The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-11-24

it is one that does credit to their discern
ment aud taste. And | like to see a ar
den planted in WELL grounded reliance on
the rains OF Heaveu--not depndept for its
very existence on the "saki" or artificial
brook, which an always glad to see flow
ing into field, no matter on which side
OF the Rocky Mountains l believe firm
ly in Irrigation; but | prefer land that
there is some credit in irrigating to that
which mast be irrigated or it might bet
ter have lain unpowed and unsowu.
OF course, it is understood that Irriga-
tion is exceptional, even here. All the
grains are grown here without irrigation;
but the small grains are hurried up quite
sharply b. drouth, and in some instances
bligted BY it, aud at best are doubtless
much lighter than they would be with
good, soaking rain early in June; while
Indian Corn and IN ost Roots and Vegeta-
bles can only in favored localities be
grown to perfection without artificial wa
tering, | estimate that, if all the arabic
land In the State, fertile as it undouhted
ly is, were reasonably planted to Corn
and fairly cultivated, without irrigation,
the average yield would fall below ten
husels per acre. Hence every garden
throut the State, save part of those near
the coast and within the i'm mediate inhu-
ence OF the damp sea breeze, must have
its stream of water or it comes to nothing,
and various devices are employed to pro-
cure the needful fluid. Of these, | like
Artesian wells far best; and they are al
ready numerous, especially in this valley.
But ordinary wells, surmounted by wind
mills which press every casual breeze in
to the surface aud are often pumping up
good stream of water while the owner
and all hands are asleep, are much more
common, aud are found to answer very
well; while some keep their little gardens
in fair condition by simply drawing wa
ter, bucket after bucket, In the old hard
way. In the valleys, and perhaps on the
hiIl-sides as we'll, it is generally held that
the Vine requires no irrigation after be
ing set two years, and the better opinion
seems to be that Fruit-trees, after two
years watering, do better without.
have not yet satisfied myself as to the
feasibility of superseding Irrigation by
Deep Flowing, though ny strong convic-
ton is that every orchard and garden
should be dug up and pulyerzed to depth
Of three if not four feet; and that those
SO treated would thereafter need little, II
any, artificial watering. hope to learn
further on this point.
Let NE close this too long letter with
grateful acknowledgement to an emf
grant--M. Sheals, read his nsme--who
found ny trunk by the Three Crossings
of Swcetwater mot in the stream, a.
supposed it was and brought it along O.
yer three hundred miles to Salt Lake
City, where he delivered it to the Cali
fornia Stage Company, which forwarded
it to me. Mr.. S. writes that be found it
in or beside the road broken open; but, as
| DO not uiss any papers of consequence,
presume nothing of mush value to me
was taken from it. How it came in the
road-the half Uile between the station
whence we started that morning and the
place where | missed it having been twice
ridden over in quest of it within half an
hour after its loss-I have not yet been
able to conjecture; and will thank who
ever can to she'd even ray of light on
the subject. If Mr.. SheaIs will favor me
with his address, he will add sensibly to
the debt | already owe hin.
HORACE GREELEY.