Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-03-22
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Letter from the Pacific Slope.
U. ). INDIAN SERVICE,
ROUND VALLEY School,
Covelo, Cal, Feb. 90, 1905.

The Baltimore Weekly San, of Feb
10th, received yesterday, contains ter
rible accounts of severe wea ther in til G
Hast, and consequent want and extrem e
suffering from cold One can scarcely
realize this fact when we have had such
lovely Spring like weather here for sew
eral weeks. Snow fell in the Valley
about the Goth of January, but il had
all disappeared in a few days time, the
weather was not cold since then, with
the exception of two or three days rain
the weather has been fine, the sky gen
orally cloudless. Though the tops of
San lIcdrim and Summit are still COW
cred with snow, (the latter about fifteen
miles distant, furnishes snow for Fourth
Of July ice. cam, it is springtime on
the surrounding hills and in the valley ;
the air is soft and balmy and the meadow
lark delights us with his happy song
We have enjoyed several short rambles
on the hills; it is only pleasant walk
to the fine white sulphur spring on the
mountain The Indian children bring
us bunch after bunch of buttercups,
spring beauties maa"an''s anu or'Rh'
little purple flowers that run up TO bloom
IKE single hyac'nths' the i,'''G ones call
thenl tommy Jumpers FRO" no"
until school closes, or as long as the
beautiful yellow poppy, (Oaniorhia
llower) ana Nariposa my can DO 'ound
IN the helds we Will nave riowctS,
fresh howers' Dear 'i1'le cn''drch'
have learned TO love them
onr poys-thero are SIX VINO make
the school their home-went out one
night lust week :" g'g salmon ihey
caught but one, the water oeinS 100
hlgh a dam Is made across tue stream
aud on each side hrc Is built' inc hsh
are speared as they Jump above inc wa
ter. This proceeding requires oonsld-
cradle amount OF skill ana dexterity =
The mountain streams aoouna win
trout. Occasionally we eau ouy rev
from the Indians. we never expect to
get anything from them chenP. lhey
may ask -four bits, SIX bits, (o0 or 10
cents,) or one dollar Tor small bunch,
but were you wiling they would take
five dollars and not think 1t 100 much
and then should you hand ten more as
present they would perhaps take this
without a word or sign OF gratitude
There are few exceptions, but one does
not often meet with them Ihere mas
been marked lmproVement In the chill
dren 10 this respect we near II you
please" and thank you quite OFTEN now.
A few days ago ! wanted TO plant small
vine and asked one OF the boys 10 get
me little good SOIL AS ne Is gener-
ally very obliging' ~hen ne neglected TO
90 so felt sure mat nc han iorgo'ten
all about it a day or two afterward
called Jimmy re seemed 10 ahtic''
pate what intended 10 say Tor ne
quickly answered on, ! forgot.
SAID "Well, want snail DO with BOY
when ne comes 10 me win a sore zoe Z
Let him Co. ne answered Smi'ingiy'
The Indians nave been very busy O'or
them) Tor SeVera' weeks p.owihg ana
sowing gram an WORK OF tnis KIM
is done here IN 'he spring ROWING
cannot be done IN 'he rai', Tue weather
ID Always 'oo uly '' "'n, 'p"r w."
Will be harvested ABOUT INC ioeh Vi 'u'y'
many use heauer' "raln ,s h''e,
stacked II IS Ihresnea ~ ."o he'u anu
the straw IS purhe"' I" noa', parley ;
hops ard nay are the prihcipai crops )
corn. they say cannot De successfully
raised. we nave carry ana 'a.e iroses
perhaps ! SHOULD nave sara iate an"
early-and the nights except curing
midsummer, are geheraiIy COOL yee
have seen fe" very good snaii patcheS'
Potatoes do well last oprlns 1he vines
were nIppeu Wy iro'' 'o'1'". '''''''
We had one little shower curing last
summer farmers 40 not expect summer
rains Tor crops OF gardens ! nave haVer
heard them wish Tor ram they are nay
ing all the summer and wet weather
would spoil the hops hop'p'cking be-
gins about the last OF August me
Indians 90 the work. or the greater part
OF IL, 'uot a''c, Pay-uay o'no' . .
peda'er season. "a'ci 70 'o'y n'aI ,no
Sur'ace--'na"y WINS y, '"oe.'on. W,
are ho' more '""' ''' VI '"'''' '0''
deep 49,,
Nearly every rancnaiu" o"nS 'u'eo
mum bers OF horses "uleS' ca'',e' ShceP
and hogs lncso men have ''n'a ~
the valley ana 'arge moua ,t , raneeS
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