106 THE CALIFORNIA 



California produces cocoons in quantity, silk agents will 

 visit our State, as they do every other silk-producing 

 part of the world, and buy them up. In the Califor- 

 nia Silk Manual, that I am preparing, I will put all 

 my experience, of six years raising in this county, in 

 its columns, and do my best to assist every one in raising 

 silk of the best quality. 



[From the Contra Costa Times of November 18, 1865.] 

 THE SILK CULTURE OF CALIFORNIA. 



When our State is prepared to fully honor her great- 

 est benefactors in accordance with their deserts, and 

 the value of the benefits they have conferred can be 

 fairly estimated, none, we think, will have precedence of 

 Prevost, the pioneer silk culturist. We have before re- 

 ferred to his labors, which have so indisputably demon- 

 strated the superior advantages which our climate offers 

 for the prosecution of this branch of industry, but need 

 not apologize for again urging the matter upon the atten- 

 tion of our readers, many of whom are favorably situated 

 to profit by the experience which Mr. Prevost has 

 gained, and which he is anxious to impart to all who 

 will aid in extending this culture, which those most 

 familiar with the subject are confident will be developed 

 to rank with the greatest industrial interests of the 

 State, and eventually place California first among the 



