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comitan
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Yes.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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David K
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The sugar mill of Todos Santos 50 years ago...
(from the Lower California Guidebook)
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comitan
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From spending 13 winters at Ensenada Muertos and watching it being built and knowing some of the farmers. I don't know whats there now its been 3
years since I've been out there.
[Edited on 6-12-2006 by comitan]
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Debra
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Mr. Baja Encyclopedia (aka DK) is that true? Old Mill was wheat, not sugar? 
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Debra
Mr. Baja Encyclopedia (aka DK) is that true? Old Mill was wheat, not sugar? |
Yes, where did you hear otherwise?
Sugar cane grows best in tropical climates, and San Quintin is hardly that.
The British developed a colony for the wheat/flour production. That included the mill (molino viejo), pier (muelle viejo), and a railroad that was to
go to the U.S. (about 20 miles was constructed).
The wheat crop was depending on seasonal rain, as there was no irrigation system (dry farming). Unfortunately they started at the beginning of a dry
cycle of years so the whole project failed.
The English cemetery overlooking the bay is now surrounded by newer graves...
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osoflojo
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As of two or three years ago there was still cane production in the Miraflores/Santiago area. I dont know what scale it is really on but I have seen
it growing and being stone ground by a burro or horse into paste to make Panocha. The locals said that it was really the burro/horse droppings that
made the Panocha sweet.
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Debra
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Thanks for the correction "tehag" and DK.......learn something new every day.
Your right David, the climate there didn't make sense, don't remember where I came up with that......
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The sugar mill of Todos Santos 50 years ago...
(from the Lower California Guidebook) |
Thanks DK, I think I saw a stack when I was lost looking for the beach. Great area, I thought it was a B&B or Hotel.
This link may be interesting:
http://english.people.com.cn/200606/15/eng20060615_274290.ht...
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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