New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
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OUR HIDDEN WEALTH.
THE WHITE PINE SILVER MINES.


FAREWELL TO SAN RANcIsco-THoUGHTs on
PARTING-PEACE AND PLENTI-EAsTwARD
BY RAIIg-A MEETING IN TIE WILDERNESS
BY STAGE TO HAMILTON.
HAMILTON. WHITE PINE Co., Nevada. Aug 2--isan
Francisco. the wonderful; the Golden City with the
boundless future the Queen Of the Pacific with her
Kaleidoscope population made mp from the natives
Of North and South America, Europe, Asia. Africa,
and the isles of the ocean, her soft Spanish
elature, her fierce indomitable energy. pluck. and
unbounded faith in her own resources, her purely
Californian hospitality. and her purely American
life OF hurry. hustle, and unceasing excitement
behind us at last as we stood on the deck az the
New World on the evening Of tho 2sth of July, aud
saw with feelings Of regret the gray promontory
fade away in the distance. aud the mists rolling
inward from the blue Pacific. The residents of the
Atlantic slope and the valley OF the Mississippi can
hardly understand the feeling of unbOunded attach
ment, almost amounting TO idoatry, expressed on
every occasion by Cafornans while speaking Of
their adopted State but having once seen California.
breathed her glorious air. climbed her giant noun.
tains, and gazed on her wonderful scenery inhaled
the perfume Of the flowers. which In Summer and IN
Winter bloom and flourish as they do nowhere else
on earth, worked through her orchards where
"Fruis Of fragrance blssh tree"
and the pride of the tropics and the temperate
thrive in unequaed luxuriance side by side, mingled
with her people and been greeted by them
brother, we appreciate it, and eventually como ~
applaud il and glory in il. The American who can
visit California and not feel pride in his coun
try, faith in her future, and new addition 70
the egotism of his race, must be such poor desp-
cable creature as / do not to look upon There
is but one California earth, and not 10 have
her is not to have lived at all Ihave and love
her.
SAIL TO vALLEJo-CALIFoRNIA FARMING.
We pass under the frowning batteries Of Alcatraz,
mp the Bay Of San Francisco through the Bay Of San
Pablo, and some time before sunset the steamer
rounds TO alongside the wharf at Vallejo. From this
thriving little citya great city in the future, her
enthusiastic citizens beeye-the train whirls Us
away into broad valley, stretching out, like the
prairies of Illinois. from the Coast Range NOM
tans on the west TO the foothills Of the great
Sierra Nevada on the east. This country through
which we pass, embracing portous of solano
Napa, and Yolo Counties, is one Of the gardens
of California. Five years ago it was mainly
given up to stock ranching and was comparatively
undeveloped and unproductiye To-day IL ~ one
vast grain field, dotted with pleasant homes Of
farmers who have grown rich In few years.
Orchards loaded with golden fruit, and vineyards
where the grapes are rpened in tho warm dry ar
TO point of luscious richness unattainable ON the
Eastern side Of the continent seen at intervals,
but the great staple is wheat At every depot along
the line of the railroad. wheat piled up in sacks
lines the track either side for long distance
Stacks of the wheat heads cut of by the heading"
machines waiting for the thrashers seen in every
field, and piles Of wheat in sacks, corded mp like
wood are scattered all over the country IL never
rains here during six or eight months Of the year.
and the farmers or "ranchers corrupted from
ranchero which is the true Spanish designation-ean
leave their grain lying in piles the dry ground for
monthsiwith perfect safety. IL is as dry as bone
when first cut and there is neither ram, dew, nor
mist TO dampen IL for a moment. Barns or
granaries. for storing the grain, are thus
unnecessary. And this is not all. The grain field
plOwed and sOwn in Autumn produces a rich crop
the next Summer; this crop harvested, the field Is
left untouched and next season produces a second
volunteer crop almost good, which is In turn
harvested and turned into coin. The next year the
grain is lighter and more mixed with wild oats and
weeds, but it makes excellent hay-queer-looking
stuff TO bear that name, IL seems 60 an Eastern
farmer-and being cut and pressed into bales, finds
a ready market at remuneratiye prices. Thus, the
California farmer gets three crops from one sowing
This is not the most productive farming, II one has
but few acres, but when the farms of
size, they and labor scarce and dear.
il enables the farmer TO carry on business on an extern
sive scale aud realize immense returns from small
"a
great farms cut up into smaller ones, and we
have larger population and cheaper labor this style
of farming will be abandoned, but at present It Is the
fashion. and thanks TO the soil and climate of Cali
fornia is a success, though il could not be followed
with profit elsewhere
sACRAMESTo-oyER TIE sIERRAS-
At nightfall we were at Sacramento. There the
writer joined the " Commercial Relations party
from Chicago and enjoyed the luxury Of ride in the
palace car and travelling restaurant, thence 20 Elko.
on the Central Pacific Railroad the point Of departure
for White Pine. We left Sacramento at $50 y. IN,
the usual starting time of the passenger trains took
last fond look at the luxurious vegetation OF the
Valley Of the Sacramento. the tram rolled out
through the suburbs of the Capital City, past houses
surrounded with Observation-Disclosures eXotcs at
best in the Atlantic States-grown into trees, and
presenting the appearance of monster bouquets Of
bnlant-hued and wonderfully fragrant flowers
lone can hardly realize that all this wealth of bios
som and perfume springs from single stalks through
orchards where the trees surrounded with
timber props to uphold the loads of blushing peaches
golden aprcots purple figs red-cheeked nectarines
apples plums, etc, ETC.. and we're soon ascending
the slope of the foothills with the great
Sierra Nevada before us. will not attempt de-
scrption of this part of our journey II nae been
"done" by hundred practiced pens before, ana
those who have not looked upon the scenery Oh the
Sierra Nevada know as little about 1t now, ana VIII
kpo nc I;ttIa ahout IL hereafter did the antedi
luvi.ns unless they come and see IL for them
selves. Our company wes pleasant one, the cars
Iuxuriops the day goriod and time passed swiftly
away. AT Colfax the FChcago party" met the
"Wisconsn party and an interchange of courte-
sies and fraternal greetings took place. Among the
passengers on either train were many old residents