The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
large, has ample opportunity to queneh5
his thirst without resorting to mountain

large, has ample opportunity to queneh1
his thirst without resorting to mountain
rills.
AT the head Of Salinas valley, stock
raising is the principal industry, and
Mexicans are generally employed to haE-.
die the stock. These tawny fellows with
broad brimmed hats, and leather breech-
es, and with an overwhelming appetite
for fred lieker' we're everywhere in
evidence. They ride fine horses, always
60 Oh the canter. carry a bundle OF
blankets behind them, are nomadic by
birth and education, spend their entire
time out of doors, and are shiftless,
go-lucky band who never for moment
allow themselves to worry about what is
in store for them. On our northward
journey we passed through Santa Mar
gurita, Love, Palamo, Atascadero,
Ascension, Templeton, Paso Robles,
Welsona and arrived at San Miguel at
6 o'clock making the distance, 81 miles
IN ten hours. This is not desirable
country in which to live. II is healthful,
the land is fertile, but everything is
overdone. The farmers are not pros
porous, Evidences of thrift are compile
uous by their absence. After leaving
the mountains the road Was sandy, in
places heavy. coax openings" marked
the course Of our journey the entire
distance. Barley seems to be the prin-
cipal grain crop Many big fields were
standing which would not yield eight
bushels per acre. There are too many
millionaire land owners here to make
this desirable section for the poor man.
[ hear them talking everywhere Of the
grants" Inquiry revealed the fact
that this country IS owned largely by
spectators. Ia some manner large
grants of land have been secured and are
now held by capitalists most Of whom
live in San Francisco. These grants are
stocked with cattle or sheep, the herds
are cared for by Mexicans, and the own
e1S oiC LII CLSl1 Odu I1duClSCO OlnCSS,
direct the work and declare the dividends
The help is paid a miserly pittance, they
are worked early and late, and really they
are slaves. / would Thousand times
rather own one acre of land and the
shabbiest howell of a cabin imaginable,
and be my own boss, rather than do the
bidding of tyrannical boss on one of
these big California ranches. It lis simply
slavery.
Paso Robles is the only attractive town
we passed through to-day. It has 5000
population and is pretty place which
boasts Of hot sulphur springs and san
itarium. The idea in California is to
live off outsiders as much as possible.
They count ON making living off East
ern tourists. I notice this DISPOSE ton
crops out all along my journey. "Many
people coming out here this summer"
is the query all along the line. I always
did hate 8 parasite whether he carried
two Or more legs.
There are mud baths at Paso Roblas
The patients is put into tank and
pastered with mud, and there he re-
mains for hours. It is said the medicinal!
properties with which the mud is il4l-
pregnated is sure cure for rheumatism
and kindred ills. It is sight to pass
through this institution and see dozens
of ruen wallowing in mud as thick as
prin tiers ink up to their waists like as
many hippopotami.
Respectfully,
b. W, HoAG.