The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . ast herds of cattle that cover the plains, and the flocks ofsheep which roam on the hillsides. With all these facilities for production, the people arenow buying abroad nearly all their manufactured goods; and in 1889 they imported 818,000pounds of unground wheat, 18,552,000 pounds of flour, 16,000,000 jDOunds of corn and meal,8,000 tons of hay, over 1,000 tons of fruit, 80 tons of beans, 140 tons of butter, 20 tons ofcheese, 27 tons of poultry, 240,000 dozens of eggs, 250,000 bushels of potat
The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . ast herds of cattle that cover the plains, and the flocks ofsheep which roam on the hillsides. With all these facilities for production, the people arenow buying abroad nearly all their manufactured goods; and in 1889 they imported 818,000pounds of unground wheat, 18,552,000 pounds of flour, 16,000,000 jDOunds of corn and meal,8,000 tons of hay, over 1,000 tons of fruit, 80 tons of beans, 140 tons of butter, 20 tons ofcheese, 27 tons of poultry, 240,000 dozens of eggs, 250,000 bushels of potatoes, and otherthings in proportion. Here, said he, are abundant resources, with a large home marketwaiting to be supplied with home products. His facts and figures go far to substantiate the claim of abundant opportunity and resource,although the progress was not so noticeable by any means. To our unprejudiced mindsit seemed clear that nothing less than a thorough liberalizing of their ideas and an abandon-ment of their present lethargy will prevent the people from experiencing another century of. THE ADOBE PALACE. 21 ignorance, superstition, indolence, and poverty. Hon. Samuel B. Axtell, who was elected byCalifornia to the 40th and 41st Congresses, and who, since 1S82, has been Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of New Mexico, also made an excellent speech. President Thomes andSecretary Whittemore did the honors for us nobly; whereupon we visited the palacewhich, for nearly 300 years, has been the abode of Spanish, Mexican, and American is adobe all through, with but one floor, and the rooms so arranged that each can be entered
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