The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-03-20

grew | suppose, then to the children''
play grounds, where they had swings
merry-go-rounds and all kinds OF amuse.
ment for the children. We then started
for home, on the way we stopped at the
Board Of Trade, large fruit exhibit
On the morning OF the 18th / left fol-
Sacramento. My brother, Richard, hay
ing gone the day before, met me at the
depot at Sacramento. We took a buss
for the Western Hotel, had nice dinner
then went out to view the city. We
visited the capitol building which is
twelve stories high, from which we could
see plainly the whole city. We visited
some of the stores, then to the hotel,
from there to the depot where we took
the train for Red Bluff. We arrived at
Red Bluff at o'clock. My brother, DR..
Owen, whom had not seen for seven
years, was at the depot with hack 10
meet us. We went to his home where a
nice lunch was ready for us, prepared by
his kind-hearted, little wife. We dis
cussed the past and present until late
hour. Thursday evening after my arriv-
al we were invited to tea with one OF
the wealthiest families in the country.
attended suppers and teas most of the
first week. The second week was taken
up largely in receiving and returning
calls
Red Bluff is nice town OF three thous-
and inhabitants. From my window l
can see Mount Shaster fourteen hundred
feet above sea level, covered with eternal
snow; also Mount Lassen a hundred
miles away, containing great many
springs, boiling mud lake, a quarter of
mile across, also large area-crude
sulphur scatterep over the ground, this
has been named by Californians Buspus'
hell. The people here are real nice and
sociable. They have nice churches,
schools and dwellings. havn't been in
a church in California that has not been
decorated with flowers. A few nights
after came here a man was murdered
only block away in his own house
Fruit in this part of the state costs
more than it does in Kentucky. There
are large orayge groves all over the state
with hundreds OF bushels of oranges rot
tening. The railroad company have
things there own way. There is strong
talk of another road.
Wednesday, the Goth, Mr. Dave De-
Haven, who lives eighteen miles in the
country, sent a nice spring wagon in for
his daughter, Miss Nettie, Mrs. Owen,
the children and myself. We enjoyed
going across the plains, PASSED through
several sheep and turkey ranches. We
took bedding and camped out. Mr.. De-
Ravens rancho contains six thousand
acres of land situated on Elden creek.
Our time was spent in cooking, eating,
fishing, gathering flowers and pretty
rocks. Mr.. DeHaven has four thousand
sheep. He took us in wagon to see
them. The children enjoyed sailing the
sheep and looking at the little lambs
Mr.. Ned DeHaven lives with his broth
er. He looks as natural as when he left
Kentucky, only some older. He left
seventeen years ago. Mr.. Dave De
Haven left thirty-nine years ago and was
six months on the way, travelled in an
OK wagon. 1t is very interesting to hear
him tell of his journey. His fight with
the Indians on the plains and his bear
fight, which he bears to. this day, after
which he came near dying. He crawled
to his camp and was very i'll Tor three
weeks. The two brothers and two sons
live alone, do their own cooking, wash
ing, etc. They seemed to enjoy our visit
very much. After our return home we
resumed calling, receiving calls, etc.
haven't visited Vina yet, where there il
the largest winery in the world, mol
Tascan Springs, seven miles east of town
where people visit during the summer
season for their health, but / think
shall visit both places before leave fol
home. Mrs. I. F HEYsER.