Show 2 washington COUNTY washington feb 25 1860 1 EDITOR NEWS tite tae winter here continues mild we have halto hafto snow and only a few light showers of rain rale the coldest day was the ath of december the thermometer at sunrise in open air standing at 4 deg above zero while I 1 am writing it stands at mr david savage sava e a and ana T mr john A ray with a small company passed through here on them jan to explore the country in and about the colorado to look out a wagon route and to ascertain the resources of the country ac A company from this place are making in a settlement on the santa ciara clara ola oia ra at its mouth under the d of james richey there is very little chape change in this part of the territory either religiously or politically no new thing seems to nave ave presented itself for consideration the Lama get a little hungry occasionally and shoot a cow for beef there were a few men passed through here a few f ew days since who were looking out for one of or the we red skins who had shot a cow at the settlement at the mouth of the clara they succeeded in capturing him bim and on their return I 1 suppose his bisbach bach paid the penal tyas the custom to in is when they steal to give them a genteel flogging m and let them live and learn which is muan much better than killing them for their motto is blood for blood the people of washington are engaged in plowing and sowing wheat they have built a dam on the virgen this winter at a cost of about two thousand dollars the citizens are building houses setting out shade trees around and fruit trees on their lots john harris has gone pone to california for fora a load of grape cuttings fruit trees and sweet potatoes we calculate that washington shall not be behind other settlements if perseverance and indest industry ait ant will prevent it A few are dissatisfied and are moving away but that is the c case nse in other settlements as some people think they can better themselves by continually moving mavin about I 1 was among the first who came lere here and I 1 can live easier here than in any other place I 1 have seen in these mountains W 11 H CRAWFORD i |