The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-09-02
California Letter.

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.ss California Letter.
SAN Francisco, CAL, August %
Friend Harris 81 have received
quite a number OF letters from reader.
of the PRESS, asking questions abou
this country, its soil, climate, timber
&C., To answer all these-I may make
some mistakes, but what hayc seen
can vouch for. They may talk abou
climate you can get any climate you
want here, and go but little distance
Here in the city it is foggy, mixed
with dust. There is always breeze
and it is so dry that the dust is awful
to the eyes. II is very foggy here the
4 most of the time. You will see men
here with evercsats on in July and Au-
gust. The nights are always cool, and
one can sleep with two blankets over
him and wish he had another. When
the heavy fog comes you can always
sleep well here if the flies and mos
quitses see fit to let you, and they will
always let you if you will let them
bite. Everything is burned up with
the sun, except where they irrigate.
1t is impossible to plow. The ground
is SO hard they do their plowing in
the rainy season. Cattle do the best
in winter !; there is nothing for them
now but hay, not timothy and clever.
| for they do not raise that kind here.
1t is wheat, oats, barley, or some kind
of straw they use as 3. substitute for
hay. The cattle get very poor here in
summer. have not seen much farm
ing land. There are small patches, on
which they raise garden etruck, but
the most of the produce is shipped in
from other points. There is an abuDd-
ance Of fruit, but the flavor Of the
same varieties is not as fine as
in the Eastern States. There are
worlds Of grapes, and lots Of wine is
made here. / have sampled the wine
and call it good.
The timber here is principally red
wood. 1t makes good building timber,
and it is = little ahead of hemlock for
slivers. 1t lasts well in the ground.
There is some live oak, but they grow
short. Our common elder grows into
trees here-I have seen them Is inches
through, and our common tag alder
80 inches. There is no winter, and
they grow very large.
In my last letter spoke of taking a
hunt. did not 60, but, if ever get
time shall fill that contract.
am working for millwright. 1t
Is hard for a stranger to get a job, but
after he gets hold he is all right.
ran the city over to find employment,
but was Unsuccessful until introduced
by the following card;
bearer, Mr.. .. l.. Green, is the man
whom l spoke to you about this
morning. Any favors shown him
j. Il. Low"
present the note 10 Mr.. Scott, and
he writes;
"John Hammond This is the man
to put 10 work. Il. NJ. SCOTT.
We find Hammond and he says,
"Oh, yes. Do you understand this or
that-we will give you so much, and
if you suit AS we have work for you
at better pay" So here am, working
at all sorts of jobs. We have been |
working at the Mechanics Fair, put
ting up machinery. This is no hum
bug of place. This fair is kept open
about six weeks. They have got every
thing arranged at this Fair to make it
pleasant for people to attend, and
leave little coin to bear expenses
The building is 500 feet by 200 on the
ground, and it is well filled with all
kinds of machinery. lam now work
ing on distillery, where they make
the stuff that ruined the Republican
party. They call it whisky. and there
is more of it drunk here than in any
place L ever saw. So, you see, the
is the Democrats will
elect their Governor this year.
Some of you may aski "Do you
drink 2" 81 cannot tell lie, father
did it with the hatchet." 1 learned
/ lesson when a boy, from my father.
md do thank him for it day. We
we're drawing logs with two teams.
md was driving the hindmost team. h
The forward team get stuck in a mad
lole; we pried it out, then drove in
o tho same hole and, Of course, got
tuck. Father took the whip to drive
he team, and instead of the OK it was I
u. He said, "young man, when yeu
ee some one ahead Of you get into
rouble, you want to haw or gee those |
laces." 1t has been my lot in travel
ng through this world, TO drive the
indmost team. and when l see others i,
ct into trouble make it point to 6
aw or gee those bad places.
l would like to cast a vote for old /
VILLAIN, but cannot this time.
The Ravenna boys are all well.
With kind regards to all, must bid
GU good night. o. L. GREEN. III