New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-16
In THE MISTS OF THE PACIFIC.

| CALIFORNIA BEES, COCUmBESo AMI
| TUCES-AN APPETITE-GIVING GALLOP -
PESCADER0.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 10.-The sun was high
in the heavens when babe adieu to Crystal Springs
and mounting Cheemoya gall0ped away into the Sierra
Moreno mountains. 1t a California Autumn morn
ing-and, saying that have left nothing unsaid In
the way OF description. Turning westward. the road,
one OF the finest have ridden over. winds round
and round out along the steep sides Of numerous
caons miles, ascending by regular and easy grades
the dividing ridge between Bay of San Francisco and
the Pacific Ocean When nearly at the summit paused
to rest my painting horse and look back upon the scene
below. And such a scenel Eastward, the Bay OF San
Francisco calm, unrufed and blue, gered In the sum-
| The ocean mists rolling in through the Golden Gate
| half hid the towns which skirt tho Bay
The hills OF Alameda, high and ethereazed, rested like
great coored and purple clouds against tho hor
zOn; while Mount Diablo. monarch OF the inland coun
try reared his dark head into the blue sky above the
msts the lower mountains, like great rocky
island. from the shores OF unknown South
ward between the hills Of San Mate0 and the Sierra No
rena stretching away for miles toward the redwood
cred nights of Santa Clara. lay the verbeauul Canada
del Ray,,ndo Live oak groves scattered through IT,
center rests quiet little lake. with au island
| OF green tules in tho middle. All around the
| sides OF the valley among the groves IN the
little cahons, rested quiet farm houses and in the
center, upon elevated stands the last relic OF
the old semifeudal Spanish. American times. This is
adobe house story with broad verandah. formed
by wide roof being carried out all around No gar
den no grain lclds single fruit tree fourshcs
It, The ranchero who built and dwelt here among his
herds paid tribute the Holy Mother Church. and
the MostCatholic monarch. Don Carlos of Spain. and
India King eighty thought the country
capable higher Improvement. and dreamed not OF
the paradise 1t 10 become when he and his should
give place TO the stranger who dwe beyond the great
Sierra Nevada somewhere lie built no roads, planted
no tree aud left behind only this lowroofed faed and
the musical Spanish which he gave TO the valley.
On again One Of those curious blue and brown birds
with peaked cap and tai as s Long
Mexico III COrrero del Camino,-the courier OF the
road-whcl flies II IL avoid IT, but runs with
speed which eetest horse dared along In
the road ahead Of gaoped after 1t. yainy trying
To get within shooting distance, UNTIL tired OF the sport
jumped the side Of the mountain aud disappeared
In bushes OF the canon below The road Is cut most
of the way out OF the solid rock aud look down from
time to time almost perperdicuIariy into cahons humid
reds and hundreds Of feet II Is succession on mod
the sierra Nevada range on the Central Pacific Railroad
route aud quite grand enough to seriously try the nerves
TIRsr VIEW OF THE PACIFIC
The flying misls which had been scuddlng In broken
the summit and began descend toward Spanish Town.
In the narrow canon near the mouth OF which. nalf
hidden shade trees IS the hamlet OF Spanish Town
Beyond rolls the deep blue waters OF the broad Pacific
| and Half Moon Bay lies few miles TO the northward.
| We pass a waysde house where the yard II full OF
woman with nstrons black lair and eyes and oval
hued face out with her black shawl rebosa
folded Andnusian fashion around her head and should
ers The Moors left those eyes and that oval face aud
tawny olive skim in SPAIN but the little girl who follows
her has fairer complexion, sharper-cut face, and
light brown hair Thus little by little obiteratng
| spanish America. At a little roadside grocery whole
family Of Mexcans native Caifornans In attend
ance called for rears 40 cens worth OF apples, and
they weighed four Ieunds holding the scales
while the rest looked on II took whole family to
sell just ten apples but such " es e9sas det pas Ssor ~
| sacrege Of Innovation
| MIXED POPULATION.
| Two miles above Spanish Town. at the tol.gate. Ia
small neat farm owned by an intelligent American past
engaged him in conversation: He has leo nearly
100 OF which are under cultivation In the valley lie
raises beans, onions, fruit etc. and on the hltops he
has his early potato fields from which he sends TO
ket the finest potatoes in December January and Feb
less saabe. He has three OF strawberries In full
bearing These he rrigates and thus fine crops
for strawberries Christmas aud NewYears and he
Inmates that the crop yields him. average 40 cents
wants sell and to Santa Barbara, where he has
% lie Ei sOiao n TS es Ss Is
party OF Portuguese. There Is family OF Mexcans
bors are Germans though the population Of the town is
| about equally divided between native Californians
Americans. and Europeans. His sole companion is q
Cmnaman, who carries tho strawberry culture and
does the house work and s as he told me- worth any
He could say much for the society Of the neighbor
hood, nor can L.
Spanish Town contains little TO attract stranger and
rode through wtho%, stopping Turning soptawSsd
the and the mountains and for eight ten miles
psreeea out al s in great Ranches
thou:asd aeres each held under spanish or Mexican
snd cut ap to some sYent INTO smaller po
| tons. but the farms are still immense and
Barley and oats principally the latter are cultivated
The crop was cut months ago. but owing 20 the lack Of
thrashing machine most OF it sti lies in the fields un
gathered The straw becomes bleached by the fog but
waiting SDS &c hauled S Moor and pped
Ing is done mainly by extra hands hired by the day /
met dozens Of them tramppg along the dusty roads with
long in a place but get from 81 to g in coin
and ,s ss Sea for such sne oS y
Indians st reside here and work in the fields and
board tSe@seyes low as much as % per-
farmers; many of whom however, are afraid to give
them employment. lest their fields OF grain and stacks
are savagey opposed them The farms the hills are
smaller and more closely cultivated ODons, beets aud
CALIFORNIA BETS.
The great beets OF California are among her vegetable
wonders and have often sOrely taxed the creduy OF
Eastern people This is the way the thing is done The
largest beet IN this soil may attain weight OF 80 90
% cite t carefully dug up so as not to are the
is epanea in the and 'S ta Of
seed it would II left in the ground all Winter con-
tnues growing ana III the Fall IL Is again dug up and
housed having probably attained weight OF so or 90
pounds Next year IL grows perhaps 20 100 pounds
the largest on record weighed 1ls pounds and was
raised In Santa Cruz C0untybut now it Is played ont
in California parance and VIII not grow another year
How they manage to heads OF lettuce seven feet I'M
circumference, and cucumbers five feet two inches long
and eight inches In Circumference such as are now on
exhibition IN the California Market San Francisco do
not know; but they do it. Wv
The soil here wonderfully rich, and often, as have
myself from 10 to 20 feet in depth OF black loan
hue ike the western prairies Crossing several narrow
valleys and creeks:we 10 Pescadero dne little
town on the stream OF that name, two miles from
the sea- ana famous resort for hunters and health
and pleasure seekers have ridden tho 30 miles from
Crystal Springs In four hours ten minutes gaopng