Show bribing RAIN TO SOUTHERN california PARTY OF SIX ARE HAVING A VERY fidei TRIP ON THE PACIFIC they left san saturday for hawaiian islands tho following letter from f A smyth at san francisco tells of tho trip so far of an ogden party in mr smyths original manner san francisco cat feb 12 1904 editor of the standard ogden utah dear sir As you wish to hear from us before salling wo are doing the best we can we arrived in san francisco on january on time now behind time boat vantura wag to sail yesterday at tap twp n the at hernoon ter noon but Is thirty six hours late however we enjoyed ourselves nicely have been at loa angeles and visited all of interest apparently wherever I 1 go it rains continually last summer on my visit to europe it rained in ireland england and france and it Is raining just the same here it bad not rained la los angeles for six months before I 1 arrived they needed it badly the second day I 1 was there it just poured somebody must think I 1 like moisture one place I 1 noted which was long beach about twenty miles outside of loe angelee population about seven thousand most of whom were complaining I 1 had a complaint coming myself on the beach nothing but salt water up town nothing but ditch water I 1 had to go and seo a doctor to get a prescription which cost me only fifty cents there were seven in the party from ogden and it was enjoyed by us all mr james pingree Is pretty hard to keep in line as he is as lazy as usual mr Is as good natured as myself mr james pingree is inclined to be a quitter he says there Is no place like ogden I 1 told him this morning people knew that we hobt the best member of the party mr job pingree he saw farming down here and thought he had to go home to get the beets started believe he thought they grow excepting ho went back we are all enjoying good health and happiness youra truly D A |