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tity of seed and sent it here as an experiment. From 

 that small beginni.ig came all the alfalfa since grown 

 in California. 



His wife and daughter accompanied him to the 

 States. A few years later he and his family had all 

 passed to the Great Beyond, and no representative 

 was left to perpetuate the name of one of California's 

 noblest sons. He was twice Governor ; a plain, honest, 

 patriotic man. The State should erect a monument to 

 his memory. While on shipboard he wrote me a flat- 

 tering letter of introduction to Governor Charles Rob- 

 inson of Kansas, who was wounded in the "squatter 

 war" in Sacramento in 1850, as before recounted in 

 my narrative, and was carried aboard the Prison Brig. 



Near the end of the third week after our arrival at 

 Aspenwall we were enabled to secure passage to New 

 York. After a delightful voyage of six days, we an- 

 chored in the beautiful bay of Havana under the grim 

 walls of old Moro Castle. After obtaining individual 

 permits from the authorities we were allowed to go 

 on shore. Our two days' stay was pleasantly spent in 

 visiting various places of interest. Among others the 

 Cathedral being the original burial place of Columbus. 

 Although nearly fifty years ago, a short drive in the 

 country revealed many lovely homes- of wealthy 

 Spaniards, and a great profusion of tropical flowers, 

 plants, and fruit. To those not familiar with the old 

 Spanish style of architecture Havana presents peculiar 

 features. The buildings are low, with balconies nearly 

 meeting from second stories ; the sidewalk about two 

 feet wide, and the streets between eight or ten feet, 

 only of sufficient width for the passage of the Volante. 

 a two-wheeled vehicle driven with horses tandem, and 



