The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-02
HURBY1Na UP THE CAKES.
Breakfast Biscuit Made from Wheat
Harvested the Same Morning.
From the Marysvllle (Cal,) Appeal, July 12.l

From the Marysvllle (Call Appeal, July 12.l
Yesterday morning, just when the ,drowsy
god holds us the closest, we were startled
from our innocent dreams by heavy knock
ing OF our bedroom door. We thought OF
burglars, murder, fire, everything IN short ex-
cepG the cause Of the alarm. Hastily putting
on our unmentionables, hind side first-which
caused us to walk backwards-we opened the
door, and beheld the earnest face Of III. G.
Ellis, one of the heaviest ranchers Of Sutter
County. now g. resident of Marysville, and
connected with the Plaza Steam FIGURING
Mills, who, In answer to our inquiry of "What
ia the matter nowJ?' replied, "Dress yoursell
and 20 out to the ranch. with me; we have
something to do there this morning" Grum6-
ling we obeyed orders-that is reporters
duty-and donnlng our garments Went
down to the Marysville stables, where
we supposed we should find a. team
ready, disappointment, Is apt to come
of too great expectations, especially when one
expects too much of stable men. The aostler,
who is q second cousin to Rtp Van Wlnkle,
had dfallen'asleep after being awakened: anu
ready half hour had passed and - o'clock In
the morning" came Just as We rolled out OF the
stable. HDriye with tight lines," said the o.
Bile man. Did we do it Not much. Ellis
rather pushed on them instead ot holding
them tight. After taking drink from Q pot
Cle IOulQ III Luc uuESy lo ptSoe,rs1 VIZ, 80 ~ 80" -
day before) and Lighting our, cigars our com
panion condescended TO Inform us what he
desired. Said he: ''You know that once
upon time General Bidwell cut some grain,
threshed IL, ground the wheat, baked bread
from the -four and ate it for supper: NOW,
propose to beat this, and beat 1t badly. IL is
seven miles to my rancho, and 1nteno TO
drive there, cut and thresh some gram, take se
it to the Plaza Mills, grind 1t, have my wife
make biscuits from the flour, and we VIII eat
them with our breakfast before O'Clock
this morning" After finishing this long
sneech. he gaye another push on the lines
and relapsed into silence. In fifty minutes
we were at the ranch, but here another
disappointment awaited U.s.. Tne teams
were not in the field, and anotner
half hour. went by before the machinery ISmas WIS
mounted to the header and cut header full OF
'the golden grain" We laid aside our
coat and mounted the footboard OF the thresh-
ine machine. and when the grain arrived we
fed 1t through. From the grain thus cut ana
threshed our sack was taken, and as gram
cannot be ground without soaking. IL was
thoroughly Wetted there In the field. We then
started for the city, which we reached In forty
minutes from the ranch. Arrived at the mill,
another disappointment awaited US. The grain
was too wet, and another half hour was lost IN
driving 1t. It was then put through the
screens, from thence Into the hopper, aho ,la
soon q sack OF flour was produced from the
wheat, which stood in the fields but 2 ieW lew
hours before. From the mill to the residence
of Mr. Ellis, when Mrs. Ellis took charge OF lt,
and In half an hour we heard the welcome 70
breakfast. 1t 755 by the watch, Wnicn umeO y =
| ns all the way through, we SAT down 10
sn,endid breakfast, and before US was tue Dis
c1its made from the flour we had WORKED &c
hard to obtain. This ls O true story-;a plalI
statement of the quickest work ever done IL
the state. II any man can beat this ne VII
have to eat his biscuits for supper the day De
| fore the wheat is cut.