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Notwithstanding the great success obtained this year, 

 and the great pleasure I had in seeing it earnestly ap- 

 preciated wherever I have exhibited the silk and silk, 

 cocoons, and to have received from the Societies the 

 highest testimonials, in the shape of gold medals, etc., 

 I cannot make you understand how happy I am to see 

 my efforts are at last appreciated, and to see that the 

 people of California begin to understand and look to 

 their true interests, for I can predict to them that in 

 future this branch of industry will bring more to the 

 State than all the other productions together. I think 

 I can take the mines in, as they are nothing but a lot- 

 tery, where very few have a chance ; but with the silk 

 there is no deception. Our regular, dry summers, 

 without rain, storm, or electricity, insure you regular, 

 good crops, and the beauty of such an enterprise is that 

 we do not fear any opposition. Any thinking man can 

 understand it, and, as [ have said many times, if it was 

 possible, by a miracle, that the whole State be planted 

 next year with full grown mulberry trees, and most of 

 the people engaged in raising silk, you could not con- 

 vince me that it would lower the price of silk two cents 

 per pound, as we have not only California for a market, 

 but we have the whole world. Silk at the present time 

 is bound to raise in price. It has raised this year 

 twenty-five per cent. ; then it is our interest to encour- 

 age as many as possible to go into raising it, as it can- 

 not be but a great benefit to the State, and as we 

 live in the State we will all feel the good of it. 



I have sold my silkworm eggs for France, and all I 



