The record-union., 1894-08-13
SOLVING THE PROBLEM,
Where White Families Are Employed
to Pick Hops.

HEADQUARTERS N CAMP,
THoMPsoN's RANCH, YoLO COUNTY,
August Il, 1894
EDS. RECORD MON: Last Wednes-
day morning might have been seen a
team with a COW, that most useful do
mestic animal, tied to the rear CT the
wagon, slowly vending its way through
the city of Sacramento layout that at
tracted the attention of city folks, and
naturally suggested gypsy outht; but
such was not the case, but it was merely
your humble servant and wife, two sons
and their wives, and single son, des-
tined for an outing, or camping eXpedl-
ton in the mountains. with plenty of
grub and fishing tackle, and appetItes all
whetted up for mountain trout.
Eventually we approached the I olo
bridge. and having previously learned the
countersign, we had nc difficulty in pass
ing the guards and headed for Woodland,
with the rays of Old Sol pouring down
upon us with tie high pressure OF l2U0.
About four miles up the river we came
to hop ranch, where we observed many
tents pitched and people busy IN erecting
| others and the first exclamation heard
| from the women was: .Ohi let us also
pitch Our tentaand sojourn here!" We
! halted and easily found the genial man
ager, Alyron Hastings, who was reared IN
| Sacramento. and who informed US that
| Mr., Ihompson's WIS white mans
ranch, that they had advertised for white
| help, and that no Japs or Chiness need
apply. There being no dissenting voice,
| off the leyee into the inclosure we drove,
and soon had our large and commodIous
! tent in position.
At this writing, Sunday morning. there
are twelve fine tents pitched, and great
1 cod
! of different kinds Of material ana IN
every style of architecture, in which the
| Gothic predominates. Mr.. Thompson
| furnished all the lumber for the frame
work, and gratuitously supplies all wood
needed for culinary purposes, thus CIV
| ing the poor white as full privileges as
| are generally accorded to Japs and Chi
nese by their admirers.
Surrounding the promises are numer-
GUS majestic oak trees, affording welcome
shade and adding beauty TO the scene
Even in the day time the place looks PIC
| turesaue, but in the evening moonlight IL
| is lust lovely, reminding one OF many
! camping ground in Tennessee and Ken
lucky during the unpleasaniness OF
1876. The river is right adjacent, ana
some of our company are now hshlng,
! but we are not expecting trout. These
we will have later on. The management
| have made everything az convenient Tor
the hop-pickers as possible, having ar
ranged with a Sacramento grocer and
butcher to call daily and to let every one
! have all the groceries and meat they want
at Sacramento prices, pickers giving their
names and numbers, the bill to be de-
Quoted from their wages.
A team takes the hops from the fleld
and the sacks are hoisted with pulley,
so there is no packing them up long
flights of stairs. So well pleased are all
with the surroundin gs that we have
dubbed together and are going to send to
your city for a photographer, and we will
send you picture Of this camp when we
have them TAX Ell and will also send you a
complimentary ticket TO the grand dance
to be given to the pickers by the manage
ment when the hops are all picked.
There are on the ranch over sixty pick
ers mot counting the babies of most any
age, so that we nave family music at all
hours. WIN. II. CROWELL.