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(1888) it lias manifested itself principally at Warner's Ranch, which is 

 owned by ex-Governor Downey, of California.' 



"Mr. Sellwyn also stated that cattle brought from the mountains 

 during the dry season of the year to San Diego County, or any pari of 

 the coast, are, in about fifteen days after arrival, subject to disei 

 The disease is of frequent occurrence, and the cattle are slaughtered and 

 used for consumption. He describes the symptoms and the post morU m 

 lesions, and they correspond to those of Southern fever and splenic 

 apoplexy. 



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" The next gentleman I interviewed was Mr. Hardy, wholesale butcher 



of San Diego. He informed me that he shipped cattle in April and May. 

 1888, to San Diego, and pastured them in El Cajon Valley. They 

 appeared healthy until the month of August, L888, when about two pi r 

 cent died. He stated that Mr. Shutton's cattle also in El Cajon, began 

 to die, when he sold the remainder to him (Mr. Hardy), who found on 

 slaughtering them that two were diseased, the spleens being three iii 

 their natural size, and one section of a dark, black color. The livers 

 were spotted and covered with yellow streaks, like straws laid acr — . 

 The kidneys were also diseased. The flesh when dressed was of a light 

 yellowish-red color. Mr. Hardy further stated that fifty per cent ^i the 

 cattle within from ten to thirty miles from the coast in San hiego 

 County take this sickness, and about twenty per cent of the sick animals 

 die, and it appears to be worse between the 1st of July and the 1st of 

 December. 



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"The next gentleman was Thomas Alvarado, of Rancho Monserrate. 



He first noticed disease on his ranch about ten years a>_ r <>, and it was, in 

 his opinion, brought in by cattle from Lower California and Mexico. 

 Last year he lost about sixty head, and his neighbor, II. 11. Gunn, Lost 

 over one hundred head. The cause was, in his opinion. Southern fever. 

 He first noticed this disease in the county about eighteen years ago, 

 directly after Judge Weatherby brought in two hundred cow- from 

 Arizona. 



" His brother, D. Alvarado, of Cuerro, lost over sixty head lasl year, 

 anil considered his losses due to Southern fever. 



" I now left for Warner's Ranch, and on my way 1 passed through 

 El Cajon Valley, and was informed there was at present no sickness 

 or deaths among the cattle, nor could 1 discover Bigns <<i any. On 

 passing the Santa Marie ranch 1 was informed that they had Los'1 ten 

 or twelve head, hut attributed the loss to black Leg. 1 interviewed a 

 Mr. Johnson, who lives seven miles above this ranch, ami he informed 

 me that in 1883 he lost twenty head of cattle out of a total vi sixty 



bead, ami attributed his loss to Southern fever. 

 " In the evening 1 arrived at Ballena, and next morning drove to the 



Warner ranch, where 1 found that the manager, Mr. Linton, was not at 

 home, having gone to Julian, intending to continue his journey to San 



DiegO. I had a con versa I ion with one of bis men, who in formed me that 



they had lost over one hundred head of cattle; that the cattle ceased dying 

 :i few days before my arrival, and a short time a iter the first Erost .and 1 



therefore could not make an autopsy. 1 decided to go on to Julian and 



personally interview Mr. Linton. This gentleman confirmed the state 



