, 1879-12-04
Young Men, Strike Out.

II NNH huIt uOVl'h Nl'h NIIp NNllSl''
gate in our large cities, instead of stand
ing about corner groceries cursinS capi-
tahsts, and the government for not sup
plying them with work at higher wages
than trade and the times will Justify,
would strike out for the mines or the
unsettled parts Of the country, they
would do the public a real service, and
in tew years, by industry and econo-
my, find themselves in Independent cir
cumstances. There are in California,
Oregon, Nevada, Washington Territory
and Arizona 35l ,G0S, 100 acres of public
lands, of which only about 96,000000
have been surveyed 1t is safe to esti-
mate that over lOO,0OO,OOO ao,es of this
unsurveyed land is capable of cultiva-
tion, and at least one e,half the remainder
would Craze sheep and wool bearing
goats. 1t is said by men who are post
ed that there are nearly 100000
acres in California of the best grape
land in the world; that nearly all the
hill and mountain sides extending from
far'up the Sierras down to the seashore,
most of it now covered with brush and
chapparcl and considered almost worth
less, will if cleared and cultivated, pro-
duce the table, raisin and wine grapes to
perfection. There are thousands of
acres within sight of San Francisco Bay
that can be bought for from SIS to $40
an acre, or less, twenty-five acres of
which cleared and cultivated in the right
kind of grapes would in four years make
their owner independent. OF all the
industries in this State we don't believe
that anything is more promising in the
future than the cultivation of the grape.
With 1900 miles of sea coast, COM
manding the best fisheries in the world,
with mountains of mineral wealth with
in days travel of San Francisco, and
extending all the way fron Mexico on
the south to Alaska on the north, and
comprising gold, silver, lead, copper,
quicksilver platinum, iron, coal, etc, all
free to the first locator, and waiting
for the industrious prospector to de-
velop them; with the finest for
ests of timber in the world
and a climate that can not be surpassed
anywhere with millions of acres of as
fine grain land as can be furnished any
where, and all within easy reach of the
North Pacific Railroad, now rapidly APP
preaching completion, and other means
of communication and ready for occupa
ton with all these immense and avail
able resources near at hand, the single
man in good health who will stand
around the street corners and curse the
Government or anybody else for not sup
plying him with work or with the means
to live, ought TO be taken up by the
nearest pound-master and treated like
worthless dog Parents should eucour-
age their sons to leave the cities as early
as possible and strike out for themselves.
We venture to say that there are few
healthy GROWERS in San Francisco or
other cities on this coast who could not,
by saving the money they spend for
whisky and living economically, get
together enough to take them to some
place where they could get all the Gov.
eminent land they could work, instead
of getting up strikes and indignation
meetings against the drones and force
them to strike out. When the bees get
too thick in hive for comfort, they
drive out the youngest family and make
them seek a home for themselves. Let
us act upon the same principle and en-
courage our young men to 60 out and
avail themselves Of the grand privileges
the Government has extended TO them.
Keep them at home long enough to lead,
write and cipher, with sufficient knovl-
edge of geography to fnd their way out
in the country, learn them sober, econ
omical habits. Teach them to let poll
ties alone, and to knock down the first
candidate for ofics who offers to treat
them to drink Of liquor, in order to
buy their votes, for that is just what it
means, and at an early age make them
leave the cities and strike out for them
selves. Young man, strike out.--Peta-
luna Courier.
An Trtarr11nted Stcry