The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-24

posing. II families toouid Be induced "a
on.ettske che business q farmiOg on these
ersSlr in tbs United bsAtse 90 resids To- inssmash
- society vouc soon become on snized. and taste
iTprOve with sDcs ase OF veaish.
BstWesn the 35th ard 37sh psrailAs o. latitude.
LUIS Obispo, Talsre, % : Of Sso BsAaArdino, all
o. Monterey, and part OF SsofA Clara ana aari.
posa counties, Is . country much mar d vsrsinsd
eopoessphicshg than that farther south. ~ area
HamEshire. and Is contsius the finest grazisg Au g
N zoe State, a. well IS some singulsrIy beautiful
and fertile valleys, and quantity Of audferoug
sand Almost wholly untouched. 1t IL as the southern
Little north Of Watkins Pass that the stream csile
Kern river lisee iris stream falls into | IKE or
the ssmo sMe, which II one Of systsm Of lakes
fsd by streams from the Sierra, which supplies
forniA. the San Joaquin. Kern River Is about
mi5wsy between the 35th ana the seth parallel
OF istisude, and Is tho mort southern gold mining
locality In tho Sets at present considered worthy
from Kern river, soms to the effect that the
mines IN that LOCALITY arc very rich, and some of
precisely an opposite character. This truth pr0
5soy - 6at t1e Kern river mines are about AZ pro
ducve % thoss OF other portions u the min ng re-
gon, ard natural conclusion may be arrived at
from Oh the reports. that tie mtning country OK
rstds the whole length Of tia Sierra, southwark.
This has for ssversl pears been fAvoite theory Of
some Of the most Intelligent miners; and now thas
gold has been found in considerable quantities OF
Kern rver-the most ssuthern Of all the rivers fall
ing from toe Sierra into the great vallsyshe thsoy
would seem to be strengthened IL Is also favorite
theory OF Intelligent ano prsotca mon taat gold will
be found ON the eastern slope OF the Sisrra in a. grsa.
abuE dance as 1t bias been found on tho western.
Is row, BY actual Experiment, proved beyond q
doubt that tho gold country extends from the north.
crn boundary Of the State TO Kern river q distance
o. Ola! 81 least five nundvd miles, and averaging IA
vtoth about thirty miles. Not one twentieth part
OF this vast Territory has ever bee" worked out"
or even fairly pfospected"
Within she above described territory (the 35th
and 37ih psrallels Of latltude In toe mountans Of
Laventurs, nov known more generally a. the Salinas
This river, which IL was formerly supposed drained
the great valley Of California, has NJ connection
With that valley: but owes is origin to Syringe in
the mou, tains OF San Luis Obispo. whence 1t runs
alclg between ridges OF the coast range In course
generally abcu. northwest, to tie bay of Mon terey.
where u discharges itself into the Pacific. Tho
valley Of the Salinas is one Of this most lovely on
e1tn. TIE grounds are very fertile, aud the eli.
mate snch that vegetables, & aims and fruits are
grown continually At all seasons. Tho noun .ains
produce yearly heavy crop Ct wild oats, and the
Sste feeding upon them are always fst aod sleek.
vsry dfsirab.e portion Of the State.
Easf OF that portion OF the c1ast range
above described, Lies the ersat Tulsre valley,
s.ge tract Of fine agricultural country bordering
t6el con. This country is fast bsiIg settled By
immigrants, chiefly from the West who foresee thst
btf.le many years, when the San Joaquin shall be
navigated with steamers as far up as the lake. a. II
Will be, that they will be sdvantaseously located
with reference to market fAcilislee The soil il o
rich alluvium, which produces astonishing crops
Fest OF tie TuaIe lakes bet veen Kings river
~ ken, are numerous small rivers running from
tbe Sierra to she valley. All of these streams rise
10 and run through an snrfsrcos country, which has
been scsrely touchsd By tee miner, and wal b il,
beJord dcub', rich In gold any OF the mine-
rsI regiors further north. In 18l5 G IL. Fremont
rssseo through the Sierra at the head Of Kern river
making COL siderable trail which has never since
been suly eb.iterAtad.
THIS trail WAS followed during The last winter By
scrs prospecting" miners, and az il Lead to Kern
iiyer, those "proe pectors" went ia that diracion
rather than leave some w5at marked road to 20 on
any ether. When at proper altitude Ia the mouo
sssns they dug fr gols found it, tae lows spread,
an ex' itement Was created, aud the Kern river
mines became famous. THIS Ia the origin Of tho
X m river ieyer sid 1t ID almost precisely paIa
le vita the history Of nearly every mining locality
in the State CHG.