The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-08-03

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wesl aUinp munlhA anu Swing 40 40.
elllun hnd ffNnas VI lhls city. ~ take
10 thu MANAGEMENT IL q fruit ranch
n California, hehdp back litter 20
sndenyor friends IN thia city. The
letter tells w. graphically ~ the trip
and the work the youhg man IA doing
that II has lten decmsa worthy ~ q
wider circulation among friends ana
acquaintance fUf the young mans
friends were not confined 10 fsndeav.
OF circlue, and The Herald "a pleased
20 give the letter space.
Mid the orchards Of San joaquin
Near Aoampo, cal
The Fourth OF July Vt.
Dear Fellow Endeavorers. al this
late hour | am now glad 10 Inform
you Of my safe arrival In my new
home In the far, far west, There are
many things would like 70 tell you
and stlll some 0f them may not be
especially interesting 10 you. !
should like 20 tell you something OF
my trip, which wish you al might
have enjoyed with me. The most
beautiful and wonderful Of course was
the mountain scenery. on tho carly
morning Of the 10th we rested for an
hour and u half IN the shadow OF
Pixies Peak, and 90 II emerged from
among the clouds IL seemed 10 look
down with Rnowing nod and say,
good morning"
After leaving this beautiful spot
we rode for miles and miles on the
very edge Of the Arkansas river;
sometimes the wheels seemed 10 be
running along in the water After
entering the Grand Canon the Bun
seemed 10 hide itself bchind inc
rocks hundreds md hundreds Of feet
above. The rushing waters from The
snow caps were refreshing after the
heat Of the MONDAY sun.
All afternoon and all night long
we feasted our eyes upon mountain
scenery and when the moon, peeDlng
from OYER the rocks, poured ~ Slb
very llgiit upon the water as II toss.
I'd and played against the rocks, II
vas beautiful. Mountain, gky and
stream seemed 20 combine In one
scenic wonder which can not DC Dc.
scrlbed In words.
Speeding on westward through
Salt Lake city and ogden ws came
upon another of the wonders ~ the
west, the great Salt lake, For Dfty
miles we sped across IL, Just above
the water. The sun sbODe upon u 30
that IL gllstGDed Ike y mirror and
hundreds Of sea gniIg we're floating
on the waves,
the Great Desert was me only IN.
pleasant part Of my trip. Nothing
Whatever 10 nee but sand, except
here and there the bleaching bones
~ SONS animal which had perishe1,
From the desert We again reached
the mountains through the great
snOw sheds and down into the sunny
valleys Of California.
ha1 pleasant visit IN Sacra
mento, where spent Sunday, ~
Ter visiting many places Of Interest
attended q. r., ana then listened
70 q splendid sermon by lady
preacher.
Sacramento is the most beautifm
place I have seen, that IL, except my
orchard out in the colony.
Ana now I know 5Ou viii want 70
know about my new home. After
reaching Acampo, the pastor Of me
church met me and We drove out 20
the farm. II is q straight road with,
out turn, lined On either side with
palm and olive trees,
found the packing shed flled
with packers a. WOrk ION my Dluns,
70 ! Immediately pulled my coat and
vent 20 work and have not Yet ~
until today, some days working as
many a. fifteen hours, Ny own crop
IL nov ali harvested and shipped, 10
was the frst Of ~ Kind 70 leave the
county, and H. was shipped 70
Chicago, Boston and New YOrk, the
whole amount OeiBg two and = baf
car loads or zz5O crates There are
several tons yet on the trees which
@e TOO ripe for shipment and -
you win come OYER some evening ~,
ter supper you, may have everything
but the trees, nave had pjums ~.
cry day for three wGeks tlii afn
plum tired
We nave had sOfDe dlflCuIty n
Cutting the fruit gathered, a. g0u
know, Of course, II must be gathered
green, and ~ allowed 20 Jpen n IN,
NJ Tor shipment One DAY We called
IN band 81 laps 20 help ~ out
They sang JapaDese sODgs aiI DAY
long.
I IKE my new nome very much,
have plenty Of good BeighbOrs who
are very gOO1 70 me- ana We have
some ROOD times together NY near
est neighbor IA Brother ), r., OAR.
gItz, cousin 81 Mrs, Gjicbrisf, ami
another one IL Waiter Locjsarf,
whom Kya Burton win remember.
one thing I aiss greatly II the
grass, as ~ " 81 dried 80 this t1rss
o. yvar, but win be green IN inc