The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-09
Letter from CALIFORNIA.
TURIoCr, P. O., Stauislau. Co, Cal. I,
Ian. - 49,.

Jan - ISL.
Hn. EDIror-It docs not seem strange that
rou should nave ice fort thick while have
warm weather. r-csuse the latitude of the tu o
places, togeth' with the ocean br-t zcs, make
when Washington City, Rclcish aud New Or
leans have snow = fuot deep is a fact stranger
,hnm r neti,n. -, I."mSt we have wsrm Weather
til the 10th inst. when copious showers. mos-
tened the eafihs surface, after drought of
nine months .dira zion. Farmers were pariic-
uiariy low spirited during December and Jan
unry, when rains usually fslI. The drought
VA. generally over all California and the late
rainfall was just :. general. Nov every earn
is busy turning over the ground, yet there
viii not he more than tw" ird crop sown,
as men cannot enw later than the lst .if March
February must put in the crop th.t I, put in
Diir men comIncncea 70 day q "a acte frnct
Sith three leans, drawing seventeen rlo~s
They have fifteen acree plowed already uwo
o'cinck' and will get q, Ave more before sun.
, down. Our ranch il two and a-hnIf miles long
and one mile wide. b'it one corner of IL is
in Volunteer, su we will MOI sow more tnsn
I,,oo acrts and perhaps not Tint much. Vnl,Im
teer crops, are those that grnw nn thc stuhbie.
OF crops here: Winter, summer following, and
volunteer crops
can count thirty farm dwellings from our
rinch, ai from two to eight miles distant. aud /
can SEQ To day not less than fifty eight horse
teams at work. In three weeks frnp this time
millions of wild flowers.
The wild geese have taken possession Of the
volunteer grain. They ran be counted hy the
thousands. Some white, gray. ard
black.
The weather is warm to-day that I can
scarcely write for the flies and mosquitoes. w hiie
s.'if np from where You heard somebody drop.
During the dry spell wheat went up. up. up
from 81 .s2 to- 81 90 per hundred. Now, since the
ram. u Is coming down again. and IL tho rain
should continue it will fail n low as so. Thus
ynn sec rain Is 'vrrythinv here. n" matter
who l. President or Vice President provided il
rains That - true Erarvcr sentiment.
WHEN we had white rrosts in December and
january we had some tell Freezing. There
tee as thick as wirdow glns>-yrs, as thick ns II
hoard but IL never lnstrd hole day. The
tre"Z" Is over now anu things viii grow until
juno, when the ground will get too dry again
! Tor vegetation.
If pcop.e knew how pl'nssnt tho season Is
here hry would slt sfaiup'.io for California
but. ik-- too many others. iist"ri of engaging
n ict.ltur, trey would crowd i,t.
wlfch now fuii tu uycrf,nwing with inIni-
grnnts- All ~ TIN" cities. thinking that There
better chances for getting rnipIoymrnt.
ri.i> is IA great misrnke. Annthsr error into
which prop T. falI is that bccnIIso the elm tte il
fine they think that there are no hardsips TO
endure. This i IL grtnt mistnkc. FariuinQ is
Z the main t"t>ii!c.s Hast now pHys-woI. say
mimi and fsrn,n, and ,et MOI ,ue family iJ,
ten from the States wntilG endure thu rriva-
tions rf either calling People too nri>t o.
cratic in the States. Even POOR people arc too
furniture -cts, nf nice gt'-t"- nict'in2 clothes.
and party "rcc = week or 50, ami calls, ani
return pa'ia, "tc. We do rn; hav" such thin e
( here In farming or miniu9 districts. No car
pet but the howera: no furniture hut s';ch a.
ciin tIt MADE oGt of oak boards: Ito parties OK
,''p' 0"ncr Once IN /" whii' on feil.t FTnn, or
in sot!i- ',l: deserted cabin no calls hur the
tHfts al uft't return calls hrf return
ing from wuik. A nd tiint ~ wint IL h.. uiutt
EI-fe. people cannot Ctn,t down To the level
. oi al independent rHnchrr. They would rather
crowd into town and live half allowance
than be intrprIdent without luxury. What n
silly thing IL Is FOR The poor io minlc the rich
in dress. frl1iiftuS, sud fashionable calls and
parties, Better branch out and % independent,
even IL one has tn sit on AN uuplancd OAK boa rti
( and eat nf ~ rough table. IhIt that il what il
Z tic inhi'"r. People come out here mud see rht
+ niarnrr ut living, hpcomc discouraged. set up
dismal bowl. and return to the States, TO sit on
carpets. r"cllng CHAIRS, eat Nv ct cakes. and
itg. u people wOutH com" nnd live here cum
tcntedly. live iTt rough cabins. ON rough food.
raise wheat nnd sell II, they could soon gather
uD completeness. which IL all we can enjoy.
But people won't do 1t, especially III" icpne".
EpB Roy.
r. s. Since ! asserted that Him md nc wen!
to town was ~ good grammar as he and |
went tn town. your correspondent A u IL
! las miZzi"d. He shouldn't get his back up.
The reason snid so il hecptIst IT the men
and not IN" prnn0ul!s hat went tn town. The
men acted; the prOnouns didn't, Now. 80 you
Sec The ,,uin;f II. X.