The Trinity times., 1855-02-24

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line of coaches, ON which our Express matter
is carried and reached Los Angeles the same
night, 2Sth.
This place s too well known to you to de-
mand description from HE, and content my
sell with stating few facts to which would
specially call your attention in the future
One is, that corn is said to grow here splen-
didly and the ears to fill and ripen equal to
ranything in the older States, fact, If fact,
which is not known on the Bay of San Fran
cisco, or in the mining regions wherescorn is
grown with difficulty. The raising here Of
sufficient supply of maize for the California
demand, would help enrich the country by
keeping thus much of our gold at home.
The culture of grapes and manufacture of
| wine is destined to become feature Of this
part of California, and confidently predict
that, if fostered properly by those having as
! deep an interest as yourself i'll the welfare of
| California, the wine of this section will cause
| nportations to nearly cease, and we shall be-
come large exporters, besides doing q won
derful work in the way of temperance
Drinkers of Sherry and Madeira in San
Francisco are probably aware that their best
! English imported wines are nearly all manu-
| factured in London, from the cheap wines of
the Cape of Good Hope. Los Angeles can
supply the basis in place of Cape Town, aud
your ingenious merchants can do the manu-
featuring, including stamping the boxes and
copying the labels.
| Dec. lst.-Left Los Angeles at 10 o'clock
this 4. NJ Eight miles this side passed San
Gabriel, an old mission, in tile vicinity of
which is said to be some of the best land in
| California The Padres fenced many of the
fields with the cactus.
at noon we stopped at place called
| Monte, which has about five hundred inhabi-
tants.
Water abundant: land very fertile, one
| squash vine producing three scuashes which
weighed four hundred and thirty nine pounds,
| and ] also saw corn stalk seventeen and a
| half feet high.
! Saturday, Toe 2d.--Stad last nigh! at an
old Spaniard's by the name Of Paemeros,
| who has line, large ranch, well stocked. A
few years since, the Utah tribe of Indians,
! led by their Chief, Walker, were in the hab
| it of driving of several hundred head of
caule--the Spaniards in this vicinity Not be-
ing able to resist them.
| Distance to-day, thirty-two miles.
| sunday, Dec. 3d.-For twenty miles it is
nearly desert without water. Arrived at
! san Bernardino this evening. Distance to-
! day thirty two miles.
| Monday, Dec. 4tli.--San Bernardino, the
Mormon settlement containing about one
thousand Inhabitants.
The Mormons have possession of some
eight square leagues of land, well watered,
which produces WELL
Timber is scarce, consequently the houses
are built of adobes.
| Within FIVE miles Of this place are hot
| springs, from lukewarm TO hot enough to
cook an egg.
Tuesday, Dee 9th Left San Bernardino
to-day at 2 p. NJ, in company with james
! b. Leach, James Williams, Jacob Mosier
and Mr. Pinney. We have four mules packed.
Good road and plenty Of water.
Distance to-day 10 miles.
Wednesday, Dec. 6th.--Left camp at half
past seven A. M.
Crossed the Sierra Nevada by Hunts Pass
which is ten miles nearer than by Cajon,
and to the south Of it, although the latter is
much the best for wagons, and in fact, one
| thousand dollars would make it first rate
road.
Camped at p. M. Distance to-day %
miles; the last 20 poor land and without
water.
Thursday, Dec 7th--Left camp at half
past Z. Distance to-day 80 miles; water
| half way, good wagon road land poor
Camped at Sugar Loaf, on the Molave
| river
Friday, Dec. S--Started at s A. NJ; trav-
eled 25 miles northerly along the Mohave.
| The soil could be made to produce web by
irrigation Road level and sandy.
Camped at s p. NJ near u small lake; good
| grass. Distance to-day % miles. We have
seen some alkaIi.
Saturday, Dec. 9th-Left camp at half past
s A. NJ.
To-day we have travelled twenty-five miles
without water: road good, through desert.
| Camped at p. NJ, water bad, grass scarce
We have passed through a canon three miles
long, through low range Of mountainsj the
ascent was gradual.
Sunday, Dec. l0th-Ieft camp last night
at eight p. NJ, it being thought best to travel
on the desert in the night. From Bitter
Springs, where we camped last niebt,to Kings
ton Springs, where we camped this morning,
at ! ! A. NJ, is forty miles over desert; water
to be had at small lake about half way;
road fair.
Fed our mules with barley last night and
this morning.
Started this Afternoon at half past g.
Monday, Dec. llth--Camped this morn
ing at half past 8, all tired and very sleepy
Distance last night forty miles; road good
oyer desert. This place is called Mountain
Springs, grass is poor, and we here feed The
last Of our barley. About twenty miles from
Bitter Springs we left the regular emigran
road, and came on to it within four miles o
Mountain Springs. saving about forty miles
avoiding Salt Springs, the Highlander, Rest
ing ana Stump Springs. Left Mountain
Springs at half past | A. NJ, and Travelled
- miles to Cottonwood. Road good.
Tuesday, Dec. l2th-Left Cottonwood a
half past seven a. NJ. CamFed at 3 p. NJ.
on the Las Vegas. This is a small stream
but runs very rapidly and waters severa
hundred acres Of good land.
Here there is spring in which person
cannot sink.
1t is twenty-five miles over TO the Colorado
river.
: Road somewhat uneven, but not bad.
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