The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-19
CALiFORNIA, &C.

We mike some notcs for our reader.
from The correspondence of the laudlurd
Vi he Bread Loaf lpu, whom We bed 70
iicited IN meet share al his mo lrnr
friends through the KhGlsrER, Iii, dstc
Is December 30 h. at the fr,, stage sta
iion ives, from Santa BIhara. en- route
Ion Los Angeles, three hundred and iit\
Lies down the coast from San Frauci.co :
hogan my riding trip tod 3. setting
out iroin Ssn'a Barbara with my he.
morse Siuts Anus, directly after dinner.
tl2.Sl). Sautn Anna has The reputation
OF being he best saddle horse on the
southern coast of California Trained to
ihe ja.su service among heevrs and Will
horses. he will whtl about as uiick Us
,hou2 hr, follow a trail ike an Indian. anu
climb mnnni"in. or descend them like "a
cat. la fact he is said to be Us sure foot.
ed as cat, is reckoned IA horse OF great
endurance, aud will outiun anything
about here. He is seven years old u
dapple gray. and with all his Ere as kind
oi kitten, having been used much at
Santa Barbara by the ladies under sad
die. His sire was al eastern horse, bis
dam suppose but don't know, was Mex.
lean. Every gait he has is easy, lie is
the very perfection Of saddle horse
Well, Santa and began our trip to-day
With an understanding, as its length was
indehufe, to average about four miles an
hour, and travel thirty miles day. And
although Santa Anna has beautiful lope
it was agreed he should not lope at all.
but proceed at slow trot or fast walk
We have lived up to the contract in ma.
iDg these FIRST fifteen miles to day The
horsemen that travel over the plains aud
understand it best, all say that a walk OF
slow trot is the only gait that any hsrse
can last on.
Through the ride We we're within l near
distance OF the OCEAN To the left of w,
at the fartherest four miles off. the ever.
present mountains limit both the view
and the farming land. All the country
here Is badly in want of rain There mas
been but one or two rains this tall
These we're early for the last month not
a drop, aud this is the rainy season. II
this keeps on. there will he another fam
inc among the stock. About twelve years
ago, over three-6iihs Of the stock in south.
cru California are said to have periehed
for want Of toou from tho lack of rain.
think this drouth extended over the state.
We passed some beautiful views of the
ocean to>day, and the island. Santa Cruz
aud Santa Rosa. For trees, have seen
only shrub oaks and syoamores, aud per
haps few fruit trees by the way. but
not gres; many.
This place is close by tho sea aud the
roar Of the surf beats now upon the night
air The Rincon House cun hardly be
called an extensive hotel in fact bu, jus,
a hotel at all. Thee il low Nondan
building. which might let 10 rather than
put on ANS aud has an extra bed room in
more primitive lean to. Aud yet, 'he
lsudlsdy, who is from old lrelnu9, but
Was for blue years in toe family OF Mr..
PelkIus, at Boston. gave me very cood
supper oi boiled eggs, iried meat and po.
faioe.. The station gent Is from Oniu,
l judge American. aud married his for
oign wife on judicious principles, under
pressure perhaps for n hnusckerper. There
is one more hand On the place. M Irish
man who has drilIed here from Spring
field, Msss lie longs for Springfield and
it's rich placer of lrish lsborcrs. The
stage fr"m Los Angeles came along a, five
o'clock; FIVE to ten minutes are consumed
in changing horses. The stage is lu.n-
herring concern on leather SPRING., having
four seats Inside and one cut, Six horses
are used, sDd when the fresh ones were
hitched on, tho driver gpihered up hi:
long lines and away they weUt.
| SEQ it is quarter to ten O'Clock, and
feel that ough, TO go to bed. My plan
is to 60 to Los Angeles and San Beruar
duo. If the horseback riding work,
well with ne, I shall 60 Cd to Fort Yuma
Arizona, and then consider again, whe,h
sr to attempt the route 10 Santa Fe
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