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Show j Letter from T. F. Trane m J Coronado, Cal., May til, '0(1. Einion Lkiii Uannkii. r , DearSlr:-I thought I would solid your re.iders ti few more lines from tho 1 coast, as there are so many of our ieo- i ploluaklug luqulilcs about Lehl and Its people. 4 After sending a couple of veeks In 'anil around Los Angelus wo cniuoou , down hero to what the people call J Coronado (only one Coronado on earth ) . ; that, of course, Is what real etitatc men J say. j Now In regard to the benches around jj Los Aligelcs. Sanln Monlcn Is the Sjj llrst one and Is very nice. Tho Soldiers gj Homo here Is u credit to the govern- j iiient. There lire somo six or sewn ru hundred old soldiers living and wall-lug wall-lug for taps to send for thrni t'o appear . on the other side of tho river. ihey ;J arecerlaluly In line qunrleni and well taken euro of. ' Next comes Ocean Paik Bemii - Imlldlugs springing up on all sides. X Next to that Is the benullful VenUc of America, the llnest of all beach resorts, re-sorts, with Us Midway pleasure mid all kinds of amusements, Its hundreds of lints and cotlagcs, Its beautiful ship hotel you would think as you see It from tho distance that It was nil ocean steamer with Its tall mast and cabins, ;' but when you enter it Is one of the llnest hotels on the coast. Fine tables and cabins, and when the eieetrio lights shine from Its mast nud rigging It Is a sight not soon foigotton, Mr. , Uvunsaiid his partners deserve great praise for making such n rcnort. The liigoona with Us gondolas and boats-meii boats-meii would make you think you were transplanted to Italy, sine. AtS.ui Pedro you sco n great many sidling vessels loading coal and unloading unload-ing lumber from Oregon und Washington. Washing-ton. Long Heaoh Is now u tow u of tS),000 people and Is the fashionable resort of llio people of tho country. Huntington Dcach is also very ulco. Mr. Huntington is the head of all the street car systems iiinnliig out to the resorts. He is also plaiiiilngaud build- I lug a new-resort willed Naples, fstip-pon fstip-pon to oll'sct Venice as I see them niiiUbiK'Oiicri'to lagoons and bridges,! ijiil llml I ct In Hh Inlauey. .,,.., U,. ih -u thero Is Wilmington and Moonstone Moon-stone lleiiuh.Hiid others. Now as lo Inland tow us. Piusadciia s. tho llnest resldonco placo hi this part, with Its two llnest hotels, the Green and Diymond, and lluebulld-ings lluebulld-ings of Eastern millionaires, the Artists Homo ami Mount Lake, attracks u great many tourists. 1 can assure your readers of early days when we used to haul goods flout San Pedro lo Utah, ns tho writer did hi 18(17-8, that they would see very little that looks like those days. I remember re-member well of titling after horses all nlong where tho beaoh resorts now are', tho country at that time being full of cnttle and horses, where now Is small lots, which sells from $1,000 and more per acre. Such Is life In tho fur west. Yours, , T. F. rii.vxn. |