, 1870-10-17
ElL.k AND WINE
~

Gold digging is onlv 11o i,ctiou. and not
reproduction II il obly di ,gil,s out of the
ea:tl, what was once placed sh re-, and never
can be replaced: hut agriculture is an OK
n1atiop, and it il to this That California must
look for her greatest development, aud in
which ebe has already made marvellous prog
| ras- Last year. San Francisco exported
| 7,000. .00u sacks nf wheat, the most Of it tho
| product Of California III 1863 tho wine pro-
this year will he about 7,O00, 900 gallons. and
it il es,inated TINT there are now S30, 600 900
| invested in growing vino in the State.
| The great tract of fertile lauls in the Sic
rnmerto md San 1oa9uin Valleys. which To-
gcther are about 400 miles long a:ad from 10
10 Is m,lea broad, Aro but Aparscly populated
got, bur v i'll some TING bo one Of tho n,aiu
! supports Of great city as 4 market for Its
fruits and cereal products.
Oae Of the mott important resources Of
California now being developed il the silk cul-
tnre- Just before the outbreak Of the pres-
cnt European war, there Was steady de-
| ln4ud In France for silk cocoons to tho
amount Ct about 10. 0.00O,O. per annnm over
aId Atore what was produced there. This
demand was supplied mostly from Japan,
hut LIST spring rarlies who went through
California On theil way to Japan, for the pslr.
posc OF making largo contracts fot cocoous,
were surprised TO find much superior artic Q
produced in California. and at once contracted
for all they could get; and il is now we'll un'
derttco1 that the amount Of California cx.
ports Of cocoons will he limited only By the
amount Of her production, as there will be q
ready market, ut protitable prices, for al tia,
! ill be produced. Tho sil4 culture is not only
very profitable to the producer, but ~ inter
cstipg as that Of wiue-growinG, and. in tel
years, it Is not improbable that the silk ant
wine prolucts Of California will be more i'm
portant than that OF gold,
Westward Tu THE FAST
Notwithstanding the uufavor4ble aspect o.
trade eith The interior, the trade Of san Fran
cisco with China, Japan. And the Sandwich
| Islands is increasing. Shipments 0f Hour Il
China arc getting TO he an Important trade
and an Intelligent Chinese merchant, viii
whom talked on the subject. thtrks it vii
increase very largely.
Htgulat steaMshi? communication between
Se4 Francisco, iol"hans. aud Hong Kong i
now n much an established fact as betWce,
New York and LIVERPOOL Indeed, .hes
l. slEssay I, ,,,s s.e l., ee an Hapssi1tio1 1s,
! demonstrated. also. that tharo is air aa
sufficient traffic and travel to support = lin
: from San Franclseo to Honolulu aud Syduey
TAe monthly steamer. Motes Taylor, IN he
last vcyaEe. had $50 tirst-clasa passengers
100 OF geem we intending 3d'0,n to ttae rs 81 y
ngy. The number c1 Australian passenger
> 1s the overland mute is steadily on tbs il
:, crease, and one may now meet them on tlmos
every train weat Of Cheyenne. The ia tsai,
I a,sc, which has enriched livery port IN the worl
! that has become prominently connected wit
, it, il being concentrated st San Frapcis,o
!. the expense OF the importing trade OF NJ
i York, and teas are now pass.--s ;n1oush di1r.
: from 1aI an 10 Chiczgo aud New York. A
= tbese significant textures, whi,i, =re new ar
= ! ssa-tlrg to even the people OF SIC Fraocise
b chow 1nst M .s,a anticipation th,. Il
r raeIac K.irosd wo,:.a1 reso1u,ioaii
q the trade OF tie world. .uri;.:"E It fro'
. it's ancient channels to buitd ur u grexts- coz
o n,crce and greater commercial c'ties than II
= wctid h.s st seen, was not vain dream.
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