All his work was done by Indians who lived near by, and had been there as long as he.

He had a small vineyard, and raised corn, squashes, melons and all that are necessary for his table, having also a small mill near by for grinding corn and wheat without bolting.

The Indians made his wine by tramping the grapes with their feet in a rawhide vat hung between four poles set in the ground.

The workmen were paid off every Saturday night, and during Sunday he would generally sell them wine enough to get about all the money back again.

This had been his practice for many years, and no doubt suited Mr.Roland as well as the red men.
Roland was an old Rocky Mountain trapper who came to California long before gold was discovered, and during the evening the talk naturally ran to the subject of early days.
Mr.Roland related that while his party were in camp in the upper Colorado they were visited by a small band of Indians who professed friendship and seated themselves around the fire.