Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-22
BISHOP mARyiNsLECTuRE LAST MIGHT.

A large attendance was at the Second
street Methodist Church last night to hear
the lecture on California" by Bishop
Marvin. of Missouri. The reverend gem
tIeman delivered a very interesting and
instructive discourse in a conversational
style, and gave a graphic account of the
climate, products, manners and customs
of California. In his general description
of the country he gave many interesting
facts. The crop OF wheat IN what is
known as wheat lands, was from forty to
forty-hve bushels per acre, and as much
as so to SIS bushels per acre AVE been
made. The second year yOu viii have a
crop of wheat from the same planting,
without ~Cultivating the sOil-the third
year you viii have a crop of mixed wheat,
barley and oats. Lovers of horse-hesh
the horses are hardy, and these animals
will go in a loap all day with the
greatest ease. A gentleman from Mis-
souri, who emigrated to California soon
after the termination of the war, rented
land. In three years he not only paid for
the land, but he now owns over
1000 acres, ali in a state OF cultivation.
Eight-horse plOws ARE used, and 1T is
easy to cultivate a large quantity of land.
ms man there will do the work of five
men in this State. There the harvest will
wait on you, and you need be in no hurry
to cut the wheat, for there is but little
rain, and grain does not shatter as it does
here. No rain falls from spring until De-
tober. A friend of his made $4,000 by
raising wheat on rented land in one year.
All fruits were magniticent-all except
apples. Peaches. almonds and grapes
grew in the greatest abundance. Grapes
can be gathered from June 70 January.
Grapes of every variety can be found.
He brought home a box of native
raisins raised in the Sudu Valley,
the largest and best he had ever seen. He
also brought back a box of native figs
from Sacramento the Bishop gave an in
teresting account of the method Of plant
ing and cUltivating the grapeyines, whOse
branches in the sixth year will extend
out thirty feet. The native grape is called
by many uames-"The Los Angeles"
California" and EMISSION Grape" He
would not say the climate was the best or
that il was the worst. In the valleys and
on the coast but little frost can be seen.
while on the Sierra Nevada Mountains
snow can be found in the greatest abun-
dance, accompanied by cold weather. The
coast climate was unpleasant. A north
wind was continually blowing from
Nav TO September. In the evening
q log prevailed. Winter clothing is
worn all the year round in
San Francisco. At shutdown it always
"a A1 NhAA III S@AAAF- HAAffa , L1rA
and San joaquin the summer is hot and
unpleasant, and people go to the noun
tains, If they can afford that luxury. The
dust in summer is fearful, for you have
no rain for six months, and the dust
covers everything. There are malignant
winds, such as we read Of in history; in
California these winds blow from the
north, and TAKE the juice out of every
thing. In the springi if these winds spring
up n blow four or five days a failure of
the crops Is the consequence, but this
rarely happens. These winds affect even
human life. Men get grum and crusty,
and women become cross.
Social life in California is much the same
as it is here. In San Francisco and other
cities. fashion is carried to a great excess,
and is,much overdOne. They do not have
breakfast, dinner and supper, but break
fast, lunch and dinner, in California.
Life in California is a lite of speculation
they have speculation on the brail-they |
talk altogether Of Investments in mines
and mining stocks, and speculstions in
Immense fortunes are made in
San Francisco out of these speculations.
This passion for speculation causes much
insanity. 1t is estimated that there Is so
per cent. more cases of insanity in Cali
fornia than in any other State. Any
one who sticks to a regular business
will make a fortune, but the
people are ever changing business.
Much money is yet made by placer dig
ging, though quartz mining ismore profit
able. Americans have quit placer dig
ging, for they would not be satisfied with
less than four or Eve dollars a day, while
the Chinese who follow this kind of dig
ging are satisfied to make from seventy
five cents to one dollar a day. Bishop
Marvin closed his able and entertaining
by referring to the races of people
in California and the different opinions of
persons with reference to the climate,
soil, ETC., of that State. We merely pre-
sent a brief abstract OF his remarks for
the benefit of those who were not present
to enjoy an entertaining and instructive