The Nevada journal., 1861-09-27

GRAPE GRowISG-FRUIT.-Sosia osian hoSeis'
Esq, has fourteen acres under cultivation On
American Hill in sight of town. roue'een !
hundred fruit trees. If every variety, butmost-
~ annie. and three thousand FIVE hundred grape
,Ys., con s;st;ne of eight different kinds, occupy
the ground. which is in the best state OF culti-
,.t;on of auy we have seen. IT has been high
iy manured and the growth upon it gives evil
tence Of the fact Most of the grape vines set
last spring have grown six or seven feet in length
and have large stems. The vines have not yet
been set long enough to produce CROP. They
have enough wood. however, to- grow quantity
of grapes next year.
Mr.. Rogers is 50 well pleased with The re-
suits of his experiments in viue and fruit grow
ing that he is preparing ten acres moro Of NIL
land for planting with grapes, trees ard hors.
This year for the irrigation Of fourteen acres
Ee has used three inches Of water c instantly
since the dry season commenced. Tie iten OF
.he cost Of water is thus seen to be an ulIr-
pottant one ia the cultivation of the soil.
0a the grounds Of Mr. Rogers may ne seen
all kinds of vegetable productions which the
climate Will produce. A small plscs of ground.
probably less tLan aquarter of An acre, preddc-
ed this year hundred dollars worth of pump
kins and squashes.
Mr. Rogers Flows deer AMI manures and 'rTi-
gates freely. His location is quite high and
dry on ouc of the gravel ranges that cross the
country. The sol. is red and ochre color, aud
TO the eye Of common person presents bar
rem appearance. Mr.. Rogers has been laughed
at for attempting the cultivation Of 50 bleak
and unhospi.able spot. but he has parseE cred
and has eemoust strated its value asw well az tcat
o al the surrounding hills.
col Craig's grounds arc .it;le farther to-
wards tie west in secluded SPOT nade
beautiful by the labor of his hands. The Col.
has fur 5r hye thousand vines altogether some
Of them in hearing condition. One famous
vine is thought to have had five hundred bunch
ss Of grapes en- it at one .iInc. There are prob
ably three hundred clusters it 1T the pres
en-, tine We saw in the garden aboul tne
house of the Col eight or ten fLe varieties OF
grapes approaching ripencs', besides quantities
of peaches aui apples. Col. Craig cultvates
the sweet potato aud tho chufa success 'u!.y. -
Hi. grounds are capable of expansion and he
j, availing himself of the unoccupiei soil round
about During the coming winter anu spring
he inten Is planting thousands Of grape VINES
an / hundreds of fruit trees.
Farther Oh to the west is rhc Sue orchard II
Dr. A. h>pman. where We found plenty Of ap-
pies, PEARS, rluns. ounces, peaches ard grapes
The Doctor has twelve hundred apple trees
and is preparing t. plant large number more
He las an arbcr in the course Of constructi3n
eight hundred feet lorg. Grape vines Of seve-
raj choice varieties grow along i:s sides. aid
are loaded with frlt. In cottage ovcrhung
tn native oaks ii, es tue Doctor and his your g
a-d beautiful wife surroun led with AL the de
lights TINT rurIl lie can give. When the
grounds ere laid out, filed, and completed ac
co7ins to the design of the Doctor it will be
one Of the finest retreats imaginable.
Grx.rAcror.- few days siucc We visited
the fruit garden of Mr.. Marshall, ut Grass Val
ley It proper that We should maze notice
OF what we saw, fer the encourl cement of pthers
TO go aud co as Mr.. Marshall has done.
Three years ago he vert out upon ono of the
iryest hills that overlook Grass Valley and
commenced the foundations Of a home The
ground was ovcrgrown with young pines all
the hill. about Grass Valley are. 1t was full of
shAf,s sunk ~ miners. The timber had been
cut down and the best part hauled away ftr use
having the tops and the stumps on the ground.
Ill ii, IL
pits, cleared up the land, removed the rocks and
f,nced and planted twenty acres
We saw tons of grapes Of numerous varieties
just reacl ing perfection, apples, pears, peaches
6-., and almost every sort Of fruit, and all Of
e.cclle1t quality. The varieties of the White
Nu.cat flourish en- the grounds of Mr.. Marshall
without protection from the cold in winter. He
has twentv-iv varieties of grapes, all seemir g
TO do well. portion of the crop will te II ade
into wire.
When the experiment of cultivating the soil
Of the hill WAS about to be made many laughed
a: tn" entcrpr;re and predicted failure. Let
item lJok at the vines loaded with grapes in the
garden of Mr.. Marsh Ill and learn a lesson. He
mas lem monstrated that every rcd hill in this re-
gion IS more valuable for cultivation than the
best soil has been for geld, and that the great
business of California in the future will be wine
growing, as it has been gold digging in the past,
and if any one is so lucky as to test the Mus
cats Of Mr.. Marshall he will rejoice at tie change
and say, God speed the day.
AccIDEST.--A man named Phillips, engaged
in running a saw N the mill of Marsh, Palmer
L Perry, hal his right hand terribly bruised on
Tuesday. A bark from log that he was saw
ing fell and lodged in way as to impede the
SAW. In attempting TO remove it his hand was
ght snd badly Lruiscd by block that had
been arranged to turn aside barks and saw dust
frem the saw. 1t is thought the hanl will re-
cover.
INNGRAsrs.-A lot of immigrants Lave
been coming into town of late from across the
plains. They met with rough fare, were fired
into and the stock driven off. They came in
entirely destitute. Red head says he met one
pater familids twcnty-eight years old who has a
wife and twelve children. He gave him four
bits, not for charity he says, but because man
who has done so much for hrs country deserves