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

70 est, chickens and eggs and such like. Intend
keeping my family hers until have everything
comfortable for them In tho Territory, cd rise
every man who proposes to bring bis family into
TINS Territory, not 10 do so until b has pro-
v,ded for sher coming. He can conveniently
leave them at some farmers house In Miss ,uri, and
Car cross over to them whenever he wishes.
P,esse ssnd ne . lot Of HaRALDs from LIST Of May
interesting nrom Caufsrnia.
QUIZ SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
BAN FHANUIsoo, Nay l6, 1855.
Hoo LsfHe We kne,o Of the Golden STATE RS
Bapndariss, Rrsrs and Agricultural Rs,oxrces
God MINIS Not Exhausted The Old Mssnsw
Fathas-Fi,nsy If Frua-Land Ts~x,ss and
their Ccsf-Prospects Of Farmers-The Kern
Riur M,nss--TAs Salinas River Valley Lakes
--Unmorktd Mines.
II IL curious fact that mot withstanding there Is
scarcely village in the Atlantic States which does
Lot have its representative in the Pacific State, but
little Of the true condion Of California is known to
the publ, generally. Not one in ten Of those VIII,
Will read this letter has, for instance, ever heard
thai in single county in California there are moro
grapes grown than in the grape growing ssati or
Ohio; ard yet such is the fast; nor do peops gene
rally understand the ground of the prediction
always mace by every well informed Califo, nian,
thst the gold mines will continue to yisd a. we'll for
many years to come as shey have done durrg tbs
five or ak years past. year ago or more Governor
Bieler wrote letter TO the HssALD setting forth
few statistical facts going to show that the soil of Ca
fo MIA wiz aud does produce more and better wheat
than Gat Of the Mississippi valley and the letter was
published from one end Of tbs Union to the othsr.
People at the East wondered ct the astonishing pro.
ductiyeness Of the California soil, and the Califor-
nians wondered why IL was that the people OF the
Atlantic States had not heard Of it bsfors. A few
months ago . steamer from the Isthmus carried ths
news Of tbe failure Of several Of the principal
banking houses Of Cali 'ornis; bu. little gold vent
BY the steamer; suppression was created that the
mines we're failing; and 80. at about the sams
time man left California with lump Of gold
in his trunk worth $4O.OOO-sas largest pisos
Of god that had ever been dug from tbs earth.
Peop'e who hear these apparently contradictory
facts stated declare they DONE it, which
is the acknowledgment Of another fact-she main
cne--sbat shs5 do mot understand the true charac
fer and condition Of the State In scarcely any i'm
pcrtart particular. But few persons who have
written Of California, have treated Of Ii n whole
having on tie contrary, generally sas forta facts
AZ specuatioEs applicable only to certain loo alites
and which Information, when applied to other 10.
caifies Ia the eama State, is apt t. produce, aId
has produced false impressions and orroreous IDEAS
nu to the Injury OF the State itself and greatly
70 the annoyance OF persons having interests IL com.
With ose OF the State. TO correct suoh srrogs
is The object CT this commentaries. A-ss 60
Tbs southwestern boundary Of the Sac Is at
Jude al on nearly the fostisih degree Of Longitude
reckon cd from Washington wessmArd-exteLd ng
thence east ward beyond the thirty eighth degroeM
longitude, the boundary line strikes the C3lorN1D
waters into The Gna This point "a the site OF Fort
Yuma, and % The southeastern boundary II the State
the ess!e,n line running up the C,loIado to the
a aOde ana he
OF the State IA vast COIL try, embi aciEg the coun
tics of San Diego. Les Angeles, San Bernsrdiao,
Santa Barbara, and part OF San Luis Obispo aud
parallel Of latitude, forty fifty miles from the Pa
cifc shore, the Mountains Of the coast range and
these Ct tie Sierra Nevada meet, forming one chain
cry Of the State, and maiutains tee title Of Coast
Range. These mountains are n0wIte be aurife-
rcus, but whether they contain gold enough TO rem
Ger mining Ia the m profitable ia problem which has
not Jet been fairly tested by experiment.
Ali the streams that water the country above des
cIibed fall either directly into the Pacific or into
tie great valley of the Colorado; those running east
ward FL ding an entrance into the Colorado gene
ta,y Of the Colorado. These streams have no con-
rection with the system OF rivers that forms the
Sacramento and the San Joaquin, buc fall in 0ppo-
gold country proper This vast territory, embracing
area Leary as large a. the entire territory Of
Massachusetts and Conr ecticut is land Of sur.
passing bssuty and cf astonish ng productiveness.
The climate presents an eternal summer, varied
ouy by the dry and rsiuy seasons which correspond
with tao dry and tie rainy seasons Of .he n,rshern
portions Of the State. On this vast plain were
,.sS the herds & cattle ", that h.ss ,nS
It here toat Tho old fsthsrs Of the mission used
to teach Christianity and a iculture bath In ayery
primitive marnsr to the indians; and it II here that
v,rvv asaaA OrNwlu NJ md van tab h.
slime reysever1ng Americana which crops have
astonisAed the world. Oranges, lines, apricots,
indeed al the tropical fruits, can be raised here
with az much 80 ,iiify o. in Cuba or Jamaica, most
experiment as already pfcven Snst the wins Hour.
ishes here as well 90 In the best grape growing
locality Of Italy or France OF grains, barley oats
wheat, &c Rave bee raised here OF ~ good Atty
in any ether country, and in greater quantty to
the given scre Of lard than tae moss productive
soil Of the MiLsiesppi valley while table vegetables
are ploduced IN such quantities, and vito 50 yey
In pecuniaTy point OF view, from their alum lance
Most of the lard in this territory is ca!msd under
old Spanish grants some cf Will n have Already bsen
portion is still unsettled. The unsettled condi'
ton Of the titles has prevented capitalists from
investing money in the purchase Of these lands for
eete,s on them believing that The fee rests in the
United States, win be likely to hold enough for .
good ialm, ray l60 res, by the payment OF small
sum, In case Of confirmation by Spanish grantee,
or by the payment Of 81 25 Fer acre, certain, in
case Of confirmation to the United States.
Here ia the best uroccupied agricultural country
on tie face of the earth. The land can be had ut
cheap rates sEd the busr Of filling these lands
II proper Judgment be exercised 10 deciding UPON
what sort Ct crop to plant, will always DO prob
able bus;, ess The mines Of the northern portion
Of the State win always afford market for the pro-
ducts Of these fine agricultural lands, and the pay
meDt viii always be In cash, a. that il the precise
article produced from the mines.
There IL largo number of fAzmers In California
COW, many OF whom have made fortunes in sgrf-
cultural pursuits; but they are for the most part
person who were not brought up 70 agriculsurs,
sld who are ready TO abandon their farms whenever
Ney can sen them 1T fair prices mot because 10
pusinsss Ia not profitable, but because they have