New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-19
Character and Abundance Of the Ore
CALIFORNIA.


Fou Special Correspondent
SAN FRAscIsco May 81 1866
Whom the adventures into the gcd-elds of California
frs; sc greedy eyes upon them they nothing but
st,ly and desolation from the to the mountains,
and tboy very naturally concluded that soil which, in
the Winter season. soaked with incessant rains and
IN Summer was parched with heat from june to Novem-
Der was totally unfit for all agricultural purposes. Hence
they conened themselves with soany supplies Of bread
and hlcon brought from the Ataptc States or from Chilli
until such time as with pockets full of rocks they should
be able 10 quit such iuhOspabe region and
s DOM 20 enjoy their gains under their vine and hg
tree hy the fertile banks of the Connecticut Madawaska
few and then, tried to experiment by raising the
commoDes kind of vegetables where they possessed
pie facilities for irrigation along the watercourses, and
they were surprised their lahOrs rewarded with
yield pumpkins aud potatoes than twice as great
a. they had ever raised at home. Still such provisional
arrangement this quite too expensive and proer
Gus 10 b, relied on with any certainty and the great
Of the people had TO LOOK for their supplies from the
distant sources have mentioned. None of them ever
dreamed that these skies shedding alternately six months
in e year either continual heat rain and battling all
t oi ons of The in their courses that these
black and sandy plains where everything seemed to
Wer aud die after il made its appearance possessed
The vital elements that give growth and expansion 70 tie
vegetable kingdom, in measure never witnessed on any
other part OF the globe. Still less could they believe aI
plying the laws Of their experience TO what they saw
them that country offering such picture OF de-
ISOLATION as this and furnishing the offe in
such ptful proportions eonld be made fit habita
tion r man. and consequently theyTested in the douson
that when the supply Of the precious metals should fall
California having no other 10 fall back upon
would be entirely deserted.
Gradually, however, the truth dawned upon the minds
of men that this serlty only apparent not real At
first vegetables in large quantities then the cereals and
atergaEd fruits raised ana it was soon discovered,
on tying The experiment. by proper attention to the new
laws OF nature that had to DC studied here in respect 70
seedme and harvest that with only about half the labor
required in other countries double the crops could be
raised Thus from state Of almost absolute dependence
on other countries for both the Injuries and necessae Of
life, California became in few years, producer far In
adysnce Of her powers Of consumption. Her granancs
overowed her orchards loaded with fruit that could
find market in her gardens 10 be seen nearly a
the wear round the escuents OF almost every CLINE, and
her lap was literally filed with such snpera0undance Of
agrcU uTll products OF every kind that she was III dan
ger Of being stifed with The burden.
As with other kinds o. culture 80, under some M ~
fcstOas with that OF the vine Ihis, II "2s believed al
an eary day could be carried on 70 advantage IN the
southern pirt of the State account Of the mild climate
provided tho effects Of the heat and the ar weather co. "
g. owe come Accordingly we md the Al ssonailes VINO
were the first TO introduce the VINE INTO ls county nom
Old Srain makinguse OF vauous eXpeumens enc e5-
pedeni TO raise it. What gave them tho most trouble
Sac seleeuor of sites These had 70 DC IN PAGES
sheltered from the heat where the streams nom the hill
sides cnad be diverted upon the young vines to prevent
them from peIshing But as such choice Localities were
few IN number the growth Of the vineyards was neee-
ssrv confined within narrow limits Yet such II was,
We are indebted these early fathers for It's origin
and tbs knd of grape that Is now 50 extensively tssd
throug ioul the State IN the manufacture oil VINE, dees
its name OF the Missson grape, from them.
For .ong time the srstr1 OF arIihclA Hn6stoh lhus
introduced was thought indspei~eoe everywhere asH
SI IL aud about Los Angeles aud thu -ose par OF ne
State Generally and il not until after The o.
She c1l3ty By the Am0Ticans thAi me e1peI!neH,
tried o raising grapes without il. This was successfully
doae all tbe norhery portions OF the sta.el al9 Pd
1ciair about Sonora, where owing 10 ctildb a1aP-a
lions soil and climate great attention las been pald 70
grape-cultnre ard l. has reached perlecuon amos III
TOD In the beginning i was confined TO shch
P,o a. wore sred lor tho table. and wine was not
fLough Of except such limited quantities as su1cea
for home consumption The idea OF making II % Itre
ecqle Cor foreign markets was reserved iof laeI Peou
49, m rs discovered on trial that not only the valley
mi ~. nils all around this favored oca{ "ete ~"
bic Of producing an IiiS eyo- ~ agter This
o, Ian 10 cnarre their views as well as tnef VINE
ward n1ny men fgop be Qla World paiIielsig lIo
the Ehue skilled IN the ar o. nt 49, ~ set out
hithe. s1d either bought up the ola yineyai, "a
new o1es until hundreds Of were covered |o vines
some or them new varieties, but the greater part OF tne
Mi,s oa grape which experience had Proved " DC 80
well iapled to making the best quality OF ~ine'
AS requires four five years for vineyard 10 De ID
FOOD sglng state and doubt double that time 70 pro
duee tho best article Of vine it IS only quite l,te Nn
TIE la to ar three wears that SOnoma has been abe 10
fnrn OF snvling that fully meets the public wants
Tcb generous and highly Favored VINE wing and ,b
she has no doubt At last accomplished III tue es'id''n
of the hest judges. =, ....l .a 40 q
e0uroe of national pride and gTat ude, no one can
Aud in view of the immense benehts ma. tpe 49,. ~
Bnv country derive iron 4, TINS psiicD OF III IT,;
ought 10 receive, would think, Al hO' INC "1e Pr
A ard eneouEagern ent of the Government 81 Ie@sl ~
"a from It's burdens Instead OF 1la' ~
see IN our country The heavy nalo D. st IN its
q - mod IA lf-
infa.y Instead Of fostering an interest "ncn e ~ 't
civilized world now coming 70 reSasa q. Onc ~ az
.,,4l agents IN checking the spread OF intemle"n'e9
va m ivancing the health morals and soe,a proslt o
sH go. rrlegisla Ors in Congress have Tire aLolu
ID on Unnecessary restrain. ssr'a,slr embarrass
1 oil his business, and IA the SINE ProPot
.ncreoe, me- cost 70 the CONSUMER ms 5;iv snn
al rs wbiehit isio be hoped Nih pc ~ ~, ~
ssli, OF ~ ev,,rciug the odious Act from the
- Sucb an Interference win the plon.c ', 20, ~
sape article in any Of .ne seas c IS an
ant M ,-D,a tho manufacture OF bIea ~ iyhs Ii,c
of wa. A. a beverage. Inc va 80 me in largo
WI a.; NV ~ hose countries wnere ho col-. ~
- d climate favor IL, viii ast0hlsu ~: oton ~ "a,
iniiisr With the subject u see ms A ~ s variety o.
Ma IN. Il cover and Introduction o. Ssicsne win
80 49,, nj which pre- cheap sAN wuoi -i 'bsr
Fan be- made OF more I'M S1 x,cved IL ali IL
,srns. oq the national debit Yer "h'n ,iIsf an,
ieyn5 " ta:s ycmark may be yindica'e9 s5Nr.. y
S ~ srfravagance A there y seaIeey an! IN :,
&c go -.nsion OF vineyards, sud cons 9uo".* :,
Lo e' sca Of vine 50 there i none 70 !.
,,-,Gt,t-e sae and dstrbntion' Ooih t ~ 20,
iise L. no particular region II S''' Iay sor bin
ke.s o. the Whole GiA@s" WI"
-, ,svssao Act of april Isei, tle msnofae
ture rsd q aa,y O. I'VE and Sd 5y Re h@sad@es
- TAI Aol Of March is' one li.e o. ~ =, Gallon
70 III laiy making ls c-e duty OF o"n' o.o-~
.o ~ ~. in bringing this craze lne .a,SS pa
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