The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-29


CALIFORNIA CLIMATE Ono nf the sim
guiAritirS presented to stranger travel.
ing through California. is the change Of
climate he encounters every frw miles.
Especially is this true along the coast
where il might reasonably be supposed
that the sea breeze would "qua'izc the
temperature. Instead nf this hring the
cs~r, however, they have just the orpo-
site effect In some She tered places TIC
breath Of the sea is ScArc-lv perceptIb"
while at a short distance. in gap be
tween the mountains, or within range OF
n current uf air from the mouth IT n can
on, the trees gre all bent IN the same Ai-
r-ciion. and grow inclined, from the cf-
frctS oC the steady wind. We are re-
minded Of this going from the village of
Snn"ma to the Embarcldcrn, few miles
distant In Sonorna, there was but n
gentle brcrze, and the air sufficiently
Earm fnr comfort, but before reaching
Ehe landing, the temperature had greatly
fallen, and the wind blew so vi"lrnt'y
ahat il Was difficult 10 walk against its
current. On returning to S"nnma, the
GOODNESS Of temperature and force Of the
WSind grew gradually less, till VIC reached
rhe northern portion Of the valley, where
uhe same mild warmth and gentle breeze
prevailed that we had enjoyed few
hours previous. Equal changes OF tenn
perature are observed every few miles
along the coast. 4 man may leave Wat
sonvillr, in this county, TO walk to the
bay, and be comfortably warin with his
ordinary clothing. but before going far he
feels inclined to hutton his coat soon
after he puts oil his Ovcrcoat, AMI hefore
he reaches his destination, he buttons
both garments closely, and shivcrs even
then.
The variety Of climate is the reason
why no general rules for the culture Of
fruit, etc, such as are applicable to the
East, will apply here. Ask the fruit
growers Of this State what process Of cnl.
ture they have found most successful, and
you will be surprised at the dScrepanci, $
in their replies, until you consider the
great diSsimilarity OF soil and climate in
different parts of the State. Experience
il the best teacher in such country, be-
cause a culturist cannot safely follow the
example Of those residing in different To-
ealities, without knowing the "lay Of the
land" tho force and director of the
winds, the drynesS or humidity of the
atmosphere. etc. are the same in the two
places. Fogs along the coast materially
affect the crops, and it requires consider
Tile observation to judge with accuracy
concerning the localities most affected by
this powerful agent. 1t may be said that
during the summer Seaov" fogs P1evS!!
along the coast from San Francisco to
Santa Ban bara; but it must not be sup
posed that the density and frequency OF
logs are the same in any two localities
The difference in this respect in places
but mile or two apart is remarkable
In the town of Santa Cruz, for instance,
there is much less fog than in Watson
,tifie, or even in Sequel, but few miles
distant, aDl in Monterey the fogs hang
ION twice as long, and are Of much greater
density than here. They depend greatly
upon the prevsiing currents Of wind,
- and those currents, in turn, depend upon
4he conformation Of the country. North
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