The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26

me IAgu~a grant The Iaguna IArds
Company y a great English corporation
With valuable holdings in CalifOrt IA
N. original lAguna land was a Spanish
stock ralge known a. the Laura De
Tarhe grant comprising $500 acres
II IL situated IN the rich bottom lands N
the Kings River is well wAiered AID has
Nesuiilul parkiiks stretches q maynih.
cent oak trees
After q While settlers. mostly from the
middle West and possessed Of some
mea-s. Rocket ITO the lands Of the kings
River country They cast coye'Ous eyes
upon the Iagnra cattle range and a few
wears later the company cut its great
land area Into farms Within dozen Year,
Z the town % lsAtOn. with school buildings.
churches. stores ard handsome library.
has grown up rear the headquarters
station and the many roais tTaversing
the grant are borierri by a succession Of
iine farms and comfortable homes
The driver swung open the first oT the
eleven gates and We turned into what
looked Ike an English nark. This trail
through private property shortened the
drivers route three miles The short
cut habit h characteristic u the true
San Juauutner. The range land " now
tenced. bat The native usually carries a
claw hammer with which TO manipulate
fence STAPLES Ne will cheerfully splash
through bitches with water over he saddle
girths and across the territory u curious
and hostile cattle u by 30 doing he saves
a mile or two.
IN the grant We met a ride n the
picturesque costume Of a full dress
vaguero We vas In search IT stray cattle
and he and the driver exchanged views
urdn a suspected case Of cattle rushing
.. a nalRhhorinR county
a cattle ru-tler and n waterhnR are
the two meanes' critters In creation
announced the driver. -Ranchars count
cattle rtistlinR the same a. murder and
ditch meetings and waterhogs offer
lead 90 II
Herr one Of the big ditcbss now
Hold on tight
We plunged down the side and into
waller over the hubs
1--WE no usS FOR shor, cu,.,. shr,eh.d
the Eastarnsr.
we were only aaoat onre na'aop
observed the driver IN A tone Of named
rsmonstrance. 4 ius. Gu. around this
wav 70 see IN the new settlers were makiRs
good
Prom under the oaks ahead came the
steady thtIrnp. thump Of hammer
We II drive up and aav hoVdV 10 them
They were bringing their stuA thron "a
Yesterday
The newcorner WAS naiI.ng ho,rd. q,
he roof ~ : ,v,o rcor, sbacf M. b,,.t
Vic wss sny, 80 +, c.rr,,i,,., s,'r,i,,,-s
indoo.s ~ ,,.o ,.,,,;s t,,,. !. -,
horses a cr.ts ~ Mems ana a ch',bbv cbiid
hi a cradle Wern holdinS ths docyvarJ
We e-cbangad Tyasernsi ,r..,;y,s -. 80
vent "A Win ordsrs a. nails ana : do,lsS :
worth ~ Ieefst,.k
me last m tbc gran, g,,.. .vurv "a.
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a rria' .etfie,nsnt Thjs cornu,,,,,,,, t,.eIS,I
AZ IN h "a r.,cb.d a. 80, 80,
al snaIl farm, ,,rosncyitv vii ,uis,t go
nsat Crrhsrds tastsC,,I b,,~.' "a $500 49,.
that r,ade E..c CresCs -, ,,i,,t,,ss \,
their riCt ~ roses
The instant that No .tr,,-h the ,,,lsd
road one M The rsul.s 81 m = t.r,iec
bunVin1 scr.ar,
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