The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-17
IN Los ANGELES, CAL.
Dr. Swartzwelder Passing Away His
Time Taking Post Graduate
Course.
LATCH STRING OUT FOR OLD FRIENDS.


scription of our descent of the
Rocky Mountains. Having made
the descent, we came into beau
tiful valley. The valleys here
are different from most valleys
IN the East, in that when you are
down the mountains, which are,
as rule very preclpltous, you
are in the valley proper. The
valleys are not so broken, and
are more level. At the foot of
the mountains. the land lies too
high for irrigation, and the
ranchers, called farmers IN the
East, depend on Providence for
rains to produce crops. The
showers in summer are few and
the soil sandy, and the climate
hot-9S to la degrees. Thus 1t
is necessary to raise light crops
that mature early IN the summer,
of which wheat is the principal
one. There are thousands of
acres of this land sown in wheat.
1t is sown about this time of
year, and natures before the
dry, hot season aft scts it IN sum-
m sr. Some ranches have from
ten to fifteen thousand acres
sown IN wheat. Toe land Is
broken or ploughed by gang
plows; some are drawn by steam
engines, and others by SIX, eight,
or ten horses to the plow-three
or more teams following each
other. When the wheat rlpens,
it is cut, gathered, threshed, and
sl,ked by one machine, drawn
by thirty or more horses. The
lOwer land that can be irrigated,
and has deep soil-hard from
three to four feet below surface
is too valuable for wheat raising,
and is planted IN peaches, grapes,
prunes, apricots, figs, oranges,
lemons, and olives, and horticul-
tural products, as berries, vege-
table, turnlps, beets, onions, to.
matoes, celery, cabbage, and al.
most anything. Indian corn Is
not extensively raised here, as 1t
is not a profitable crop, due to
the hot, dry summer. This
state has varied climate. / can
look north of us about 35 miles,
and see the high snow capped
mountains, which, | am told,
remain 50 the year around, and
here in the valley, lettuce, toma-
toes. bean !, peas, and strawber-
ries are ripe and in market, and
house flowers are growing and
blooming out of doors. Oranges
and lemons are on the trees, and
the grass green as in May In
Fulton county. The nights aud
the cloudy, rainy days, are cool,
and some mornings are frosty.
Soon after a shower, the sun us
ually comes out and it is warm.
The past ten days, or more, we
have had frequent showers, and
cloudy weather, which has q pc.
culiar chilling effect on one-ev'
en- as much as in the East. The
buildings are not made here for
thorough heating, and that only
by gas. At present there is Q
great scarcity of all kinds OF fuel
and what Is here, is at prices be
yond the reach of the average
income. Coal retalls at at Soc
per bushel and wood is 40c. pei
sack of twoNbushels, or Sl6 tC
$l8 corA Fuel, coal, being
scarce, the manufacturers of gas
cannot supply the people, ano
during the damp cool spells there
is considerable suffering ant
many deaths from pneumonia
especially among the poorer
class. The air is peculiar here
During rain or sunshine, day ol
night, it seems cooler indoors
than ont. Itls 40 strange thing
here to see children playing il
the streets after a shower, with
out shoes, hat or coat.
We came from Reedley, Cal.
here December 18th, Leaving
there about A p. M, and arriving
here 8 a. m, the next day--dls
tance 26s miles, winch make
Abb miles we have travelled sine
leaving Needmore. The create
xso ~ ~ tha NAV from Raa1lo,