New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-22

Angeles His object IN returning was 10 nuuS.
cspitallsts in the States 10 engage III ihHlIhs 80
cod. but he did not succeed III VAN ne CT
Seayored 10 enlist John G. Caihoun ahu otlelo
who were then IN Office at washington. w IL
,',nnld listen 70 his chimerlcal schemes; ne
WI m tract Of land IS miles north OF thls
80, on the coast. where he built steam-Tl mn
90 wing humber and for making hour' ne
,.tives came from all quarters W sec 'o
Serfnl mill Women walked twenty OF mn. .hS
niles with children on their DacAs ~ ga%e "' wv
marvellous steam-eReihe. oro,;on = mill for
e., smith has now IN operation d NM lol
Capt' "hn rh md tannery. The oak forests
eiinL g, finnish an inexhaustlDle supply VI
Oh NE .Id =, ,annin For sides ne has TO pay 10
udI.' rh and he gets from $40 to slf lot theni
,arned | NAV observe that NOES nish. We
n,rked up IN large numbers arounu mi C.s''
They ere mostly thrown away ny w
Tbere are immense tracts OF afaoie anu pro
~ Land on the coast both North and South:
arabic although there is no occasion 10 VII
:, 80 obtsin crops. 1t is enough TO plant the
saod and no weeds will spring up, unless the
,n;shap of rain should transplre. The hnest po-
,atoes are raised in prolific crops by this method.
In MANY parts, mustard Is the prlnclpal weed
n il should get among the barley Il may destroy
the harvest for its luxuriant growth makes It
proof against the sickle. 1t grows everywhere
IN this country, and perfumes the air with It's
sweet fragrance. | have seen 1t IN our streets,
in the suburbs, as thick at the root as full
crown stalk of Indian corn, and large enough
for the fowls of the air to roost In the branches
II is the common species, S,ndpis nigra.
few weeks ago | made an excursion IN IT.
tie steamboat to the country across the bay or
Contra Costa. The bayls about flve miles VIDE;
along lis margin rs strip OF land rising gently
from the water, and two miles IN width. IL Is
arabic and fertile, and most OF 1t is well wooded
with oak. Beyond this strip you ascend more
rapidly, and the country becomes uneven win
patches of forest IN the ravlnes, anu rlch
growth of wild oats on the hills On the sum-
mt of the hills are the Red Woods, hfteen miles
from San Francisco, though apparently not nall
so far.
Near the bav shore, on a small rlver, is the
fundamental town of ST Antonio. The surround
ing country IS sprmkled with the dwellings OF
squaiters and patches q II are under cuitiValloh'
The soil is dark lOaT, and when scrapeu Win
the foot exhibits moisture lust beneath the sur
face, where rain has fallen tor three months.
The moisture Is brought up from the subJacent
stratum by capillary attraction. Potatoes ana
other vegetables grow well | saw a garden IN
which the beets had failed, owing TO the de-
s,ruction of the seed by ground-mlce. Inc gar
deper told me he had caught the thieves, with a
little pouch which they wear on each side OF the
neck filled with the seeds OF beets and other
plarts. These animals are not destructive the
second wear they leave the cultivated soil.
The tract of land 10 which refer belongs to
Spanard named Perato, whose title is consld-
cred doubtful. Immense herds OF cattle roam
over il, and adventures never hesitate 10 ap-
propriate them TO their own use. IL Is quite
common affair for respectable American or
French robbers TO shoot down fine beet for the
sake of single meal, eating a few pounds OF
the meat and leaving the carcass TO iced the
birds or the flies. In the course OF my ramoles'
came across the half OF an OK when mad oeen
LETT IN this manner. There are also large fiocks
OF sheep on the tract
Some of our citizens talk of making 81 An
tonic rural village for their residence. But
the distance across the bay is too great, and the
HIGH winds of the Summer interfere too much
with pleasant navigation. Musketoes, which
do not inhabt San Francisco, are abundant In
Contra Costa
friend of mine lately made visit to
Mrs Farnham at her residence near Santa
Cruz. near 200 miles southwark, on the coast.
He found her equipped III the Bloomer, and at
tending to the duties OF house and farm. Owing
TO the difficulty OF procuring labor, she has been
at times under the necessity OF putting her hand
! to the pillow, and even in one case Singing her
! house But the plnchmg time is now past,
though her life is far from an lndoent ormactlve
one Away from home she wears the ordinary
dress Butwhen Singing her roof, she found
the Boomer highly convenient. Her friend
! Miss Bruce Is engaged with her IN harmonious
! cooperation.
| They have had shower OF flesh near Be-
nlcia The bloody, animal matter was sprinkled
/ over a space several hundred yards IN length. IL
consisted, doubtless, of the exlviR OF insects
the ordinary explanation of this singular phe
nomenon.
very good building stone Is brought from
/ the vicinity of Benicia Ii is gray sandstone,
/ 50 soft that II can be worked with the pick, but
ii grows harder, and will make durable mate
nal for building. Starkey & Co. are putting up
fine stofehouse of this stone, on the site Oh
their iron structure, which was destroyed by
! hTe.
You have had the periodical visitation of
/ that extraordinary insect, the Fourteen Year
/ Locust. can find no traces OF the animal In
/ this country. The oldestresdents know nothing
/ of It II appears to be confined to the Atlantic
/ States OF North America. ! am not aware OF It's
/ existence IN any other part OF the world.
/ have Just talked with a miner from fuba,
who describes a romantic waterfall on that river,
more than hundred miles from its junction
with the Sacramento The stream, which Is
now about the size OF a barrel, leaps down per-
/ pendcuar cliff al least 200 feet, dividing almost
INTO spray before reaching the bottom. lie
speaks OF It as an enchanting spectacle. When
the riNer is swollen by the melting SHOWS, the
scene Is terrtcaily grand.
have before spoken OF the enormous trees oi
Northern California and Oregon My Informant,
states that he and his party ielled tree on the
Klamath which was mne feet through at the
base, and which measured one hundred and forty
CARDS and fraction IN length This wood Is
>oi, and easily cut. They had fired repeatedly at
some squirrels on the branches, and finding that
their guns would not reach, they cut down the
tree partly TO crafty their curiosity.
The same gentleman was one of party that
crossed from Trinity 10 Klamath last Winter, en-
counterlng the mostterrble sutferlngs from snow
and cold. In returning, when the snow was
melted, they observed on the trunk OF tree IN
raylne, forty feet from the ground, the marx OF
the hre they had kindled when encamped on the
snow. Such stories sound very romantic and |
would not believe them at first. Bur after search
ing in vain for some one to contradict them, and
finding that every body that has visited that re-