, 1865-02-24

State Of the Country and Inhabitants.


FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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State Of the Country and Inhabitants.
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ICo-rcsnonJence of the ch1caeo Tr,bnns.1
s.s Drroo c,1 Ian t..
u,r;a oo,os;o, - +.aSa1 th.an1h 4ha
ua'A5 oe.1o4ou ~ -n41uu ~
southern poftloh o1 Calnofnla We nave had
come opportunity to note something Of the
character of the country and pcon1c. which
NAV ho worthy ot nass,nr nottcc'
AA4J ~ w. - e''-t'.'7
us n 49, ~ g. . 49, ~. aust1n aua n..-
ita'y post on TIC Bay ot san Pedro, tive hun
dred miles south Of San Francisco, the stage
,outo traycrsrs lcyc1 nla;n. with occasional
e1,..,+ ,o,,oss,,,,s th~,.,oh ,vh;o1, DO .r,a,1
e44su. ~" e.
streams peaflng INC names OF eamts anu
Angels, distance Of flftymiles, with little
arr xerv snarsa. There are occasional ranch-
80; ei ..Ss.:a..,s S:..s a.. ...s..,
- VI 0ieA'eane " :. ..ue. t'Aus' VIAL tuc usoa'
complement OF Indian huts. Ihe country, IN
ordinary seasons, is we'll adapted to srazlnEg,
1ar,;no an occasional scarcity Of Vnter Init
- .Hs.,t,.-.a - 49,, o.ho, ,,,..>o.. va
not nppa'ent's ~ Any oluef pulposc' soss
herds OF cattle and sneep have leu on these
plains, but during the extreme drought Of the
past two years, large numbers of them have
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persisted. Many OF 1he sancnefos h1therto
accounted rich are reduced to poverty. The
Ina,ara e,nn1oved IN the ranches and nehor6e-
49,, t;,a +ta;- or,n,,at,or .rona sr5 ,r,.t ~.
n;1.n a - r. ,,a4lrn1 6dno+;ana uu - tho
nn4,ntr ~ ~, 4rb;ch tfav ,aro "rcvetomaa ~ ~
.o14 ~ Toaa 1n.rr IL +ha., ha.sa e,,f9 "
te.5 ~ 4oo'' 4DAn' ~ 'D@A1 AA'e e""eteu
se1lpus.s. mt ~, ~ +,,. .ns
Ia esae 49, ~ r. 4-;1d IA .ts - W !.
FaHad ~ t;1,ad n3,t ana the .,rctv ,eoo rx;,1
E;nid 1t+ia III f,'it naa t1 ~ Pear ~
Two { 1t ieast, the plants IN many a places hav-
t4naa ~ 49, ea.tia Tha 1r;ci,, ,.e"r 1,..;ds s
s;. 'm;s XII. tu 49, r. t,,a oS,oF
n..ta,ns - a,,sr tha -ot;ro ~
a;sNa III ~ ,oornr c'as:es nf the % nnnn1a, i'm
~ orre pht ~ .,raatn.] ;a,raaT.I
a.e, u eon1s a v thar haEa =, saae1
eis nom !he oronen1, as taeg nave, IN many
instance, ocen 9nao'e " peseIse anytalaS
from thelr slenuef sUiei ana inelf general
lndolcnt habits mare ll-Gtteo tnem lor saca
| nn emergency. II: the rains conEnne as they
have bcsuc, all will recover somewhat from
their deslatution, but It VIII be long time
before lie country Is stockeo again as It Was
before. -, o-. A.
At noon Of the first day We reached Au-
chain. small seaport town. and dined with
eens Il on ho tbs paee ada f2s
Aight brought Us to small village clus.
tered about an CID Catholic Mission, one Of
the first established m tie county, ne2r hun
dred years ago. Inc church, 1arge uaitdingg
OF kmo OF caslie 1oim, and showing traces
Of architectural beauty, is now in ruins. An
earthquake commenced the work Of destruc-
| tion, and neglect has permitted 1t to go on
| till now the ROOT Is fallen tn, and the south
vail nearly 1eveled with the ground. The
Mission WIS ca!leo san Juan de tapistrano,
Many Of tue Missions scattered over this
| country have large 1ne buildings, which must
have cost considerable sums OF money besides
| vast deal Of Iabor, and clearly Indicate the
complete influence and control the priests had
over the native population. They are Eenes.
Of Them requires not only pezsevenng watch
fitness but almost absolute control Of them.
| At the San Juan de Caplstrano there arc 50
| many San Juans- johnson the Pacific
coast II Is necessary to distinguish particu-
lar1y), there are perhaps lofty houses. IN ~
good state Of P5eservauon. They are built In
the old spanish or Mexican style, OF adobe,
| enc story high, and covered with bamboo
oTe1laid with soo OF tiles.
ine Aote! ~ "n1cn INC stage Passsngers
ase enIef1a!nco ls somewhaI no'el aHalr OF
Inc k1no. Two foome, enlfrely ctsconnec1ea,
pull ~ lne ptssan'as st3lH, ano o}s:nms u
no .,,t, ~ ao1.a+a{ - I aIe ,1ta1,a,.
One room Is aesoteo 70 s.o:age ana - Atcaen 6Ssa
| "o.N. ., - as5 ftno-p ftnopass @ !".eeu W tess
tns 9h ~ n.a ~ ~ noo1s| n11e tta "
~ ptIm haea 80 ~ T.; 91e n1tar nm .,das f
,na.os o,ora ~ ~ henrt9 .re aba e"
fs;n .u~ '"t t,;a ~ ~ e,a; .uI
~ GteA,uS lansC !nis oesup1ts a1oat oae
1ou,'n H , 81 Luz stu.u .oom ,he ~, o.m a9r hufse
tfsu auosa ault ~, @ sn1 tnS ';e seI,nusa "
.ue .ooa IS Eisen ~ Senstaa III iana.y alia.Gs
minis. = 9uee1 t3eua.s nuo nas slfa!eu 4uto
tnese Pa51s M HUN ens ALantle eoasG, aoes the
non9ls -. ins essaplsne1t, nat en-, rsaaMg tae
luea o. tne atlsn Selshs ho Mno aasesseu M 1o1