, 1866-11-12

was found bold enough to undertake,
for $500, to bore of eect1ou ofthe tree with
shell Augers. such as are nsed IN the East ior
boring ont pnmp logs. But here ne" did,
Guilty erose. How is section OF this tree,
forty feet in diameter. to he brought to San
Francisco from the mountains, and echo
answers ''sure.enoaEh, how r. The project
will te asandoned neyond a qIestion, as na.
large scale for man 10 wreatle With her suc-
cessnlly. Speaking Of natures Iihesaiity
AsrESE IN TIE FRUIT MARKET,
son, Of New York, for his book on California,
By Bradley & Rulofson, the afttsta- It COM
prices fruits and vegetables from tho Pacific
Market, taken from the ordinary samples on
exhibition this morning. What think yon
tventy.niuc oiaecs {dse Il them li.tns
market baske*), cabbagcs four feet In cir
cumicrence, suntlowcr seven feet IN circum-
fsencc.. watcrmc1on fosty.nine pounds
weight, beet as large around Is mans
toIr pounds each, ETC.. ETC.!
TIE vlSE-GH0wEAs' TROUBLE.
The yine.e1uTers Of California met In con-
vention at Napa on the Goth Instant, to con.
thus explained the difficulties In thcir way:
Under the new Law, the tax imposed
upon brandy manufactured from grapes had
been raised from dity cents 10 two tu.!ars
FER gallon, It WIS impossible, nndeT this
provision, to continue the manufacture uf
grippe brandy. The tax amounted to an ab-
so'ute prohibition. Hereafter, without some
modification Of the Law, the grapc.groWers
ulnss lose all that portion Of their
crop Which cannot be used IN the manufacture
Of he vine; Their pun.,se, Eiaaet, seai. ed
n proportion Of their profits, will be value
less. They cannot now even keep their own
hrandy, manufactured last year, and upon
which duty has been paid. in their own Gel
mrs. Inspectors must Inspect their stills.
warehouse. There arc thirty stills in the
Fifth Collection District, and there Is no
public warehouse convenient to any OF tho
vineyards where bra nG:es cau be stored. II
thcy keep it, II Is subject to seizure they
remove it, there fs no suitable place IN which
ther can store It,. It was for this Convcn-
tton. In the exercise Of its Judgment, to de-
eide what course vas hest to pursue In order
to meet these difficulties. Something must
be donc Immediately. The season Of vim
to be had for the wine, IL alf the cranes
should be u,aie into wine; and II brandy Is
preparations must be madc. It was highly
desirable that concert OF action should be
hsd en the part OF I'll the ~tne-erowers Of
the State, ID order that any representation
made should ca1t5 the full weight to which
1t WAs entitled"
Among the resolutions passed were the fol-
lowing:
Arsc1rt1, Tha! the Assessor and Collector OF
this District be and arg hereby requested u tsans
mli 10 the Stcr taiT OF lhc Treasury teleSs1phc
despatch. asAipg thst lheJ may be vested with
anthonty 10 pke thclf discretion W1th reference 10
buildings. local inspectors and bonded ware
houses, ustfl wf3ftet Instructions arc received
from the Department
Gtsnfr'd, That ntder the lrtter Of tho present
law Elcat loss must tcnr1t 10 the R,ape-ownc:s,
&Ed 60 grape brandy can be distilled. Ucle5s
tcmc tneKsnt Of relief Ia paseed BY Congress out
grots product Of our vineyards. Ous pi1utk scd-
lnaeut and rcfuse O. lniursd E.xrea, Nhdt fot
wincs, will be totally valacless-
RtsciEtd, TEat G7sp: trc'.df c1n7ot Be aold for
more than q 90 per r. "na. Which IL lesa than TIE
amount of She tar. In cnnseqnene: o. this. Other
aud inferior spsrtuone nquoEs detcterlous In tneir
et.cctE, a.e nov. ind vii! continue to be, subst
tIttd for tic pure aEt.c1e.
R,setwd, Thai there Is not sntaelrnt protection
azainri adplterattd lqIorr, which sold In san
FTaEetseo and other nasketa Of this coast cheaper
ihnn can atIorsl 10 made csAps br4ndy, TO the
great Injury Of legitimate proauccss and 1suu-
f1etufcse.
r0LIT1CALEETs.
There Is nonc on this coast.
TIE WEATHER
! is delightful cyen 10 Californians, tho sum.
MGR trade winds having entirely ceased.