Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-14


s9~ We take the suboined items from the
Hydraulic Press published at North San
Juan:
ARTIFICIAL INcuDArIov. 1t is we'll known
that eggs can be hatched without the aid of
the parent bird by means of artificial heat.
maintained at n uniform degree, and every
one will remember, on reading this, the steam
invention for that purpose which was exhib-
ited through the Atlantic States some ten or
twelve years ago, and which produced all
sorts OF creatures from the shell, even to the
alligator.
A case of artificial Matching recently oc-
Cured at Clark d. Co. saw mill. A hen was
observed to be laying regularly in the saw
dust heap, and when she had deposited sew
eral eggs one of the men connected with the
mill prevented her future access to the nest.
and allowed the eggs to remain. great
degree of heat existing in the centre of the
saw-dust heap, its surface was kept gently
warm, and in due course of time the eges
were hatched and brood of chickens hon 1ed
forth into the world on their individual res
possibilities, no doubt greatly to the surprise
of their feathered elders, who are probably
not philosophers enough to account for this
singular debut.
GB The Middle Yuba Water Company
Mr.. a. Fraser, Superintendent and Engineer
have contracted for the construction of
two new fumes. One reaching from the
ditch across to Manzanta Hill will be 400
feet In length; gr attest height from ground
53 feet; box to be two feet eight inches
wide and two feet deep. Messrs. Welton
and Litte6ed contract for the building. Mr..
Harrison delivers the timber, and the Com
pany furnish the plank for the box, and the
nails. 1t is to be completed and ready for
use by the 18th of November next.
The other f1ume, reaching from the ditch
across to Buckeye Hill, will be about l 400
feet in length, Its greatest height from the
ground AZ feet; the box to be two feet six
inches wide, and one foot ten inches deep.
This fume is to be like the one reaching
across to Johnson Hill, Birchville, built by
Mr. Evans for the Company in the fall of
1856. Mr.. Evans contracts for the building
of this, furnishing the timber; the COMPANY
furnish the plank for the box, and the nails.
1t is to be completed by the 9th of Novem-
Der next.
eB~ Some peaches were lately exhibited
in this office which grew in Mr.. Bickford
garden, on Main street They were rot full
ly ripe, nor would they, if ripe be equal to
Briggs or Beach's best, but being home rails.
ed, the product of mountain garden, they
are worth mentioning
BY another year the numerous orchards
around town will afford quite large supply
of fruit With equal care, as good peaches
can be raised here as in the valles. All that
is needed is irrigation, and little watchful
guard against the spring irosts.
Several premiums were awarded for noun
tain fruit and vegetables exhibited at the
late fair, and it is well known that some veg
etables, such as potatoes, for instance can he
grown of better quality here than in the
vallies. One reason Of this may be that the
soil in the mountains is not SO much irriga-
ted, and although the size of vegetable
growths may be less their flavor is much
finer.
We have eaten peaches raised in Robin
sons orchard-which lies on a side hill at the
crossing of the South Yuba-which, for fla
yor merely, were superior to those grown by
Briggs.
These rugged hills, esteemed only for their
metallic treasures, bid fair yet to bloom with
gardens, orchards and fields of grain. Among
them, as elsewhere in our prolific State, YOU
have only to tickle the soil with hoe and it
will lavgh with harvest.