A trip through the Sacramentos this week was proof that the outlook generally for a prosperous year is very encouraging. There is more money in circulation than formerly and there will be still more as soon as the beef cattle are sold and delivered, which are being gathered.

Goat men are also in fine spirits. Mohair is advancing in price. Kidding time will be over in a few days, and very little loss has been reported. Out of a herd of 1000, Jno Parker, near Weed, will save about 700 kids. J. R. Ehart of Wright has 190 kids and only 250 old goats.

The writer had the novel experience of stopping over night with the round-up on the Agua Chiquita last Sunday. The crowd consisted of 17 men, with Elihu Joy, of Elk, as foreman. During the night it took 8 men to stand guard (at intervals of two at a time) over their saddle horses; which were driven out several miles from camp. The rest of the crowd sat around the camp fire until bedtime, laughing, joking and matching nickels. The cook seemed to be the most successful winning all the money in camp. Tobacco coupons were then resorted to, but the excitement grew so great that the coupons were usually torn in two as the contestants rolled over each other in their scrambles, and were worthless to the winners. All were good-natured and no one was shot, thought it looked on one or two occasions as though some of the cowboys would blaze away and strike one of his companions with his fist.

Mr. Allen, of Wright, to our notion, has one of the best and prettiest farms in the mountains, and he is one of the few who does not want to sell out. There is a running stream of cool spring water at the rear of his house, which comes rippling down the mountain, passing through the milk house and on into the garden, furnishing abundance of water for orchard, vines and early vegetables. His front porch is a most inviting spot where we took a quiet rest.

[Cloudcroft Silver Lining, Saturday, May 27, 1905 - Retyped by Elaine Watson 2011]

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