Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-02-13
THE GOLDEN STATE.
Nj Epistle From One of Our
Citizens Sojourning
There.

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/ S1ERRA MADRA Cal, Jan. 20, 1891
EDITOR TRANSCRIPT. .~~.
Dear Sir 1t is long time since
have written to you, for which YOU
should be, and undoubtedly are, tr,,l,
thankful. l have been waiting to-
the Rainy Season" to come, but
from present indications, it intends
to give this section OF the countr,
the go by" for the years of 90&9l,
Since my arrival here we have haf
only two rainy days and those two
days were very pleasant to me anc
l hope and trust that we shall hi
favored with few more wet days
before the summer months are here
Very, pleasant. to me, has been the
winter. Come with me for days
ride through this lovely valley, and
we will wander among the oranges
and lemon groves heavily loaded
with yellow fruit, inhale the frag.
rance OF the ever blossoming flow.
ers, and drink, to health and happi.
mems, from the sparkling rivulets
that increasingly flow from the
mountain side. To one who has
never seen 1t it seems impossible, yet
it is true, tits January the almanac
says, to me it's June with it's fruit
and it, countless flowers and splen-
did perfumes; but look. what Is that
you see in the North East, seeming but
a short distance away; there is nc
mistaking it, any one who has ex
perienced q Minnesota BLIZZARD would
recognize it at sight. 1t looks s."
plainand seems so natural that you
almost think that the next moment
it will buffet you in the face. You in
stinctively pull down your hat. turn
up your coat collar, and search for
your mittens; perchance you have
turned your back, the better to re-
sist the on coming storm. 1t Ia a
delusion. The sun shines as brightly
as ever, the fruit and flowers are as
lovely as ever.
Turn again to North East, 1t is
there and there it will remain unless
it comes in the form Of rain to nlOis-
ten the parvhed earth.
| Yes, it is there, around the summit
of Old Badly" you can see it play
ing its mad pranks. A true Minneso-
ia blizzard, through the bright sun
shine you can see it. you can see the
huge clouds Of snow IA they are toss
ed hither and thither by the giant
winds, now lifted in huge spiral forms
far above the lofty mountain peaks
and then driven fiercely before the
the gale. These things look so real,
look as though one might almost
grasp the snow clouds as they are
driven past, but they are miles away
and thousands OF feet above you; To
me It's wonderful. Isometimes think
am in dream land and may be sudden
~ awakened by stern command to
! the sheriff from the Hon. Probate
Court OF Morrison Comfy
| Los Angeles county includes all
ele vations from sea level to $4,000 feet
above and allclimates from the forest
belt to eternal winter, and tsprodu.
| lions are numerous and varied,
consisting inp part Of oraages, lemons,
lines, figs, almonds, walnuts, apples,
grapes, pears appricots, 'plumes,
prunes, cherries, Japanese-persim.
mons, guavas, loqsuats. straw.
berries, raspberries, blackberries,
currants. mulberies, nectarines
olives, ounces, pomegranates, and
all kinds OF garden vegetables.
| The soil is good and very produc.
tive when under water (when 80
located that you can run water over
it). The question of successful and
profitable farming Ihave not master
ed and am Of the opinion that it is q
question that has not, us yet, been
fully answered or understood by any
one in southern California
! Went hunting the other day, "Old
Barber" and myself. Old Barber il
a Brick" vi the first water and wei
baked, not exactly kiln burned but
sun burned and dried, hardened and
cured. He is celebrity well known
among the Sierra Madre Noun
tains as Mountain Athlete, skilled
in the use of a rifle and knife, tireless
in pursuit and fearless in action whe1
he has closed in the game, and hi
knows where to find the deer, Noun.
tain. lion and grizzly and how tt
follow them to their lair in the thick
brush, and dense forests Of the rug
ged mountain sleeps.
! The sun was just guiding the crestf
of the snOw-capped peaks when Ole
Barber and myself, with rifles slune
over our shoulders and canteens To-
pure spring.water) and a "Burro" or
which were packed our blankets
provisions, and in fact our entire
camping outfit. commenced to clint
the mountain bound for hunting
grounds along the northern slope O.
the Sierras.
the trail was steep and difficulty
and our progress slow. At noon W.
had reached an altitude OF sever
thousand feet above the sea level
The air was crisp and kee1
and was somewhat fatiguet
but Old Barber appeared al
fresh as the mountain dew and com
menced to spin mis- hunting stories
and kept them up till Iunconsciousl,
, murmured-Milo. After a lunch ant
short rest we resumed our journey
and as the sun was sinking in thu
west reached a log cabin that wat
to be our home and beadquarterI
during our stay in the mountains.
We unpacked our luggage tetheref
our faithful Burro where the grass
was abundant. ate our supper b.,
the light of u cheerful fire and thel
Old Barber said, ''shake down tn
blankets:boy and to bed for tomorrow
we must work''-Boy indeed though
I, l will show you, old Grizzly that
am full Pledged hunter, ant
that before tomorrow night.
had a little conceit in my owl
powers, had been doing som
excellent shooting with my Winches
ter and thought myself nearly a
GOOD a man 90 old Pa rhef, with Iii