, 1876-04-05
An ENTHUSIASTIC ST0CK.FARMER.
A Rcmurknble Trlp t0 Amin to Fur
cfnsc Ang0rn Gontz-ArFlvn1 OF the
Animals n&SI3u1tlmUro.

A Ncmurltnble Trlp t0 Amin TO Fur
cf1nso Angora t:onts-ArElra1 OF the
Animals nt'Bn1tlmoro.
baltimore Sun Nnreh II.
Mr.. John 8. harris, OF California, reached Dal-
tlmoro Joatorday BY tho stoamshp Sandman. from
Liverpool, with tvolvo Angora goats, which ho
brought all tho way from Asia Minor, after
moat romantic and difficult. journey, occupying
o y0ar. Angora nnd Caahmero goats had boom
considered indcntcal, but sample Of real Caali-
nero wool, gent 10 Mr. unrria from Mauras dis
closed tho fact that 1t was essentially different
from tho wool grown on Koata called AngoIas,
discovery led. the adventurous bEoodor to go to
Asia and 500 md learn for amsnlf. as we'll as to
study tho habits and mode OF raising goats,
With Wow 70 making them profitable IL tho
1876, from California, via Japan and Ch!nn,
intending to go overland into Thibot, but
found that impracteablo. Ho then went to CAL
cutta. aud going through 1ndin reaehod tho
10 had madc 30 great . journey. IIo found tho
Cashmere goata covered with . rather HnarHo
cont Of coarsc long, black hair, undor which ts d
tieeco Of extremely whlte, slk-tike wool, used In
goods that are highly priced for their fnoneas OF
texture aud capabilfty for receiving and retain
lng colors. Tho homo OF tho Cast11noro goat Is In
tho IiInalaya Mountains, $4,000 foot abovo tho
iT, lsyol Of tho esa to region et eterna: anows
t1arelar found these goats cou.d not bo proiita-
bly, acclimatod IN Ualitornsa, but ho gaiued tho
information that mobaIr-woot goats can ba sue
ceasfultJ raised IN high nltituao and low
latiludo, such as the serras Of Southern Cali
forum. Mr.. Hurts concluded then to 20 to
Angara, but found ho could not proceed oyor-
land Oh account Of war. nor via tho Persian
Gulf on account Of the unsettled atato OF tho
couDtry+ He therefore retnrncd to Calcutta and
wont via Ceslon, Indian Ocean, Rcd Sea, and
anez Canal to Port Said, o7or tho Taurus Noun.
tains, in crossing Which he was occupied twenty
ono days. and suffered Intensely from cold,
annws, ote., With no other food bnt nnsiye blaok
bread aud a kud OF molasses. When finally
he reached Angora and bought his goats, two
rams and ten owes, he ran short OF monoy. and
bud 10 telegraph 10 California for credit at Con-
stautiuopo. lte borrowed from d friendly
seotchman, and started for tho coaHt. lie lRd
nuo muins mud three donkoys, Gu which tho
precious goats we're Binng In boxes. whllo other
Of the animals wero loaded with proyondcr aud
baggage. Iio tried to reach Smyrna, but after
loundering III tho mountains some days vas
obliged to return to Apgora. 1lo thon turned
north TO lsmtd w!1oro he struck rail to Conhtan.
tlnople. Thorc lo found 1nonoy from htH pArt-
nor, paid hls debts aud tho export duty aud
went from Constautnopo to Liverpool, nnd
thcnce to Baltimore safoy. Mr.. Harris says TINT
including all his expeuaea Hlnco leaving home,
tho guatH llaYo thus far coBk linn 46a5 apiece in
tuem across tho continent 70 California by rail.
Mr.. Harrta ID u niddte-aScd Bcotoln,ail, decided
ly modest, aud t'ooa not tslnk ho bus rerfos1ned
aremarsablo d journey in tho wids Of Contral
aad Weatoru AHia. Whom lie loft Cali
foruia lie and his partner had LOO
goata on their rangos ut llollister. 1,onl-
10 County, ulero he has boen eoventcon
years. lio thinks he Ina found that bY proper
breeding California IL especially adaptod 10 pro-
duclng mohalr woo1n. The goats On tho Har-
dinian arc smAller than tho ordinary nuimaIB,
and have long sken neocos Of white wool
Both se1os hayo fat, corrugated horns,
about 18 inches long, TINT diyosgo from
tue front OF tue head.. AL ars year.
tlleir travels. Boyoral kids hays boon born
since 1oaving Apgora, ono OF which, several days
old, Ia alive and we'll. Tho goata were Visited
by thousands OF people ut Liverpool, whore Mr..
specimens Of Cashmere mud other wooIs, to-
gother with their manufactured products, OIL
tainod In Aria. Tho goats will 1cmnin at Locust
loipt until Monday.