, 1877-04-14
CALIFORNIA.
4 Wonderfully Trol1flc Country---Trnta ard
Vegetables Till Yom Can't ltrst.t


EJlrarf frnln II JrteHis k<fitr.
OCEAN VlEw, Santa Cruz TO-, Cal, March
M.-YDn w1Ahe1 10 know something III m latl-
purchase here. Having nh opportunity ts'r au
advantageous purrhasc, secured for nlyalf hnd
sons n farm, or rancho, Of bctwccu 600 ND tN
arres Of fertile utountaln land, well wunld aud
watcretl, nnd nlaptetl tu the growing of fruits,
grains, vegetables, antl uasturagc, sttuuc4 about
fifty rlIlcs souti,c1at frou San Franasc, aud
nearly midway vi tho r0atl between tle dties Of
San jose md Santa Cruz. Many silntantIal
improvements huyo been made on tho ruIrl,c,-
tlwcllhng-houscs, out-bulldings, barr. shpla
stock-yards, uul some elk miles Of fine. We
l!avo vineyard Of from twelve to tlftsa' acres
Of chn1tc grapes Il, full bearing, MIL an nosrl,an
in which thcapo!c. pear, t,eac!, apricot. lsnu'-
fruit nre represented. Also, VIC have hfrAnts
unt! other delicious fruitago, Our l'a,l.wnod
fuel. SUCH ns uak and nadrona. Is esti!ntcd Ut
Mou,,iaincs-,nust1y Of u,ant rel-xot!s ani
lirs-stands upon tho rat,cte, on which sc lave
huEclcncy u open land fur cultivation. Mills
for pla,llnE and saving nre n:nr. Our outlook
on tme oan ,r9n out 'aSau.an @ .e
and sail vessels u they pass or euter TO ports
OH thu coast III their passaEc To aud fon tho
Golden Gata; Rlso tho trains u cara ashley llass
w antt ''own ehe shores of tis pas;ss. Ths
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vi Monterey, tho Atc1catl Capital OF ullfornfa,
uupear clearly In tho night; 80 thai. h1r view
co'nDlncA tho beauty at!sl sublllnlty u aul1nsua
ntiu occau 6cclicry. tircnt improvements arc
progressing in the Gotru state. Owing to tho
niwnershiu Of largo trsarts oi land ~ tso same
persons, there Is q tendency In California to
curry OH agricultural md stock opcrulnrs 0ls
large scale. The Old Spanish grants, towering
Ut some individuals, anu prevent thc sttlcn,ent
ol othcra to tile dctrfllicnt OF the stac, alany
of tho llolurs VI ttiesc gralks. lioweyG, arc Do.
t, MI Immense bilsfrcss nIid making wonderful
Long, Uf Marion County. purgflasetl grant
tlcrc of i, ,uO nctes vi lat'l for $:h Co., wicl,a
Huw worth $500,0N Or more. They have an
orchard IN II Of G3U arrrs, having
% 2. ,Ffs, stsr p'9sgsy Ps4s;s.. 'pif. o Of an III
yiula y sO,GU boxes, Of i'fty, pound, per b,1,
worth fr0ln Is cents t0 IL pGr box. They ntaka
a,lnunliy at'out a,Uo barrels Of clnsr vinegar,
worth ~ cents per gallon: 80 cherry tres M pro.
profits Of the orchard avu seO,oD pr annum.
They hare nine dairies OH their land ltnycraying
frul 200 to ESQ cows each, IN The csrs Of ten
ants, WIZ arc fnr''isled evsrythnt, and lass ,E
Spanish grants, Gell. Vallego, "i snnoma
County, las nla1o many Improvements. lie has
2o0 lolrishtag orangu trees, Ut w!,icl 100 arc ~
full bearIug. Six hundred oranges. u Is ssid,
were taken froni ollu tree. Gun 7. las. per-
l,aps, the largest number Ut po,,osrmatu trcc.
III thu State fifty in bearing: alsu, ,tuil-gro.n
magnolia aud banana trees; lfty cmun aud
lime trees in bsaIing; also, tiity If tree r. r.
ssny sfn q op 1sn owY4s w su @ soS ssss a.ie!
Of Erapcs In full bcarng. There ts ii tic bama
towr, belonging TO tha Vincculture Soetety,
Vineyard of 400 acres Of ch0lcu Craps, devoted
70 tile manuiacture Of e!,anpasnr. brennan, oe
Napa County, has vineyard OF lD acrcs Of
grapes, mud there nro others In the said county
| who hayu vineyards OF l00 acres anl upwards.
| Cul. Hotltster, near satlta barbara, has largo
trhct OF land On which arc nany improvements,
ilnproyeIneuts On gigantic scale. IN thu Santa
Clara valluy arc many snterpr!scs !, fruit rails:
| Ing and horticulture. Gould has sixty acres Q!
strawberries for tho San FFanriso market.
tion,, arc almost perpetual hearer, Ma"y l., II
the Sa'lta Clara Valley l,ave strawberry fields ot
from twenty 10 forty ncres; also BLACKBERRY
iiclds OF liku extent, OF tllc Lnwton and kltteay
ya5ietes i tlis sqtns ya!lsy the x.rde q tas
ty acfes or mort; large fields u tu!atocs, p'e'
| pl INT, onions, c1lculhbcrs for pletlins. l.a'na
be4ns, carrots, bcets, cabDaget cI,!ltiower rsl'
cry, etc. also large sields Ut eagc; also, reppef
mlnt, for a!sttlng purposes, eud mus'lier!eass =
other industries on the same SCALE III Alauieds
| County, Mr.. l.y,uHn Beard IN extenatvely CO.
I.a1ed, on tho Mission 1alia OF Sa..Joso, III rats'
Ing peaches, 0lIycs, and other eloltc fruits: ID
utmost every pari ot Caiitoruia, speeially at
Los Angeles a.i4 the southern part Vi tho State,
tllr yslul.trupical fruits ean bu produced a4c'
rcssfully, to-wtt; the lenlou, orange, llIl,e,
potl,cEranatc, bnnaua, date-paln,, Iins.spplt
plantalu, olive. fix. etc. htr. john ltarton, q
tho pncalplcs successfully, aud ii ilnu lasuf.
Huci uru i iuw Ut tho fruit i4rts Ut this sum.
n,cr1atld, wl.eru on Christmas and Nuw feaft
tllu thermometer was W deg, aboye xcro. and ~
treat experience III fruIt.ralsfllg, yeu can {,,ge
| whether tAis Is proper Theatre for you+ Gums
| ANsoa 3. MlLLRa.