Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-20
dbdest Ranch Owned by Pure
CastiliRn.

NEW point OF interest visited by our
kpondent was the Hacienda de La
and here was found one of the
perfect and complete farms ever
by your humble servant; ranch or
cienda of twenty five-leagues wide, or
rseventy-iive miles long by twenty-four
miles wide; and for natural scenery and
resources it is simply beyond my power
of description. but you may be able to
form some conception of its beauty and
resources When tell you that 1t had a
beautiful, large. clear lake of water,
forty five miles in circumference. sur
rounded by b beautiful forest of large
oaks on the one side aud on the other q
wide green expanse Of prairie upon
which are vast herds of the finest and
choicest improved imported stock of all
kinds. Thu lake is fed by an immense
number Of jprings which keep it con-
stantly supplied with fresh water.
Aad thi, lake, like its owner, has
rather. peculiar history. Some five
years ago Inc seasons were very dry and
the lake became so small that some Of
the stock waded in the lake, and the
owner seeing the danger. sent his men
to drive off the cattle from the island.
but there were three bulls which furious
ly resisted the invaders, and the herders
were unable to drive or remove them
from their chosen spot. The rains came,
8be approach of the island became closed
II the bulls still lived there, complete
tters of the island. 1t is about three
Fters Of mile square and is nearly
he middle Of the lake. The hacienda
upon it "A 900 head OF sheep mostly
he Merino and improved stock, H.
head Of horned cattle, 500 head of
untamed horses, and 250 tanned or
.ken horses. many of which are first
Glass American stock, and it employs
$50 laborers or poems Of different grades
and classes, besides about eight mechan-
les Of all kinds. The hacienda has upon
il wagon shop. a carpenter shop, shoe
shop, harness and weaver shop, all
of which are used exclusively by the
rancho or hacienda
The headquarters Of this rancho is
twenty-five leagues from this city, where
its owner, Don Pedro Zuloago, pure
Castilian Of Spain, gentleman Of culture
: hospitality to all, especially Americans
iiu Europehhs, fesiues. anu dlth0ugn
ne ranch Of which be ia the owner is
Feat, and is well worthy Of an accurate
escription, still the owner, Don Pedro,
rs history peculiar and-yes, | might
y marvellous, by reason OF his barrow
Rapes from the Indians; and in order
give you some idea of the same, l
hy have to tell you that the old
btleman had fifteen superintendenis
and killed on his ranch at different
y. Besides, and during the same
twenty-five cows were killed, and
I horses were shot and killed under
by the Indians, until finally he was
pa the thigh. from which was ex-
Id a rife ball, together with pieces
femur bone over ltinches long.
lound was deemed fatal by many
physcians, who declared ampu-
Necessary, But the old gentleman
3resisted the amputation. The
been extracted and the old
y is still bale and hearty, and
Us the extracted ball. together
piece Of bone, as a nemento of
culous escape and recovery. The
here in an excellent castle, sur
by quite a village of his SER
lops, stables, and buildings of
classes. .-Nec Mcrico Mining