San Andreas independent., 1858-01-23

ally leave for the Atlantic ports, loaded
with fl2as, lemons, oranges, almonds. and
also the products Of the grape, currant
faislns and nuts, to the amount of seven
and one-fourth millions of dollars.
Italy and the countries bordering on
me Mediterranean, produce annually over
szVO, ,000, COG of wool and fruital products,
Sl00, 900 600 of which is sent to foreign
markets. California has a soil and climate
very similar, and with the well known
perseverance, industry and indomitable
energy of her inhabitants, and the II, 000,-
900 of acres of easily cultivated land,
suitable for raising fruital products, should
also, in due time, freight to foreign mar
kets her 643 vessels.
The mountains abound in inexhausti-
bic quantities of timber trees. Several
varieties of pine, equal to the eastern or
Maine pine, for lumber, redwood, the
true live oak (quercus oirens, said to
be superior to the southern, has recently
come into notice, and is found in large
quantities in Napa county. In the same
neishborhood, | observed the chestnut
oak, black oak, white oak, (called, in this
country, the evergreen oak, ash, willow,
flbert or hazel, manzenita, buckeye, maple,
Virginia dogwood, alder, mandrom, laurel,
fir, spruce, and a large variety of ever
green shrubbery; also, a heath, equal to
the Australian for hedges.
In the volcanic region of the Sierra
Nevadas, near the wonderful geysers, has
recently been found inexhaustible .qnan-
titles of birthstone and boray, sufficient
to supply the world-tw very important
articles Of commerce, the Atlantic cities
importing annually, of borax, 100000
pounds, and of birthstone 10000, 1000
pounds. In the same region are found
in large quantities, volcanic glass
obsidian, which is now being
upon, and if found good for the manu-
featuring Of glass, the Observation-Disclosures
titles will be another invaluable product
of our beautiful and productive California
Cochineal, similar to that found in
Mexico and the Brazils, has recently been
found In the Northern part of the State.
Several varieties of marble abound in
different parts of the State, in large quar-
ries. Two kinds are found near Suisun
city, like the white Italian and the Parian,
and now being extensively worked. -
Soap stone, sand stone, iron, lime, are
found in unlimited quantities. Kaolin,
too, about equal to the Chinese for man
ufacturing the celebrated China ware is
abundant in several sections of the noun
tains. Gum Arabic (acacia,) recently
discovered in GIariposa county, is said by
the Boston Society Of Natural History, to
be equal to best Turkey. Immense quar-
ries of native cinna1ar, found in New
Almaden, produce annually l,0S7, 900
pounds.
In view of the above facts, what old
fogy or croaller, will risk his Judgment or
reputation in stating that California will
export nothing but gold, or will not be-
come an agricultural country? What our
State most needs, is immigration-indus-
trlous, enterprising men, to develope our
immense resources. Give us low or rea-
sonablc fares from the Atlantic States,
and the agriculturalists and horticultural
lists from staid New England, who live
one-third of the year in snow banks and
the balance in ridding his fields of trees,
stumps and stones, would come here
There is nothing to do but to turn the
fallow and plant the seed, and in due
time sure and profitable crop follows
Our climate, too, for evenness of temper
ature, health and salabrity, is unsurpassed
h. S. HOLDEN.