Complex sentence: By 1881, the settlement in addition to the post office had a store and hotel, and was the site of sheep shearing and the wool, and produce of local farms was shipped down river to Stockton and San Francisco.
Split into simpler sentences: By 1881, the settlement in addition to the post office had a store and hotel, and was the site of sheep shearing. The wool and produce of local farms was shipped down river to Stockton and San Francisco.