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“mentioned, exhibit their Anglo-Saxon descent. A fine 
supper was soon prepared for us; after partaking of 
which, we were directed to our beds in. the chamber 
above, all clean and comfortable. - 
The valley for the last few miles had diminished 
much in width, being not more than a mile at Mr. Kil- 
burn’s farm. The soil, too, had changed from a black 
loam to clay and gravel. Nevertheless, vegetation 
seemed quite as luxuriant, and the valley presented a 
greater variety of trees. The oak, which, as I have 
stated, monopolizes the valley below, here gives way 
to the lofty pine, spruce, red-wood, cedar, &c. 
I had heard at San Francisco of the large yield of 
vegetables on this farm, and made inquiry as to its 
truth. I found the statement to be correct; and that 
from two acres of onions planted near the house, Mr. 
Kilburn had realized last year, in the market of San 
Francisco, eight thousand dollars in cash. He also 
raised an immense number of cabbages and other vege- 
tables. In explanation of this, I ought to mention that 
onions are considered the most valuable of all vege- 
tables among the gold miners, on account of their anti- 
Scorbutic properties. They grow here to an enormous 
size, and give an immense yield. My own experience 
convinces me of the great value of onions where there 
is a predisposition to scurvy, and there is no vegetable 
which one craves more than this. Many have I bought 
at twelve and a half cents a piece, and eaten with more 
relish than I ever did an orange. 
In our ride to-day, we crossed the valley to examine 
some thermal springs, which are somewhat celebrated 
here. They are in a plain near the base of a small hill 
