The New York herald., 1851-12-23


q, and charged by the overwhelming force of some
lice hundred Indiana, they alone were calm, con-
4 nted the yelling savage, and sternly played their
{, killing five Indians, and holding the others in
rl ch until the postman could cut the horses from
= wagon, and prepare for flight; and when that
2 ght had to be conducted over desert plain, six
hundred miles in extent, these master spirits alone
held out to the last unconquered by fatigue, hun
ger, and exposure and were the only men who never
murmured at the necessity Of travelling night aud
day for nine tedious days. On the ninth day they
were fortunately relieved by train of wagons
which they overlook.
The two following articles, from two respectable
and reliable San Francisco papers, afford striking
exhibit of the almost miraculous products and re-
sources of California -
Address before the Agrie ul turaI and
Mineral Fair.
From the San Francisco Herald
We present to-day, some interesting extracts,
iiustrative Of California and her productions from
the address delivered last night by Mr.. Andrew
Williams, before the audience assembled at Mr..
Sheton's Agricultural and Mineral Fair. We re-
kH.~ ~ '' '''' f''' ''' N' " s''' "
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Having been invited
by Mr.. Shelton to present to fellow citizen, Mr.
herDer, silver goblet, as premium for his sue
cess in advancing the agricultural interests of
state, embrace the opport unity to congratulate
you on the occasion upon which we are Assem- bled.
/ congratulate him whose laudable enterprise aud
untiring industry in producing SO varied and rich
display Of the products Of our soil and state, have
been crowned with such brilliant success; and es-
peciaily do | congratulate our State and country
upon the first dawn Of that develops ent of our agr
cultural wealth and resources, which Is destined
soon TO convert these Western forests into
garden, and make the wilderness bud and blossom
rs the roee." In most Of the others single ex-
celleDce is chara:teristic and Predominant. The
lumber Of Maine, the granite Of New Hampshire,
the wool Of Vermont, the manufactures of NIassa-
ohusetts the agriculture of New York, the coal and
IRON Of Pennsylvania, the grain and fruits Of the
Middle and Western States, the copper Of Michi-
gan. the corn, tobacco, and hemp OF Virginia and
Kentucky, The cotton of Alabama and Georgia, the
sneAr OF Louisiana, the sugar, cotton, and indigo
Of Texas, the turpentne of North Carolhe, and the
noe Of South Carolina constitute respectively their
most prominent and distin ;tive interests aud are
The pride and glory Of their citizens But there Is
scarcely one OF these that cannot be found pro-
daced IN our own state In the natural produc-
tons Of the earth, conducive TO the sustenance OF
man, Is our State abundantly prolific.
As We approach the centre Of the State, the ba.
nsna the orange, the lemon. the olive, the fg, the
piantain, the nectarine The almoHd. the apricot,
and the pomegranate Of the South, mingle in the
same iuxuriant gardens Of Los Angeles, with the
peach, the pear, the cherry, the plum, the ounce,
Asd the apple OF the Nor.h-tte fruits OF the oak
1nd the pine. of gigantic size and delicious taste.
furnshing TO man and beast the richest and most
nutritious food the beautiful salmon Of the noble
Sacramento, often weighing thirty, forty, and in
scme instance sixty pounds, yieng with any, either
in 6neness Of texture and richness Of favor as well
as IN nze; and one uncom mon article Of fine white
sugar, the exudston ofa species of pine tree called
the sugar pine; the successive range Of mountains
vhoee extent is lost 10 view in the distance waving
with nch harvests OF oats, the spontaneous prodac
tons Of the soil; solid trees Of the rcd wood on the
banks Of the Trinity and shasta rivers, sixty eight
ieet IN circumference; hollow ones whose cavity mas
sheltered sixteen men and twenty mules for the
night pines crowning the dizzy peaks Of the Sierra
Nevada, three hundred and eighty feet In height,
the first two hundred and fifty feet without branch
OF Hnb--an extent Of growth so far beyond the or
dinary size a. to seem almost incredible, but well
known, and seen, and verified by the Uniform and
concurrent testimony Of many rAom ! see sitting
around me
And We have some stin larger and taller speci
mers OF other things nearer home, here ia oar own
city, 10 which many who hear me will bear witness
rom experience, and which come TO maturity
" monthly in sdvsnce"-rents, the tales, kind of
rents. put up higher than the pines, and sometimes
harder TO get around than red wood hold in my
hand statement signed by twelve citizens Of the
county Of santa Cruz-Messrs. Mclean, Gibson,
Madison, Peck, Clements, Pedrict, Mlls, Stevens,
McHsnry, Sanborn, Kista and LOveand-gentle.
men Of unquestionable integrity, an extract from
which is 40 follows:
" On land owned and cultivated by Mr.. James
Williams, an ouion grew to the enormous weight
Of twenty-ope pounds on this same land tu-np
was grown which equaled exactly In size the head
oi Hour barrel. On land swned and cultivated By
Thomas toIlen, cabbage grew, which measured
while crossing. l3 feet inches around its body its
weight is not known. The various cereal grains
also grow to Q height Of from 6 TO ~ feet One
red wood tree in the valley, known as Fremont's
i nearly S0Oi fee, high" Added to these astonishing
productions s-s. beet grown by Mr.. Isaac Bran
nan, at san Jose, weighing 63 pounds carrots )
feet IN length, veghiag 20 pounds. Al stockton,
rs aturhip weighing lUO pounds In the latter city,
at party fo- twelve persons. Of single potato
larger than the size Of an inary hat ali partook
leaving at lea 4 the halt uhtouchsd
These may be tuperlatiyss, but they DO exist aad
hev afow - NJ ON m Ind anil. rf
producing. Nor are these more seemingly incredi
bic than the well known fact Of portion OF oar
state, nearly 20 miles in length and % in breadth
whose every foot Of ground from hill top g. valley,
s more or less impregnated with gold Of every soa
ceivable form and size, from dust up to unps
weighing 30 pounds.
But Iet Us cast our eyes around this hall, snd
What do ~e tee-even from this hssiy collection
and casual contribution agricultural, botanical,
geological. mineral, and foral exhibition, em-
bfasing nearly one thousand varieties Of pressed
flowers, Of evory hue, and Of .urPassing brilancy,
nearly 200 varieties Of which are illustrated By
truthful and beautiful drawings seeds Of more
than 5000 varieties o. native flowers ~ varieties Of
iily and other bulbcus rootf, embracing The re-
marka6le soap plant riyallirg the hnest boast OF
the toilet and adding h. IL i,s healing qualities,
~ provided by nature for tae double purpose Of
ssnitary and abuent properties Tor the native sons
o. tne forest specimens Of 1000 varieties Of the
Principal quartz veins and coils of the State about
~ varieties Of the principal grapes and clovers,
many of the spee.mers pressed. embracing th burr
clover that leeds 20 fatncss "the cattle Of thou.
sand hills" when ell oiher susterance Is rarchoi
and withered Skeltons mammoth clover whose
stalks rom one root covered an area q 81 square
feet, some or the stalks feet long half inch In
diameter, and the clover head6ve incaes In circuu
ference single stalks Of the white lily PRODUCING
lO0 flowers, Of indescribable delioacy ard beauty;
beautiful srecimers Of minerals and pressed forers
from IA. Pratten, Leo OF Nevada stalks Of the
oats rsthered BY Mr.. shelton, IL feet high speci.
mems Of wheat and barley having 80 and POO
mammoth stalks sprirging from one root, the pro
cute OF 2 siIgle seed the red sugar beet,
grown BY Mr.. L. " Beard, Of Jan Jose, twenty
eight irctes N circumference and We ching 81 lbs
scme from the luxuriant gardens Of Alderman
Green, q this city, Of ony two months growth,
wes shirg * or seven 1unds cucumbers, raised
~ sssssias, sSAssvs issaesia iepgtR sSlsDs, sni