Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-20
California at different seasons.

A correspondent of Boston paper writes
from San Francisco as follows of the ap-
pearances ofthe different seasons of .he
year in that country.
As the season advances, ,,he more RAM
BILE amid these silent woods and solitary
openings, and roam along these winding
bays and shores of ocean-ihe more ad-
mire anG lovo q if)rnia. AT the present
time. her natural scenery is surprisingly
grand and beautiful. The rains have clo-
thed the valleys and bills with green-the
storms have capped the mountains with
snow-an the warm sun Il the exuberent
soil have inwoven thick in the green man.
lie that invests the earth, sprigs, flowers,
wrealhs, borders, and blooming figures.
1t was only three days ago. that in walk
Of few miles to Point Conception, | gath
cred thirty different species ofpIants in full
bloom, sis of which had never seen before.
Many were splendid flowers. j have found
most Of thuse OF which Fremont and others
make mention. Most who come to the
country in simmer Sc, down Col: F. Us an
absolute lorger of lies. But one can see
how he came to give such glowing descrip.
tions of the whole land His first visit
was in the month Of March, l9I4-when
no country can look more inviting than
this. HIS second visit was in the winter
and spring of 1916 and l547-when, of
course, the appearance was much the same
as on his former visit. Ills error lay in stat
ing, what he SaaO but in affirming of the
country in general far more than he kneao.
The country cannot be characterized by
any such general terms as he employed.
The soil and climate of various portions
are exceedingly diverse.
The average difference Of temperature
in summer be.~ cen Monterey md Sacra-
mento City, cannot be less Than twenty or
thirty degrees; the difference in latitude he
ing about two degrees-and the auarmer
place the farther TO the north! Sacra-
MEMO lies in the broad oven heated valley
between the coast range and the Sierra Ma
veda; while Monterey is on the coast, con-
siantly swept by the winds of the ocean,
The climate here is singulary pure. AS
if on purpose TO keep it SO, focks of black
birds innumerable, crows and ravens, ven-
cradle looking enough for cenenarians, q
other carnivorous birds, swarm about the
town. They seem almost domesticated. No
thing frights them. They sing and croak
on the fences, on the walls and the house
tops. They are the only common scavenges.
They make way with all the filth and
ordure wilhin and around the town. Was
it not for this, doubt if they would De SO
generally tolerated. If fields and gardens
abourded in this region,l opine they would
soon be killed off as intolerable pests and
q public nuisance.
ADVERTISING 1t is said quite often,
80! people do not read advertisements; ev-
cry body knows what we keep" Do they!
Here is case in point. Some friend OF
ours, who gave US TO understand that they
consider our notions on this particular sub.
iect as little better than moonshine, obsli-
nately refused even 10 give US the opportu-
nifty to prove the truth or falsity Of these
assertions; consequently, in the kindness OF
our heart, we gave them the benefit of q
couple of squares, free gratis, for nothing
at all. 1t happened that in drawing up the
ads ertisement we inserted some articles
which were not on their shelves. The
constant call for these very articles became
so very annoying after time, that we
we, requested to suppress the advertise
ment. We did so, OF course; though we
could see no reason for suppressing por-
tion of column which no body reads
Cambridge Chronicle.