New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-05
THINGS IN CALIFORNIA.


THINGS IN CALIFORNIA.
E,,rao,. from the journal Of L. M0uis9H, Of re ser
f0rk Rtgimoa Of Y0isHfegs. MAY q, isiL
cALU0RSIAy's DRESS
The dress Of a spsnaFd OF io'erso!c mesns con
,ss Of me velvet or deer skin lscket generally OF
green color with srOus rows Of gold OrsiFer p.s2d
buttons upon it, with pair Of pantaloons OF velvet Or
oeer.,kin open from the knee down, and with row
u silver buttons each sdo Of the opening confined
8, the waist By red SIX sash. Over eli il throSn the
crapDo gsly-coiored blanket al stripes and figures,
with hole in the center for the head This, when
placed over the shoulders hangs 10 the snoe either
side under the pantaoons pair Of very wide and
loose drawers aud over them when riding wrapped
the Joas square pieces Of leather reaching 10 the knee
b. protect the lower part Of The legs from chsnng-
They ride very fast squirting Their horses 10 madness
exhibit their horsemsn'hiP, and the case with which
they retain thor seats when The horse Is rearing and
pitching aud kicking is really Astonishing The Next
can saddle though awkward 10 appearance, y much
superior 10 ours for riding They have high peaks be-
tore and behind the in front "a arranged 30 that
an end OF the asso can be attached 10 ~ alter the ou
lock 10 shared The spurs are the most say age ana un
civilized looking Instruments that can well be imagined
shout ~ inches long with small bella or pieces oil steel
attached which jingle at every step The siirrups are
made Of wood, generally bgHHm r"1, ana weighing
from two 10 three pounds.
MODE or CATCHING WILD CATTLE AsD H0Rs g
Imagine q drove Of fifteen hundred or two thou.
sand cattle rowing the plain. The 60ocaT.a or asso.
throxer on hO trained TO the purpose, rides into the
midst Of them selects hoe fat bullock steers for bun
through the crowd driving the cattle right ana left be-
fore him the doomed animal msy turn and turn as he
may but the b0ccdrd when within twenty yards Of him
commences swing his iasso "a long strip Of hide with
moose At the end around his head, and presently II
whilzes through the air and the animal selected 10
noosed a. certainly a. the lsssO is thrown The mo
ment the weltsned horse Of the b0ccarta hears the
lssso whz he stops perfectly sill and braces himself
sideways waits for the shock. The other end OF The
asso being fastened TO the front peak OF the saddle The
bullock is brought up suddenly AID ,umoles TO the
ground The horse being perfectly prepared, n, MS
ed on the spot (afler dss0s attached 10
his feet to proven, MS rising or led 10 tbs corel (eneo
sure for cattle surrounded with high adobe wall
Nild horses are caught IN the same way The horses
that are broken aud kept Tor riding being stsked out IN
the plain and brought IN when wanted
HArR GATHERING FOR mArAs
The gathering OF hair % make the hair ropes
which almost exclusively used here, (henp being
unknown) IL an amusing scene, at least 10 anSee
boy A party Of Indians belonging % Gen. slelo ap
piled ole afternoon for the OF the c7rai OF the ar
vel TO drive In horses for this purpose Permission be
iug gwen about hundred horses we're driven In, Wild
the bsssts Of the forest not one of which had been
disgrsccd by bride burden. 1t may be only mere
poetic fancy Of mine, but has appeared 10 me that
there 10 something more graceful and noble in the
movements of an unsmed horse, that never felt the
halter draw An air Of free dom seems to pervede bic
muscle and and frame, that the hiehes, melted
OF our domestic s,eods never exhibit To proceed
tho Indians bounded into their saddles as with the
sslity 81 the mountain by easy and graceful ei
fort The nostfs OF their horses expanded 20 The AT
most tension their long black names and tails stream
ing Ia tine wind tcs GHrtbas, begun cOursing az the
sop of their speed the coral Presently the pTin
epal boocar,d dsshes In among them. (hNes his eye
upon with luXuriant name and TAIL and launches
the unerring idssos II cucircs the horses neck An
other bocclfid rides up and throws Gss0 low that
catches him by the hind legs and between the two the
poor victim IL dragged TO the ground, Two or three
other Indians spring 10 him, armed with shears, and
Vsrdon the doegrel)
rAe OF all Dc LnG
1iey tluk spare
and AWAY they 60 TO continue Their wild sport Three
or four horses generally sacThcod In the onslaught
Thss afternoon very hne msrc with ioal Was Killed
by the rude violence with which they handled her But
wild horse is OF small account e. those who own o, er
two thousand each, Gen \. and many others do
The prices OF horses here range from ten ID any dollars
accordns to their speed and the care with which they
have beer broken Bottom IL very nue thought o. as
TIE inhabitants always ride fast the horse can car
~ them until he Is exhausted, when they mount
another. II long journey. Instead Of slsckening
speed aud dismounting In civil and christian like
manner, they keep their utmost speed AL ~hen toey
reach the terminus suddenly rein back with al their
might throw the animal upon lis launches aud leap
The coruasi between men and things here, aud our
own Es'aaos Jaidos, Is striking snOagh. fertile soil
under the son influence Of its sunny cline enables ne
inert unsiuttoas Spsnard 10 live and drag his SLOW
orgh along" IN igdOlcnt ease without any EFFORT 81 reg
usr ksb.tual Industry necessary - physical mora
and political health aud With no notions OF substsu'A
comfort as understood by us al home. q Is Indeed
matter OF surpTise u in this progressive Noeiecn
Century Spanish gentlemen not only OF ample means
but OF great wealth with costly Partisan furniture N
houses OF sundred clay, (adots,) wnilc materials oI
brick are srornd them, aud Nutoa ctfmFts. We
want the energies of the Yankee character 70 rouse tht
people to sction cgoste ncWnrss OF tc and spi and
PROMPT them on 70 improvements Az is here nov
!, Is Od Sosin IN her mummy hood VA which the pase
OF lite is mute blood 10 circulate no heart TO oesb
no soul 10 move within acr.
CNTlON 10 ENiGRANls
hope ths, those who Intend to emigrs'e BY land
here will be careful thai they are mol overttSen hy
storms o. SHOWS wsui OF provisions on Their ton
some irursey across the Rocky Mountains. have
those who started irom the borders o. Nssoafi
bale and stall fuen h0bt,e down inc the plains OF
California CT pp,cd for life Aars s,e hrosa rae O..
its @adssss II k1ssor, kaoe 'sgMfor se as t q ,c
faaeFs atde tofy, Aaeisy starta 20 re- az PTtcess
Nsas -hsSiog been vncowpassCt ~ sCoN oa tho top;
OF those dreadful autains Maid, ne who icit Iaei'
homes rejoicing il ihc pride OF youth sna beauty 10