The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-09-06
San Francisco, r... Aug. % 1870.

San Francisco, r4... Aug. % 1870.
EpIroa OF REGISTER "A stray copy
or two Of your paper sent in TO me by
good lady, Mrs. Jowett, from Weybridge,
reminds me that short letter would be
very acceptable to you and your readers.
1t is nearly month since | left the
green hills of Vermont for New York
and thence to the Pacific coast and here
| am still, how long TO remain | carrot
say. But | find so many that l either
know personally or by reputation, that it
almost seems like home here. | am stop
ping in Oakland with my friend, VIM. |,
Tucker, well known to most of our peo-
pie, especially in Brandon, from which
place he moved with his family. Soon af.
Ter my arrival. | made the acquaintance
of Messrs. T. IIolcomb, and Col. Halsey.
Mr.. Holcomb is the brother of the Hon.
Samuel d Hocomb, of Starksboro, and
ex-senator Of our county, his son Wesley
b., is employed by lumber company,
with salary Of $4,000. Col Halsey
was from Brandon, is son-n-law to
CLANCY Conant, Esq. he is paymaster in
the U. S. A. | have also met with l..
G. Parsons, son of Deacon Parsons, of
Brandon, who lives at Sacramento, and
with the Watcrhouse brother, from Sails
bury, of the firm of Watorhouse e. Scster
who are doing an extensive business in
material for wagon making. They have
a branch house at Sacramento. have
also met Mrs. Mott, wife of Julius Mott,
and daughter of Eben +. Cogswell who is
living at San Metro. There are living
at Oakland several others of whom |
have heard but had no personal acquain-
lance, rig Hon. Oscar j.. Shaitcr, for
merly of Wilmington, II. II. IIavcns,
Esq, from Vcrgcnncs, | believe, Mrs
Morton, widow of George Morton, and
several others the fact is we are we'll
represented in this part of California
Mrs. Jcwett has two daughters living
with her, who are teaching, aud get good
pay, and one living with her son-in-law
the Hon. Phelps Nash, of New Haven.
have not been able to look over the
country much, my time has been so tax
en- up with business matters. have
been to San Jose, which is said to be
about the best agricultural portion of the
State, but at this season of the year. il is
so dry that the fields are too brown to at
tract the eye of a Green Mountain Boy,
and still there is great abundance of
fruit, apples, pears, peaches, plums
oranges, melons of all kinds, and straw.
berries. That portion of the State adapt.
ed to gold raising is on the American
and Sacramento rivers. We pass through
that on the American river OH our way
to California. | am told that wheat
growing is about the best staple digging
there is. The first English ship is now
loading in thc,Bay with wheat raised OH the
line Of the railroad. The crop is good
one. | shall 60 this week to Checo, tn,
residence of Donald Bidwcll, who for.
merly lived in our place, and from
thence to Luckee. How much Of the
state shall be able to visit am unable
to state. Hope to see the most interest
ing portions. Visited the Cliff Hous,
the other day and saw the sea lions, 6
perfect description Of which will be iount
in Richardson's beyond the Mississippi.
| have looked in upon the curiosities o.
this>city. visited China Town, that por
ton chiefly taken up by Cinnamon, alsc
Woodward's Garden, where is found the
most complete collection of animals ant
curiosities | ever saw. But shall no
attempt to go into details, You are REFER
ed to Richardson, for further, better
and more particular description of this
part of the country. Will write you
again if time permits.
With much respect am yours truly
y. l.. Tupprn.