New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-31
CALIFORNIA.
Agriculture nnufEctu Bonn
ties - The Eight-s2our System - The
Hnrbor-Ehe CiiG Eou.e-fIIfs -Shoot-
inr-fhs Thsntrrs aud Dnace. IL ouscs.
BERWICK.

From Our SPECIAL Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. o. 1896.
We learn from the southern part OF the State
that recent abundant rains have been succeeded by
warm weather and grass aud other vegetables are
coming forward rapidly The almond and peach trees
will soon be In bloom. The farmers ARC busy blowing
and sowing though many feds Of grain are already
partly grown or beaded out Vines being pruned.
The orange crop ripe, rather the fruit Is turning
yellow but will not attain its perfection for month or
two yet In short there are the best prospects for
ABUNDANT hsryess everywhere. Tie markets are NIL
ing with the Winter products Of getabescabbages.
celery potatoes, tomatoes, etc.
PETROLEUM.
One oil company. whose works are situated some p
mile, beyond san Fernando. 1t is said have struck
well which flows oyertop Of their pipe 1t has always
been siouy contendei that oil wells existed IN this
State or at oil events the coast us these works
are situated. This compeny have for long time been
boring for wells, and. in the meantime. have Sc
cured several hundred gallons OF oil weekly from
the springs on their lands. Skimming these springs
pays pretty we'll. Parties are paying 20 cents
per gallon for oil thus saved and send 1t TO San
Francisco. maG:ng a good profit. The crude
o taken from the springs is about as thick as and re-
.embIes ink In appearance 1t yields about 60 per cent
OF illuminating and lGbricating oil. There are some
eight or ten other companies in that section boring TOR
wells and II the Philadelphia and California Company
have struck well may expect oil fever to break
ont here Immediately.
TRADE WITH UTAH AND MoSTANA-THE MONTANA
MINES.
The route to Utah and Montana. via Southern Cali.
forna being accessible much earlier in the season
than any other, both this and by way OF the
Missouri many are awaiting themselves Of 1t. Large
numbers OF trGdesmen from Salt Lake are already In
Los Angeles securing supplies The distance from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles Is 200 miles, long stretch
haul freight. but the only route open to them four
months of the year. The traffic between California aud
Utah every Winter IS enormous, and goes over the Los
Angeles aud CayOn Pass route. Last winter nsn
came all the way from Bannock. Idaho. $50 miles be
You'd Salt Lake aud considerable Numbers OF both
horses al d sheep were driven from Los Angeles 10
Bannock and BOISE. This Winter parties have como
from Helena Montana. 500 aud 600 miles beyond salt
Lake aud away up near the head waters OF tho Mis-
sour and Columbia Rivers. after goods thus under
taking the transportation Of heavy freight from 800 TO
400 miles overland. 1t takes from two and half TO
three months reach Montana, but they arrive there
early the Spring long before navigation OF the Mis-
souri, opened aud the enterprsing merchants secure
their own prices for their goods. DuSing the Summer
supplies are brought up the Missouri TO within us
miles Of Helena. Montana.
MANUFACTURING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
COTTod GOODS.
No portion OF our country has In tho same time, de-
yeoped great amount Of manufacturing interests
as California There is scarcely an article Of any I'm.
portance. from tho heaviest and most powerful ma
chinery down 10 the minuest conyenences NJ house
hold use that is manufactured here. And additions
are nstany being mode to the list. while established
manufactures are beng enlarged and new OF The
same branches, with improved facilities erected.
While founderes. maehne-shops. wooden manufactures
and all sorts Of industrial works are in full tide Of
cessfl operation, attention las been turned 10 the
ufacure Of cotton goods. and factory established ep
posite the City OF San Francisco, at Oakland. THIS
factory has - looms and ESQ spindes. with capacity
Tor producing 2s) yards OF cloth daily. and tho cloth
CON pares favorably with Eastern manufactures AL
ready packages Of heavy brown sheetings have
been shipped ID Honolulu nnd other points. An
act OF the Legislature encourages this manufacture by
paving liberal bounties for shecings shrtings and
drings produced In this State. 1t is in contemplation
by the propraois II this factory to add calcoes 10 their
manufacture - IN due time. Mexican cotton has been
used up TO the present time but doubt is entertained
that OH nleouaie supply Of The material will hence
forth h. supplied from ths State. Some 80 600 pounds
have been produced on plantation Of 100 acres In iu-
are County which growed good mddline to mlddlin G
fair. \ thousand pounds have been received nom
SoAthern Utah. and samples from Fresno CuGnts and
Los Angeles: also a tiue specimen from Polynesia,
tue fiber Of which Was nearly equal To the Dvst Sea
Island productions Il Is confidently believed, however