, 1873-08-07
NOTES ON CALIFORNIA.
How They Beat the Government
Carrying Letters.
Product Of the Precious Metals Last
Year, Etc.
ny THE HON. J. D. CATION.


at p. m, ono April day, wo took tho steamer
ut Ban francisco for Vallejo anil tho Napa VAL
Icy, All is not lovely in California Sometimes
And 30 1t WAS this nftornoon-the wind comes
roaring mp through tho Golden Onto 80 coldthat
It suggested tttlinga from the polaria, nov sap-
roHod to bo noar tho North rolo. So wo could
ony look out through tho windows Of tho cabin
at tho opening OF The Gnto, and at tho many
fslandB which dot tho bay. Tho watorn Of this
bay remind mo tomcntion tho fact which those
WHO have mover scon tlom might not s'1s-
poet, and That IL TINT they nro not tho
clear and sparkling wators thoy onco
wero beforo thoy wero doiilod ny tho
gold-sooLing procllvitiog OF civilization,
but have turbid, yollowish htc eolorod by tho
rcd earth washed from tho gold-digglng away up
IN tho Siorras. Thus 1t IL that this great LAY iB
slowly filling up, and tho bar ontsido is receiving
1ta constant deposit from every drop OF "ater
that pasaos over 1t, anu oven the waters OF tho
ocean itself nro sonaiDIy co'orcd Tor n consd-
oraDio distance Doyonu tic capes. as VIC pro-
coed up tho bay tho color sonslbly dcopoh6' 30
thnt when We havo arrived at sah Paolo Lay II
looks fairly muddy. Thobo wators resemble
moro tho watora Of tho Missouri River when
Bwonon With floods than any othors Aavo over
| soon.
;n,,a+e7 .an'r,+o ho,, In ,rot,,o, non,o canrot
",.. - 4,.a .i.nt .,,;a 49,. -, III.
for ono hay, aud should have boon 1nado into
| two. 80 1t is, horo arc two bays in nano not
! separated by nny approciablo strait.
Losn than two hours stoRm'ng brought us into
| tho mouth OF tho Vallejo Channel, Which aepa"
| rates Marc island from tho continent, and soon
| no brought up at tho city OF that nnrno.
| fAB with uB, they Lave eomo very email cities
| III 'nls eoontlS'J nnun so" ttAnniot y, i'ou
steamer to cars Mt Vallejo, especially II gou
| IN +},e r;cht troin o1sa vou may find yourgclf
| go: o. - o...'.t :..sI - C,;a
tasn'nB A"ay ~. oaoialiento i,s,ono ~ e1ne.
to6a. which WILL most pTopaply 10 your
objective point. and especially, do not i'll
trust your hand-baggaee to certain cyilo from
'a o s.o o' ~ .,as aaa. s":.a ''A'
hcco1hpahy you on 1he uls' ltaln'
NArA CITY AND VALLEY.
n little boforo In the ovoning We registered
ot ~ @ rarr H 1nrno oithnr % hnt Ia n;co 1itt1o tovn
no' WY iuleo o!.no1, u"s -. eo so"s
on tho plaine' una rs tho hoad OF Navigation On
tho Eapa River, which ii rather bayou than
its it's pavisability. pi M for only small m w voasola
nnat "r an3 aou, to porro,v orooko1
noa1 aa1 uo"a -. - - .,'o,e s;,,aa
channel, anu pus very 1ow OF tneso H'''ce
| LIS ta14Ao4u "A' nFol1"' An'n A'l'" ~ o'.o Va
| tho beautiful ralloya of this Btatc bordorca on
eithor a,]a bv tim rolling font hills soma ycrdant
~ ~. - 49,, ,-;n, ,,,, ao., I'D -,nt;,.o
III 'n's nont VI hpii1 WIN "u oas' ~, un' 1laslso
grasses, and othora blackenod with the denso
| chapnaral In itB lower or southern part tho
| valley in hut little above tho high tides, but as
~ ,,r,coo1 nort1, tl,o n,o;p hocomoa mnro co
"o Psoeeos ~ uoi..' sto t-''4A
vated. Iho holl Id Very rich' anu 1s ovefy"nore
highly cultivated. Around eVory cotsnge and
eyery mansion 'we observe tho greatest prodignl-
1ty Of rosos and other cultivated flowers, but
the !nS Moro wdorness Of tho br r.
iant wild flowers. OF ovcry sbndo and huo car
| pcta tho plain where they have not boon chokc1
down by the luxurinnt wheat and barley.
LEAMsEp WAITER. ..-.-
At tho supper table Of tho Noyero 11ouBo wo
| wore served by waitor, who soon managed to
mike it apparent that ho Ind boen 9 great