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(;iJ';anl\(;s in bkk culture. 



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whole oasltM'ii family rmi (niiiloors and fall ovit 

 ih(> front pate lo sec'. Kiitiit horses altat-hcd to 

 a lui;ie w airon; in the tear, anotlief wajion at- 

 taelieti ealleil a trail wanon: \val)t)linfi aloM}^. 

 drawn liy two chains, and diieetly l)eliind t he 

 rear wlieel. is the liloeker, IS inelies lonitt. and 

 nearly a foot square. Tiie break-lever runs np 







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LOADS OF CALIFORNIA HOXKY GOING TO 

 MAKKKT. 



over six feet, to which a rope and small tackle- 

 block is attached, and with which the driver 

 can exert a powerful pressure on the wheels: 

 and on some mountain roads it is also necessary 

 to chain the trail-wagon wheels. The idea of 

 using a trail wagon and all the teams ahead is 

 to save the labor and expense of another driver. 

 Expert driv(!rs are i)aid over ?10() per month. 

 Some of these wagon trains were loaded with 

 loose grapes, and these were thrown out with a 

 pitchfork, upon arrival at the winery. Loads 

 of honey and loads of bees are packed down the 

 same wav. and merchandise drawn back. 



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\VK CAME TO A STANDSTIM>. 



In Napa City I procured a livery lig, and 

 went out toward the mountains, according to 

 directions, to find Mrs. J. 1). Enas. This was 

 ray first experience in hunting uj) a residence 

 in the country in C"alifornia. and it was some- 

 what educative. One of the liveryman's direc- 

 tions was, to inquire of any one. for everybody 



knew Mrs. 10. My tirsi iiKpiiry was wheic two 

 ways met. and I congratnlated" myself that one 

 of the aforesaid leainstcrs was so near. Hnt in 

 answer to my (|Mestioii. the following lucid in- 

 formation was given. '• No sabe English. Yoti 

 sabe Spanish V Three teamsters in succession 

 gaveal)out the same answ-ers. Two residences 

 w«!re called upon, but the families had just 

 moved in, and I movi'd out and on up the moun- 

 tain until the way became S(j wild, pictiiri'stiue, 

 and preci|)itous that my hois(! concluded he 

 would stop. We counseled a while on the situ- 

 ation, and. concluding that no widow woman 

 with promising sons and daughters would live 

 in that ])lace. we tiu'iied aTound: and, after 

 some more triltulation with an Italian, also a 

 "No sabe" man, I found the residence of Mrs. 

 Enas. up through what some term the chapperal 

 on the side of the mountain. 



Mr. Enas came from Ncnv York to this moun- 

 tain home, several years ago. seeking a health- 

 ful abode. Mr. Enas' name was familiar to the 

 readers of the A^ncrivjin Bee JouDutl, and I 

 think (Jlkanings. several years ago, as a con- 

 tributor to its columns. ITe had here at one 

 lime ov(M' JOO swarms of bees, produced hoiu>y. 

 reared (lueens. and i)urchased an engine and 

 machinery for the manufacture of hives and 

 sections. Hut before he could do much at the 

 latter business he was called to a higlier nialm. 

 After his death, his wife and daughters, with 

 commendable enterprise, manufactured founda- 

 tion, and dealt in supi)li(^s. and ari' \\ell known 

 to the bee-k(>cp('rs of Calif(jrnia. They liave 

 but few swarms of bees now: but I was assui'ed 

 that this region was excellent for the produc- 

 tion of honey. This is not a sage locality, and 

 there are not many apiaries in this valley. The 

 Rambler visited Nlrs. E. with a view io pur- 

 chasing the aforesaid machinery; but a change 

 of plans sent me to a diflferent" portion of the 

 State. I had no use for machinery, and I be- 

 lieve it is yet for sale. 



After a very pleasant hour, with something 

 less than a dozen charming ladies, good time 

 was made down the mountain. I silently pass- 

 ed the swarthy Spaniard, and soon upon the 

 streets of Napa City strode the Rami!lf.k. 



THAT BOUNTY. 



A CLEAR, CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE CASE, 

 , FROM TIIE PRESIDENT OF THE N. A. I!. K. A. 



In the discussion of the question whether the 

 government ought to give a bounty to prodiu;ers 

 of honey as well as t(j producers of home-made 

 sugar, in order that we may compete with Cu- 

 ban or South American honey- producers, the 

 fact seems to have been almost lost sight of 

 that foreign honey is iu»t admitted free, as in 

 the case of sirgar. There has b<>en a s|)ecilic 

 duty of 20 cts. ])er gallon on honey imported, 

 since 18()4. This is equal to about one and two- 

 thirds cents per pouiul. If honey had been put 

 on the free list, then might we be jjardoned for 

 d'-manding a bounty. If we are not sulticiently 

 protected now against Cuban honey, it seems to 

 me the proper tiling to do is to ask that the tar- 

 iff be increa.sed. It has been said, that comb 

 honey did not need any bounty. If that is true, 

 and if it is also true that our only important 

 compi'titors in the production of extracted hon- 

 ey are the West Indies and South America, 

 which honey I suppose does not enter into com- 

 petition with our i)est Northern or California 

 extracted for tablt^ use, it seems to me that we 

 should end(!avor to put on th*^ market such an 

 ai'ticle as will recommend itself to th(! consum- 

 er as superior to table syrups. If it be argued 

 that honey can not compete with sugar at the 



