The Nevada journal., 1859-09-30

Of two feet. This year it was loaded
with splendid fruit and more prom
ising looking tree is rarely beheld.
Other similar experiments on the
same grounds produced like results.
| Col. Craig has garden of some
two acres near American Hill, which
we have visited with particular inter-
est. About half an acre is set to
vines of the Black Hamburgh variety
mostly. Here is the grape brought
to perfection. 1t is a sight worth
seeing to look upon the monster vines
! four years old and hung with the large
clusters of the richest of fruit. A
number ofthe oldest vines stand about
the portico of the house shading it
pretty cffectually. One Of these had
three hundred lunches of grapes npon
it. Col. Craig informs that his grapes
were dwarfted in size and injured in
quality by too close pruning. How
ever, we can't see how the grapes
could be better.
The garden lies upon the side hill.
No extraordinary measures are ta-
ken to produce growth of wood. yet
we never saw such vigorous vines in
any country. Vines one year rooted
are found in the garden fifteen and
even twenty feet in length.
Col. Craig tells us the red soil of
our hills is better than black bottom
lands for the grape, and we are pre-
pared to believe it after seeing his
success in its culture. He is now pre-
pairing ten acres of hill soil for vine-
yard to be set the coming winter. -
The Los Angeles vine makes mon
ster growth in the garden but is con-
sidered valueless by the side of the
Black Hamburger, and in truth it may
we'll be so considered. We are in
debted to Col. Craig for valuable
suggestions on the best modes of cul-
tivating the grape.
Besides the grape; the garden is
filled with fruit trees of choice varie-
ties. We noticed mammoth growth
of hemp, and the Colonel showed us
a nice patch of sweet potatoes, hill
or two of which we saw opened and
carried off a portion of the contents.
This delicious vegetable grows to
perfection.
The experiments of Col. Craig in
vine culture demonstrates the worth
of our mountain soil over any other
forth production ofthe best of grapes.
We venture to say that the Black
Hamburger grape is grown nowhere
else in the State in greater perfec-
ton, and there is left no room to doubt
that other varietiessmay be cultivated
here with equal success.
The garden of j. N. Turner half a
mile out of town on the Grass Valley
road is worthy of fnotice for abundance
of raw material out of which tc make
a splendid orchard. The grounds
are naturally rich and moist and are
extensive. There are in the garden
about seventy large peach trees, and
probably as many more of other
kinds of fruit trees. This year too
much fruit was allowed to remain on
the trees, and other business occupied
too thoroughly the attention of the
owner to the neglect of the garden.
The consequence was large crop of
diminutive fruit. Had but one peach
in ten been allowed to remain on :he
trees more and better fruit would have
resulted we make no question.
Judge John Williams has an orch
ard of three hundred trees on the low
er end of Gold Flat. His first trees
were Seeding peach and set in 1852.
Gradually accumulating trees he has
grown up an orchard of the present
size. One hundred of the trees are
tapple, and the remainder peach, with
a few exceptions. Esquire Williams
orchard this year produced full one
hundred bushels Of peaches, mostly
natural fruit but of choice quality
He has about four acres under cult
vation producing besides peaches and
apples, strawberries, &c. He is
probably the pioneer cultivator Of
fruit in this vicinity. His earliest
trees were first planted on the
grounds of DR.. Crane in this city,
and thence transplanted TO their pres
ent location. Year after year cut.
tings we're taken from these trees
many of which took root and thus the
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