De Witt's guide au centre de la Californie ; un livre illustré et descriptif livre à la main pour les touristes et étrangers .. . L Nous sommes au beau milieu de la Santa CruzMountains, une quinzaine de kilomètres de thecoast, et à une altitude de 910 pieds. L'air est vivifiant, healthfuland qui, venant directement de l'océan, est tempérée par l'densegrowth gigantesque de bois rouge,les sapins, etc., qui peut être suivie dansprèsde tous les sens. Thereare campinggrounds nombreuses tout au long de l'en-montagne de pneus, système mineralsprings andmany célèbre. De vastes quantités d'écorce d'un excellentquality oftan sont obtenus dans l'ensemble de ce quartier

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De Witt's guide to central California; an illustrated and descriptive hand-book for tourists and strangers .. . L We are now in the midst of the Santa CruzMountains, about fifteen miles from thecoast, and at an altitude of 910 feet. The air is healthfuland invigorating, which, coming direct from the ocean, is tempered by the densegrowth of gigantic redwood, firs, etc., which can be seenin every direction. Thereare numerous campinggrounds throughout the en-tire mountain system, andmany famous mineralsprings. Vast quantities oftan bark of an excellentquality are obtained through-out this district. pp. -|-QK| is next reached.Here cars arechanged for Boulder Creek, etc., and you at once findyourself traversing the foot-hills of the Ben LomondRange and following the SanLorenzo River, leading intoa series of camping grounds. ROWARDENNAN is first passed, then Ben Lomond, and on to Boulder Creek, which is about thirteen miles from Santa Cruz. Hotelsare numerous and camping outfits can be rented on thegrounds. Hunting, fishing, bathing, and boating can beenjoyed to ones hearts content, and the climate is as. In the Santa Cruz Mountains. TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. 141 healtliful and invigorating as can be found anywhere.Continuing on, on the mam Hne, you reach the BIG TREES Hce is to be seen a grove of the fa-mous Sequoia sempervirens, or BigTree redwoods. Some ot these trees are somethinggrand in their majestic magnitude, rising straight up intothe air over 300 feet, and being 70 feet in circumferenceat tlieir base. There are several single trees that areworthy of mention. The General Fremont is 270feet high. 70 feet at the base, and has a cavern thatextends 25 feet up into the heart of the tree, the floorof which is 12x18 feet. It was burned many yearsago, before the discovery of the grove. General Fre-mont camped in this grove and at the base of this treewhen on a surveying expedition for the U. S. Govern-ment in 1846. A short distance away is to be seen atrough cut out of a falle

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