They have 19 yoke of oxen and some other stock among them, and they are plowing and sowing wheat, oats and barley, all of which grow well in California. Cary says they can raise two crops from one sowing, the second crop being even better than the first. Cary reports that the weather is cold, even with frost and some snow for the first time in the last five years. He is anxious to hear from home. Neither Rant nor Angi have written for some time.
Times are hard in California.
The winter has been too dry and mining operations have been curtailed due to lack of water. When the miners do well, the entire economy does well, he notes. Cary says he is getting tired of California, but thinks he may have another chance for success in the west. His health remains good, he says. All rights reserved.