New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-30
NETWORK, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 80. 1856

/ opinion O. IS Seae-sl chsractsr Or sol. some O
IS va--vs have been VISITED b. miners, wh' reFrc
SET iae - qua. % az portion o. 'ae CO mt! q
1 tie westward y D.
The rrcst Naley o. the Co'o-aio situated b
tween lie Sierra Nsire and the Sierra Nevsca' .
1at l-te Known. u . Inhabited D. laaeio "
--.bes OF savare- who manifest the most decide
hostility toward the whites. and have hitherto p'e
vented Az explorations OF their country, and d'
u0t permit eliI-rsns % pass Through Il Iasrs
fore parties rom santa Fe. on then way d Gan
/ f1rnis. are compelled - make c.-cpi- q rear
thousand miles no-thwart = the sat LAKE, o
about the same distance southwark By the route @
the Gia Although -hs VALLEY IS lizzie know o.
there 1-e Indications that L g fertile and valuable
The asme Of the River Colorado 5 tescriP
Eve o.. ~ waters ,hey are - deeply co.ored q
those d. the Missouri 1- Red River while those Of
the Gi.1 which We El0v COWS through barren
lands are clear
L would seem impossible t'r A axe rvcr - col
.ec- seiimca, enough IN sandy, barren so 70
col - vsters SO deeply as o. give 10 name
sn5ng those who first discovered and have sine.
visited - sAorss The probability, therefore :,
tlst Ills rlFcr COWS through an aluyls. vs.iey n
great fertility. which has never been explored
This conjecture IS strengthened 5y the fact that tie
Indians who inhab, !; are hostile. and oppose. IS
'sr SIS they can. a. persons VINO attempt 70 enter
or explore TINS has been their uniform course
vs. -ich haee been fertile. abopudiag ia came arl
the sp1n,sueous productions OF the earth
~ this va cy IS situsted IN tie direct route from
santa re 90 California its thorough exploration be-
c1mes matter % very sres. Importance. especA
Is aSitls highly proba that the elevated res.o 5
H. the north OF h. covered with snow during most
ol the vear VIII force tho line C the great Nation al
Railway o. the Psclic through some portion OF it
The so, have described situated ives; Of the
Sierra Nevada. and embracing the plain n TIE
sacramento and san joaquin covers az area, ss
nearly AS csu estimate. OF betS cen hly and sixty
thousand square miles snd would, under proper
system Of cultivation, b. capable o. supp lr'lns O.
population equsi "a that Of Ohio or New York at
'bc PreseS time.
PRODUCTS or CALIFORNIA
Prev IS a. the treaty OF peace with NeAeo, en1
the discovery Of gold. the eNportah.e products ~
che country consisted almost exclusively nd hi'cs
and tsiow Tie Caiiio-nisns were pastoral pc"
P.e aud paid much more attention % the raisnr OBJ.
horses sli cattle than the cultivation ~ ihe sol
Wheat barley maize, beans and edible roofs.
we're cultivated 900 suAc,ent quantity hr home cU
sumption. bat. ss Tar as ! am informed, not for e.
portaiion At that time a 'uli grown OK steer, or
cow. was worth about two dollars Beet cant
delivered on the usvigable waters Of the bay '.
Sia rancisco. are uOw worth from 50 @ $50 per
head horses Formerly worth from = q $40. are
uop valued AZ 500 to $50 The destruction 'i
NHff % Tor tlrr lldrs hlu lt.'oN mas INV tht. q p
ceased il Consequence OF the demand TO- beef
Tbs, demand viii Of course increase with the poa
ulaiioA aad Il would seem that ia very ie =
wears there viii bee none % supply the market
T. We estimate the number 81 cattle, now 90
"a rru.a al. 100000 head. which believed 20 D.
about fhe number aud tie population AZ 10000
1r the wear l-50-a .ow estimate and suppose f
to increase goo per annum. there viii De in tr
Territory or State IN ls5i, $4,000 people
l.. we adopt the estimate Cd, those vel acquaint
ed with the demand o, hsl' beef on an aycssg e
10 each inha5taut lt appears there vii be 90
sgmot.Ja. in 1850 % $4,000 head Ia ISL, OF IT,.
600 la 1852. of 100000 IN .-53, oi 10000 %
1854. OF 10000 Making an aggregate OF sloOo'
which would absorb all the present s,oc6. with as
natural increase.
THIS IS very important matter, az connecttl j
wi.h the amount OF supply which that country "
ultimately require from the Atlantic states OF tie
Tu9l There Is no other country on earth who
has. 0r VII ever possess, the means Of suppI!ir
50 great demand
lis now q well established fact among the ca
grants 70 California that oxen possess greater pow
ers oil endurance than mules or horses that tn
vii perform the distance with loaded wagons B.
less time, and come ia Il the end OF the Journey i'
better condition.
Cows are now driven IN considerable numbe
from Missouri. and the time cannot be ar distant
when catt e rom the W estern States vii Do drive
annually by tens OF thousands to supply ms ne"
market.
II california increases IN population rs FAST as iue
most moderate estimate would lead US 10 beiofr
IL vii not be I'VE wears before she vi! requu,
more than 100000 head "a. beet cattle per snh1ia
from some quarter, u supply the wants Of h'i
people.
lt must no- be supposed that salt provisions ma,
supply tins vast demand. Those who nave 81
tempted 70 hive on such food, during the dry sea
son. have been attacked with scurvy and other
cu'aueous diseases Of which many have died.
There IS no climate m the word where resi-
meat al vegetables are more essential 70 humo"
health IL TACT they are indispensable
IL must not De inferred that cattle driven across
the plains and mountains from the western states
vii b. d, Tor beef on their arrival In California
But one Winter and Spring on the luNarant pas
lures % that couutry vii put them IN condition
which would render them acceptable IN any Allan
nc market
These grazing grounds are extensive enough o.
support i've times many cattle as may DO anu
aHg re- Ilired therefore. there viii be No scarci''
% food Tor them
/ ann acquainted with q droy e. WHO let Cal.ior
lia iu December last. with the intention OF bun
ing Do ten thousand sheep from New Mexico. THIS
shows that the docks and herds east OF the hocAt
mountains are looked % already as tue souri,
from which the markets the Pacific are 20 be
supplied.
HE climate and SOL OF 'allOfuth arc VIC" SUI
ed % the growth ri wheat, barley rye and oats.
Tie temperature along the coast IS too cool Tor the
successful culture Of maize as held crop The
TACT that oats the species which "A cultivated IA tie
Atlantic states are annually selisowed and pro
duced Oh al the plains and hills along the coast
and - Jar inland as the sea breeze has markec
influence ou the climate. IS sufficient proof that a.
the cereal grains may be successfully Guilty. ated
N.thou, the az OF irrigation.
10 IS quite true that tais 0aIrisdJy - as e1teI-
slysly employ ed the missions. and undoubtedly
increased the product OF a. crops 10 which e wss
spilled as it will b any country On EARN y skA.
islly used This does rot prove, however, mat u
was s,ssriiaYy Necessary ~ the production OF a.
ample reward 20 the nu.bandman. The ezPenencc
Of al me Oh Inhabitants is sufficient evidence oi
tins Z their imperfect mode OF culture secured
satisfactory returns. % . reasonable - presume
that more per.sct system would produce mn n
greater results There s abundant evidence 20
prove that ~ the rich a.luyls. valleys, wheat ahd
barley have produced rom iorty % SKY O1ste 3
from one c1she. OF seed, sciikOH irrigation
lrsl potatoes tlrnips, onions, ia iacL al LA1 CO.
be rc9ts Known sac cultivated 10 ire Auanhc
states are produced IN grea. penecLon ia a.
TOE Va eys east oi the coast range Of hrs tne e.!
nate : sufficiently warm - mature crops q IDul
a. CON, rice. aid probably tobacco
The cultIys alton Of the grape has attracted q ali
attention a. tie missions, among TIE RESIDENTS Z,
,ogns. and he rural popG-aHon, and been attended
win lnuch success wherever y has been sttenp'
e. The cry season secures the TUT rom TOO