Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-28
49, spns California Letter.
CoTr1sponden Of tho REPUBLICAN

|, Los AraELKs. California, October 20, 1884
mr.. EDIToR: have long thought OF orier
ing my views and impressions Of the Golden
State for the perusal Of your numerous read
ers, and also what friends It may REACH
While feel sure there are thousands Of for
tunee TO be made on these Pacific mountain
and In those hat long and narrow valleys,
for thousands Of our young and enterprisina
men Of the crowded cast, ' 0uld not advise
any OF my friends who are we'll fixed, and
having good Prospects, 70 give them up and
rash Oh 10 new gold held, or . new oil re-
gi,n, IN anticipation Of suddenly Feapipg a
fortune, for In seven cases out Of ten they
viii soon discover that their capital is FUNK,
have talked with many old miners, and
they generally agree that every dollar worth
Of goId and silver that hiss been gathered In
the Pacific states has cost f1ve dollars worth
vast desert plains Of Nebraska, Colorado and
much Of the Same character ofsoil found In
the Slater, 10 utterly valueless for agric uitu-
raj purposes, on account Of the great quantity
Of alkali found upon Il: But facts arc paint
ing bright spots on sltsli ground, and it,
stock Il rising, and no doubt science applied
to agriculture will exhib upon those awful,
weary deserts bright homes for millions Of In.
A friend Of ours purchased 90 scrss Of land
apd near Bakers neld. He was warned net
70 touch that land, for II was snow white In
many places with slkAli. but he did pur-
chase II, and tor ton years 1t has yielded an
abundance in return for the labor expended
upon II. ate ~ fine fruit a. either New
Jersey or Delaware can exhibit. He had
peaches Weighing over half pound, splendid
almonds, prunes and plums, as largo as hen
ssgs; But, Mr.. editor, sos know that truth
quently asserted the truth, and could not OBJ
tain . believer. So In regard to the wonders
TO be seen In California. will soiemnly sd.
viso all to NIL their pockets with greenbacks,
before tho bondholders get them all destroy
for yourselves. We have . strong showing Of
Blaine men hero, who exhibit about a. many
torches as the Democrats, and the people are
dividing of % the several parties. Tho But
lor men are alive and stirring, and they have
put ticket for Congress-, and also for
local city officers, in the feld, and have nc
doubt that Ben will surprise lots Of US next
month.
Then our earnest Prohibltionists are also In
the field, without WINE or cigars to offer to
their clearhead cd candidates, who are set up
for principle to be knocked down By the
rum power Tor years TO como. Thus 1t Is ever
vita reforms which, put In practice, would
sioss this with . Dsnediction: i hope and
pray that sli teachers, preachers, politicians,
scientists, philanthropists, editors (you have
. large account TO scttle), Phil .sopheis. d. C.
tors Of Law and medicine, and all not men
| the least, that they win do all In their power
70 30 educate every child Of the coming gene.
| ration TO its full cspaci Of understanding
| its true relations TO society; first let them be
1 educated With relation TO obtaining tho besi
understanding Of their duties to their OWE
welfare physically, mentally and spiritually
Let US have every muscle, every organ Of the
| body and esp pecially every organ Of the mind
trained TO It's full capacity Then, Mr.. edi
tor, can have great hopes for future gene
rations reaching the ideal Of government II
which our fathers declared that men have
| rights TO life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness. Like the promise made to Moses II
the wilderness, We have never yet seen IL
fulfllment. hope It may yet appear.
Your, etc., y. MARSHALL.