Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-07
rnE JAPANESE II AMERICA.

The Graynor ranch, now Adzu rauch,
just bought by Herr Schnell for tho
japanese colony, is on :he Georgetown
stage road, four and. half miles from
Placervillc. The land il best adapted
10 fine silk aud tea, which they come to
cultivate. There are 600 acres uuder
fence, u large orchard of trees seven
years old, 10000 bearing vines, not
needing irrigation, plenty Of grain
fields in good crops good brick house,
we'll furnished, q barn, n we'll appointed
wiae-house, implements Of ~husbandry,
horses, wagons, cove, pigs, fowls, etc.,
all for So 600 Water is good, and
abundant for irrigation. II i. the pur-
pose Of Herr Schnel. to found q village,
to DO called wskame,a. Every family
will have q cottage, and II garden for n
full supply of vegetables and for orna-
men,. The japanese are apt AZ garden.
ing, and naturally fond of it, and regn-
latious are unusual with them TO en-
force order and nentness. Mulberry
trees and tea plants will be- allotted in
divisions TO each family when the plants
are ripe for p~lucking. Each family
will feed its own worms, spin its W n
cocoons, aud receive pay according TO
its quality and quantity. The raw SILK
will then be put in market for export or
home manufacture. Tea vii! be made
on the same principle. The families
cultivate, pick the leaves, deliver at the
factory, and receive payment. Thus
the factories can make uniform quail-
ties for market. Wine making will fol-
low n similar judicious division of ln-
Dor where it is practicable. There VIII
be an extensive nursery for the growth
and sale of Japanese trees, such AS are
not now to be got in this State, tea
plants, bamboos, wax trees, etc. The
| bamboo, besides its mechanical uses,
| will introduce to our tables II much
needed esculent. The young sprouts
| combine the virtue Of the ar,ichoke ana
the asparagus. They are more mar
! rowy aud delicious than either and in
| size each is greater than the whole
ounch of asparagus. 1t far snrpasses
our vegetable, in nu,rimen. and in
kindly digestion. The bamboo will
grow large aud find itself a. home in
our foothills. When We learn its null
hilarious uses We will value its intro
duction into our State. The mulberry
and the tea plant always produce their
finest results in the uplands, where
there is some frost to give winter re-
pose to their organs Of growth. These
people are skilled in tea making, and
| having all the machinery for il. Cali.
fornia is going to be Independent OF The
outside world in another article. Ere
long tea OF known purity will form
q large overland export. Besides,
China oil, that is the cleerest burner
| among the oils of commerce, comes
from the tea nut. II is an important
part Of the profit of the tea culture.
|, should be mentioned that Il highly
competent, native doctor OF medicine Is
attached to this colony. The tree,
! which Yields both rarulsh aud WAX, is
! perfectly adapted to ~ foothills. To
get the wax the nuts containing it are
mashed and boiled, the wax separating
readily. Vurnish Is the circulating
fluid Of the tree, as turpentine is OF the
pine. The surrounding land has II
good growth OF oak trees, insuring
good rainfall. 1t is designed 10 raise
in these woods the Japanese oak.leaf
silkworm. This worm makes excellent
silk, aud large symmetrical cocoons.
The moth is brish, yellow, with large
ornamental wings. The worm is not
domssticsted and fed by hand. It is
| allowed its own way among the trees Of
the forest and families camp out
there during the season o! production.
Though the OAK leaf is its choice, it is
! no, dainty. II eats and is happy with
the leaves Of most deciduoas trees.
| All is grist that comes Ia its mill. We
lave seen the silk Of this worm. II Is
fne and very elastic. Its natural color
is q pleasant gray !; aud of MI silk it is
most retentive of its color. The cum
ming Of the learned men Of Japan has
bean exhausted without finding q color
that will! stand against the first applica-
ton of water. This fiGe variety Of silk
can only he used at present where its
natural color il acceptable. No doubt
mordaats will be foand which will fix
artificial c%olors, and then oak leaf silk,
because of the healthy worms and the
elasticity of the cloth, will come into
general use. The taste OF Japan runs
largely on fish. The artificial culture
o; fish. so new to Christendom, has
been prac,icsd in Japan from time
immemorial. The very FIRST day these
people laid out u lake Tor fish culture
on their new purchase, there being
water and a well-adapt-d spot among
the fluctuations of the lind. Fish
grow to great size under protection
from devourins enemies. The carp not
u%nfrequently Gttains II length of i've
feet. OF all human food fish is the
least trouble 10 cultivate, and being
always fat and succulent in these en-
closures, the meat is exceptionally
nutritious. To make such Il lake hold
water, the Japanese form a cheap and
effective cement by 4 simple mix
turc OF she'll lime, sand, and
ashes. The varnish tree Of Japan re-
sembles very closely our white walnut
tree. Its foliage is less; 80 much so that
it looks as if it were no, thriving. The
varnish, like %,urpentine, eSudes from
similar incisioEs made in the bark.
There i, Que near the fountain railing in
our city gorleus, Rice will be u Of
the grains cultivated for home use by
the Japanese colony. All rice is not a
lowland product. There is u fine variety
known VS. hill rice, not Inferior in nutri-
ment nor in favor. \ French gentle
man writes thus: "Ualike other East
ern people, there is something abou; the
Japanese that is conssnial to Europeans.
Having spcn, some years in Japan, with
opportunities of official position to OBJ
serve the higher classes, We pronounce
them in no way our interiors. The men
are diSuifed, well educated, exceeding
IL polite, brave, and are full of inge-
uui,y. The women have refined del;.
cacy, very pretty forms and features,
and a very winning address. They are
s%crupulously neat in their persons and
in their housekeeping. Their accom-
p,i.hm.n,s are quite mp to our standard.
They are healthy, frugal, industrious,
aud very stfectionate. In any Of the re-
fined circles OF the capitals Of Europe,
we know Of hundred japanese ladies
that would command their own choice
OF hub.auds. Not only is il theis per-
son,I charms Tint would he admired,