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GRASS VALLEY. Oct y. 1862
/ Such are the improvements of California. ~
( great tie DEVELOPMENT OF its resources. 40 us-
| paro'eed the energy of its citizens that tbs
mind can scarcely grasp their extent, or com
! prehend their greatness Dating from the pe-
riod Of the emigration of 80, achsngehas been
produced unparalleled in the history of nations
Then IT was an almost unknown wilderness.
the mountains inhabited only by the reckless
savage, and its plains wide waste that seemed
70 defy the art Of man for cultivation, with only
here and there. az long intervals, the semblancs
of civilization, in the rude abode, or mud huts Of
| the pioneers. Three years has passed, and
what il the result A State has been organ.
| lied out of chaos, the population has moro than
! guadrupled order has succeeded disorder.
/ towns almost innumeroble have sprung into ex-
/ istence whore the elcgancies aud Injuries Of
! life abound the plains are smiling under the
| husbandman'S hand, and the mountains echo 70
the sound OF labor Cheeriy. cheerily, on va
! 90, ~ complete our destiny, whether il be for
/ Good or evil and nothing short OF ,he comforts.
/ the conyeniences, the improvements of the
most favored Atlantic State. viii satisfy our am
bition, as commeudable as it is beneficial
Labor hath brought these changes; labor
with priyation aud much human suffering hath
achieved all this and now the day has come whom
labor without excessive suffering will meet its
reward Communications with the most dis
tant points are opened, and daily or weekly
mails. or expresS-riders convey intelligence from
home, to the weary miner in his solitudcs. In
developing the resources OF the State, and
showing the agricultural capacities Of the conn
try, the late Fair held at Sacramento City by
Messrs. Warren * Co, has had much to do.
\ Io1f2 pr..
ducts were sent literally from different parts Of
the State, and | saw three beets "a feet in
/ length, their whole growth squashes weighing
80 pounds, onions and 3 ID. each egg plants ,
h., barley that Welded by the field OF 300 acres
| 20 bushel 70 the acre, potatoes weighing 5 or q
pounds, stalksOt corn Ia feet long and ears as
well filed as that of Ohio or Illinois carrots
feet long. besides articles Of manufacture
equal 10 any seen at home. Last week saw
sample of cotton, grown in Sacramento City. 40
fine and beautiful as any Of Georgia production.
while our markets have been abundantly sup
piled with apples, pears. peaches grapes and
melons, equal 10 the produce of your own ia
ysled side Of the Continent. Farms are open
ing i'm every direction. Wheat is found to yield
immensely and two years will not pass before
the tribute We now pay 10 Chill, for flour, will
cease andwe shall be- supplied from our ownmS.
BY wheat OF our own raising But il is not az
riculture alone which is developing the natural
resources OF California
A year and half ago some genius conceived
and brought 10 completion an experiment which
is beginning 10 be felt not only throughout the
State, but ito benefits already reach the crowded
marts of the Union and the cabins of the far
West as recipients in greater or less degree
of the treasures OF California. This was no less
than digging canal and taking the water Of
durable stream along the mountain side, over
! gulches on wooden aqueducts, across barren
hills to supply mines with the means of working
claims, which, without this, would be perfectly
useless The experiment was successful Many
miles ofrich mining country was thus made avail
able, and become profitable TO the orignatOrs
! OF the scheme, as well a. thousands of industri-
| Gus men who could use the water where il could
be cot in no other way The success of this OPP
Grafton induced other experiments, all success
iul so far, till il has grown INFO system, and by
enactments Of the Legislature, companies are
incorporated for the purpose Of digging canals.
By a reference 10 the list of stocks at San
Francisco about this date you will see Water
stock in some cases commanding n premium,
and are sought after Works have been com
pleted which cost half a million of dollars, and
others are projected which will cost million.
and do DOT doubt thar some Of them will be-
completed and as the hazard bears hut little
comparison to that of quartz-mlning, and the ex-
periments thus far have proved profitable, II
fair inference may be- drawn that they will gen
orally pay Certainly so, if located in good
mining regions A part OF the waters Of Deer
Greek above Nevada, are turned into canal.
and are thus carried at least fifteen miles, yield
ing the Company good California dividends The
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long and many smaller ones extend through va
riOus paris Of the country. A project Is on foot
and Company organized 10 take the waters of
one of the branches of the Yuba a distance Of
thirty-three miles 70 this place The engineers,
Mr. Joseph Woodwork. formerly in the service
of the STATE of Pennsylvania and Capt John
Day. once a member Of the Typographical
Corps OF the nted States, have reported ia
yorably 1hls canal, il completed will pass
through one Of The best mining localities of this
STATE. for Nevada and Grass Valley are extern
siyely known
DO not think am writing your capitalists 10
take stark In any Of these works; ] mean No
such thing Ny only ObjecJ IL TO mark the i'm
prOyements and changes which three years have
produced in California. and YOU have had 80
many hmubugs palmea upon you that | am
aware that all California operations are looked
upon with dsrrust and II II possible that some
Of these latter works may NOT prove profitable.
And nov has California been Of any benefit
70 the Atlantic States Our food and clothing
come from there, and every return steamer
takes back from one 70 tw0 millions OF dollars.
We think ourselves entitled % little consider
alton AZ least from our Grear Father at Wash
ington and Congress assembled. We were
grudgingly admitted asa State revenues which,
rghrfully belonged 70 "a we're locked up in
| Uncle Sam. safe. No currency was Afforded
We for d lOEg lime for the transaction Of orr
mighty business. till Congressional wisdom grant
ed US the power Of coming shes, leaving a
4 long tine al the mercy Of private coiners, with
exchange immeasurably against az, and at last
our comes an order from headquarters to shut
down the slug gate-in effect 10 lock up every
medium Of cash business in the shape Of dimes,
dollars and eagles IN the vaults Of the Custom
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