The weekly Columbian., 1857-01-31
Gold Springs Nursery.

this branch of horticulture SO extensively
developed in the mining region, as found
at the above garden. Located in beau
tiful valley, and at the same time com
manding bold and pleasing view of the
rough yet noble hills on either side of the
Stanislaus river, this place is already one
of the most desirable to be found in the
county, and if cultivated as it's present
proprietor proposes, will be in the space
of eighteen months or two years, not only
the most extensive fruit nursery in the
mountains, but for romantic beauty will
almost rival the far famed Alpine retreat,
which Claude Melnotte pictures to Pau
line, in his description of the home to
which he would take the bride of his love.
At our request Mr.. L. F. Jarvis fur
nished US with the following list, COM
prising choice and well selected assort-
ment of fruit trees, shade trees and vines !:
5000 apple trees Of upwards of thirty
varieties, of summer, autumn and winter
apples, such as the Pearmain, Early
Harvest, Strawberry, Pippins, Baldwins,
Belle Fleur. Russell, Greening, Melon,
Northern Spy, Sops of Wine, &c.
300 pear trees, viz: Bartlett, Blood
good, Dearborn. Seeding, DoyeLne,
D'Ete, Jargonelle, Madeline, Buffun,
Dix, Louise Bonne De Jersey, Seckel.
600 peach trees, viz Bartlett, Cool
edges Favorite, Crawford's Early and
Late, etc.
i A large variety of Cherry, Plum, Ap-
ricot, Nectarines, Ounces, Figs, Cur
rants, Raspberries, Blackberries, Straw
berries, &c. We have fo, shade trees
the Ailanthus, Catalpha, Ash and China
trees.
From the above, it can be seen that
our mountain soil was not formed alone
for mining purposes, but also for fruit,
agriculture and the production of the
uxuries as well as the necessaries of life
!. will become depopulated with the dimin-
ished product of her gold, for when the
glittering ore, in the far distant future,
cannot so readily be found at the stroke
of the pick and shovel, when centuries
shall have numbered themselves with the
successful iabors of the urasta and the
quartz mill, still rich in the integral
wealth of the native soil our mountain
sides and smiling valleys will TEEN in the
abundant products of golden fruit and of
plentiful harvests
, The Insane Asylusn---Startlin
Disclosures.
The Stockton Argus of the Goth inst,
says:
The Committee from the Legislature
to investigate the charges against Doctor
Reid, which were made in general terms
6 in the Governor S Message, are still in the
city, in the prosecution Of these duties
There is much fault found i'll regard to
the manner in which those that have died
: in the Asylum have been buried. Seve-
, raj of the graves have been dug up, in
which have been discovered two coffins
In single grave. In one of the graves
, were two collins, in one Of which is seen
J single skeleton; and the other contains
tys skeletons The position of the bo-
dies showed that the deceased had been
laid in the coffin, the feet Of one to the
head of the other, that there might be
: economy of space At the head of one
of the graves was the name of woman
this grave had two conf1is in it. Such
economy in burying, head to feet,-is re-
pulsive to civilized community-indeed,
the feelings of an Esquimaux would re-
kyolt at such an action. The placing OF
two dead bodies head to feet In one cof-
fin, is an act that has never before come
under our observation,-and we hope it
never may again. 1t is sad contrast
after looking upon the splendid edifce
erected by the State for the succor of the
unfortunate, to turn and see those unfor-
tunates buried in the manner they are
one hundred acres belonging to the Insane
Asylum are well fenced in, and surely
there is ground sufficient there to give
decent burial to all those who have died
5 while under the kind protection of the
State. We await with no little anxiety
to hear the Report Of the Committee.
1t will probably be several days before
they will be enabled to complete the la
> bors they have entered upon.
SINGING ScHooL.-We take pleasure
in calling attention to an advertisement
in another column. notifying the music