St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-21
California. No. II.

REDWOOD. March Il. I-13.
Dcay CaicoIoajan Mv last letter was
mo>til about Redwood and some feat
ureS iii this San Jose valley. | did not
say that there were many fine fruit
farms. milk and cattle rancho. here.
but such i the fact The soil of the
Valley. however. is better adapted To
grain raising than vegetables. although
farm which takes in Il strip OF both
/ the Valley and fnot-hill> has such ii
variety of soil that i is capable OF pro
ducing aimuSt everything that will
grow anywhere.
LITTLE PLACE WELL TITLED.
think never SAN better illustra-
zion of what thorough culture comlim-
ed with practical knowledge will do.
than can hc seen within Il mile of this
place. y few Years ago a thrifty Ger
man purchased Il few acres running
back t" the tu"t-h,ll>. lie appropriate
ed two acres Tor fruit garden. This is
/ planted To all kinds of fruits aud flow
/ crS which flourish in this climate.
though the larger part il given to grape
vines. | d" not know hnN manl .p-
/ pies, pears. l'r.cIIy>. apric"te. almonds,
etc. grow "u these tW" arIrs. hut II
great many iuGgc from the number
and 'IGor of the trees. one item i'll
the product Of ;hc glapr vines in IL J..
Va ihiltr,n hundred gallons of wine.
sold and eaten ia their season. The
wine i simply the juice of the g!apcS.
Without either water or alcohol. and
the manufacturer has customers IN New
/ N"ll, aS well Is san Franri>ro.
CALIFoI:NIA PALACES.
suppose The most expensive and
are ~ lnc san Joe valley. and in the
vicinity If Hcdwnud. Your corre>pul-
dent has never seen the rrlematcd
+ English parks and estates. hut from
I descriptions read. some OF these Cali
/ tnruiJ residences com" nearer to them
in >tN lc. beauty and ella HhuratcneS>. than
1 that there is wanting money. taste and
! di>pu>itium i'll the eastern States to en-
eel any thing there is here but there
are ut the east the natural impossibili-
| ties of climate.
1t has been my pleasure to visit the
places of some of these millionaires. |
cannot describe them with any satist;lc-
tion To myself. 1t is wholly impossible
to describe :hings in Calitornia-Out-
groWth> of its climate-to eastern peo-
| pie who have never seen them and
much OF the elegance and beauty OF
these places is due to the fact that
most of the luXuries of the tropics are
here possible.
ID. .. Mills, president of the Bank of
California Mr.. Ralston, cashier; Ex-
Gov. Latham. EX-Mayor Selhy, Mr. A.
HAYWARD, Mr.. Atherton, and several
others OF the wealthy bankers and cap
italists of san Francisco, have residen-
ceS in this valley. Mr.. Ralston's place
is the rendezvous of notables from
both
THIS COUNTRY AND EUROPE.
His entertainments are sumptuous
and frequent. This is one way his
bank advertises and | am told he is
allowed Sl2.000 year i'll addition to
his salary for this very purpose. His
dining room will seat three hundred
persons. and his driving horses and
equipages are probably unequalled Oh
this coast at least.
Nh Hayward's place at San Mateo is
gem. Nestled i'll among the live
oaks and blooming acasias and flower
ing shrubs, it is the envy of all passers-
by, for it can he plainly seen from the
railroad train. Like most Californian,
Mr.. Hayward is extravagant. He ha.