The Placer herald., 1868-05-02
WINE MAKING.


practical letter from the East, to the San
Francisco Independent Dispatch. Placer
county has many promising vineyards. and
As many OF our best and most energetic
citizens are engaged and becoming engaged
10 this business, We invite their careful At.
tention to the facts and Information 10 be
found in this letter.
THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN CINCINNATI
Since Chicago bias won the belt in the
contest for supremacy 10 the pork packing
business, the CiDcinnatians have ceased their
eodeavors to convince people that lard oil
makes = cheaper light than sunshine, but
they contend, and justly, l opins, that they
have made nobler bridge than the ingenu.
ity of man ever before constructed. The
great suspension that spans the awful cbasm
below Niagara Falls, about which We hear
so much, can be seen to settle seven or
more inches under the weight Of a train of
cars, while that over the Ohio with much
larger span appears TO be al. unyeding a.
terra 6rma.
INTERESTING TO VINE MAKERS.
Cincinnati is distinguished for ito cooper.
age establishments, and I visited that city
for the purpose Of ascer.ainng wb bether vine
casks could not be obtained at less ruinous
rates than California producers are obliged
to pay at home; and for the information Of
your resrdsrs, large number Of whom being
decidedly interested, l will say that large
tuns, Of from l 900 to 2. 900 gallons capacity,
made OF the best Of split white oak slaves.
can be bought for eight and a-half (s Icy
to nine cents per gallon. currency, and forty
gallon iron.hoopsd whisky barrels for six and
a.half csnts-but for some reason. best
known to the .coopers. shipping casks, say
$50 gaIlons. cost much higher.
AItbough b the above prices are hundred
habit Of paying in California, the great ex
pense Of transportation is a serious draw
back to what We would gain by purchasing
here; and am encouraged to believe that
our Redwood may be 30 worked as to enable
us to dispense With these costly oak casks
altogether. That encouragement have
from the fact Of q number Of pipes Of my
own white wine that was originally fsrmsnted
aud always kept 10 Redwood tanks till rack
cd in October last into pipes for shipment.
arrived here the other day in perfectly good
condition, not particle Of the wood taste
having been impaired to the vine. 1t was
Of The vintage Of ls66-bad been racksd
two or three times, and was nothing but the
simple juice OF the California grape without
ever having received even the white Of an
egg or any other substance to clarafy it. /
wish this to BE- known, from The fact that
was advised to "for,ify" it with brandy 10
insure it's safe transit Of the equator.
WINE CELLARS IN CINCINNATI
Through the influence Of friends obtain
cd access 10 the celebrated wine vaults Of
Cincinnati. Captain Anderson, the success.
sor and grandson Of Mr.. Longwortb, inform
cd me that each gallon Of new wine that he
placed in his cellar, cost him one dollar.
After lscoming sufficiently matured BY age
and preparation, it is converted into the we'll
known Sparkling Catawba. From this it is
not to be inferred that be does not make
other varieties Of excellent wine and brandy.
The inferior alcoholic strength Of the wine
grown 10 Ohio is sttested by the fact that 20
less than eight gslious wi" make one gallon
Of proof brandy. Notwithstanding" said
Cap.ain A., any amount Of what is made
to pass for Catawba brandy, is sold here at