Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-03

E1rros Posr -IsTELzzsExcZa: Stree
my arrival Ia Caico, have teen inter
viewed BIZ Iuany soliciting information
Of Washington Territory, and l must
confess I often GOT 3 little enthused
when narrating my experiences and OBJ
ssssai;oas while so;ourning in that re-
sion. Ga she strength OF what have
written. IN correspondence TO home pa
pe-s, and what 1 n.ye subsequently
stated, party Ut tea, kesded by Alien
hs4Ty, J. Il. Hi and Jas. Resves, CON-
psis1ag some Of our ulcss prominent
farmers, viii start Eor.h shortly Oh q
visit 10 ths Territory with view OF
ultimately setting, and ain pro1a
that have had IA opportunity OF turn
ing ths attention &c men OK means, VINO
are the kind mos: Eee1sd to develop the
country.
Ih,s u dry year, and the effect OF
the croush Is felt ali over tbs stats, aud
Il Is feared many Of our largo farmers
Will fail. On the DR.. GIena ranch tof
neariy 5000 acres, machines are az
work tnreshing Last years wheat irom
stacks, While seeding IS going or Is Is
only eighteen raiies from Chico over 70
Jaclnto, tho home Of Nj. Gienn, and
the news of his death created colside--
able excitement, the particulars OF
which you have been duly spPrised.
hence, will only mention briefly what
heard. Miller, tho murderer, was, II
seems, a scnoolmateo Of Gienn's, and had
failed once or twice IN business, OWING
70 his incorporate habits ami neglect
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one day herding eeese on nei2aoorinK
ranch and offered him q position ~
ovok keeper as q good salary, proviolng
he would abstain from drink, 10 which
Miller faithfully promised. connected
with the Office on the home ranch -
slose, and during the absence of Clean,
Milier had free access, and drank heav-
liy and neglected Glenn's business
Glenn, on returning to the home ranch
one day, two weeks before tho murder,
lost his pstience whom he found that
Miller had broken his pledge and So
vsreiy upbraidsd him, To which Miller
replied III way tina. exasperated Glenn,
who knocked him down twice with tho
butt end of loaded whip, and dis
charged him. Miller came over to
Chico, and passed q week in town on a
drunken spree. On SOLDERING up he
WEI. back TO Jacinto and awaited the
return Of Glenn from Oakland, whore
ne had been to attend the wedding Of
his daughter. and as soon as no had an
opportunity shot Glenn in tho head
with a shotgun charge OF buckshot. The
murderer attempted to escape, and was
wounded in the hip IN an effort TO cap
turs him. He was taken to Colusa,
Coiuss county, and lodged in jail, and
at recent examination was committed
to Jail without bail, pending his trial.
DR.. Glenn had been heavily involved,
but one or two good seasons had got
him nea,Iy on his feet.
The celd snap which had ended in
Washington when left in January last
was still continuing in the Sacramento
valley in milder form, bat sufficient
to kill a good desl of tho carly fruit.
The trees are just beginning to put forth
their leaflets. Wheat in tne best por-
tions of the valley was in some instances
three inches IN hight. On recent visit
down through the lower end of the Sac
ramento valley and in the San Joaquin
valley found the crops still more back
ward, in places just appearing above the
soil. Down in Fresno, Tulare and Kern
counties IN southern Central Californla
there mas been no rain and the milesof
irrigation ditches are useless. This is
known az the desert region. It is moth
ing but sand. but in good years from Is
to 20 sacks to the acre are raised there.
Efillst, Egyptian corn, the lemon, or
ange and raisin grape are successfully
raised there BY means of irrigation.
Ono good year in three is sickening
many aud they are pulling up stakes
and migrating north. With plenty of
water this portion Of the State can be
made G paradise, bat until some means
are invented to obtain it, i. seems waste
of time and. money for men Of small
means to linger there. Fresno City is a
booming town OF 5000 population and is
the largest and hveliest between Ban
Francisco and Los Angeles. But Wssh-
ington Territory is ahead Of anything /
have seen thus far. b. L. MORSE.
Chico, Cal, March 10Th, 1882.