The hydraulic press., 1859-10-08
Nevada Agricultural Society.

District Fair at Marysville, while looking at
one table after another which was groaning
under collections of large and luscious fruits,
or heaped with mammoth vegetables and
specimens of grain, the writer of this was
mortified by the reflection that to this beau
tiful exhibit of the productiveness of Cali
fornia's soil, the rich and famous county of
Nevada had not contributed single article
For upwards Of twelve months, week after
week, we had labored to convince the people
of the valleys, that the mountains were pro-
ducing other than gold crops, that they
were doing much for the lasting welfare and
truest interests of the State, that they were
blooming with orchards, gardens and lovely
homes. All this we believed, and published
much reason for the faith that was in US.
But here was an agricultural festival in which
our county had not taken the least interest,
nor secured one corner where it's agricultural
and horticultural value could be represented.
This was stupid and the stupidity was re-
peated at the State Fair, with n few honor
able exceptions. There were some noble
peaches there from Grass Valley, -four from
the Nevada Mills ,chich took the first premium,
and few pounds of hops from our own
town. The mines even were not represent
ed yet Nevada county is pre-eminently dis
tinguished for its extensive placer diggings,
its rich quartz veins, the originality and SUI
periority of its mining processes. To her
belongs the credit of the hydraulic process
and bank blast, and of numerous mining in
ventions which need not here be particular
ized. We cannot think the omission to have
all her resources and products fully repre-
sented at the Fairs resulted from indifference,
but rather believe it occurred for want of
concerted action. Now it is vastly to our
advantage, in every point of view, that we
should convince the people of California
and those who are yet to arrive here, that
Nevada county, while second to no mining
county in the State, is much more than a
mining county alone. BY diffusing know
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yields largely of fruits, vegetables and
grains, we shall attract to our midst share
of the immigration now going mostly else
where. The number of permanent inhabi-
tants will thus be more rapidly increased,
and that happy day fastened when we can
all regard these gentle hills, though high,
as HOME.
To accomplish this object, which must be
desideratum with all intelligent citizens,
the most valuable assistant is association.
Let us have in Nevada county an Agricultu-
raj, Horticultural, Mining and Mocha nical
Society. Let it be organized as soon as
possible, so that all the essentials to sue
cessful County Fair can be attended to by
next summer, and nothing prevent full ex-
hibit by that time of whatever we can do in
the way of fruit, grain, vegetable, metal
and machine producing. There is material
enough in the county to make the best ex-
hibition of the mining interest ever witnessed
in the State, and as good as any of the ag-
ricultural interest while a thousand mis-
cellaneous objects could be gathered to in
crease the attractiveness of the occasion.
This plan is very feasible and easy of accom-
plishment, and we shall hereafter urge it
upon public attention with more care.
Meanwhile, we invite our contemporaries in
Nevada and Grass Valley to aid in awaken
ing attention to what we think they willadmit
is an object worthy of their attention. Do
not let Nevada lag behind any more. A lit
tie energetic talk and action will enable US
to have at the county seat next September
as successful Fair as can be got up in the
cow counties.