Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-13
CLAIMS 1T RAINED.

CLAIMS 1T RAINED. a
s'T. j." Writes Another Inter-
estin. Letter from Cali.
fOrnia.
SIERRA MADRE, Cal, March 4, 1891.
Editor TRANSCRIPT:
In my last letter told you I was
waiting and wishing for the. rainy
| season to come. I am not waiting
or wishing at,present and have not
been for several days. 1t has come,
is here and am now waiting and
wishing it would let up or slo W down
to d moderate pace. On the 18th of
February it rained, on the Goth it
rained more, on the 2lst it rained all
the time; 1t rained and then rained
and rained some more and in theP. NJ.
it rained on top Of the rain. On the
22nd it rained and then poured ON
top OF the rain and for 36 hours it
never stopped, Stacked, or altered it's
gait; it rained and poured down all
the time and more, too. 1t wos the
steadiest gated rain ever saw. I
looked for it to tire out and take q
rest for short time, or change it's
gait at least; 1t would not do it. 1t
had several distinct gaits but they
were all on at the same time. Unjust
say that this California rain is
the first animal l ever saw that
could canter, t-';tt, pace, and go it on
the dead run all at the same time and
each gait u perfect one. l watched
closely to see if the trotter could not
be set back for running or the runner
given fourth place or sent to the
stable for swerving OF interfering
with his ne;gbbor; not swerve,
not u break, every one OF
the quartette Rugged the pole and
for Sc long hours strained every
nerve to see which should he first
at the wire; dead heat; all did well,
showing good breeding, great speed
and wonderful endurance. This you
| will find true OF oil California pro-
auctions. Just now it does not rain,
though the weather prophets say we
! will have added moisture in the near
future. We certainly do not need it,
| not at present. We OF the Sierra
Madre foot hills, can stand it, can
stand lots OF it and not finch, or feel
bad except for our neighbors OF the
valley. We know we have enough
to make us healthy and prosperous,
in fact weknOw,,when we have enough
and do not care for more Look
ing down on the valley we see water,
see it in abundance, not so very deep
but muchly spread out, not like q
tempest tossed sea but like an i'm
mense river with bays and lagoons
innumerable and far reaching.
After the rain took stroll over
this part Of the country; found
Sierra Madre looking well, little
green, after the rain, but healthy,
prosperous and full of faith in her
future. Los Angeles was little
muddy and looked as though she
had been out in the storm, however,
with the aid of a mud-scow, we called
on her and said good evening, she
looked a little cross, fine feathers
wet and muddy, polish all of her shoes
and suffering from congestion of her
pride. Found Pasadena suffering
from wet feet and overflow OF bile;
good people live there and I do not
like to make fun of them under adj
verse circumstances; But, Yes Sierra
Madre is a daisy, a blooming lass, a
rose bud, under any and all condi-
tions.
The storm here was a blessing,
washed the poor land away and
raised the price of good land. When
l wrote you last land that was
"under water" was considered of
most value; now all is changed and
land above water is considered best,
l suppose because there is least
of it. The valleys are full to over
flowing; there is some drainage
towards the Ocean and between this
and vigorous pumping I think the
waters will abate, in time. Rail-
roads are badly demoralized and
employing all the men they can get,
on repairs.
Death Valley" Cal.-You have
read wonderful stories about it. I
have found and conversed with two
old California who tell me they
have been all over it with teams and
do not consider it dangerous to do
so, especially in the winter season.
The persons referred to are William
Richardson of San Barnardino, and
Eugene Kasicot Of Beaumont, both
early settlers in the state. They say
that men acquainted with the valley
cannot only traverse it without
danger but can live in it, though tits
not a desirable place for a residence
AS additional evidence In this case I.
copy the following from the "Los
Angeles Times" of Feb. 18th, 1891:
"Barnum Said: The people like to-
be humbugged.' Recent develop
ments are somewhat confirmatory OF
the great showman's declaration.
The innate love of the Marvellous,
which is found in most minds, makes
the art comparatively easy and
enables designing persons to ply it
successfully. am not intimating,
however, that the savants who are
now exploring Death Valley are try
ing to humbug the people-far other
wise-But for many years the public
has been imposed upon by news
paper correspondents who have
written all manner of stories con-
corning that region; that it is all a
poisonous desert waste in which
animal life cannot be sustained, and
over which a bird can scarcely fly;
that to attempt to cross it is simply
to challenge grim monster death, -
etc. People have read the ghostly
accounts OF travellers who Were never
there, and have apparently taken
satisfaction in believing their fabu-
lous stories. Yet to the most intelli-
gent it has been known for years
til at one can travel noafh Vallou