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respondent on the coast for Fowler and Wells I'hre- 

 nological Journal of New York.) Mrs. Farnhani's 

 special visit to California was to hrini;- a cari^o of 

 "poor but respectable youny- women to relieve the ne- 

 cessities of single blessedness and to provide homes for 

 honest and deserving girls and spinsters. Airs. Farn- 

 hani related the sad case of "a miner, who, in mending 

 his buckskin ■])ants' in attempting to jnill his needle 

 through, fell over backwards and broke his collar 

 bone." 



Her commendable efforts were fully realized and 

 appreciated. The exodus of 100,000 gold seekers 

 made dry pastures for deserving young women "back 

 East," and they were glad to come to California. The 

 trip was made in a small sailing vessel around the 

 "Horn." It is worthy of remark that while at ( )ro- 

 ville I met a young sailor lad, working in a store, who 

 has since become famous for organizing and ccni- 

 ducting great business enterprises. He is at the ])res- 

 ent time Senior Senator from the State he has done 

 so much to help develop. His name is George C. 

 Perkins. 



The ride along the Sacramento river to Red Blufif 

 was a most delightful one. A cool, refreshing breeze 

 came down from the extensive pine forests upon the 

 mountain slope to our right. Not a sound broke the 

 stillness of primeval nature for many miles, except the 

 cooing of the doves and the chattering of the mag- 

 pies. For hours, without seeing even an Indian tepee, 

 we wound among wide-s])reading, giant li\e oaks, 

 many of them covered with wild flowering vines. The 

 onlv living objects seen for long distances were a few 

 wild cattle or horses in the river bottom, or on the dis- 



