Former Finnish Temperance Hall in Fort Bragg |
Giant redwoods north of Fort Bragg |
Noyo, Mendocino Co., California, in January 1880.
Now I get a possibility to give information about this warm summerland, that the winter has been very soggy, but now there is hope that the rain is over and once again become a quite warm summer. Here, the air is very fresh and healthy, and the mortality is very low. I will also mention something about our citizens around here. We are seven young men at this place, who have their own redwood "claims", which currently employs over a hundred Finns. Here you could still get properties in a very appropriate place using the Homestead Law, but the Finns did not much want to become landlords, which is due to the fact that they are so greedy for earnings and in love with money.
Here you can find a lot of work on the sawmills and logging work, which will be paid around $40 - 45 in a month, food included. Land owner's position is here extremely good because they can keep how many animals they only want. You do not need to acquire shelters for them, because they live outdoors summers and winters. wheat isn't sown here in a big quantity, but instead barley, oats and especially potato and all types of vegetables.
Matts Toppila 115 acres of land, 2 people, 2 horses, 2 cows, 8 hogs, his entire fortune is valued at $2800 .
Petter Johansson has 125 acres, 5 people, 2 horses, 1 ox, 2 cows, 16 hogs, and his entire fortune is valued at $3000.
Elias Johanson has 380 acres of land, 1 people, 4 horses, 12 cows, 25 sheep, 30 hogs,
his entire fortune is valued at $15000
August Jernberg has 40 acres of land, 1 people, 1 cow, 2 oxes, his entire fortune is valued at $500.
Jacob Kesti has 150 acres of land, 2 people, 3 horses, 1 ox, 2 cows, 30 hogs, his entire fortune is valued at $3500.
Jakob Hyman has
160 acres of land, 1 people, 2 horses, 2 cows, 18 hogs, his entire fortune is valued at $ 3000.
One reader of the Amerikan Suomalainen Lehti
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