Mark Twain - Following the Equator - Chapter XXIII

Mark Twain

Following the Equator - Chapter XXIII

 

To Horsham (Colony of Victoria)—Description of Horsham—At the Hotel—Pepper Tree-The Agricultural College, Forty Pupils—High Temperature—Width of Road in Chains, Perches, etc.—The Bird with a Forgettable Name——The Magpie and the Lady—Fruit Trees—Soils—Sheep Shearing——To Stawell—Gold Mining Country—$75,000 per Month Income and able to Keep House—Fine Grapes and Wine—The Dryest Community on Earth—The Three Sisters—Gum Trees and Water