The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-02
YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1897.

northwesterly, via Port Harford
 thence down the Salinas valley fo about 125 miles. The fishing il
 the ocean hereabouts is excellent
 It is not uncommon for novice t go out and get 50 pounds of rocl cod, or smelt, founders of salmon in two or three hours. And I never tasted anything that wears scale: that equaled these salt water fish Many of the inhabitants depend upon the sea to yield all their mea and they are not often disappoint ed.
 But the farmers here have z great deal to contend with. The country is so broken and irregular that they work at great disadvan, tage. As we pursue our course the country becomes even more broken, and 1 wonder how farmer can blow and harrow and cultivate land which stands on edge. To get a better idea of how this farm work is done, I applied for a nights lodging at the home of one of the best farmers in this section. I ex- plained to him that a "chiePs amang ye taken notes, and faith he'll brent it," but on the whole that seemed to rather please him and he opened up both his lips and bis larder and gave up the best he had. His name is Albert Lyman and his postoffice address, San Luis Obispo. To enable eastern people to get better idea of this country I will briefly describe this home in the mountains, of which there are many duplicates. Mir. Lyman's farm contains 123 acres. It is in the form of a vast ampi- theatre, with the rocky hills for walls and vineyard and orchard and flower garden for the parquet, In every direction from the build ings the ground is ascending. "Oh, no, said MT. Lyman, we can't use a wagon much, We must haul our grain and fruit and do all our cart ing with sleds. A wagon would tip over. But you see the ground Is so slanting we can draw big load off those hills on runners. This undoubtedly looks odd to an customer, but I would not trade for farm in the United States of equal value. I've been here nine years and never yet saw frost, while in midsummer the mercury rarely goes above 90 degrees. I raise oranges, lemons and Times, as well as apples, cher ries, prunes, plums, and a dozen kind of grapes, and berries of all kinds tight here be fore your eyes. And all kinds of grain yield abundantly too. We don't know what sickness is are annoyed by nothing except wild animals which sometime carry off our poultry and lambs, but that doesn't amount to very much. Of course we work hard-always have plenty to do- all farmers have to work you know. But the point is we never get cold, never get hot, and at the same time enjoy the fruits of a tropical as we'll as a temperate climate, keep our health and always have a good appetite. What more does a person get anywhere?"
 All about us were the tall spires erected by dame nature. And while we were talking freight train appeared for minute or two a mile away and a thousand feet or more above us on the mountain side and in another minute it plunged into tunnel and was lost to view. "Well," remarked 1 Eff there's place on the continent that I would't look for a railway train it's on the side of that tall mountain" "Thats because you haven't been here long," said Mr. Lyman, "there'S nothing a Califcr- nian can't do" and he smiled and seemed amused at my puzzled look.
 Respectfully,
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