The Placer herald., 1870-04-30
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, April 28th.


MFR. ditor:-Our public schools have closed,
and taking advantage of the vacation, send
you an initial letter of a series which pro-
pose to write for the benefit of your readers pro-
viding, Of course, you will allow me the use Of
your columns hereafter, as you have kindly done
in the past; and as have opened my letter with
remark regarding The public schools Of Sacra-
mento may as well make the subject one of
my chief topics, for it now absorbs large share
of the attention OF our local press.
The method Of teaching employed in the pub
lie schools Of this city is equal il not superior
to that Of any other city in the Union, and it,
| high school has sent forth young men, some OF
whom are now in our midst, who fill stations in
every profession and in almost every depart
mcnt Of business. Some OF them have already
atta ned high and responsible positions, and 9th.
| ers are rapidly rising On the evening of the
final examination day the pupils celebrated their
release from the rule Of Pesagogues by general
| hop ut Turn VeYcin Hask The expenses incurred
were footed by some OF our leading sHerchants,
who came down literally with cash in RESPONSE
| to the appeal OF a committee appointesl b5 the
class. The young Ladies', too, diI iheip share
OF the work, anu although they had but Few
hours to prepare, they brought fourth m e1oes%
| lent rcpast.
ltS many qTaWDlckSy CICtus
MEMO Is constantly extending its limits, and fine
family residences and stores are being erected
upon almost every available lot. Most OF the.
city property is now subject to It'll alton, and
much o! it Is now before the courts because of ~
misunderstanding regarding the titles. Another
serious drawback TO purchasers is the expense.
OF filing up to the high grade-an indispensable.
requirement IN almost every part Of town.
Times are rather hard here now; many me-
chanics are out OF work, and some very much
reduced, pccunlarily as work has been scarce
for many months. Almost all our large jobs are
completed. or have suspended operations, rs 10
the case with the State Capitol, on which, 1t
is said. work will soon be resumed. Many
small houses are being put up. but such jobs
last Dut short time. and the wOrkmen
who get them are generally old estab-
lshed mechanics-new arrivals from the States
being chiefly the sufferers, and coming 10 Cali
iorna in hopes of bet;ering their fortunes, find
themselves sadly disappointed.
The W )rk Of raising the old Capitol has been
progressing for several weeks. and now the i'm,
mense structure stands on blocks. ready 10 he
bricked under. 1t seems wonderful that such q
large mass could be elevated TO the height it has
been raised, ih so short time
From friends visiting the city | learn that the
crops up in Placer look prosperous and
promise heavy returns. WINFIELD.
SILK AND TEA CULTURE.-We have been
kindly furnished by he Publishers, A. Ro-
man & Co., Nos All and 4l0 Montgomery
street, San Francisco, with a neat and valu-
able little work Of some seventy odd pages.
entitled, "Trestse on Silk and Tea Cul.urs.''
and other Asialic industries, adapted 10 the
soil and climate of California, by T. A Ken
do. We gave some extracts from the work
last week on our fourth pase-.enough to show
It's value TO those desirous OF en- gagiug 10 auy
of these branches Of business. The cul,iva-
ton Of the Mulberry tree, the Tea pIaug or
shrub, the Vegetable wax and laquer tree,
The Chestnut tree and The Psrsimmou, all Of
japan, are within the reach Of all our farm
ers and orchardisis, without any sort Of diL
| hcuity. The Japan dwa,f chestnut. soA
growing more than three OF kun fee, high
II Is said will bear the tsiad yenr from the
seed, IN California. This, species, says the
author, is an evergre, D, the nuts. which ara,
also oi dlminuIive s'xe, though Of very su--
Per'or excellence, ripening the year round.
The work Gao be obtained OF the publishers. a.
al one dollar per copy, a sample Of which,
may be seen At this Office
GEoGRA-uY The Grass Valley .N-afioual .,vs
| 'wcn'y-eiGAt tons OF quartz from the Green Eui
| grant nine, neaG Auourn. yielded about sS0O
a ton, which is considered ..big thing" for