, 1876-06-10
ANGORA GOATS.
a Rapidly y-t3rnxirr Hn1rce or Wealth on tl,e
Tacttic-C Conat.

a HapItlly y-t3rnwlnE Hnurce of Weaiti, on the
TaCttic-Conat.
California Lfe<. !Stock IaMrn1i,
The AnHorn goat business, which few years
ngo was s,ccrciat by s1me journals that should
have known hotter, Inns hecn brought forward
and placed upon footing tflht tnsures for It a
grand surccss md 4 tp'cnt]ltl future,
There wns time when hut little moha!r WIS
prsnlurod here. anil there was but little tlemnnd
for that small quantity. Now the manufaetur-
ers nrs making gtnA bids; In fnct, there Is o
wholesome rlvalry,whcll plases thu product In
demand ut gotl figures, a1.d as the supply In
crcascs the prices will Acome better and stead
ier. The sales of the Hccccs for thu Inst twu
years have p1Ared that, fur the m0ltaIr alone, IL
will puv t., raisc gnats. But the mutton ~ as
gsNM st,1nc sny better, tlla1 that of tho sliccp
aud the pelts nrc 'nuc, more valual,lc for tan.
than the ElIccpskin, hut the Angora skin is tlnc-
grained and very strung.
During late visit to t!lc Angorn ]a,t'c and
Glove Manufacturing Company i, San jose, We
men r,lii tell by the fcel OF thr tannc,l skins
wletfvr tlr Eoilis were hall, thrce-f1urtils, or
srvrtl-clglts Angors, also ly the lt,ks, X. strk-
Ing Is tlIe tltiFerencc. Tic akin Is not 80 thick
afll rough; i is fine, soft, and tough. We hare
l,cfore mentioned tl!at for strings ind belt lac
lngs they nre found to be very excellent, and arr
being ]urEcly Used already.
There IL about one-llnlf the Increase Of every
flock that nrc males. a.Id as they are not us'l
for breeding, unless the roha!r Ii very inr they
arc killed ut from siI months to twt, rcurB bli
for mutton aud 1clts. The lEn!t and three
f6rths breed goat elsil's nrt: worth from 10 tp
~ cents earh for sauning., The liner breed pelts
arc worth Is cents to e earh fur making tnL'
robes, trimmings, etc. This price will sojn nd
vance. The manufacturing company, huring
unly lately started into the business, r:lnft,t NJ
tnrd I" pay this year what they will be able To
do as soon. as the iIroplc find out the actual
merits Of the gods, md there are 1liuru pc!ts to
ig TUNED uiNl mule IN.
Il If estitnntrd TINT there nre nnw 90 mo- crude
AnEuru gunts u,i this coast, hut probably 2D,-
OU0 Ia ncascr the mark. This nu1liher wifi SOU,
increase 10 1,00O,WU, and MS they tncrcaEc in
numbers 10 do tlry In purity, Us only purc-bre1
bucks are USED fur lireedinE purposes. Not less
tilan Ic-1onrth Of the entire nGtnbur will have
To- BE- slain n,,!ually TN I'LL average.
This, IT Will b. sccn, IL to be great md grow.
Ing Industry. ALREADY tile A,,gurn ruhes and
gloves nrc foun,l to BE- the prettiest md most
useful Of any. Some Of the finer pclts nf kills
some sllale OF brown, by Henry I. Wclrh.
resemble the richest furs, and arc much all
irctl unt pEizcd for rict trimmings to latlseR'
c3oaks, etc. As the liner, ,fuss ,arc getting
scarce all over the world, nn1 continually =
denrer, thcsr fine Augura kitis fuss vii! cu,isu
tIUre tlnd more into demand ut fire pricee. And
Ms the bui1a!oes n,ld foxes and valves
arc disappearing, the ruEes Of the beautiful full
breed Angoras will nut 20 begging for Il
innrkct IN flct they are superior To my other
robes, anll civilization Ii no 1Hscr hy buhs,t,ut-
inr tl'c Angorn furs far those Of the wild undl
lever animals. Amy pcrstn who will tnke the
trouble to examine AHgura goods, will be sat-
isticti that w}nt WI tny Is cyt, so.
The manufacturing company ut San JUac Mre
giving employment II many w,'ten md girls
iii nlaking up their guos. Their ,nagl,ihery for
,lirs ,ls.!r for cutting out gloves, complete III
every 1latt AMI cAtl cut out luzcIl6 ut oIlct.