The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-02
= -,onr curve In. followed for itself a

in long curve, hos followed for Itself
channel thirty feet deep. The river here IS
a digrlifieds stream at all times OF the year,
but during The rainy season II rises almost
level with the bank on the west size, ano
on the east side submerges tue vast oot-
tom spreading out in the direction OF eb,co,
making the whole country one vast sea. bul
the homestead itself is on high, dry iaha,
and has pleasant view up ana dowu TUG
river OF the distant sierras on one sue auu
the Coast range across the plains OF Coiusa
county on the other.
The grayeIly roads are good on the Glenn
ranch. but the way OF him who inspects IL -
long and wearsome. Awhoe day VIII not
| suffice to see all the farm-houses, to inspec!
all the machinery, to ride from end to end
| through the long lanes in the unenolnS
wheat, or to see all the small armies OF men
engaged in their diversified labor. Tue
Doctor himself, though all the time on
wheels, Is unable to complete the circuit IN
single day. Though IN early riser, twice
a week Is as often as he can cover
all his vast territory and inspect per-
sonaly the operations OF his employees.
There are during the present mar,
vest about five hundred. Three hunurtu
arc required The year round. some oi us
are Dcrmanent, but most are OK a tloat'ng
| IS. 81
as suits them, and then seek fresh pastures
and other wheat-fields. Many belong 10
the class OF Migrants styled tram ps. whose
needs are simple in land like Call1ornla:
flowing with milk and honey. Some OF
This class have been known to work halI a
day. then demand and receive payment. y
very few men on the ranch are married
and maintain homes. More men are always
wanted for steady labor than can be had.
Dr.. Glenn would be glad to employ all, or
nearly all, or his men by the year II they
were willing TO settle down, work steadily,
and be thrifty. But they prefer their ro'
wing, purposeless existence. There IS no
regular payday, each man being allowed
his wages as fast as it accnmI,latcs. The
day-laborers are OF all nationa'itles, and
have the motley character OF men so gath
cred and so loosely held together.
The ranch is chiefly comprised OF the Ja-
cinto grant, into whose history DR.. Glenn
SAID he has never inquired. That tract CON-
Drised 81, 900 acres, and when, ten years
ago, he came to Colusa county 10 transform
| its barren sheep-rancheS into rich wheat
fields, it was infinitely suDdiyded, and not
held valuable. He first purchased the Shoe
maker tract in 1867. 1t contained 5000
acres, and cost him SLIGO per acre. In 1868
he bought the Ord. tract OF 5000 acres for
81 per ac.e, and in the same year the Stone
! tract Of Zoo acres for 81 per acre. To these
large purchases he added in 1869 the Julian
place, 5000 acres, for SO, and the Slngletary
place, 2,700 acres, for Sl2 per acre. The
Julian tract is q narrow strip bounding the
north end OF the ranch near Stony creek :;
the Siugletary purchase further south, near
Jacinto Landing. These purchases, the
practical improvements on them, and
the discoveries regarding the capacity
Of the land, were during all these
years raising the price Of neishbor-
| ing property. In 1878 was purchased
| the Mills. Gusts tract Of $1,000 acres for
5000 900, and not long aflerward the north
end OF the Larkin chldren's grant at an az
grpgatc cost or S225,090. The Pratt pur-
chase Of 1900 acres WAS made i'll 1874 for
$40 per acre. In 1SIl-'72-'I3 there were
also purchased bodies Of land measuring
scverally $500, 5000, 1,G00. and 1900 acres,
for prices varying from s. TO SIG. These,
With some sections OF railroad land along
the west side, swell the aggregate average
| OF the ranch to about $4,000 acres. Oh his
So $50 acres he cultivatcS 45,000-that
amount OF land lying idle only because 1t
| is in timber or cannot possibly be madc
available. The ranch is unrqually divided,
the largest amount within one fence. being
vast field OF 10000 acres.
Besides the CollIsa ranch, DR.. Glenn
owns Il stock. farm in Eastern Oregon and
Northwestern Nevada, from which lie not
long ago sold 1900 head of cattle out Of Il
total OF $4,000. This property, with the
stock and improvements. is valued at $780,
600. He has also Il s.ock-ranch in Nevada
which has on it 10000 head OF cattle, but is
OF less value. His stock-raising has never
extended TO fancy breeds: it has simply been
confined to beci-catte, horses OF common
kinds. and mules. On the Colusa ranch his
attention has been turned merely to raising
draught animals most needed in his ordinary
farming operations. The only exceptions
have been the horses intended for carriage
use by himself and family. The present in
dcbtednesS on the home ranch is not far
| from 100000. The net proceeds OF this
years crop Of wheat it Is expected will
reach S350.000. AS it is, the present crop
and decent yield next year will clear all
his extensive property, worth in the aggre-
gate perhaps S2,500,O00, from all incUm-
| brance.