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made them expert horsemen to an ex>
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from four To len acres of land. All OF
these orchards are full of fruit trees of
different kinds and classes, and notwiih-
standing they have had 90 care taken OF
them for the last six OF eight years. ina
nv Of them not so much as fenced lD)
still they yield fruit in abundance, and
TO my certain knowledge, not one of
these trees have been pruned or attends
ed to in any manner whatever unless
to strip them of their fru.t) for the spac,
of ten years.
apples and pears of various kinds,
peaches, pomeeraniies, plums, necta-
rines and in the more southern part of
the Territory. oranges in abundance,
they have each with the exception of
two missions, one or two large vines
yarls, which produce both the blue
grape ard the Muscaiel IN the highest
perfection; The vines some individuals
take the.trouble to prune every year.
and in he month of September gather
the rich clusters, which very amply re-
W ard them for their trouble.
Santa Barbra, tl.ongh the soil is not
so fertl ns tho more northern parts. is
complete gattlen almost every house
having its orchard. Angels surpasses
SAINT, Barbara in its production offruits,
on account Of the facility with which it
can BE- walefed. The SINE may be said
o. the Pue5la de San Jose, except where
vineyards lave been spoken Of.
Gooseheriips and currents C an scarce.
y be said to have been introduced into
this country, there being as yet but very
few vines, which are in the possession
Of one or Two private gentlemen, who
are cultivalng them with great care;
perhaps they do not anount 10 thirty
bushels or vines Ia all California. Like
most other things, with a little industry.
intelligence and care, California would
be one o. the first fruit countries in the
world.
Here are Likewise sylvan fruits in
abundance, such as raspherr,es straw
berries, @hostlebefries, blackberrics aad
various others, which in many parts are
highly favored La sho,t. verify be
love lhat from The general fertility Of the
soil, and the difference Of the climate,
that every kind Of frui. may be produc-
ed and broughtl 10 perfection IN this coun-
try; because whii one part OF it will
moi produce, another pat will. ~
An extensive commercc between this
country aud the Sandwich Islands has
been opened within the preceding two
or three years, bat like every thing else
here il has moi been carried on to one
| fifth Of The extent it might, were The in-
hablants inclined to industry. Lumber
is now annually shipped from this place
to the Sandwich l,lands; inch boards
are sold here al City dollars per ihous-
and feet, and all sorts Of lumber. from
one inch th ok npwnrds, at forty duiiaTs
per thousand, cubic measure; meihinks
hear you say, what an enormous price:
YET still. before timber begun to be saw
ed here, viii. h was 10 1929. Boston
ships used 10 sell The most ordinary kind
Of inch luG.br from eighty to one huns
dcl dollars per thousand feet.
! Now, ST, here is a country (the norll"
ern part OF ~ Whch produces kind of
| timber, the easiest in The known world
ITO wo.l, and in immense quantities.
mean what is here called red wood 1t
is d pecirs OF the pine, and grows to an
average Of two hundred feet high. This
wood is not subject To the worms, per-
haps on account OF its bitterness, as
| have heard some naturaliss say-neili-
or does il speedily rot. / have seen
some taken out of The old buildings in
tho mission ri San Carlos which was
bull about l775 and It appears in every
respect as sound as the day il vas hewn
out of the tree. Il makes most excel.
lent shlnges, perhaps The best in the
word. The first houses that were shin
gled in the year 1881, and the shingles
DO not appe to be injured by time or
the weather, even In the slightest imag-
Unable degree for house building it IS
invaluabe.
Another branch of commerce is soap;
The ease with which il is manufactured
in this country, and the execrable quail
ty OF IL: its consumption and exporta..
ton are sufficient proofs Of what the
extension of this branch of commerce
would be in the hands of Industrious
and intelligent persons. 1t is generally
sold here at about fifteen dollars per
cwf., and have known man with the
help of two Indians, after having the
lime ready, make one thousand dollars
worth IN twelve days. The cost OF this
would be about .woihundred and fifty
dollars what an enormous profit L.
Still this profit will moi excite Califor~
MAN TO constant labor. Ii he makes a
thousand dollars in one month or in one
day, he will not 20 10 work again until
that Thousand dollars is spent, and per
baps not until he has run himself one or
two thousand dollars In debt. After
this he goes to work, fiat ALL Nth bad
heart, and it's ten thousand chances to
one if he works that debt oHt. Rare is
The instance in which the above remark .
will nothoie good. ~
The whole coasso OF California abounds
In most exquisite ssh, OF many kinds, but
although a small Goldfish, of which there
are plenty all over the coast, sells for a
dollar. siiIf n mail IF fSsh 10 varxv 49,.