. History of Sonoma County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present time. nd upon the death of the latter waswell qualified to take his place as manager of the ranch, and for fifty-threeyears he has continued in this capacity, he now being the sole owner. It con-sists of two hundred and eighty acres of fine farming and cattle land, the cat-tle and dairy business being his chief lines of endeavor. Many fine bloodedhorses have been raised on Mr. Sheltons ranch, a
. History of Sonoma County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present time. nd upon the death of the latter waswell qualified to take his place as manager of the ranch, and for fifty-threeyears he has continued in this capacity, he now being the sole owner. It con-sists of two hundred and eighty acres of fine farming and cattle land, the cat-tle and dairy business being his chief lines of endeavor. Many fine bloodedhorses have been raised on Mr. Sheltons ranch, and as a lover of a fine horseno one could be happier than he in the work which has claimed his attentionfor so many years. Although his ranch is in the heart of the fruit-raising sec-tion Mr. Shelton has not given particular attention to this branch of agricul-ture except to supply family needs. This, however, has been done on a largescale, a fine orchard planted to all kinds of fruit and also a vineyard supplyingthe needs of the household bountifully. While enjoying the comforts of modern civilization on his fine ranch, often calls to mind the days of long ago, when he located in this sec-. HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY 797 tion with his parents. Deer and antelope roamed the hills, and the land wascovered with oak timber. No fences separated the ranches, and no roadsmarked the way to Sebastopol, which at that time boasted only one store, ofwhich Dr. Miller was the proprietor, and he also acted in the capacity of post-master. Another contemporary of this period was Israel Brockman, the firstsheriff of Sonoma county. Mr. Shelton also well remembers the heated de-bates caused by the change of the county seat from Sonoma to Santa no one in this locality would be better able to give authentic descrip-tion of happenings in the past half century than Mr. Shelton, for he has beena continuous resident on his present ranch for even a longer period, not havingbeen awa
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