The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-18

There is a sluice-Way through which
a stream of cold spring water runs The
length Of the building and turns an
oyer-shct wheel, which gives the
power sthat does the churning. BY
moving a lever near the churn, much
OF little water is turned on the wheel,
as occasion may require. The churn,
butter-worker and other appliances
are all homemade. There is no out
side door to the middle or milkroom
It is provided with square, revolving
posts reaching from floor to ceiling
A couple of Stats were fastened across
on opposite sides of Il post, pacallel
and level, extending ON either side fal
enough to support q milk-pan. The
next pair of strips are placed little
higher up and at right angles to the
first. This brings the pans one above
another up each side of post, There
is space between the pans for q fret
circulation of air, and also between
the different milk stands. This may
be a Swiss arrangement, as Dotta Bros
are natives of Switzerland. 1t looks
like this mode Of setting milk might
cool it off quicker and more evenly
than if placed in rows side by side, and
gives less opportunity for draught
ON the cream. The springs occupy g
space Of several rods across, and there
are large ones along the side Of the
pool next the dwelling. In several
noticed openings large enough to
thrust your arm down, through which
the water rushed with such force as to
bring pebbles from the unknown
depths below. Wishing to use the wa
ter Of the upper springs for irrigation,
they put dam across, but find they
cannot raise the water more thana
couple of. feet above level with the
lower springs, SO conclude there IS IN
UNDERGROUND connccTton bctWccn
them. Quite stream flows off down
the slope from the springs, spreading
over considerable land. | was told 1t
runs all winter and the grass and herb
age grows green wherever the water
extends, giving good pasture for the
cattle, when most Of Big Meadows is
from five to ten feet under the snow.
Travelling on snow shoes is a tavorlte
amusement for winter in this vicinity.
Florian Dotta has charge Of the butch
er department, and he delivers meat at
the mines and to other regular Gus
toners. They kill nearly one hundred
cattle in a year. Some think an equal
of Frank Dotta, as butter maker, is
not easily found. He makes cheese
when the feed gets too dry to give a
good color to the butter, and manufac-
lures butter firlzins in the winter. L
am happy to say that the people OF
this state, so far as we know, have not
acquired taste for coloring matter in
butter and cheese. Frank says his
brother Charley "never comes near
the milk house unless there is calico
around" am sure he is on hand, if
possible, to welcome all lady visitors,
and all are urged to drink Of the new
est, richest milk. He sees that the
pitcher is replenished and the cheese
tasted, and often nice little cheese or
a jug Of milk is given to friends and
customers. Whether this be Swiss or
California hospitality, | cannot say,
but a drink of milk is very welcome
where sheep raising is the leading bus
mess and few people keep cows.
Charley Dotta commenced operations
on that ranch seven years ago with
about twenty head Of cattle that he
had gained by keeping cattle on
shares. Now they have about three
hundred head. When winter ap-
proaches he takes the herd, excepting
about forty milk cows, some beef cat
tie and a few Of the market calves,
and drives over the mountains to his
winter range, in the foot hills adjoin-
ing our sheep range. The price of
butter at the dairy by the tub is 25 cts.
per pound in summer. In August it
rose to 80 cts. I fear it will be higher
than it was last winter, and then it
was retailed at Chico at from 40 to 50
cts. Mrs. JOHN SAUBER.
Oct. 5th, 1881.