The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-11
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 90, /

DAN L RAN(lSCO, oCIUU6I 1910.
The hot season being over with us, and
having just had our first rains, | am re-
minded that it is about time to send you a
few words from the far Pacific. The Wing
comes to me weekly, eight days after its
issue, and brings to memory the scenes and
persons of by gone days. How fondly one S
heart turns with affection toward his native
land, be that land ever so poor in compari
son with his present abode. Tacitus, the
Roman historian, speaking of Germany,
said that no one could possibly love so cold
and forbdding a country except it be his
fatherland. SO with the sons of Cecil:
they love their fatherland despite the
thousands of miles of land and sea that
may separate them from it. On this &C
count few things are more welcome than
the visits of The Wig.
The industrial condition of the Pacific
slope is still advancing to maturity. No
one can properly appreciate the improve
ments daily taking place in all parts of
California. a large influx of immigrants
from the East, arriving daily, embracing
the farming and mechanical class chiefly,
together with the great proificacy of the
old inhabitants, renders the increase of our
population somewhat extraordinary. Ali
signs would indicate that this progress will
receive no check for the balance of this
century. To foretell the destiny of this
coast is so easy, and the result is so obvious
to most of us here, that one gains little
reputation as a prophet in predicting the
grandeur and power soon to be realized by
this vast region west of the Rocky Noun
tans. What can prevent it? Here we
have a cosmopolitan people, combining
the best blood and talent of the foremost
Aryan nations. Here we have al the
material elements which make up the pros
perity of modern civilization; soil-aS
rich as any the sun ever shone upon; gold
untold wealth for thousand years will be
yielded by the Sierras: silver-the produc-
ton of this in crude manner is ample to
derange the currency of Europe and India
lead-the eastern slope of the Sierras will
yet control the markets of the world; anti
mony-already the California production
commands the American market; copper
the day will come, and that before long,
when California copper will supply your
markets: tin-when titles are secure our
tin will be poured out; iron mountains
rivaling the Iron Mountain of Missouri,
and beds of immeasurable extent; mercury
already we have secured the monopoly of
the entire supply for all America; coal
Ignite fuel abounds for hundreds of miles
along the coast; wood-vast forests cover
thousands of square miles; salt, sulphur,
borax, soda, gypsum, fire clay, lime stone,
these, and more, exist in vast quantities
and convenient for application. These
might all exist and California still not be
prosperous, but, to supplement the gifts
healthful and bouyant warm and not too
warm-cold and not too cold. Bathed in
the electric air, refreshed by cool nights,
quickened by the genial sun, nourshed by
the fruits and grains of all climes, man
here arrives at the hight of his perfection.
Here is produced Observation-Disclosures to day
is feeding England from her surplus: bar
ley-your beer is now alcoholized and i'm
FILTERED 10y California barley and hops: oats
the Scotch oats is here produced better
than in Scotland: potatoes-both white and
sweet excel in yield and quality: sugar cane
this new industry promises to supply a
very large demand: oranges-a few more
years and California will supply you with
this fruit: wine-nO one can estimate the
wine business of the future in it's immens-
ity, the grape does well everywhere: apples,
bananas, English walnuts, pears, peaches,
figs pomegranateS, all the fruits and veget-
ables useful to mauKind are here produced
in profuSion. With such people as are
here aud are coming, with such miner al
wealth, with such a climate and such soil,
with such varied productions, with almost
everything that goes to make up a great
nation and happy people, it would be
folly to doubt the grand future of the
Pacific States.
, To any reader who may be thinking OF
coming to the Pacific coast a word of al
vice is offered. OF course you will not
accept it, or be thankful for it, but the
advice will be rendered all the same. Cali
fornia is pre-eminently a country where
people mind their own business. Now,