This span of mules is the Charlie Nesbitt team and they are hauling wheat for the Strathmore land company. This was the only span of mules that were used on lease or contract. They also hauled lumber out of Mountain home.
This photo of the "Spitler Family" taken in 1900 on a huge redwood stump was taken in the high Sierras of eastern Tulare County, CA. (Photo courtesy of Alma Manlove)