, 1869-08-02
CALlF0RkIA
CALIFORNIA.
Deceitful Appearances.
The Wet and Dry Seasons.
Fruits, Flowers and Wines.
4 Visit 10 California Ranches,
rJyclckSuess OF Barns.
Deceitful Appearances.
The Wet and Dry Seasons.
Fruits, Flowers and Wines.
L Visit 10 California Ranches.
tJYclessnesa OF Bnrfls.
Want Of LaborerB.

BAN FAANclsco, July p.
Tho nfst md most serious objection That every |
siranRef Esses to California who Ttslss Inc btate
IN inr summer, u the parched md barren np1TaF-
oi.ee Of the country. 1t Is diMcn't to Eenofc tue
effect a! this Impression from the m1ada Of ssrn"
gcrs4 especially Of those who do not look below
The surface ot things. They become p1ejudlced |
against the State ut the start, nnd lot this feeling
obscure shc truth Five nnnths without rain car-
rcs with Is the lnpreAsion Of famine a0d poverty.
But ucscr wag there greater mistake, Tor Ia |
lnud nf fulnesA, flowing with corn and wine. milk
aul honey, fEu!ts nul cattle huzdcned With adt- |
pose. Tbs great mistake Ia In overlooking the |
laet that the scnAons In California arc reversed.
N'tuscr In the SorthweAt Ia the vernal seaFon on
tl1s coast Tie earth resta lu su1nusr aud brings
forth In wIutcr. It would be ~ uuFsasoplpE anil
n.MtId for CALIFORNIAN r[stiuE 1lllnoia In JaHu.
afy, TO rrpuOunce tho country worthless hccauAa |
ct.esrtI with anDw md pierced with froat ~ tot
an IllnuIsau cu.lnK to California IN July TO pro-
nouncc this country barren because 'lu scca but
1t1e yef11ure Tho hlA or plains 10 consequence
Of drought. In tho Valley Of tho MILO II never
tuinx R,aalrcly Rhowcr hns fal!en since tho |
IRr1etItcr, undrT AI1scN, escaped from toahn1u ~
tr&crthE II ra atA, tnl Jet 1t II the Elchest aud
most pru.nctru sHry In tho worlh, 'ccat'4c It II
snntaIIy nyrr,l1wcsi ~ tho river irnEctH1ug L. 1
Thta Htntr Il s'csAc'i win aiaHaanso Of 1nntHtage
fDr sc nunts, AID II during this tcrio that Sa.
,,roNuct.an. i south wind from tho uoean brings
oh ia wings 10th warmth a1.st mptxsatc. Whou
tho r1,nA cca.c " tail In Arr., Or May. ali tho
xnGis, Fuota, ami fruits hkvo attained such
ErDnih that dry and warm weather II required 10
riIxr tEcu,. IT l. tlr absrnce u! nlDlAturu during
thE cft!cal rctto, that ptraefges then! frun, thu
dc>trncsyo crrta Of blight, rnt, WORMS, 1hsccts,
aud ohrr tprluca Of vegetation. l1ench II IA that
such r.ipsinoch Yields u huautifll wheat, oats,
tstf mi u
If,lttH nni vegetables atiala auch rcMatAa ate HIS
uni Perfection, and Toot crops nAtnfn OF auch
a1unxlng dimensions aai abundance. II Il thus
urculialltJ Ut tho 4euAonA tnat IL making CALI
furaaa tut Errut w1ue-p1oduc,nx State Of tho
Union. The grape II rarely bl1soted
drstui perfection. And the Hamo cause rcd
s,ers California letter adapttd to tho growth O!
the sIlk COCOON than nny other part Of the cunu-
pent IN Il hich this cultu1e has GGeu tried. Tho
climate and the Seasons exactly sulted to the
nurtuse Of the silk worm and Rr1wH
Of The 1Hu!suaatiA Leaf, on WHICH
II tub=!stE. witnessed lAe aptst dis
playot fruits, nnwers and native wlnea at
tue Ponona Festival at LiIsaFJ Hall, on Tuesday
last, that It erer MAS ny good fortuue to behold.
And this xAltiuon gotten up Oh two daJs notcea At
the ku.Ecitton Of Colonel Croker or The C1II Was
deprived Of lia noest contribution from tho SacEa.
nento Valley ty failure of the boat to arrive 10
| time. OF fruits there were All varieties OF
| apples, oranges, apncots, pruocs. plums,
reaches, rectatlnes, ngt. bananaa, Strawberries,
! Eaeher!es b!ackheTrics, grapes. OF wines there
! wc.e hundred or more kinds, mAny OF them Of
the most delicate and choice. The posey tribe
were altogether too numerous for my limited aora
| knowledge 70 EaeItion- Thtra We1e bouquets 1t
| to preseh: to a Queen. But II WIS not necessary
to narshal The resources Of the Fomona Soc'etJ to
consItce anyone Of Cai!.ornia's capacities In this
! .1Hxfkr
! a strtll before hrelkfast through one Of the S1u
! Francisco markets 10 have all ekepuclsr1 re-
I moved.
/ But DO mol wish to he understood as convey
leg the Idea that nothing can be grown In summer.
! Far from H. uy means OF irrigation, everything
under the fpn- almost, can be produced In luz
! u:.aht abundance. The way tho water Is
| obtained Is from the mountain streams.
! which arc Conveyed in fumes and dtches to the
gardens and neld4 What We saw II the way Of
Irrigation a aEd around Salt Lake City can be Nit
messed In I'll rtarts Of Cafofnla where mountain
| stream or spring from hillside Is foand Where
these ART not found resort Is had 10 pamping from
tcerr, creeks and wells ~ means OF winamllls-
Ii this city, In Slcrauento and along the E!fer
hare seen hundreds, perhaps Thousands, OF wind
mills at work lifting rater for tho irrigation OF gar.
dens, vineyards, shraebe1g GRASS plAts, fruit and
c1namcntnl trees. Dy this means ANAL fruits,
! yegctatIes and green corn c.u bo raised through.
| out the SUMNER, while the rainy Bea,oo produces
lhcm in the winter without Irrigation. Thus,
strawberries, peas roasting eazs and naE potatoes
are supplied to the markets I'LL The year round
The eruGses In California art a1nual5, :hat II,
they erog from the seed. The seeds r!pen In May
or June, falls on the dEy ground, remains there
uusprouted Until the autumn ralns come, when
they sprout, take root an1 grow. When tbcst
grasses and wild oats wlther and dry up tho castlt
fatten on them be5t. 1t is thea the !atteolng sea
son really beslns for cattle This dry hefhaga L
, full Of succulence aud nntrimen1. Strangers AT
. rot opt " suppose thls-HhIch constitutes ano.he
, error Of casual Observers In regard to tdl
country.
When Mr. Ral.ton, the great san Ffanc!se'
I banker, gave dinner at his country residence
iast Satu-Ia. to the Chicago merchants, fh
farmers Of the vtc1ulty came to the depo
With their carriages. aad conveyed tn
party 10 number Of branches" In tn
Vicinity, This rural visit IVES th
= occasion Of a teriea Of surprises. Never before
; ont 0, Europe, had any Of the party seen suc
cheering gardens. lawns orchards sud rural parks
} Eyc.y yaJ1ety Of tree, shrub, fruit. plant an
dove. tlst 1t WAS possible almost to conceive wcE
l there found glowlng and nonrishing In the ope
( air. Tie eecret Of these remarkable pfooucuoa
I | IN the dry season, when the htllsldes and Geld
t seemed parched and llfeIees, consisted OF H11ga
Q lion. From tho adjacent bills streams OF wate
T |
I | nart. ar l.Np. Eas etecte1 beautiful fountain
o nom hicu the waller played. There we're pond
and 1ake!ets abo1nding Ia 1sh. The wnter va
d drawn from these RESERVOIRS and dispersed orc
+ the grounds, on the grass, among sne shrub:
+ r7uita, flowers and vegetables, an
Z hence these earthly par1dtsts on the paiehe
: plains and anong the canous Of the FOOT bills
!. Tho coast range From O'Clock TILL 1a p. m {
a nrtubt rooult night did we visit and feast ii
a scuses suonK these delightful scenes, not foFge
ing TO 10 Justice to the r!ands and meals bet ot
fore Us oy cur hoeP!table hosts Of the " suFa! d
e tE!ctA" My attention was called to tho hoseoe
Of b1ns and out-bouses on the farms II tns Stat
) with the exception Of small stables or eoeds Il
s. horses. one sees nothing that stsnds for barn
g. apy "uuche-" But the reason is obvious. Nor
!. L. needed. The harvested grain Il raked inl
ID p,lca that tear bet faint resemblance
Is the cone shaped waterproof ssacl
Of Illinois o. Wisconsin. But
,e mast be remembered that, from the time the gra
T. Is cut In Jane until late IN September not dFt
,e OF rain falla There mar be clouds CT fosi but
c, rain The farmer hns four months In which
c | taryCss gather and thsesh his crops. X not u1a
ca keted turing this period, he needs only grams
1e or casks IN which 10 cover hts cereals during q
1c net scasou- He requires no barns to protect I
H. stock from EnoTs or storms say mo
IT, than an Illinois farmer does bctwe
be May aun November. The Cahof1
|
y, tuIdnE barns to shelter hts nvc stock Or 70 ne
3, his unfinished grain ant hay.
ot But, % M Is not gold that gtters, so e7co ca
fotpia farming has its drawbacks nnd dscomsof
en- Tho wet ,c.scn is rather TOO vet and lasts
ID looc for perfect bliss, and the DRY seas
ed becomes Hksone and dtsas1eeao'e from ITS 'oa
ch continued abtence OF moisture, and Nakes
I'd | hrssandr IN long for single gushing Hno"cf
be yarf the tedious mouotony Of weatJ neat
he eloudless ektesL In many Of the Fh1cJR eoel1es
n behind the coast range, the heat IS intense
.rs mou,az IL the ca{ttne bnt It IS 1o1fona1c!5 &c
nc pered md rendered cndr,ah!e By delicious c.
se breezes at night, 60 cool that one can sep Gu
as I foftAbly under blauketa.
ter Another drawback Ia the excessive deafness
as- labor, Fprrners cannot aco.d to hire white lat
ply ! because the workuen's wages woald consul
re- double their production. and the Chinese are
re- ret but handful OF Kicked, crded .
lch nersecuted etrangess. The white NIB
ad and the internal demasogues W
o., continual war upon them There Il need
The a million Of Chinese farm hands, while there
no, 10000 employed BY all the farmers and s
deners on this coast But more on this subj
hereafter, The prices Of Ertea fruits, veSstahi
VIE cranes, etc, IN California xre much lower thar
oe Juno,s and the eost Of goods gsoceste1 md la
much higher. These are serious drawbacks
~ aS the business. It Il TezJ dtscoutaR
tne 70 have tons Of these excellent prod
on- tiors rotuog In tcId 10: want Of lahor
gather and marxes In which to sell Til
aid ~ - ssa--as =, evn,rt.rion sxre Hhf
ese- Whether the Pacific Railway seau furnish me
Of marie: for ffu,tA and Vegetables su tbs VI
aoa eru States, at teasors when their mattefs are
nas eUrpt}cd By domestic products, remains to
oo- seen And on this experiment hinges much OF
| future p1osper1iJ Of farming In Cauotn1