Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-05-08

CaliIOsnis are never PexpsTiSnesd thss1 - ths
wintsgs are No enadsR - rata1s e - -
hills Of tie Sierra NesaAa., TsIa1M a
have kept ct Olympia. IN 1T - S. -
mstemuiogici tabls slaH
find the highest tempogatueaN - - sR
was 90 degA, and that only b Z HsW esyp;
and the lowest Temperature q - Wsa ~
10 degS shove serO, and th44sdzat t1kh
dayG The remainder Of the winess o.,
range Of Thermometer Of from 81 d. 20 ~ !,
degs. above zero. The winters eg UlsA.
are colder than they are two degrees s9s4s
north, owing to the fact that IL 9intR
currents of wind from the ocean eysgt GneS'
influence to the northward. Altitude Win 81
course vary the above hgures-elsHatedstt stt1e.
tons giving alOwer temPeTaturein ID proportion
to the elevation. ff,r -
Our winter rains ere very modsEateg -,
much 30 indeed, that they are more like heavy +,
mists than rains. These rains very rarely
ever stop out door work and through De
most Of the winter, persons can wUgk Uueia9
day without getting wet The Huasen 8ays
people cay that our winters are stEikiaRly H6p
those of England, while our summers are much,
drier. ,4,,,,,,.
The health of the northern ooasEi isundcabt-A
ed. Some error in regard to thisualtsgaes8-
to have crept into the public journals q H.
day. ] state it as . fact, patent 70 sll de cit.
liens Of that country, that fever and aguo b
unknown north Of the Columbia river. 4Indeel
feveFs Of any kind are of very Earc eccsnysacRl !.
The most common ailments ere vheamaeaGm J.
and colds amongst those who are exposed and.
even these do not occur to any remarkable 81.
tent. Bad whisky is the bane Of that country
as well as this, and every one who VIII lSt
that and the copper colored danes oe, tha
country alone, will almost surely live - Q
good old age.
TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL, ETC. 80 . .
The Puget Sound Valley, extsndiMg A1m
the Olympic or Coast range Of moanlNinA 60
the west, to the Cascades or Gienaq - IT,
east, and from Vancouver's IslanlI6a ths neesG
to the Columbia river on the sousAy T. - 49,
waited plain, varying from fry to 0ve haadsva;
feet above the waters Of the Sound, end p@e,
sesses every variety Of soil, from the bayTeQ,
gravellJ prairies to the richest muck bottOmh
1t is finely watercd in every part with stveanay
Of various sizes and of delicious eoOlnsss-4
These streams, from the spring braach - Ahat
river, are cool all the year, and Of most Aealths
ful quality.
Along the Sound, and running back ltotll
one to five miles, the country is covered With
dense growth Of splendid forest trees, sGoeA-i
n6 eu0 uucoG IuuIUobbu8 AACtsbStee ~ eats
Back Of this belt Of timber occur pEaiviea and
woodlands interspersed. The Cascade sxisRS
on the east rises several thousand Seet hlSAar
decorated here and there with. ensem1na
peaks, rising far above the snow hne. aaA,
dazzling in the sunshine like mountains q
FURNISHED silver. Such arc Mounts Bak6k
Rainier and St. Helen's looming EaP sbevsthsiF
neighborx, like giants upon natures essseaoAh
ing watch towers. These mountains Rive ~,
riety and grandeur to the scenery and rendsg.
voyage through Puget Sound the pleasanteit
and most picturesque imaginable. ayii
The Olympic range, on the west, risen alaN
10 places above the snow line and peaaenAR,
many imposing features. Gold has hen d.
covered in these mountains also, and WI
probably afford large returns in tlss iatnfS. y.
RESOURCES OF TIE c0UNERY. sGi
Washington Territory Possesses maAy eao
vantages over any other portions Of the RaeiAe.
slope. Aside from its gold fields, Il kaa ths,
finest lumber, fisheries and coal BEDS ~ ~
coast Its soil responds bountiially sOVADi
labOrs Of the husbandman, and its csnegs,
cial and manufacturing facilities are unenuaAoA,
Indeed the western portion Of the TefEftosy q
full Of the finest harborS In the word 46U
Sound is easy Of access, having no bar aeleS
entrance-the water being more thaAA AhhAr-
sand feet deep; and through it, satise lesNsl%
and oil its various ramiRcations, making 9,
coast line of 1893 miles; according to thSU.'
s. Coast Survey, Of interior watess, 4 b moNiV
gable by the largest ships. tsfT
laundering is carried on heavily O, -.
SOund-One milling company aloae tpEalAg;
out ten million feet annually. Shipe Au4 aE
parts of Europe are now in those Watssb ~
ing in Spars for the European mavtso-.1AW
Spars Of that region being the besa Ia thaWm1d.
1t is impossible, in the short spacs e . let-;
ter, to elaborate these matters fully. / thsge.
fore pass them without further cCenznsnk, "a
vising all who discredit these slAtsm5nl1 0oiH6
and see for themselves and b sasizasA. n2as1s
LITTLE ADVICE 10 K1uaaAxzA ,j..
Keep cool. There Il plenty e time ~ 10
60 to the mines. The best time 70 work thofe
has not yet come. The best mining sssIoH
begins in August after the melting ef -
snow, and lasts till December, and thea haains.
again in March and lasts ill Nay.
LOafers, free-lunch-eaters, gamhlezs and
blacklegs had better not 90 at al, e tAss&N
more bread and cheese to b eaAsA, @ssU
dupes to be deceived and more @sns9 aehe
won in the pOpulous State 0f Califurnla thAA
in the sparsely populated regions * GaH
Caledonia and Washington Territory. oSa ~
None but the hardy, perseveFing - Gatsp.'
prising should launch forth into THE nsW ealA
Of discovery and wealth. Such will receaye .,
hearty welcome from the pioneers Il ~ copn.
try, and will there find ample scope ~ The
exercise Of all their energies, and tAs Esa&tW
wealth fairly open. s4al,is
The population Of the country u aa6sk
small. Therefore the means oe sasaain Il
large population is limited. The SURF 6g
ducts Of the country have been Consa13 rt
the numerous mills and ships - shs Gd,
and care must be taken that the s1a opIi
Of population does not raise peovieaa ~,
famine prices. Let these matters ks q lily,
looked to by the emigrants. as thsss bdlen.t
comfort and interests arc All involsessss ~
matter. 1ousAf.h
A little daughter Of Rev. Mr. Hay, SattsAe4
missionary from India, who knew - "
frost or ice or cold weathsF, saea - glnals
in this country, on wakiag y. - aRs.
this winter and nAeinl thu annY go ~ sEiI-