Santa Barbara County CA Archives History - Books .....Part IV 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 4, 2006, 2:58 am Book Title: Santa Barbara And Montecito Past And Present PART IV. Montecito — Miramar — Sandyland — Carpinteria— Goleta—Mountain Trails—Outdoor Life. MONTECITO is situated in a beautiful wooded valley adjoining the City of Santa Barbara on the east, and is practically a residence suburb. It has become the home of many wealthy eastern people, whose attractive, and in many instances, magnificent residences are found in all parts of the valley. These homes are often surrounded by a treasure of flowers and shrubs, making the whole neighborhood a delightful place to live in. Montecito was originally a part of the Santa Barbara Pueblo lands, and allotments there were given to soldiers whose terms of enlistment at the Presidio had expired, and also to new settlers from Spain and Mexico. The first American resident was Wilbur Curtiss, who came in 1855; later a number of educated Americans took opportunity to establish themselves in the valley, and erect homes. To Mr. Curtiss belongs the distinction of having discovered the valuable qualities of the Montecito Hot Springs. He had ruined his health in mining enterprises, and in wandering through the countryside hoping that the pure air and outdoor life would restore him, he came upon a party of Indians at the mouth of a canyon. One among them who claimed to be over one hundred years old, led Mr. Curtiss to the springs, and intimated that by bathing in the waters he would grow well and strong. Mr. Curtiss remained, drank and bathed in this veritable pool of Siloam, and was healed. He then took up a claim there and began to develop the property, which today has become a little mountain village. These springs, some twenty in number, arc situated in a picturesque canyon of Mount Agua Caliente, at an elevation of 1,500 feet above and three miles distant from the ocean, six miles from Santa Barbara. The temperature of the waters ranges from 60 to 120 degrees, and they are considered very efficacious in the healing of many diseases, and are especially good in rheumatic cases. Their best endorsement is perhaps that they are not only much resorted to by people from abroad, but also by the residents. Visitors to the springs are always taken to "Lookout Point," which is reached by a winding trail on the mountain side; from here may be obtained a magnificent view of the valleys of Santa Barbara, Montecito and Carpinteria, and of the ocean and islands beyond. The air of Montecito, and more especially that of the foothills overlooking this famed beauty spot, is so tonic in character and effect that some of the residents of the many delightful homes remain the year round. On the east and west of Montecito, and isolating it from its neighbors, are rounded ridges that run from the bay back to the mountain range. The slopes are thickly covered with oaks, and in winter with bright green grass, which in summer turns to brown and offers a striking contrast to the coloring of the oaks. The southwest exposure is upon the bay, and on the northwest are the mountains, from the foot-hills of which the land slopes to the sandy beach. No matter in which direction one looks, the prospect is varied and beautiful. Far off across the bay are seen the rugged forms of the islands; near by are the mountains, with canyons covered with semi-tropical vegetation; down in the valley are smaller vales, separated by low elevations filled with orange and lemon groves. The peace of nature pervades the atmosphere, and the place seems designed for quiet contemplation, rest, and study. In winter and summer flowers and verdure are everywhere, along the roadside, in the fields, and over all the ever-green foilage of the trees. Nature has been bountiful in giving Montecito a fertile soil which is adapted for the cultivation of almost anything that will grow. The native trees are sycamores and oaks, to which have been added specimens of every known variety, from the pine of the north to the palm of the south. Montecito is a colony of magnificently landscaped estates, set in surroundings unrivalled in America, and interwoven in every direction by smooth highways, which make it a paradise for the motorist and seeker after scenic charms. In this colony live many people of national and international repute, making their homes here for the greater part of the year; social leaders known in all the capitals of the world; retired millionaires and famous professional leaders who have all searched the world over for a perfect spot to dwell in and have chosen Montecito as the realization of their dreams. The social life during the winter season is brilliant. The spiritual needs of Montecito are well provided for, there being three churches, Carmelo Catholic Church, Valley Road, Presbyterian Church, Valley Road, and All Saints Episcopal Church, Eucalyptus Lane. The only civic features in Montecito are a town hall, library and a well equipped fire station. Montecito Park, consisting of nine cottages artistically grouped within an area of four acres, is situated along the waterfront in the most picturesque section of Montecito. The spacious park fronts on the beach for a distance of more than 900 feet. A pleasure pier, 500 feet long, stretches out from the middle of the sea wall, which extends along the entire frontage of the Park. The pier is for the exclusive use of the occupants of the cottages, as also are the bath houses, which stand at the other end of the promenade. The world-famous international polo club has its headquarters at Montecito, and some of the finest stables in America will be represented when the mid-winter tournament opens early in January. The presence of at least four polo teams from New York, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, B. C, is assured for the Santa Barbara tourney, and also a number of individual players. All these players expect to be here for the inaugural matches commencing on January 1st, 1921. A large number of other teams, including Del Monte, Pebble Beach, Midwick, San Mateo, and Riverside, will also participate. The president of the club is Mr. Clinton Bennett Hale. Other Montecito clubs include:—The Santa Barbara Country Club, with its fine golf course and club-house; the Montecito Home Club OR San Ysidro Road, and the Hot Springs Club. Montecito is especially celebrated as having been the home of a mammoth grape vine, which upon its death was taken east and exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. This vine was twice as large as the famous vine at Fontainebleu, France, larger than any found among the villas in the vicinity of Rome, and surpassed any of which Pliny gives record in his history and travels. The King's Vine at Hampton Court, England, the largest and most noted in the Old World, only equals in diameter one of the main branches of this vine. The history of the Montecito vine is both curious and interesting; various theories respecting its origin are based on tradition, and although founded on fact, have an air of romance. A pretty story in this connection is entitled "The Legend of the Montecito Grapevine," which relates that a beautiful Spanish lady named Senorita Marcelina Feliz had been given a grapevine cutting to be used as a riding switch on her journey from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara by her lover Don Carlos de Dominguez; at the conclusion of her journey, by his parting request, she planted it as a living memento of their plighted faith, carefully selecting the most suitable spot for the cultivation of the grape in Montecito valley. The vine began to grow and flourish as no other vine had ever done, and its rapid progress was regarded by Marcelina as evidence of the constancy and prosperity of her absent lover, who, when he had amassed a fortune, was to return and claim her hand. Two years later, her parents wished her to marry a rich old Spaniard, and having no news of her lover, she was about to do so, when on her bridal morn, Don Carlos returned from Mexico, where he had made a fortune. The next day, her parents having consented, the fair Marcelina went as a willing and happy bride to her adoring Carlos. Years passed away, and reverses deprived Carlos of his wealth, his Mexican mines having ceased to produce silver; but strange to say, the faithful vine, once a token of fidelity between the lovers, now became their sole means of support. So prolific had it become and so little did the indolent Spaniards about them turn their attention to the culture of the grape, that its fruit brought an income sufficient for their needs. Carlos and Marcelina died at a ripe old age, leaving behind them many descendents, and the mammoth grapevine. The vine measured fourteen inches in diameter three feet from the ground, and nearer to the root had a diameter of eighteen inches, or fifty-six inches in circumference, while its foliage covered a space equal to 10,000 square feet, and there was room beneath its branches for a dozen couples to dance at one time. The produce from this vine often reached the immense quantity of 7,500 clusters, of an average weight of one and one-half pounds each, or nearly 12,000 pounds. It was of the variety known as the Mission grape. The Deane School On the west side of Palm Avenue, not far from, the Sycamore Canyon Road, is the Deane School. Situated as it is, in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, six hundred feet above the Ocean, the location is admirably fit for a boys' school. One enters the grounds over a very rough road lined with trees and shrubbery; but he is amply repaid for his jolting by the glimpse he gets of the grounds and buildings. If it is in the morning, the quietness of the place may give him the impression that it is deserted, or, at least, merely the habitation of a few people. But if he comes in the afternoon, he will be greeted by the sight of seventy boys at play having a wonderfully good time. If he is sufficiently interested, it is worth his while to visit the large living room, which is also used as a chapel; and to inspect one of the large sleeping porches, where the boys sleep in all seasons and in all sorts of weather. The school was founded by Mr. John H. Deane Jr., in the fall of 1912. In spite of serious losses by flood and fire, he persevered in his work and succeeded in building up one of the best schools on the Pacific Coast. The numbers have grown from twenty-five to more than seventy. But in allowing this increase no concession has been made to inferior work or to boys whose personalities were undesirable. At the end of the spring term in 1920, Mr. Deane relinquished his control and turned over his interests to Mr. Harrison Townsend Jr., and Mr. Hewitt Reynolds, who had served under him as junior masters. They are assisted by six other young men, who not only preside over the classrooms, but share the daily life of the boys and are vitally interested in their welfare. In addition, a hostess and a resident nurse look after the health and food and other comforts. The school is unique in many respects. The splendid climate of Santa Barbara and its vicinity makes it possible to spend most of the time out of doors. The result is that one is impressed by the sturdy appearance of the lads. Another unusual feature is that a group of boys earn their education by taking care of the dormitories and waiting on the tables. But they share all the advantages of the others and generally are the most respected in the school. The discipline is of the highest order. Impudence is almost unknown. Naturally, however, boys give way to their impulses. To curb this lack of restraint it is customary to require those who have transgressed to spend Saturdays at manual labor instead of enjoying a ride or a hike or a ball game. The remedy is effectual; and besides, it causes them to appreciate what work is. But in this a sullen spirit is seldom shown. So if the question were put, "What is the most distinguishing feature?" The answer would undoubtedly be, "The splendid, happy spirit of the boys." Miramar-by-the-Sea Miramar is four miles from Santa Barbara, on the main coast line of the Southern Pacific Railroad; it is picturesquely located on an ocean bluff, a gentle descent leading down to a hard white sandy beach, from whence bathing may be safely indulged in the year round. Paved roads lead from it to Santa Barbara, to Los Angeles through Ventura County, and into the mountain fastnesses through Montecito Valley. The Miramar Hotel and Bungalows, owned by Mr. H. J. Doulton, located in the midst of -a twenty-five acre garden of trees, shrubs, and flowers, faces the rising sun, and the blue Pacific. A more charming environment cannot be imagined. Boating, bathing, fishing, golf, tennis, and horseback riding over the most picturesque mountain trails in the State, may be indulged in throughout the year, and the well-kept roads recently built throughout the entire Montecito Valley are a constant delight to every motorist. Sandyland Sandyland is practically owned by residents of Montecito who have built very attractive Bungalows, with bath-houses attached, the beach at this point being particularly good. Carpinteria The Carpinteria valley lies to the east of Montecito, separated from it by Ortega Hill— a long, low, oak-covered elevation rising suddenly at the water's edge. From the top of this rise, Carpinteria is seen extending eastward to Rincon. This valley is one of the richest tracts of land in California, and enormous crops of walnuts and lima beans are harvested there. The trees are mainly live oaks, and the houses are set among gardens rich with flowering shrubs. Nearer the mountains, which rise steeply along its northern side, the valley rises into low hills, which merge into the range through many canyons, clothed with vegetation. The marshes, seen from the dunes, offer a remarkable picture, especially with the roofs of the village nestling in the trees, across their broad wastes. The three-mile stretch of beach is in most places three or four hundred feet wide at low tide; at high tide, the breaking power of the wide flat and the bar outside pile up a grand surf, even when the other parts of the coast near by are becalmed. This large surf breaks far out, and there is no undertow; consequently, bathing is safe, and at the same time exciting, as the Hawaiian diversion of surf-board riding can be enjoyed. The first American family in the valley was the Taylors, who arrived in the forties. Henry Daily came in 1853 and married into a resident Spanish family. Colonel Russell Heath came in 1858, and specialized in walnuts, eventually possessing the largest walnut grove in California. Henry Lewis came in 1860, the Olmsteads in 1863, J. H. Blood in 1867 and in 1868 O. N. Cadwell, who was the most enterprising horticulturist the valley has known and to whom the community owed much of its fame as a fruit growing section. The Bailards came in 1869, and had much success in the growing of beans. The townsite of Carpinteria was laid out in 1887, about a mile east of the old town where the post office, blacksmith shop and store were located. For some time the growth of the new town was slow, but later, the old town practically ceased to exist, and the new one is flourishing, with some substantial buildings, which would be creditable to any community. The paving, planting, and beautifying of Linden Avenue, the town hall, high school, and the system of good roads, indicate a spirit far in advance of most places of its size. The Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Santa Barbara have recently completed a new home for their branch in Carpinteria, occupying a commanding corner at the intersection of Linden Avenue and the coast highway. The building is in the mission style of architecture, and harmonizes with other new business structures and residences going up in the locality; the exterior is of a character to suggest the prosperity of the district and the spirit of progress which is now directing the development of the community. A project is also on foot for a community building committee to aid in the rebuilding of stores and other structures along Linden Avenue, in the Mission style of architecture. The religious needs of Carpinteria are well provided for, there being the Presbyterian Church, Christian Science, First Methodist Church, and St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in charge of Fr. Serra. A weekly newspaper is published by Arthur M. Clark called the Carpinteria Herald, giving the news of the valley and vicinity. Goleta Goleta is situated about seven miles from Santa Barbara, in the heart of a flourishing district devoted to general farming and fruit culture. It is about a mile from the ocean, and two miles from the foothills of the Santa Ynez mountains. The Goleta rancho originally contained 4,440 acres and was granted to Daniel Hill in 1846. The origin of the name Goleta, Spanish for schooner, is somewhat doubtful; one tradition is to the effect that Don Luis T. Burton constructed a schooner there in the 'fifties when there was sufficient water in the estuary to float small vessels; another story states that a schooner was wrecked there. In the vicinity of Goleta Point are extensive sloughs, which in winter furnish sportsmen with good duck shooting. The village was laid out in 1875, and about 1877 the Goleta landing was built, and was a shipping point for stock and farm produce, destined for San Francisco, and also the asphaltum from a near-by deposit, now unworked. Among the early settlers was James McCaffrey who came in 1852; and later owned a vineyard near the entrance to San Jose Canyon. Joseph Sexton came in 1867 and was the originator of the variety of walnut known as the Santa Barbara Soft-Shell now most popular. F. E. Kellogg came in 1876, purchased some of the best land in the valley, and made a reputation for raising the greatest pumpkins ever known. One of these reached such proportions that when bisected, the cavity was found large enough to allow the halves to be placed together enclosing his eighteen-year-old daughter; hence the story went abroad that Goleta squashes sometimes contained young and charming girls, and led to numerous requests from parties at a distance (presumably bachelors) for some seed of that remarkable variety. Ellwood Cooper, the pioneer grower of olives, eucalypti and almonds, came in 1870, and his work in this connection was of great value to the whole State. The oldest tax payer in Santa Barbara county has just been discovered in the person of Mrs. Louisa Ygnicia, aged 106, who formerly owned the Indian Orchard property at Goleta, a possession of her family for many years. She is of pure Indian stock, and is said to be one of the few Indians remaining who can speak the ancient language of the tribe that once populated Goleta valley. Los Dos Pueblos (The two villages) now generally known as Naples, is on the coast in the Goleta district about sixteen miles west of Santa Barbara, and is the point where, on October 16th, 1542, the Cabrillo expedition landed to ascend the high peak near by, known as Mt. Santa Ynez. There was then an Indian village on each side of the creek, the inhabitants of each village being of a different race and language, those on one side being short, thick-set, and swarthy, and on the other tall, slender, and not so dark. The depth of the deposits on the site of these two villages indicates that the Indians had lived there for many years, and were coo-temporary with the mound builders. The Dos Pueblos rancho, containing over 15,000 acres, was granted to Nicholas Den in 1842. In 1887, some San Francisco capitalists purchased a tract on the east side of the creek and laid out a townsite which they named Naples, and a good many lots were sold here during the "boom" in that year. Mountain Trails To the equestrian and pedestrian alike, one of the lures of Santa Barbara is the close proximity of innumerable mountain trails within easy distance of the city. The Santa Ynez mountain range is one of the highest in America adjacent to the ocean, and this immense playground is, to all intents and purposes, part of Santa Barbara. There are over two hundred miles of direct and lateral trails within a few miles from the business center of the city. This wonderful maze of trails unfolds some of the prettiest scenery imaginable. Each turn and angle brings to view some new wonder—enticing waterfalls and shady nooks embowered in ferns and sweet-smelling mountain flowers; precipitous craigs; a magnificent view of the ocean; while just around the turn will be a picturesque shaded canyon, and a little further on the city will nestle at one's feet. Perhaps the most used trail of the entire system is the Canoas Canyon Trail, which is really the key to the trail system. This trail not only leads to many beautiful sections of the mountains, but to the very summit of the Santa Ynez Range. Here, far below, are spread out two worlds; one a world of ocean, beautiful Santa Barbara and suburbs linked by winding boulevards; the other the wild grandeur of mountain and valley for forty miles round to Gaviota Pass; all spread out in an entrancing view, which resembles a mirage on the great Colorado desert. Canoas Canyon may be reached from either the lower Mission Canyon or from the Mountain Drive. It is three miles from the foot of the trail to Tin Can Shack, constructed from old oil cans, the former home of a hermit. The grades are easy and the trail is good, and many beautiful views repay the slight exertion in the three miles. From Tin Can Shack it takes about half an hour to walk up the west fork of the canyon to the top of the ridge overlooking picturesque Mission Canyon. La Cumbre, the highest peak in the range, raises its head just beyond. From the ridge may be followed the well-known and frequented Tunnel Trail, which received its name from the fact that it starts upward from the point where the tunnel is cut through the Santa Ynez Range, for the pure water supply to the city. By following the Tunnel Trail, and passing the South Portal of the water tunnel, a return may be made to the city. By continuing upward, the summit of majestic La Cumbre, four thousand feet above sea level, is reached. The Chamber of Commerce Trail, one of the most popular, leads up the north fork of Canoas Canyon, beginning some six hundred feet up from Tin Can Shack. By this trail also, a return to the city may; be made, passing many interesting points, and giving a fine view of Cold Springs Canyon, just back of fair Montecito. On the other side of Cold Springs Canyon, there is another lovely trail, five miles long, which leads to the summit of La Cumbre. A choice of several routes may be made at Cold Springs Canyon. By continuing about two miles to the east to the Mountain Drive, a descent into the canyon may be made; if it is desired to return to the city by a nearer route, continue on the Chamber of Commerce trail where it turns to the west. By following the latter, many inspiring views are passed, which no true lover of nature will soon forget. The trail leads to Inspiration Point, overlooking Canoas Canyon, a short distance from the starting point. If the route described is followed, the mountain side will have been encircled, and many miles of picturesque scenery viewed. Another route to the summit of La Cumbre leads up through Canoas Canyon for about a mile to a level spot occupied by the Floras Cabin. From this point a trail leads westward for about two miles, where it crosses the Tunnel Trail; by following it for another mile, the summit of La Cumbre is again reached. This grand mountain range is now part of the government system of Forest Reserves, and is a great park of the people. Locations for camps can be rented. Trails lead to its heights and traverse its summits, and at San Marcos Pass, fourteen miles west of Santa Barbara, a wagon road, famous for the beautiful scenery along the way, crosses to the valley beyond. Mountain scenes have a charm that never tires and a fascination all the greater from close acquaintance, and this mighty park of nearly a million acres just in Santa Barbara's suburbs, is a heritage that will for all time be one of her most valuable attractions. The Outdoor Life Motoring Along Santa Barbara County Coast Line With a western and southern shoreline approximating 120 miles in length, Santa Barbara County's sea-front is not eclipsed in mileage by any of the fourteen California Counties touching on the Pacific Ocean. m Its 2740 square miles, only about one-half of which is mountainous, embraces a grandeur of scenery which has long been a magnet for tourists and travelers both from Europe and America. Owing to topographical conditions, the bulk of the highways in the County follow the valleys. Short stretches of mountain roadway holding exceptional scenic possibilities are found, but the State Highway, the trunk line route from Ventura County on the south to Santa Maria, at the border of San Luis Obispo County to the north, is a road of but few unusual grades, and an easy one to travel in a motor car. Beginning at the Ventura County line at Rincon Creek, this highway includes -a part of the noted Rincon Drive. This drive takes one within sight of the ocean almost all of the way from Rincon Point to Santa Barbara. A more beautiful piece of roadway can scarcely be imagined. Inland rise the foothills, rapidly ascending towards the mountains, and over the mountain peaks float cloud or mist, purpling into shadow as the sunset approaches, or bathed in molten gold in the rays of the noon-tide sun. Seaward there is a never ending panoramic change of picturesque novelty. Long rollers curve in, tipped with snowy crests, and break on the low beaches into shimmering webs of threaded silver. Back of them the great heart of the Pacific beats, sending these liquid pulsations inland with unvarying regularity. All day long curlews fly from point to point or stalk lazily along the sands feeding in the receding shallows along shore. Flocks of sandpipers are occasionally seen, whirling by in a mass of greyish hue, their rapid flight carrying them swiftly out of sight. High up, a solitary pelican is sometimes posed, soon dropping like a plummet to the water to seize some luckless fish, while a wandering sail may infrequently be sighted, veering and tacking beyond the tumbling billows. This portion of the State Highway is an endless delight to even the most "case-hardened" globe-trotter. It passes by Carpinteria and Summerland before reaching Santa Barbara City Approaching Santa Barbara it affords many views of superb residences on both sides of the roadway, close to the Coast. Reaching Gaviota, some 30 miles from Santa Barbara, the highway trends sharply towards the north, to Las Cruces. From Las Cruces it turns northwesterly, then due north, and then for a short distance northwesterly again until it reaches Zaca. Leaving Zaca, the road winds in a northwesterly direction to Harris Station, and from there goes north to Santa Maria, on the border-line between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. This skeletonized outline of the State Highway through Santa Barbara County gives, of course, nothing but the approximate course of the roadway. Its length is about 113 miles. It traverses Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Los Alamos, San Antonio, and Santa Maria Valleys, in its course, all of which are remarkably fertile valleys, producing millions of dollars worth of agricultural products annually. Very little climbing is necessary in covering the entire route. All along this highway the traveler will find scores of scenic marvels following and blending into one another with kaleidoscopic brilliancy. He will turn from vista after vista of deep-cav-erned oak-clad canyons, to mountain summits cloud-capped and fading into the blue; and by a mere turn of the head he will be enabled to look far out to sea and view long lines of breakers flashing and curving along the shingly beaches. There is something about Santa Barbara County almost enigmatical in its haunting loveliness. Each valley seems like the enchanted valley of Rasselas; each vista of undulating ocean-curve, "Charm'd magic casements opening on the foam of perilous seas in faery lands forlorn." There is, too, the infinite joy of flower and fruitage to entrance the beholder. The contrast between these Eden-Valleys and the ice-bound country of the Mid-Western, Northern and far Eastern States can only be appreciated by one who has experienced those differences in midwinter months. To such a wanderer, far from the delectable land of Santa Barbara County, and locked in the grip of relentless January inclemencies, will come readily the stanza affording the comparison: "For you the fig and olive shine The green Leaf spreads, and waters run, With trailing banners of the vine And Gleam of lizard in the sun; For me the leafless tree and black The iron weight of winter's ire, And some cold meteor's baleful track That sails beyond a wake of fire." Every mile of this highway was long ago thoroughly signposted and protected by the signs of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Signs of warning, signs of direction, curve and grade signals, railway crossing signs and warnings, cross-road and city signs, everything to guide and give information to the traveling public. The Santa Maria, the Santa Ynez, and the Sisquoc Rivers are the main streams in the County, with a drainage area close to 2,000 square miles. In the Lompoc Valley, drained by the Santa Ynez River, and justly celebrated for its wonderful beauty and fertility, the people of the district are now contemplating building a modern-constructed highway, from the neighborhood of Solvang, at the State Highway, to Lompoc Junction on the Coast, near the mouth of the Santa Ynez River. Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County, while already of both national and international repute, are destined in the future to become even more famous. Good roads will be the controlling factor in the advancement of both city and county, and Santa Barbara was a pioneer in the modern highway movement in California. The county has still many diversified marvels of natural beauty which remain to be explored and enjoyed, as the highways are constructed and extended. Taken in its entirety, the country has more than the grandeur of Switzerland, or the diversity of scenery in any country in Continental Europe. It has the eternal panorama of the sea, the cathedraled stateliness of mighty forests, the flash and mists of dropping mountain torrents, lakes, rivers, -and winding canyons, and blending with all these the pastoral charm of orange and olive-crowned lowlands shining in the sunlight. There is only one Santa Barbara, even in California, and it rests where the broad ocean leans against the land; encircled by the hills rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, a city of rare and surpassing individuality—a jewel in its setting of varying lights and shadows—a veritable dream city, the Naples of the West. Additional Comments: Additional Comments: Extracted from: SANTA BARBARA AND MONTECITO PAST AND PRESENT By JOHN R. SOUTHWORTH F. R. G. S. (1920) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/santabarbara/history/1920/santabar/partiv459nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 31.8 Kb