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Identifier: overrangetogolde00wood (find matches)
Title: Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Wood, Stanley
Subjects: West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks Pacific States -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Chicago : R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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and the largestalmond orchard in the world is located here. Owing to its proximity to SanFrancisco, and its unequaled attractions as a place of residence, Los Gatos hasbecome the suburban residence place of a number of San Francisco men of wealth,and a special suburban train is run to the town. (Population, 2,000. Distance fromSan Francisco, 55 miles. Elevation, 400 feet.) One of the loveliest cities of California is thatof Santa Cruz. Occupying a charming site on theseashore at the north end of the crescent-shaped bayof Monterey, it is at the mouth of the San Lorenzoriver, and recedes from a beautiful beach, extendingto a broad plateau and two terraces rising above it,surrounded by protecting hills. Santa Cruz is the most popular and fashionableseaside resort in the state, and is termed the New-port of the Pacific Coast. During the summerseason people flock to this beautiful city by the thousands, especially from SANTA CRUZ. The Newport of thePacific Coast. Health and PleasureResort.
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TO THE GOLDEN GATE. 227 the cities; and during the season, the population is increased to ten ortwelve thousand. Its bathing is its pride and its glory, and with its lovely beachof clean, white sand, its fine bath houses, and its safe and delightful waters, itsattractions in this line are unequaled. While the crowds are greatest during thevacation season, between May and September, the bathing is delightful the wholeyear round. Excursion trains are run to this place from San Francisco everySaturday and Sunday. The place itself has all the features of a modern progressive city, among whichmay be mentioned electric lights, gas, fine water system, fire department, streetcars, free library, telephones, three daily and two weekly papers, two banks, hand-some public buildings, fine schools and numerous churches. It has magnificentstreets, many being paved with bituminous rock, and its sidewalks are exceptionallygood. Its great number of cosy and attractive homes are among its chief features

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