, 1874-08-29
FARMING IN CALIFORNIA

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1'D o"eo1g jor September.
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EAItAIlNG In CALIFORNIA
Lnrgo Storica oy H,,r,r M, c
r'.,.. Ill" corn
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,,,,'' CORRESPONDENT Of tho Boston Ad1er,iser
gavoht a,, very entertaining acoont Of whit ha
following extracts: ' ''''
nu .,,,, s,s: cAtifohsIA s'IEgr-RAxcn
N5 pio" nas aVof d!sturl'etl this magnificent
nnr INV hneept m On on t egrura Of some akcs
10 seen Oh It's surface; and not l. weed offended
TUG oye. we wero nov upon a. tlald Of ID. ono
aGlos. owned W AZ. Parks, aud he sppko
III, r.th nasdonaolo pride i'ot only Of tho benuty,
nnt 1 u ra eo to',esa OF to ao!1 and the presout
nni,,oI @ op'nt.'s sal1e o! nis possessions. 1le
sa ot ny ,ahoau OF III. Ulmn reaching 1t wo
,ounu ,sn u aiap-up" indeed. few boards
n,.;.'a tnenea togslher n1atfn sngo room, who're
owarssa, "".aa eooa nad l,is pots aud panb, aud hs
eunns,uooka annst1's. hna nGwspapor Ihe sfecping-
aasio,tA 11 M consisted OF shc 10 00t' acres outside
.na .i' Ktcne' atlu "t!ioe, or my lcsAer portion
;;"aoyt, ;rr,.., mhera sotno ten Or dozen mott Ind
,nnrhr,,its his ~ up eheif eedstoads, with blue
n9.onqulto.nottng 9ao,' around slom. This was do
aaelIb tho meadow tn rather unique way A
sGnhto lilty~soh haystael. 5nat bnilt from tho
nmtus ss H.nssea. cut Hinco the suhs,dence of tho
sr;s h,1f III, ;a,tatanee o. which sa]atod our nos
.a t.s na't ~ m'le a"aY-tiIsclosed tho reason for
snn, sn evo1to ev aa t e,M1aampment Ma blr. Parks will
,'oai soan nave 3oo 70 guy, tons oil ''Ns succuont.
n..vu nay cus On oeFoi't port!t NJ hia p,in
W u'iss ~. w. iooo 'or Ills horses aud nu!es lator
=" !. M N.Y. ssason. !, .'n;., L.,
n,obn suau ho, uoh you sn1hk this would
1''aT !. r op.a.4 .a. hiIeg1'-rAhcne
-,,rs a!nuF t9aia ooala ever hnYo Imagined" in
'0s!vn1g' >! Wa1, :,
sh,,,, He1 - yo.' nave 1851 yonr 1nterost In thla
n fhr fint
lomc;nn r4ss ~ vs. soM % a9 ~ 20 band ol soep be-
t;6's,h t;',63 e y" a'o WHICH ha9ont aoai1 for aoulo
s'Ie' In ,,..4 - ,...
.,,a,,,,s,. w. Goa. 3ue "here waH tho "band2" /
w,oro III 'isoaa iona ,1s sco even single sheep any.
ta Tu,v ntnnu vi tnose pians. in driving 2or milos
selvoa-the1l .an l. nmoio1sheep to tho right Of ,s,
1t'o hotyon ~ uno lo,a o. qa and a1loaw!y,
aoon ~ ,,,a. ntesnea ~ ~, TO oo made Of minute
nsop. iaps nn. 9ust az tn!s moment tho sun Shin
,u uomu m wynn 9a Motiy, the tupponny sheap
.nv . :" . .Mo III huyhhce o. our carriages began to
',s., s,"~ sn.t .,t aaa hept ~ II until they hs-
mlanad nanea .ne appearanco ot thin line ot huge
neAr-skln caps aud plulncs, all stand
e'huu ra. u1os III snostY ho1ers had background,
hnno unaa, III ni'o saa!aseu 4aKo, ahd on ltH tlter
,in,.a s'ooa aRncens ., oah tteos n!t!sticaily
pt ~ ,eIn aIo -, snvIn appa1eat'y rslng from
or1M M"tua1 "ma{n , n.lsnas nor Work, At this on-
o;o .h,,, h,,o enas "ser tne "Iole or ths
ma$'o s;5 se9no sn.a; tranhpaEont se OF sllvery
;nn,n,,;t' 't"ss '". 'uu 'oHIS ~ nolshaosh nnd
,a,u9er tGchss ss iis h;s o.r inusens H. ana tcelng
pA'',ies IT,, 1onenes ;one & ~ picture hore and there
a. a.. sne .is iaa. auspllns noMe1ts wth at'no-
s'11 sn1ns@ahs, " safe ait anu Aartlony 20 thn
"aotn % ~ eoutse 70 e1o'aaaslons OF aeliFht ana
f,si oIuet "oii. " ttonA ub Ae"-comere. bnt Mr.
!. A'As' III very commonplace WY. informed u8
tt Was , onas ua'taso, ant tliat very liRoly wo
s.lolia olten soo ~ eheets curing tho day And
~, W. nn'sss ssslns ~ tue carriage LOOKING Ut
t'aa t aa"Pay .nelu "e.e hheep al1 round ana 1e,
,,;a1s w. tds ssaus ons ioe o. moa ana ~
una. ths Rssus tnalory Weso mer1nos. tue re-
V'nueI ~. totawoLub: ~ steop and lambs we're, AZ
3,l ilt ' anu q iof me nnsmnes. Not
H. psrnu - }'usa'p.sy ees !n'1 tMoir nN neeces.
! tmis l.;s. p&nu, @nu Eaas ho ehears them
q 1"'ev ,,.,a a 5e"f; a"o ssls IN average OF
H.; ,usoa.,o ~ .,,...'t t" snou, no estimates
nM, ,,.u H. " ~ . ~ 10 pet cent per an-
,'n;n, ovnr ,n,,+. uo"u 7.oa''.1ab!g Oh taeao
la nia oss oso. W aw9y yusEs ana ans never seen
1,;a sI,oa ~ ~ hoott' "9 III ~ o1aer tehEeets
~ u1s snoap ~ aso noaItnS eettainly LhoY appear
noo, u,oI +; 'io ,es .at .at sns was
thcm not tn ha thnurht ~ ~, W. I. e rs'sT Wv
ale. H., larNs gavo IN" Mord Of command to have
a 80 paJs 10. ~ Eeeai Ana lone snont'
ano snio euuusu |!o "uoio a-hlie stflnE 8tart"
w. o 1nJ r,l, .a ~ ~ ouo uauos paas our Gaffge
snoso ra'.naIs W on appeass 70 statt az re same
nil
u !. !. 10" yaIas u ouF pos'soh. Iher soon got
n.o ~ G,n u1'a .t;a % na tno MHoie noeR came
- ,s;,aa %'tii nonlu1u ea!ilhe ol mothers
o!, ~ hau WY versa. old NOT ogserVs
'0"o W o..us.s naus s',uup ~ sno W1lola MOCK
eons .su. A AM tHuiT upoWlNn..
w. o,st ~ M ana. we eaans tne ana anu
osaes ta "ea.ean i'aii ana lover aud ot Dla-
ilc. ., J.. necanse necessary 1or us to roturn to
:ai a':, a'u 'npuce 10 Ai'fnts Lsnulng ny
~; VIZ M,tSn Tnnt,, ~ -, os"a .% us.ees TO- ios and
~ aosp cuumsy' W 'no "ssteth pamk Or tue sac
tSo o ~ %9s ,rSn e se oap
t"s. ~. uoas q, .!u 'sut lato ousleF county, re
onnd tLat tue punk 81 the river, which is hardly
'rer SaolG.gsu ~ 1roahe.n was ful'y settled
lPou " tni.i.y iatneis, al4 Waa 10 10 ana do
NJ aaa many Of them Tlci- At the ferry -la.d-
ns J. say I@enHfkaDly @ somlortable-lookins
lo'neaseaa. shaaeu " se9y mt traes, with w!lat
ppeatea 70 ne an onln cofntloa somo dis
alaee IN tne rear ~ Aad hoard very often
aat Gail' oInla WIS poor corn,Erowins cu9tl-
y, th's vigorous !ooRlns hoid of dark rich
'l1ues oAcleea uly clflosltY " once, anu rc~'
olvec 20 eaan,ae IL. opehlns tlle gale OF
leey 4oPt yasa. We @ wore ~ the cool Hhndo or
fle1lal oAas atia Vnlo olaeR.walnnt trees. and,
oens ,, man pacKlns some 1iais at a q little dts,
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