New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-25

our farmers have lost largely and come have Teen
bsnsrupted in our l.st years operations Blu, sho
meat make yet remains, and probably will for yeare
10 c, me be supplied from among ourselves True,
hams and bacon here, most oft however, strony
snd rancid from its two Journeys through the tropics
hut il could To- shut out by own productions
should our farmers their attention earnestly h tho
natter Beef, mutton and poultry will also be profit
able for years TO Fruit fan kinds, usual pro
duccd in the temperate regions BE- produced he,o
in great abundance and perfection. The old mlssh
orchards afford now supply of pears in their seaso
which in market, usually sell for about ~ cents
pound say - per bushel. But the native app
here isa small. tasteleSs fruit ard scarcely wOrtt
the lame We have now a number of large appis
and pesch orchards, and great many smaller
ones mich are from one 20 three years old. 1hero
will be- some-a small quantity-ot fruit from them
this year which will sell at enormous prices There arc
scne older orchards in Oregon and few very choice
sppes from these last year was sold 1T three dollars
/. niece few peaches were also in market, az from
- 10 - cents each as per quality. great many
wears must eapse before supply Of apples and peaches
csp be nroduced and these never be imported
here. Those who have orchards now two or three
wears old will in TWO three more,s be deriving large
incomes from them. 4 friend Of mine has an orchaI
of tbs description OF ten thousand tree
peaches and apples. Imported from newborn
Which this year will probably produce $1,000 wortN
and hereafter for ten years tn come the net annus.
income may he set down 10 st eas; ten thousand dol
lars. bile the probabilities are that 1t may double
that Strawberries and raspherres are also cultivated
here with great success the former OF which have
been sold IN the San Francisco market the present
year tOr Sl5 per gallon 81 per quart But all these
things require permanent residence. and fixed hab-
taton and good title to the land. The great draw
back upon the permanent prosperity of the country
IL the unsettled state OF the land titles All Caliio-
MIA (worth any thng) claimed in way another.
under pretended grants from the former Government
If Mexico and i, is upon such lands for there ara
none others our farming population have been CON.
paled To housekeeping all kinds OF improvements
about them temporary and costess as possible, IN
anticipation Of having 10 leave SO soon as the lane
sharks aud spectators get confirmation from the
Conn issicuers and the Courts. Occasionally one,
more bold than the rest has erected good buildings and
made costly and permanent ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MS
orchard put ont his vines and perhaps sunk an aresan
well, hoping Ia be able to buy II the title should Do
found in any private individual: aud others still have
bonghtir the pretended titles after another they
have PIES at, themselves hoping in this way 10 make
sure thing Of T.
Speaking ot these spanish and Mexican claims am
confident that ct theu absolutely invalid and
great many sustained Ouy by fraud, forgery. AMI
perjury and the mass at the people here look
ing anxously for the decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the of Cruz Ceryautes, which
involves points which aill 20 Ear To settle the whoIs
question of land titles in California. This case was
decided in favor of the claimant in ls52 by the old
Beard of Commissioners. who, by the way. decided
every case that they did decide in favor OF the calm
ants, TO the number OF ever ~ in the whole, and by
our L. = District Court this Judgment of the Com
mis- sioners was reversed and the title held invalid
from which decision appeal was taken and tho
cause base been argued aud submitted at Washington.
You could publish nothing of more thrilling interest To
Californans than full report of that argument aud
the opinion of the Court Our present Board OF Com
missoners have decided perhaps 300 cases. Probably
onethird far as quantity of land is concerned have
been rejected There $50 yet to be de-
cided. The opinion of the Supreme Court III the case
above alluded to- will probably dispose of the great
mass of these, one way the other. We trust tho
next mail may bring us that opinion We all want tho
question disposed Of aud if landed arlstocracy Is to
be built up here and the great mass left landless wo
want to know it, so that may with all proper hui
mility begin to conform ourselves to our condition.
In the meantime we shall continue hope for the best
Tie grain crops promise an abundant harvest, and
notwithstanding smut in the wheat, enough VIII
be raised 10 supply our own market with breadstutfs
and feed. Prices, however, will be low aud farmer
make but poor thing of it. sigma