A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . ade a specialtyof handling and raising cattle and hogs. In1853, with his parents, he returned to Ohio,where he bought forty acres, to which he addedfrom time to time until he owned two hundredacres. He continued farming there until 1869,when he rented his farm and took a respite fromthe routine which he had followed steadily forso many years and came to northern Californiaon a visit. Returning to Ohio he once moresettled down to agricultur
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . ade a specialtyof handling and raising cattle and hogs. In1853, with his parents, he returned to Ohio,where he bought forty acres, to which he addedfrom time to time until he owned two hundredacres. He continued farming there until 1869,when he rented his farm and took a respite fromthe routine which he had followed steadily forso many years and came to northern Californiaon a visit. Returning to Ohio he once moresettled down to agriculture, but again in 1874came to this state, this time with the intentionof remaining longer than ^yhen he came fiveyears before. After carrying on a dairy ranchnear Los Angeles for about nine and one-halfyears he returned once more to Ohio to takecharge of the old family homestead. The years hehad spent in California had made him dissatis-fied with the east, however, and after runningthe home place for three jears he gave his farmof two hundred acres to the Weslevan OhioCollege at Delaware, from which he enjoysan annuity of four per cent, and which is to. JOSEPH SWYCAFFER HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 851 continue throughout Hfe. Jt was immediatelyafter the disposition of his Ohio property thathe again came to Los Angeles county, and in thevicinity of Pomona purchased the property uponwhich he resided until April, 1906, when hebuilt his beautiful residence on the corner ofWest Third and Parcell streets. His ranchconsists of sixty-nine acres entirely in oranges,in the raising of which he is successful far be-yond the average rancher. Another interestwhich has claim upon his time is the Sanitarylaundry of Pomona, a new and thriving industrywhich is destined to be a success. Besides own-ing the building in which the laundry is located,Mr. Mitchell also owns other city property, in-cluding many valuable lots and a residenceon Fifth and Parcell streets. In i860 Mr. Mitchell was ma
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