, 1869-08-28
CALIFORNIA,
The Wet ard Dry Seasons.
Summer Winds and Fogs from tho
Atctic Ocean.
Winter Raius md Winds from tho
Equator.
Fitness OF California for Fruit
Growing.
Deep Shows and Hct Weather.


ley; with no reminder OF the Chilly atmosphere Of
"ihe summit p e1ceptthe snowy tops Of the uoale
raugc, as It stands boldly out against the clea-,
cGlu buc OF the sky teEond In the ulonth q! April
away 10 the north ole may fc.st the eye for tn1
iestic beauty on the tnow-crox ned Eumuis Of
Mount Shasta, solitary ana Alone L. oo Ieet ADORE
the sea- and catch the E!eam OF the towering
peaks beYoud, nnly 1eas noble md grand III his
kiugy presence: While under foot tho grass Crowns
the early year With yerdurc ind the Wild flowers
carpet the 1eds with wealth Of color and beau.
~ bewiiGenDg In It's cxubcrance: III the sane
moment tie early STRAW berries arc H7en-
Leg IN the mellow sunlight Of tho numerous
gardens and nelds O! the Santa Clara Valley, aad
the 2lr Is full Of the delightful perfume OF roses
md honey ckles, which Chamber tuso your VIM
dow. At Los Angeles, IN the extreme south Of
tic State, the year Is JET further advanced aa1
tropical; the tees are hung with promises Of lus
ctous orzrges and lemons; ns and almond trees
arc growing Il lnIur1cutHcss, Eh.lc the bounlral
grape vines show 1nclpent proofs oi the coming
fruit The climate Of the southern part Of callloF-
MIA, within hundred miles Of the coast, Is unsI1-
paEsed tn salnentT and cvennrss Of temperature
To describe the climate Of the Golden State, oae
needs put On h!s tebt thinking cap especially he
would account for itR singular variety and pns-
uolnena on philosophical principles. he must leave
behind ali prrconccIued ideas and tie experiences
gained In the heavy wlntern Of tho Eastern Stasea,
md the thpndeE. lightning and hurricane phe-
nomeua OF the West: turn over new leaf In ex-
pertencc ult hIs pen aucW, AMI take u ffc2h start
TIE CALIFORNIA sfr1su.
The California spring may be said 10 begin With
the starting grasses Of FEBRUARY and March. Ia
Los Anrcos the warm rains Of i}ecc ~nhes and Jan.
uary only eecm to Jeadcu and rot the old uras.es
on the bt1ls!des and rrrparo for the new yer,Iure
which viii eoon crown every hilltop Eita Living
green. and MI every valley With emerald pastures
Cattle which may have BECOME lean and ha2c.rd
an tsr scant, fare Of winter vii, nnv 'a,ten upon
I'M turrrIrnt r,oyer md aiftarin. Away IN Tho
nor,h 4n, mic. blatant the ear,. il vel hound In
tcr trt,c,. AMI. thc miners. ami wnod.c4onnrra,
ca,,n, nrr b,rt.l IN thc ,ie.c annxs NJ mIawin,.r
,n1 r,.tnr cone. no, thc,, un,I AM, .unu h..o
,nc,t.h the .nnxs in,o srn,,Inr rnun,,,n s.rcarns
A. a. rr,nc,,co Ina v,r,nrs nr,, nn,,r ,Ir,,s
delightful, and the pprn1s Of March and AprI a
navel ri en,oyment ami sn,i,f.r,lnn 10 anynnc
who has no, been eloycu hy TOO many swecis Of
climate Grbcralty It ma ha ss III At tho trasons
arn Bl,out two month"; In nnyapce OF the States
eazt m The 1{oct, MnuntsIna I'm. thcn some SEC.
tyon.. not widely srpara,c,j viii bc month ahead
n, their nctohorH In ,be saflcy on the other side pf
The sri,t. l,utuh crert Ant yncA Valley. het Hern
sacramento and Sapn Valley, within
m easy ua;a ride uf ctthor ptacc
nv hor.ebnck. nra the tryt tu
,naYte, with ,i,elr early ucarhcs NUNS Ant! nor
c,-, ,d1,tanctur even their more southern AMI trpp
! ,cal ne,eb,,ors "Juvu SOUTH The cxpa.ure aud
| prottrtup have much IN In with to III, with ,ha
adShace o' spHnR. Iaklhe ins e5eas sacsameo1o
VALLEY, THO San joaquin salef, aoa lno ccast
c0Hntles rum AuADe'at 10 san IAeRo outlnR lnc
n'ontd! III pteth'Hss sstilal! Anu Fepfua1J, hHu
ing climate VIII rs1aen' ho 1uarhcd dl1c1thrce-
IS ta1tl a1 aanshfhe' VIE 'o tl'eetas eHa"st III
III" thetfh"heter, "n'eh VIII fHalRe f1utl :" ~ "
hh'l u a'e4rtca "ltuln 1a'lee u W hlrS VI sh'
's't! MI" 'ohs', n'tt' "i ee"'o- LUG haiie
| th''mp'hR TAN tlon'a 'she 'tu'l! 'ne ''"''"f'
Wh'en pour 'he'r e1n"er" upon fan i'fa" ~
t'1'otaa. oh hHal'l'ha mn e'H'"'i"mt 'he 'enp"ss.
pa,r "''r'eaF. WI. ,''' rs''''!' n.y. e-'er"' ~.
"''e' hefeh'a h'' =" 1l'''eH upon ''f"'e e"'' ~
'''h'efa 1ea'oo' Hnt w" '."t"uu''' MN H'e'I
A"'h' w '"' '"''' ''"''''' ''"'"''"'1'
| An'Aha At 1HE 1"ftnsAFHf nTtAitF''EkfA.
~ fH'a t"Int " ina1 II" VI interest !" s'ah'" NJ
III" trnrta' t"l"Rtst'I Il! 'An Na'e. a''" m" waR'
ina'At at!nna are t'lh1a III llS rn'hte ~ ra''Te
NJ tao'hlaslls MIN fhlii9 at's" III = "'hTr' Ut we
sh'hlty ~ lntttna wattf et'tFsrs. SUR ~ hllls
nhcltH fnfrsl, " 'lIu sahn l.rR!f As tltn heAn
| Commenting M TIN tnahi. n lAn HnFttInFh NJ
| ltnIMlly, nnhra In llel Marta t'aNniY, a Rihat
thutlnt alInus ttllHtt, Wilt sunIrtAInH tuFe Lhal
twu thnuaAal Ittlaitantt. lts b4.!, ri'chy alutr.
AMI tse4lrIln!a ntuunlslna Arc cayrsr't with !
tt1ac growth ut pines, re.wotsi anu cedar. Their
4ft no lIAftHfh IN 1tA BlUttk. HAEty I4t1hltts
At Efrxrnt City, which can La usel III TIM SUM-. "
u,untha. tl,eat u1uusclr.i .octs Int out ,utu III.
ocean tuyond lis crHKay hrasl:Auds mud fock1
~.----'..' ~''.'a 49, ~..~. =. - ~--r W,
u"nMs .nAtm ~ WIN nero Aas@ inc Hseathe
i'to'uel oon n1aaa saa "Foh sharp l'o'a'eu socA
"hAt "aa oetu supposeu etle
Aao lequeh'!5'use's eaan'e' Ahli SUNG "''a nearly
- w opalo' Inlta"lne ueneiAi nF'eu, anu Hl1c
~. .'csu1'' ~ ane Aa4H''h uehsrapef, eaa otocla
| 4NG44 A0AuktSN TEtE IoAlA tIA4 q ANA NtEA{
SlIeF~Aos aloaR Inc dangerous COAST and M
eo'ca shu lh1ea "ef' SHOWN WIZ tns leunan1s o.
tno 'A,'a'eo A'ea"cs Auu eAsv' "nhiu tne 3eA
Alle la'ka iuulner c1As "as ouil' =. nunposaN
neu an' 1uouR. gus sA4sa NHa ne5 carry
~. VIZ ua,s so!ase " oAn ttateoe" etle VA
.a ue ee.u nun - 80 A1us sa'p nao IN" "e''
nnAo eotf ava " W u1Aoo"n 9.A'c Aet unot!
"e4n pH'. ~. t1.saA Aues. .uo t.e @AI.A,u NJ ~ :
sN'o w ~. no4S u w. ene'5 sno pat " uei wa
os 49,. eaolA ane Auee, nunses ~
t1oH.Aeu wy toAss - ioe ~ neeo'o.a atu ~
toseAeu eae teuaeat VI eee o'eiu y! ns1e1Gt
,eesct seoseu pt'"ecu INV sap4ue ioeAs. ~
mauaa " e.anes, INV sao iseI1!'ss, anu tsse
M te.+ xa..e,. 49, ,sa. :. ~, ' ~ ~,
49,. 49, 49,. -, - = - =. s..a. ~.
~. Hsnn+.t,s 49, 49,, ~. UaSu uue
~. 49, !. s...',s. u'Aou' su..f nv ~.
.ssst' Aue Me t.s.un popaI~ssu sa.e
-,.s .Se..s - ..s',n ,.E-.- an,t ~. T.. .
go - ~. ,t,,. -. ~ r,asr.,, 80
go, -. ~ -" n.,,a. - na1n,x ,ha conn,v ,nn
"D.st' ..,s,,es -. ~ ~ ,n,s ,x,,r, 1-eot ~
.,,a. -, ~. r1e.tsr r.an sro when n. cn1d
,.-n- ~, n1,t.,,,s o,,ho rnnor4.d d,.ccrc-1 -,
s.n -, ,aa.,s,- s7,a. .,on, ~. nr.,n ho,rs :.
! con, r,,rc. I1nn,,.I. rncrna m ~. n,.rn ~
~ ~, ~, nan ,,daad t.sn ,s,crc,a,, ~ ,es- ~
49,. 49,. ~ .,,.,., !, ..,. ,,ss ;, ~. ..a.s,
49, ~. -. .,s, 49,, - - ees. .a,,s
~ -. ~ eo.aeu
-. -. ~. 49,. .s. ~ out 1ast
ussi "A.'. Ae ~ ~ ~ '",ss ~ w o'a
~ ASns 'As oa~A .t.'. e~4.a - ~ usa Ivy
~ - So 1uN1 ~ a'o,1aus .N " uo1u D4e1s
s.e'u suA'l te'asn ~ eue nasa'*osA'nK u1ue1+
fAhs'us oH oo"n me coas', tae CHARACTER OF IL
ROCKY hean'ants' eo'o enofee. ana pne-eoTcfed
noontasns EsnsAn nea1ly unuot1n eameness
occasionals hH1aa nfeT OF cove gives tne ap'
reaRtce OF ahetes 10 anall sehooness II the lalo-
her trade, but its Geachefoas character u well
maintained, and IN winter neafJ one-dffh OF the
adventurous Eessela who dare attempt to lead IN
these rosd-strands are dashed on ia ROCKY share,
or ARE run en- tie dangerous bench to avoid raore
lata! casually. Hcrc+ petTccn crescent City End
Humboldt Day, bcgius the famor.
redwood lumber region Of Cali
foTrlA A noble trce, growing to gts1n'
tic Exe and akin 10 The mammoth trees Of CslAver
as and Nadroea, II is most extenslvey.uscd al
through the coast counties and Sale5a Of CalsfoE'
n!a- The forests ART very dense, and extend n q
belt OF about forty TO 1fty miles nom the COAST
snsr rivers hcrr break through the rocky ra3pa1:
OF the coast, and st :he:r mouths arc placed the
steam sa1nills viii al the MODERN appliances !oi
cutting the greatest 1lnoInt or lumber IN given
tine Men, grown 20 the business IN the forests
OF Asine or the pine regions OF the hikes, atc 10
Gated e,c-the nul on s2olun md the logs N q
boom below At tbs naoath Of tue river Al locG
"chute " rom tee I'LL or An oFtEhaog!nz railway
track, cas1tes the eaTu lumbr TO the vessel be-
| Faf nv ~ " ~ n