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hospitality and good living, since it has fallen into the hands of the 
administradors or agents of the government. The remains of a fine 
garden are also perceptible, where there is yet good fruit; and near by 
are extensive fields of Indian corn, which were formerly cultivated by 
irrigation. 
The reception of our gentlemen was in keeping with the place, 
neither polite nor friendly. No civilities were tendered, no offers of 
accommodation made, although they brought a particular letter from 
Captain Suter. Our party were inclined to believe that this was 
owing, in part at least, to the condition of their wardrobe; their whole 
appearance, it must be admitted, was not much in their favour, dressed 
as they were in the deer-skins that had been worn on their journey, yet 
they thought that their characters might have been discovered through 
their buckskins. 
The administrador told them there was no accommodation for their 
horses, and showed them none, except a miserable hole without any 
furniture. The letter of introduction bore the superscription of Don 
Jose Antonio Estrade. They met with the tailor to the establishment, 
Ephraim Travel, an American, of Philadelphia, who showed them the 
lions of the place with great politeness, and as far as in him lay, made 
amends for their otherwise cold reception. He took them round the 
gardens, through the churches, and told them that the Indians under 
the care of the mission w r ere at the present time about six hundred, 
which was only one-third of the number they had two years before. 
In consequence, there was but little cultivation carried on, compared to 
what there had been formerly. 
The harvest at the mission had been very small, from the great 
drought. No rain had fallen for upwards of a year. The vintage, 
however, had been very fine, and forty barrels of wine had been made, 
besides a large supply of grapes for the whole establishment. The two 
vineyards comprise about four acres, and beside vines, are filled with 
apple, pear, and other fruit trees. The buildings of the mission are all 
constructed of adobes, and covered with tile roofs. 
Fortunately for the party, Mr. Forbes, the agent of the Hudson 
Bay Company, residing a few miles farther on, happened to be at the 
mission, and very kindly offered them accommodations, which they 
thankfully accepted. They found him lodged in a comfortable two- 
story adobe house, situated on the border of an extensive prairie, but 
without any trees or cultivation around it. He entertained them very 
hospitably. 
The party visited Santa Clara the next day, where their reception 
was very courteous, and furnished a strong contrast to that at San 
