Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-11
PRODUCTS or cAlIFoRNl\

1ahainitns wefe pastoral People. and paid mnrh mare
n'nhh aihc niShg Ii nurses and eauln han the Guilt
| yatlnn ul thr sub
Wheat, barley. ma1'. beans aud edible roo,s were
cultivated N sufficient quantity or home consumption.
but as TAI as ! am Iuiorned tor eN ottauun. Al
ihat time, ull gr'wn on, steer. or COW. worth
bout two dnlIs et cattle delivered un he nav ipahe
"atrfsof tho hay ii san fIancisea. ATE nov wnrIh
linm 80 10 $50 per head horses, formerly worth lnnm
) Ia $40. are valued at $50 IuSli0. The desruc-
llon 81 cattle fr hot hides aud Ialow has ourelv
ceased, in consequence of the drmaad ior heff This
demand viii OF rnurse increase with the popu lbn; aud
would seem that. ia vefy Gw years there w be none
10 supply the market.
II w estimate the number of cattle now IN California
n 100000 head which IS believed Il he al Ut the ium
hfr-and the population al 20 900 ior the wear ls5p
a low est mal'-anl suppose II 10 iofea,e ona
hundred thousand aunun. thrrr Wi be IN ho teu-
try State, in 1851 five bundled aud twenty ,uusand
people
Ifwo adopt The estimate of Dhosc we'll acquainted with
The demand Of half beet average, eueh inhab
liant aprcars hcte Will be- consumption IN 1850 of
60'o1o head in ISL, ofll0,ooO. N 80. of lGao0Qi
IN 1888, Of PIG 0ou in ISL. Of 26o000 Making an
agGrega" o 100000. which would absorb all the pre-
sent stuck with lis natural increase.
lhls is very imaornni matter. ns connected with
the amount of supply which that country will ultimately
require om the Atlantic Stale Of the Union There Is
other country earth VII eh has ever will pussess
the means II supplying greaia demand,
Il is now well established fact among the eniqran's
10 California, that oxen possess gcaer pawcs of endu
rance than mules ar hor-cs thai they viii pei'm the
distance viii leadrd wagars ia less ,lme. and In
at theend of the journey in better condition.
Cows nre no" driven in considerable numbers Gom
Missouri and the limo canni be far distant when cattle
from the W eso,n States will be driven annually by tens
Of thousands t. surpy this now market
II California increases IN popuat On ns fast as the M st
mudeni" estimates would Lad Us 10 believe, il viii not
b. five years httc she viii require than hun
dred thousand head II beef ca'1e per aunum from
quarter t. supply The wants of hrt people.
must not lie supposed that salt provisions nay ann
ply this vat demand Those WHO hpve attempted to
live snrh mad during the dry season. hnve been at
tackled with scutVy and other cnaneens dlseasos so which
many have died
There no climate in the world whcre lrc sh meat aud
vege abrs arr mere essential 10 human halh. In lact.
they are Indispensable
must not be inferred tlut cattle driven across the
plains ard mountaln7 from the western States, will be
fl fr b.cf on lhe arrival in Cal G,fna. But one win
ter and srne the luXnfau pastures al that country
vii lul tn n ia g nliuan heh W uId rcnder ihem
acc pail IN a1y Atlantic market.
These grazl1t grounds extensive enough 10 sup
pr five ames ~ many cHrle ~ may he annually
rqoifed therefore, llcra will he no sr'el'y o food Ir
thrm.
| am acquainted with dover who lef Cs'ruia ia
Dcremhcf last, with the intent - bringing IN ten
fbHu.apd sheep ftom New N-Nirn Tn shaNs thai
tho 4 eks and 6erIs east + he ,ety Mountains ME
loukal 10 alraaY the from Which the madots
eu the Pafifirale To he supplied
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Tho, all ,l, r ,i,s NAV h. sl,llv cultivated
without the aid Il IRRIGATION.
/, :, min TIM ,h mis- ,I;oy wac onsycy en-
nlved - tho us.,,ne and nednubaJv increased the
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ary co,rit, an ,ar, If liclfv n.rj This docs MOI
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a r,,n,ne i J., ,e,s NJ. hl, l., ptesune ib,t
= , ,r, q ,s,e,, ,y,nld pr,,dpce much o,enter re-
,Ls ub.,o !. ,bun,lon, ,v,lence Ia uroyp that In the
a ~ III la,, a,d l,lny b,yo rr,lnc,1
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,,ha 'ssaas ,,nnro the re.,lcn,s If ,pwns
and , ,a,al n,nl,,,,n bad noon attended with much
p,,ao,a ,h,iro, ;, hns hoo, ,,,cnn,od The dfy Sos,
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fl :, ,l ,,IaI, S,a,s ,I !, .,,,ins worry ofeai nor
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l i IT,, III ,,l,,c.J ,,i,i very | tIIe labor
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