Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-15
tn. sadd,. the woman rides has kind Of ,e

|
half way down the legs this likewise, 70 be
complete, must be embroidered with silks of
different eolors and gold and eilver thread; from
the lower part upwards, Il opens in six or eight
parts, and each Of these parts is furnished with
a number Of smsi, pieces Of iron or copper, 30 a.
to make jinslirs noise like so many small
cracked bells. have seen one ofthese aprons
with three hundred and sixty of these small iiu.
giles hanging to t.
The moment child Is born on farm in Ca.
lifornia and the midwife has had time to elothe
il, il is given 10 a man on horseback, who rides
post haste 10 some Mission with the new born
infant in his arms and in company with the fu.
ture godfather and godmother, who present il to
u prizes, for baptism this sacrament having been
administered, the party return and the child
may rest sometimes whole month without tax.
ing an excursion on horseback, but after the
lapse Of this time it hardly escapes one day
without being on horseback until the day Of sick.
ness or death.
Thus bythe time a boy is ten or twelve years
Of age he becomes q good horssman. and It 10
difficult 10 get him to do any kind Of work on
foot, and almost any Californian would think less
hard of riding one hundred miles than he would
of working four hours on foot; add to this that
most If the labor in California has necessarily
been effected by means Of men on horseback
The taking care Of cattle and horses, lasting
them, and going such long jo-neys a. they are
constantly obliged 10 travel has made them ex.
per, horsemeu TO an extraordinary degree:
The horses themselves are Of hardy nature,
rs may he seen by the nhuman manner In which
they are generally treated by the natives. II a
man wants to travel from thirty to forty miles
from his place of residence, he saddles his horse
and mounts him on his arrival At the town or
place Of destination, he ties him to post he
may in some cases give him drink Of water, and
should he temain away FROM home four or hve
days his horse gets nothing but water, without
food all that time, and II he 10 horse ofthe mid
ding class Of Californian horses, he will travel
those thirty or forty miles back again with the
same free ga, at which he started on full belly
and good condition; Of course this Is only in the
summer season when the grass has good sub.
| stance and the horse is in good order. .-.T s
| suppose ths will hardly be credited by some
Of the ia, mcrs and horse jockeys in the United
States. but it is Ecthinx beyond the truth, and
journey in this country generally carries beside.
his rider q weight Of from hny.hve 10 sixty
pounds Of saddle gear, and should the weather b
rainy and ,h. saddle get vet. the weight isdos
bled II requires two large sanned o. hidss 4
6t on, a Californian saddle. add TO this the wood
en- s,irrup, three inches thick. the saddle tree
stout iron rings and bur hIes. With yair ef spor
weighing from tonr 10 six pounds, psiy ef sos
skins laid across the pummel oi tAs ss66ls. vit
larse pockets in them, srS which seseh be5ss
the s,irr"p. and pair Of heavy ho.stsSs ~iih n
largest kind Of horse pistols, ssd think II III
be found I have rather fell short than exsgsess
ted in nv statement Of the weight which hors
in this country has to carry 90 . journey, Ro
withdrawing they travel very freely and 81
, active in their motions.
Norxmber c5fh, ls46--l shall now give yo
al accuun, with the descriptions the pIineip
classes Of timber in California. beginning wi,
the red pine tree. This tree commonly grow
I from two hundred and 6ity to three hundred fe'
high. Ihave measured one when fslled that vi
n three hundred and twesty-se feet from Il
b butt TO the point or head this was by no meat
2 an uncommon si,ed tree, being but nine feet
d diameter where il was cut of, and the large
}. ever [ saw measured while standing was fort,
. two feet IN circumference. have heard of NUT
q larser ones, bu, never saw one these trees a
:. run very regular in their dimensions from Il
). bottom to top The heart ofa young tree b
!. gins to turn red al about six years old, the on
side from two TO three inches in thickness, Z
ways remaining white the bark 10 suingy Al
. diffc,lt to cut through, even with the sharpe
: axe; it may well be compared TO the husk of
cocoa nut The leaf and burr are very simil
TO those Of the spruce tree il contains SON
N rosin and have seen several trees felied in Il
,. spring of the year which have discharged
much az barrel Of water the moment the a
has suack the heart OF them.
!. The timber which this tree produces Is inv'
!, liable for its durability, the worm does not emf
il sfter il has been put to use. though while u
tree 10 standing there 10 . worm which Is vel
injurious to it, always entering at the bottom
. the branches where the knot 10 almost equal 70
g Aint stone, and always eats upwards so 'n.'
tree i, very onen found to be sound ana eoo0
. high up as the 6rst branch, and above that
y sometimes found greatly injured by the worn
.. but whenever the tree isent down and dried u
'e worm dies and no other insect ever snse's n
wood, and III, is property seasoned before ss''
,e pu, to USE e.nnos cay " svss il rsts At ell,
b. :. ...... 49,. 4. II d. <v,ouah che