Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-08
A Letter

LEADER Thinking that perhaps some
of the good people Of Lipcola Co. Ore.
Ron would like to know bow We are
getting along, ]. write and saw right
here we are all o. X. When last
wrote was working in the packing
house in Fresno When the boy and
worked over hours we made our $3.50
per day. From a. NJ. till l6 pm
loaded teams took their turns to be
unloaded some wagons with four tons
on. Mostly raisins, some peaches and
other fruit.
Fresno is a nice clean town the
county seat OF Fresno Co. and the
geographical center of Cal. There is a
nice park in the center of the town
where the Court House stands. another
near the S. P. depot, and two out of
town. The town is surrounded by a
rich country, land is high aud on the
advance. We bought 2h acres about
a mile outside the city limits, paid
$l25O, build house, bored a we'll, set
ont Strawberries and other berries and
settled down to business.
There we're two things we did not
like, summer heat and winter fogs, we
were told the thermometer registers as
high as llS in summer, this winter it
ran down to % above Zero. You may
think it strange in the center of Cal
that women wear furs and muffs and
the men mits and overcoats, but it is
so just the same. One day saw a man
with buffalo robe over coat on and he
looked happy. The fogs are very cold,
some winters the sun is hid from view
by the fog for three to six weeks at
time.
A Dentist in the city wanted our
place for "a country home SO we sold
and hiked south, We spent few days
in Los Angeles visiting friends and
taking in the sights. The resident part
of the city is very nice. We visited
the Cawston Ostrich farm near south
Pasadena Cal One male bird lately
imported from Africa stands ft. high
The males are black, the females gray,
both having some white plumes. They
lay a,large egg weighing about three
lbs. aud newly hatched frawsy chicks
are about the size OF large hen aud
when six months old are full grown, at
nine months they begin pluck ing the
beautiful plumes. At the age of four
years the male birds choose their mate
for life. The average life OF the ostrich /
is from 40 to 50years though many have
been known to reach the age of 100 yrs. !
The male feathere1 giant is vicions
fighter, and it is almost impossible to
separate two ofSthese gallants when
once they are dueiing. The d ct con.
fists of alfalfa, grain, We ,etables,
oranges and any other valu ,bIes he
may be able to pinch from the ap. a Il
of amazed tourists. The stride OF an
ostrich when ia hurry, is % it.
W. now find ourselves in San Pas
quail Valley in San Diego Co. Cal. I
doubt if a more fertile, cozv nook can
be found any where surrounded as it is
with the hills and Il small river flow
Dg through its cen er. Here we find
oday beans in bloom, oranges aud
emou trees loaded with ripe fruit and
blossoms, peache ,aplicots, and almonds
Is large as marbles, alfalfa alm"st
ready TO cut, truly this is lovely
place, sun shines neatly every day.
nave hired to a >even,h Day Adveutist
vegetable gardner WHO raises cary
vegetables to ship North. | get 81 so
f, day and my dinner, Il house to live in
plenty of wood, vegetables, oranges,
emons, and olives free.
Roy is working III Vegetarian Gaia.
,eria at Los Angeles for 81 % week
and his board. He is well and enjoys
his work. My health is good and nv
Sfes health is improving. So you see
We are all o. X.
Your old friend
Adam Rle