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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1881)
July, 1881. THE WEST SHORE. xf5 SAN LUI3 OBISrO MISSION. The early Catholio father who eetablithed the fink oiviliaed aottlemonta la California, having plenty of time baton them, with do railroads, telegraph, exprotae or mailt, to hurry them op, took their time in selecting the lite upon whioh to build their miationt. That they exeroited care and Judgtn 11 1 in the eoloo tiou ii maoifeat from the fact that to-day the remaining miaaioni are oentered in localities where olimat ia good, soil ia exoellont, and the surroundings are plexsaot. The early miiaiona formed oenters around which gathered the people of the oouutry, Near by they cultivated until patabre of ground or tended their Uookt and bards. The mis The rlaee hai much the appearenoe of tlie old Mexican town, the old oathedra), and many other adobe houtet etill itanding. It ia the center of a wool and wheat country and It now one of oar thnvlc; tawss, belr-i" tho oa!y one of any aixe between Monterey and Santa Barbara, A great many native Californiana till live in the vioinlty of 8n l.uia Obiipn, and perhaps there ia no better town in the Mate to atudy the type of the race. Man and him Food, Of court, variout oon ditiooi of life, climate and looality, have to do with the quantity of food. Thue, an idle per son oan get along very well with two and three quarter ounoee of nitrrgeunut food and 20 ounoet of oarbonaoeont food (Heah aod oeretl or vegetable food), when, if the aame individual were walking or in active out-door life, double I i. rr-- . :..i ' ill O Jr . r BAN LUIS OniHI'O MISSION. aiona were more numerous ia the southern part of the Htate, and wbererer the iitee were, there would be formed inviting turrooadinge, and advantageous topographical fealuree fur each center. The pe!re were well aware of the advantages of the aaa porta, and eetabliahed missions at Mas Diego, lns Angela, Men la llerbera, ilea Lais Obttpo, Montorwy aad Vaa) Kraactteo, I a torn , aa at mm Angela aad Baa Uu Ubtepo, the loceliao Bear the oneea not being agreaable. they wieely pot their baildmg back I root the aea, bat etill aear etuwgh to reap the advantage from proximity to a aa poti. Tbe ttyla of all their baildiog wa the aaafi plain adobe trmotaraa, with red baked i e roofa, and a earraanding veranda, the eharc k real being higher thaa tbe etier ooevelor) baildinge, aad baring a walled eactoeare aV taobed to it. The eaarraving ehawa oerewith, rvpreeeaUng the Haa Laie Optepo Muhvoo, will pre food id of the etyle i beildiaj, Raa Low Obimo ( nia aula from the har bor, aad b ooaaected by railroad. thie quantity anight bo vaed. IVbi the K. quioiaai rireeent the baevieet feeder la tbe world, for Terry tell of yonng aattv whe devoured ia 24 boa re tljtt.e of eeevbor half raw, half oooked ltli of hlp bread, I) tiiaU of water, not eoanttng gmg aad (pirila, Hutb Hir Joha lloee and If. Hayee, from peraooal obeervationa, declare that the daily rata A aa Kqimaai may rang from rsi to '" of flmh food. On the other hand, it te quite re markable bow email a qaeattty of food man say eat aod still retaia kl health, thoagh; a to tbe point of nteaUl vigor eageadered by toaaty fare, that ie aaothe qaeetioa. C'araaro, bo wrote a treaUa oa long life, tabaietad f M year oa 12 eaaota of vegetable; autur, aad 14 eaaxa of wiue per diem, while auotber eae ia it4 e4 a nun eiiebog fur out quit 20 yean ea 16 oaaew of floor per diem, auid tato kiad of padding. Won Uiag roae4 ea a Urge another of the Dig Cotloawood Ktaea wbiea kae beta lying idle atnee last winter. THK INDIAN 00I.D MINES. We have bofor Hit noted tbe feet that a number of ootnpanle bad been organised, la London to work certain gold mlue In India. Although nearly a yew bat peated atnea the formation of those oompaniea, It la only now that some of the reeultt hav been made p parent. One of the oompaniea ha brought tome gold to lomlon, taken from quart they found lying at the surface of the mine, Thl reeult was due to the eirvunutano that the oompeiiy, In takiug the property, also secured some antiquated machinery manufactured on the spot, whioh, however, ha proved aseleaa for modern requirement. It was luflliiieutlv good, however, to mtke a preparatory trial, aod accordingly 44 ton war paaawl throogh the stamps, the result being a yield nf II ounoee to the ton 1 23 , more would have been saved, but for the defective appliance used for It treatment, but enough remained not merely to produo the specimens exhibited, bnt toeoooor. ag the oompany to proceed with vigor with the erection of their machinery and Ik devel. opmeot of their mine. The two bar which arrived at Southampton, weigh 40 ounoee, and would realta betweea I' J I ft, and i'4 per ounne. It apiiear to be gold of a very good character, and fro from imparities, aomowhal darker ia oolor thaa thai ia the Australian anvereigna, A larger quae tity bf quarta would hav beea tree let C bat lb machinery, a might hav beea expected, bruke down. The new machinery include 20 ttamtie, which wilt treat torn 90 ton a day. Thi new will be of Interest to all th shareholder ia Indian gld mine, and will 00m at a relief to them. If l ounoet per toa eaa be realised with machinery of primlliv deasrttitloa. aad from th urfao refute of the former worker, It It only reaaonaule to tappoe that an of th latest deeotlption, and nuarta takea from tne deeper working, WIU prodno a reeult far more aautfactury. Thmtmrnt or Hineraiiaa. Tke peculiar etmotpber of California admit of aioeb mora ttpoeur to th ray of lb summer ta thaa eaa be eodurwl ia th KeateraUtea. Bat It I still well to kaow what to do in aaa of ajih stroke, a prompt aotioa ia generally nssstttry to avoid atrioo reeult. An eiohaag sayti la eaae of tunetroka, loneea tbe peUaat eUiibee aad bathe the head aod entire body with eool water, aad with muteteoed bead rub th eiUemlUee, the neck, aod th whole Uagtli of the !, roblring in a downward direouua to draw Ike blood from tbe head. A aona a botliag water eaa be obtained, pot a dry bleak rt roood the body, the ring Kenoele from ta not water aad apply them quickly to the regtoa of the (torn aeh, liver, bowel aod spine, aver tha blanket) alao, Immere th feet ia hot Water, or wrap them la hot rtaaael a far a ta body, lie. wring th Raa ae I one every fire or eight atiauta fu half aa hoar ar ator. tbea remove them aod apply nl4 water la th earn wty. either by eool towel or tpoogiag with o4 wateri dry well and rub the eorfeo lightly aal briskly with the bead antil a glow I prodeeed. A sooa at th patteat eaa ewalWw, give him hot water to drink, aad plenty of it, with e eaaioaal bit of lo or tip of M Ur, Uftea, of eouree, the attack I to (light that to thoruogk treatment M Out aeoeaaary, llu anu I'm so-roar Kara. A good black ink I a effects al a any stela to biaekea Ike sharps of a piea. 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