New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-29
BiYiRD fiYLOR'S LETTFRS..yo, III.
. W-il 20 nsntercy-;a lifoTris an Asri-
cultural Country.
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NoNrEREF sept ~. isI9.


NoNrEsET, sep, b. ls'9
H,sr. G,-t.,. .@aE-lh
s-rs- f-r- t1c.i,ed r,f'c. exec. l=nc~ 81 mules,
.;,ruiDe4 Z. u s5c tae journey A.iher az loot, ~
IS, ~ cosrss Psdeslr s1Is1 IN Ca.ilo-uis,
loEsver. A. I 5svs leaned by It's u:tie experi
--.. a sc1sih.us more ri :fsS than ~ TnosE
-1u-t-.ss o~- ba'u- obUsel ~ cary 49, hotel
ri.r 1lm. 7. .ec,. % .-.b.- bedding = Aexi-
20. .c-s.e. ~ SEQ uafes 5al eos'ne aid,-1n 70
q srsosscs. ..Is lre. c. --ssi and assk Of water
ga l.ceavsui,ut. ~u+n me 0sr---y Stands At 30.
3e,idsL,.s ucosss.:. Sd; pas"'ng fo'Sard many
- - "a, --.3 s-sss sa3 ws'e-' =, nis5t,
ty-.y pleasant o. tic ',a.s,ro and weary
20, ..s-. Ams.c, witr al ma sr-aai, propen.i-
81. % very convenient animal. ani i' hs Sid not
500 would certainly bay ono fo' the re-
,uro Slcn are the c1Gclusioni - which have
4.,iysd s.,.f "a king SIX days.
Dressed in comp.etc-sui; Of corduroy, vita
shirt Of purple sannel snd boots calculated 70 wear
an indefinite eogth ~ : ne. ieit San Francisco
.,.c afternoon. w,ded throu, "a the three miles OF
is.u ..n5 20 to- Miss.u. 0.sed tie hills and
-es rod ssnch,Is Rsuchs :.t.e After dsrk
vi tss old msu, who Is ss3 70 dislike the Anne
,upper 81 beef stewoi io red peppers and then
ysve mo bed-an s,t1Al bed-sud. wonder OF
rrld.r-' 9TH "a, - StsT'i-g eAr!y TIE next
day. finished TO- JorsGdI Of twenty-five mile,
ov 2 n. ard stopped At secouiul's Rancho Tor
the night. Not far from Sanchez g. tsere 1, large
adobe house. the ruins oi io-msr Mission, IN the
-aishbo-soud 81 wnich noticed q grove OF bay.
.,ees They =ere OF sdifeIeui species from the
IA a. bny. aud the .envrs gave out q most pun
ert ldo- Some Of the trees were o. exira0rii
ar, si1e the tfurs being three feet In diameter
they grew along the bauks o.; dry arroyo, and
1ai .ve-y appearance "a being indigenous
il.ft Sec,udiais csriy aud travelled j niles TO
b.. VI siiou of Skr.S Care, - re. not being ao'e
.a obtain brrak'ast. wa'kei INTO the garden snd
made rasl q pesr- AID the iiicy fruit OF tH@
s-.us rharCa % PgsuC san JOse, where LETT
,1- rosb | hsd t'rrs1y Travelled, sna TOOK tne
lrusd fiah way g4usfBg u'hwRru, up toc sltty
q san Jo.t t.. mountains we-a barely visible
% either ,llr ti- 1st the b'z,. ADD TIE road
perfectly i5V~.. ios passed over FIde reaches Of
razlug ian, .aw c.ossed perk-lIke tracts, stud
led Nth osks an sycam1rts-s charming inter
.hA.3r of scenery | crossed the dry bed o.
Coyote Cc.rs several times. sni reached Cap.
FisseIs rsncnc IS Il WA growing dusk, ssd a
'ss'ins traveller waved nc 10 i'oA OF 'F 6nzf'y
bearf.
Ca,, Fisher. M j. rsrrieI . a Californian
,5y sud has lived many years IA the country, nss
&c a tne finest rsncfcs "a tne valley containing
our square ltl-.es Cd ianc, or about = 900 acres
rurre ar upon II - streams or springs, two SINAI
achsr,s aid r yueysri an garden. n" pur-
s,rf it e. suction sbov- three years $40 iur
5000, = hce seHE tleu Considered hirn price
-s- ,-i-r,- Z moth ar las been Cffercd S-j,o0O
,r g. ~ss c,.i L. I'D. tom the 7ccoOu. ne
gave me ~ 80 ORn experience - farmer, that
ug dt.t Impressions OF the character VI California
! Is a. agricultural county, were lniy llithed.-
lhe hauon burnt app, afscce Of the pans al this
t~ss,r az tre yes- las m'sed many persons es T.
~s vs us a. >. c01nt,y n thG res pcc-. rom Al
t1--t.r. one may near complaints oi tuo t3'tI"
.es, and SRI slii under which ierg- fi7c1s d. up
md vegetation almost entirely dls.ppeas tue
,0ss.o,I,y 10. fzAiHg good cr)ls @! an 20 = We
-rrentiS denied. aud the bold ASSERTION maze th@t
ne greater psrt of California - Sortnies', ep'
! or grazing purposes Capt Flshsr Informed me,
l9veger. ,aat ths-e is 70 such wfea, country 10
be Aoli Even 4 On TIE iupcri,c, pioTios vi
ue u-t.v-. Wi ch does little more tnkp 'cra.cb
! ~ to surface vi tie gracrd, t produces nun
r5d-lJ Not cul! e. :, tDt Ti;soat ilr.n-r cut
ystion, large crop springs up on ,.s So, ne
isc.rf sd sometimes sven tie .nird year. CspL
= k1-- ~ -srch--o - 10 ;oFed - ia1esa' Of
.aaAt. rom = hich he hs-vcs;ct 1000 tsnega,-
re ssco.d yea he .stnered from the same ground
90 f.,sg.-, tld a.. third year 90. The dnYsry-
~ @-vne,s VI the climate l',sr the rams nave
,sasrd ytsse-ves g-,il - 81 a pa rom -o'' ana
,s-taos from the ssrc- rirclmi;2Ace, lie heHiiG
isr.sas=a. me mouatsin-sites, - c1nsid-
-af !. extent, sre capable 90 yieiit0s hne crops
u wheat. barley snd rye, aud tha very sunm -
tEt rsv ues On -tia .ns ,siii o2-s grow - aoaa-
i-.ttv VII .t ca-.f5 1--WE -irner Tc.nru "aeE
Boy have beea .-,verset - toe p.2w
Or. .rogs syou the pans, Bat th-'Ess best
the rsishno,nood OF streams. IL requires M
.-izallon. snd 3. Mt planted until si-cr toe issi
rsf rg- y
..5l the growth o. = els, sh.cL, Sore u planted
...ll.r roat son "a. = 70, "a the absence OF
.-...s- s-steul Of farming Toe use q the com
-,a cuif.vsto- woc g remove tn.s c,ts-1,y, End
~ ,laptin. ID q Urn 7.tssd n Msy, 81 sb1n at
.rap you'd % c-,tsil. sl~ scversl tund,ed
,c-s wAir7 Cspt. Fliher Mason tr.s rsncne- re
..r, are is-ge ard Teil niles, anh me .tas
.h~ugh 70 rain hzt fallen Tor fc1- moths
rere 20 sreen ard iesh - IN cur he'c' ~ nons'
.rf wrich hss been pi0Eed anu piai1eo'
r0ush IL SLOWS dry cr1st o. me top retains
= : ir,cre = wi,-ia SIX iLches Of thr s1fifos
While ciose beside L, and On lie sane eve me
lnca!tu-ed exr;h i. sesned with hes- sad 'ese-
s;ioa Is burned ~. Tho Va Q! San Jois .
50 miles ie eog.h. AT c9atsins az !eai' 20 'faNe
a..es Of level pam, 1csfy ire V 5pie a. ea
.ss.o's Of Gu risa,ion Ia regard 20 climate sDo
,tustlo- lis ore Of ;he most tavore1 pars ~
-aUcrr:s, ihouzh TIE valleys - S1no11si Nsps'
3odexs I'D cary the woo.e q i7e Sacrament"
s1Intrv. sre sai1 - De c44ti4y lcEti-1-
VERSAILLES thrive ilx1rs -, ard many 'pe-
.iss. surh IS meio1s, pgmpsinf, 'qaasne'
,sans potaioe,. 81. require DO .1rshsr cNe
,osu the planting. Csbbsges. onions, ana
al others which are transpisnted IA ine Spfl's'
.re obliged 20 Be irriEsfed. Grape vines 10
tsu,e ,itca.i1as require 70 D. oc;a'.1naAy war
ID xhea p...ted on moist io5ss, in-y PrC'-se
zi,ao7t IT, A Freedman named 'lgne "snT
100 barrels Of vine iss; year, from VineysTa .
,,gu- az sores who &c cQryste' az NJ
r3a San Jo,e Capt. Fisher has iloa'sn- 800 800
10 q, garden. winch ar cow lean'p< ca ~
,-os, H.. vsisht e thsir ruiz May VI &c -
= xii Eeizh fur al five pccatf an4 70 olH'a.
-i-h0s.. s1r 2 svur -i7El the ehoi@~st .'ro~-h o.
| rr.-ssv o, tae Rhine. The vie u sa4 y 'oDse
| - "a ta,ts6 3 . resemble hecA. ~ = 70
T-ss, 6an.1S being infinitely Prsisrrei nste io
| ira is,o~,i-us o, logwcod snd c7P2e'as Hheh are
.n-,-s4 il. ,rrn agar ti.!es - san Ffsncisc7. Tee
| - I'll hsr.af.er be n important piod5ct o.
| =. Iis,r1is. and even Bgrgundy End IOksy nlay
| "a ,-osr.s'~d OF TIE tables Of the laKGriOos by
- -i...xe Of San Jose ard Los Anseie,-
| Besg-e reschisg Fsnsrs Rancho rS;icei 90
nv lef, bod spur striking OF, m TIE moan
| An r.nze. IL terminated Ia 5i1E AID both he
rex and coil were Of toe dtrk-rsd coiOr o. Ezyp-
uan po-phyry denoting the presence OF cinDaosr.
| the ore Of quicksilver. The veins Of shs u st4l
| contained in tie noan.sn are thgzxh. 10 De eqoA
u those q gos mines Of Santa Clara. which IN
tssd visiting o. ny .-ssra