James Williamson, the ranch at Watsonville, to John Tuft, 14 December 1903. (from Muriel Reynolds, Merced, CA) On the Ranch Dec 14 1903 Co Mining I cant say with what success This is about all the Dear John I got a letter from news that would interest you Hugh Williamson a few days ago with Kind regards to all I remain Enclosing one from Peebles with the request that yours truly Jim Williamson I forward it to you, all well here at present & busy sowing alfalfa & wheat, we had (end) a fair crop of Beans Early & Spuds last season we have not sold the beans yet the Girls are in the City /Inez?/ & her Baby are well, Ethel still taking music lessons & L/ude?/ working in some Clothing house, The Watsonville Transportation Co have a wharf built about 3/4 of a mile above Camp Goodale & have the Cars runing on the Electric road to town They will begin to haul freight as soon as they Co can get a Steamer to run to the City Judd sold his part of the lettle place in town to the Transportation (page 2) Co & they have erected a power house & a big warehouse nere the beach road Hugh has been working in Idaho this last Summer & his family are living in Buckeye Bob Bain died last april he was sick but a short time before he died, Hugh will be home shortly as he said in his letter he would leav/e/ about the 12 inst. Judd & family are all well Henry Judd who used to work for Bill is back together with his wife his brother Art & uncle Ruben, Judd was in fresno last week on some fruit business Hos is May /or, Mary?/ & the rest of your family Bob Cox up in Siskeyou