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trees, silk, etc. I will be at Sacramento, and perhaps 

 will have the pleasure of meeting you there. 

 Yours truly, 



L. PREVOST." 



[From the Stockton Independent, November 6, 1866.] 

 SILK CULTURE. 



Those who contemplate planting mulberry trees and 

 the propagation of silkworms, in San Joaquin county, 

 will find the following letter, written at San Jose*, on 

 the 3d instant, by L. Prevost, interesting. 



Editors Independent : Since I returned from the 

 Fair in Stockton, I have been confined to bed quite 

 sick ; but I am getting better every day, although I 

 am still very weak. After some work on the part of 

 the citizens here, and of General Naglee particularly, 

 we have succeeded in getting the pioneer silk factory lo- 

 cated here. We have given those engaged in the 

 enterprise, twenty-five acres of land close to the city, 

 and in a fine healthy location. I have discovered that 

 a great number of persons from San Francisco have 

 been visiting the parties preparing to manufacture silk, 

 and asking them what price they will pay for cocoons ; 

 and not having consulted the present prices, they have 

 put the price too low. I think I can be of some service 

 to all those who intend to go into the culture of silk, 



