Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-04
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a,e got some -four for twenty cents per Pouuu cash
ON the top or Inc mountain we iouno oeau-
t;fn lake, but quite small, and lew miles iartner
we came to fine prairie, abou! lnree uiiies lonS
~ ,hree. fourtbs of mile broad, full OF springs oil
Excellent water, and al the lower end OF il hhe
branch. which forms the head OF Juba rIver, ana
tho NAV we danced 'Juba' there was caution 10
ali fulure emigrants The difficulty OF getting
down the mountain was moi as great as IN ascehu
inc il though il was work Of labor, and looked
Al The first Glance as impossible 10 be performed
hv borsemen. much more by teams and wagons,
aSolomon Subleue, OF ST. Louis, who passed
ne At The lake on The north side oil the mountain,
told us afterwards that ne had no idea we couiu
gel through with our wagons. In some places
we found necessary 10 lock all Tour oil Inc "hees
coming down hill, and then our wagons came
yery near turning over hind part before, on 10
,ba cattle. Atlast on the 10Th of October our
hardships were ended by our arrival at Fort Suter
where we concluded to spend the winter IN Inc
mountains; that is, myself and wagon compa-
Mons. five in number, and Mr.. aud Mrs. Roulette;
awe made our way TO the place al wnlch
am now writing. Ii is beautiful valley, about
ten miles long and two wide, situated between
mountains, which are about 1000 feet high rom
the bed Of Cache creek, which runs throusn Tue
valley. In the mountains there are deer ana pear
in abundance, and about fifteen miles IRON ne. re
there are plenty Of elk. Inc valley IS dpou' w
miles from The BAY Of ST. Francisco, about loI.y
from Fort Suier; and twenty-five rom Inc rac'hc
Ocean. Bodega is the nearest port.
nAs vet have seen but very liule OF The coun,
try and must confess that, in regard 70 Inc part
have seen, / am not SO much pleased as expect
ed thai should be. So far as have seen, the
country generally is very mountainous, WIN
here and there valleys suitable for cultivation
Those few valleys are generally taken up oY inc
Mexicans; and, should there be some mol taken
up. il would be impossible for foreigners 10 ees
hold of them the recent laws OF Mexico loroiu-
ding any officers Of this Government TO grant
land to foreigners In fact, the laws are framed
TO prevent foreigners from coming 10 Inc country
unless they have passports. have neVe, peen
asked for my passport, but il had, ishoua nave
been inclined 10 do as DR.. Bail did on sin'iai
reauisilion-show my rife. :.
ii should be more pleased with this country II
the seasons were more favorable. From Inc -,
of Nav 10 The LIST of October it is one continued
drought; and from he Isl of October 10 lne Isl OF
MAY il rains off and on all the time. Inc only
way BY which crops can with tolerable certainty
be secured, is by irrigation, or the overflow VI
the ground by some water course mere al
many places where this can never be done, anu
consequently The land can never be cultivated
The best locations are all taken up.
'If there are any persons IN SanSani"ii W." wy
sneak of crossing the Rocky Mountains 10 'hiS
country, Tell them my advice is 10 stay al nome.
There YOU are well of You can ENJOY All inc
comforts OF life-live under good Government
and have peace and plenty around you-a couh.
try whose soil is not surpassed by any IN lne
world having good seasons and yielding limeIy
crops. Here every thing is on The other extreme
the Government is ryrannica, The weather uli-
seasonable poor crops, and the necessarles oil llle
not to be had, except al The most extorlionate
prices, and frequently not then. In Inc ~inler
season. il is impossible for a horse to 60 about,
The soil being so loose that The first rains make a
perfect mortar Of il, and your horse frequently
sinks down so much that you are competed 70
lump off in the mud knee deep 10 help him out.
al DO not, however, believe there was ever a
more beautiful climate than we have in this
country. During the whole winter we have de-
Iishlful weather, except when il rains. We do
not need FIRE except for cooking nor have seen
during The whole winter ice thicker than win
dow glass, although we are in sight OF snow the
whole year round Most all day long we could
be seen in winter with our coats off, walking IN
the neighborhood Of our cabin, except when we
were off hunting for term of four or six days.
| 1.-THE MeXicans talk every spring and fall here
otdriving the foreigners out OF the country lhey
must do it this year. or they never can DO it,
There will be a revolution before long, and pro.
badly this country will be annexed 10 The United
States. II here, will take hand in it.
"WM. l.. TODD"