The hydraulic press., 1859-01-29
A GLANCE AT THE FUTURE.


is destined to increased growth and to
an unusual degree of permanence. The
most obvious reason for this opinion was
stated to be, the great extent of the
digsings, and the length of time neces-
sary to exhaust them in proof of which
a few facts were briefly presented.
1t must be acknowledged, that if the
stability of the town depended upon the
diggings alone, we could not view the
subject so hopefully; for although the
exhaustion of these must certainly re-
quire many years, mining industry alone
is not sufficient to build up any place on
lasting basis. We find more cause for
hope in the fact that the capital obtained
by such industry is largely invested at
home, instead of being Immediately re-
mitted as was formerly the case. The con-
struction by our own citizens of the Mid
die Yuba Canal-a splendid work, which
has cost with its numerous branches up
wards of quarter of million dollars,
and the confinement in our midst of
the most OF the revenue accruing from
it, form an immense contribution to the
prosperity of the place. Then numbers
of those who have realized small fortunes
from their mining .1abors, have invested
them here, or are about to do so, in var
ious ways,-either in business, or in in
dustrial enterprises, OF in loans to others
already engaged in such enterprises.
Our citizens are beginning to appreciate
the fact that self-created and self-sus-
tanned community, devoted to the devei-
opment of innate capabilities by means
of home energy and capital, will always
be prosperous and occupy position Of
responsibility. The numerous trades
which supply the personal or business
wants of men, are congregating among
us, and find ample support. Saw mills,
tanneries, machine shops, brickyards,
blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, painters
tin and iron smiths, shoemakers, jewel
lers, tailors, and many other producers
are here successfully established while
farmers and gardeners have fairly CON-
menced the noble task of raising on
home soil the necessities for our physi-
cal support.
The mining interest is gradually get
ting into the possession of married men
who bring their families to our midst-if
they did not find them here, build for
them comfortable and lovely homes, and
set about to make all those improvements
which give to settlement an air of
substantially.
In comparatively short time this will
be one of the pleasantest towns to gaze
on in the whole State. Every dwelling
house will be surrounded by gardens,
fruit and shade trees, and vines. Each
little hollow, and many hillside will
be converted into a spot of smiling YER
dure, and the ready soil will yield other
treasures than those metallic ones for
which it has been heretofore most valued
Let people once get nicely nestled
down in such scene, and even if the
diggings do fail, they will be 10th to
leave it. Thousands will yet love to call
these mountains home, who now fondlv
contemplate final return to the scenes of
their early life. They will miss in
those eastern climes the unclouded skies
the salubrious atmosphere, the freedom,
the independence, and the plenty which
characterize California; and with SIGH
for their faded ideals, will come back at
last to the Pacific, and set up here their
household gods forever.
In the meanwhile, other resources
will be developed and other industrial
pursuits spring up; and eventually the
community will become self-sustaining
without the aid of gold deposits in the
earth.
These opinions may appear visionary to
some, but we think they are justified by ex-
lstlng circumstances. We believe that.a
any rate, the permanence of our town is
sufficiently certain to warrant any citizen
In contributing to it by liberal invest
ment of his means in private or public
improvements. Every brick edifce cree
ted, every street graded, every public
| Institution summarized every dollar Snont