The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-27

| And each flower spoke her na,e,
Dropping pearls from lips o'erlien
As greeting to the maiden.
| Then she said to Faust beside,
To the doubter who denied,
az am sure it must be true:
He that giveth them the dew
Hath future life like ours,
And heaven for the flowers"
Then the lily, which had waited
For the work so long belated,
Nodded to her waiting sisters
Peering up the garden vistas,
And they bowed to kiss the feet
Of the sweet heart, Marguerite.
Scri6ner's for august.
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
FREsNE COUNTY, CAL, July Sd, 1872.
DEAR WHIG:-Perhaps there is not a
country on the face of the globe possessing
as many different varieties of climate as
California; because every locality appears
to have its own peculiar atmosphere. The
causes of this is its geographical position,
for this State embraces two chains of
mountains-the Coast Range and the Sierra
Nevadas, running parallel to each other,
and longitudinally with the State and
coast. Some of those peaks reach the
height of perpetual snow; whereas in the
valley the heat is very oppressive for many
months in the year, the thermometer fire.
quently rising to 1850 Fab. in the shade
Here in the foothills of the Sierras, we have
already had it to reach 1920 in the shade;
so it is obvious that in this State can be
found spot adapted to all races Of man.
kind-from the Esquimaux to the Hotten-
tots.
WEST OF TIE COAST RANGE
the climate is even and humid, rarely at
tanning the height Of 900 in Summer or to
freezing point in Winter. This equability
is due to the Pacific Ocean-hence the land
itary remarks respecting this State by tran
STORY visitors. Properly speaking, in
California there are only two seasons in
year, viz: six months of dry weather when
rain rarely falls; the other six months is
the rainy season, when rain falls at inter-
walls and replenishes the earth. Therefore
those engaged in agricultural pursuits are
not hurried by the approach of cloud in
Summer time as the inhabitants of many
another cline, because they are sanguine
of not being annoyed. In these valleys, as
might be expected, the temperature is liza
BILE to very sudden changes. I have
already observed it to fall from 1920 Fab
to $40 in a few hours. This I attribute to
the intense radiation of the sun in the
snowclad mountains, causing the snow to
thaw rapidly, thus creating sudden evap-
grafton and lowering of the temperature,
which is conducive to rheumatism, neural
gia and kindred pains.
ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,
the rivers begin to reach their maximum
and overflow their banks, causing fever
and ague. Delightful sensations for
looker-on. There are not many writer's
who have visited these parts that have men,
toned these complaints, not even that
unuacering gentleman, Mr.. Greeley, who
rode through this State ON long cared
Jerusalem pony. Nevertheless, my asser-
tons are too true.
If Gold had not been disseminated
throughout this State by the great Creator,
California would to-day be sparsely popu
lated to what it is. 1t being 5000 miles
from the Atlantic States, who would care
of venturing hither, but wandering few ?
Therefore, Providence kept as in reserve,
gold for bait, and no sooner had that old
veteran of the Republic, Capt. Suffer,
announced his discovery than an endless
tide of human beings from all chimes rush.
ed to the new Ell Dorado in anticipation
of returning in short time to those they
loved with "enough.' Alas! how many
have been deceived and returned again, oh
never! There are now occasionally to be
seen, a few of these hoary-headed, Scared
face relics of 40, whose life is living
romance; and how pleasing it is to listen
to them talking of the "reminiscences of
those days; of how much they made and
how they lost it; their adventures, sc.
ALL WITHIN QUARTER OF CENTURY.
Then no busy glittering cities flung back
the rays of the noon day sun, or sent their
hum up the mountain side, ne flashing
plowshares to be seen in every valley half
embedded in the fertile soil mo- clustering
vineyard shook its purple punches to the
light; although the heavens were as glori-
Gus, the sky as translucent, the winds as
balmy, the rains and dews as refreshing
1t Is only very recently that California |
turned its attention to husbandry. Every
one was after pein pursuits; wanted to
make "stake." Yet after vigilant search |
and hard labor, their hopes were frustrated,
and to their sorrow they saw that their
pursuits were cain. Therefore, having no |
alternative left them, they turned to stock
raising and farming: and now behold the
fruits of their labor! In some portions |
the proprietors adhere to grain raising |
such as wheat and corn; in others to grape |
culture, in some to orchards of all kinds of |
tropical fruits; to cotton and silk, then in
the overlooked and swamp land, rice pro-
duces abundantly. Here, as in many other
States, trees in many parts should be plant
ed, because in the Sacramento and San |
joaquin vallies
NOT TREE IS TO BE FOUND,
unless planted or seed sown by settlers
So from mountain to mountain the country |
is treeless, which is about from fifty to 100 |
miles; consequently lumber, &C., is dear
inasmuch that it is probable that when the
Legislature convenes "no fence law"
will be passed in behalf of those living
therein. Perhaps many of your readers
have heard of, yet never saw that species
of spider known as Tarantula, very poi
sonous insect. Their bite is said to be as
venomous as rattlesnake. They burrow
in the earth from one to two feet deep,
where they construct their houses and live.
In some parts the earth is thiokly perfo-
rated with the entrances to their homes
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