM line for ludemluaiion. I; Bceius Unit Bat. mail nn nature have co.ieplrcd logethei !to make the first impression of the racllio as Inspiring as pva-lble. il Jinplotoly shut fram lis view, our road for moro than ,wu miles lay through n region of nolej and s.ind-diunef. On our right was a forest of native plueo while our vision to the left was linuled by n rango ol lorr hills. I sat in momentary expectation of gratifying my cm louiity It was not long in being realized (or our .oir suddenly rounded n curve ami we , emerged Into tho open mow of the ''.mighty waters mulching anay as far as K .yu could jeiuh. I cannot dhoribo the ifeellngt tliattouK posacssion of me. 1 was complctoly entranced. Tho sun .with its gulden lingers uf light reaching Jqto tlio water appe.ind to bo making jll preparations to sink to rest in its V mighty boaom. On tho distant rocks : ihe seals and eea-lloiis were taking iul- vantage of Its I istllnguriu rays, while jL their calliiib noises Iiwleatetl preplira- MfljMr' ' tlou for the eonilng night. The roar-mk roar-mk (jO (lg of the waters and the breakers dash- Jl$; Jng theniselvia to pieces ngainkt tlio " roiks all lent enchantment to the view. Kg Tho sun disappeared. The scene grad- Wm ' ually changed. Tlioeold breath of oiean Wjk fan'ed my Inco As 1 stool in solitary Mrar rellection the emotions that h.ul awed Wag1 me into silenco were suddenly broken Ef by tlieca'li".ib34nl for the city.'' I f' eoon found myself in the car n.un l)a- WLs ing Bwlftlycanled back to the city. ' Mp( I I must teli you somcthlng'ofjSiMose - &, and vicinity where 1 have BpenTjtho Bfjf' ' greater part of my timo rtnea I reached SS California. WW This Is a beautiful llttlo city of about f , 30,000 Inhabltanccs, It is located nbout lJEfjr jgifr" " fourty-flvo mllca south of Ran Francisco jKgialr and nbout nine back from tho extreme lr ao-ithcrn part of Sau I'nnclaco Hay, Op One may reach the city from hero by T boat over the Hay, or by one or tuo W. othor oi threo linos of rall-ioad, two Kolng directly, while tho third leads mm around tho Bay to Oakland. I Itavu Sf jiaiscd ovor all lout routes. t Santa Olarn county la dielgnntcd tho ."Garden Vnlloy ol California" and 8an Joso Its canter the "Garden Citv" and the city of schools and Churches." This valloy la v'thout doubt tho greatest fruit region in the state. It Is no uncommon thing lmro to find a thousand thou-sand acrc3 In a idnglo field, divided equally perhaps between prima and peachce. The fruit yield la measured here In tons. For instance you may hear a man speak of gathering 300 tons of prunes or perhaps 400 tons of poachen. Other fruita are raised In proportion. Located hero are eomo of the largest canuarica in tho United Slates, (jingle plaice in the Irult season employ Irom l&W to 000 persons. Women nnd plrla do much of thia work Dcvidca tho Slate Normal and soino noted Sectarian rclinoh the city has a well organised system of public schools, Unfortiinntily politics have willed a powerful influence in fcliool matters and have nindrcd eiy much tho bent interests of (he schools. They nro behind be-hind tho achuols of our ow li city It lias been my pleasure while here to visit tho famous Lick Obucrvatory. To tho east ami alxmt twelve miles distant through n direct air-line ia located lo-cated Mt. Hamilton the highest peak in the Coast range Oil the summit of this ami at n cost of over (71, OiX) bequeathed be-queathed by Jntnes Kick, has been, erected the famous observatory with ltd 30 inch telescope, until recently the lar' gest and most powerful in the world. I Lima .tanked irat for many years as .tj&fetrlbfdljwh, sum of ln;maii ImijlciJgo concerning other worlifl tLan ours. A roajl twenty-six inilea in length and built by the taxpayers of Santa Clara county at a coat of (S0,OJO, loads to the summit. It is n most beautiful drive. From S.m Joso llio road takes a direct line oattward for it distance of four uillvanml ii completely shaded by tows of tlio beautiful trees. , Reaching tho base of the range tho climb of 1,400 feet now begins The road twists around ridgca and ncross canyons in n most unexpected wny. An additional drive of sixteen mile, making twenty from home, brings ou to Smith Creek, n small village in a beautiful mountain valley at tho vciy base of Mt, Hamilton. Leaving Smith Creek the actual climb up the mountsiu begins, and you soon catch t'io first near view of the observatory. Hut the distant.) to be coveted ia still much gieatcr than it seems, owing to the dry, clear air about the mountain, and to thn fact that the road constantly turns nnd twists, seeking seek-ing always the easiest possible crado, which, by tho way, in no place exceeds six feet raise to the hundred. Tho buildings appear to view and disappear again in a most bowltdoring but over inlcrmtlng manner. You may imagino iho extent when I toll you that l.iU sharp u.id distinct turns are mndo m n dletanco of less than four miles. One pleasant featuro of tho road is the largo spreading oak trees heavily bearded beard-ed with moss trnt stand like so many sentinels along tho way. As you aeceud tho view broadens nnd you look back over tho long anakc-llkv path In wonder and betvildcrmout. Tlio novor ceasing turning ami returning dually come to r.n end and you find yourself looking upon ono'ot tho most famous groups of buildings in the world, Tho vlow from tlio summit isginud beyond tho power of description. My evening In tho Observatory and tho lew of tho moon through tho mighty telcscopo also the Vlow of Jupiter mid Saturn fth rough tho smaller telescopes I must leavo until I return homo when face to faco I can do justice to the Inspiration that came to mo on the occasion. |