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DAWN AND THE DONS 106 air of excitement and interest that the printed page cannot reproduce.” Gradually large tracts of land came into private control, and the California ranch of the Spanish era took

its place among the wonders of that wonderful time. Still there was little agriculture. Stock raising remained the great industry; the horse, saddle and bridle continued the chief industrial equipment; and the rodeo was the great semi-annual event.

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