Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-21

away. He then, still scufiling with the
two, told her to run, which she did. The
tight ceased shortly aftsrward, and Egle.
ston began search for the girl, and not
finding her, Supposed she had gone home.
In wandering about he agsin encountered
the two individuals, who, upon saying he
had enough, told him to bring his gang to
the corner OF Post and Fillmore streets,
and he could have all the fight he wanted.
Continuing, Egleston said be met young
man shortly after, and went back to find
the two, and, while looking for them, saw
from the top of the bank dark object fifty
or seventy.five feet below. Upon going
down they found the girl lying unconscious,
with bleeding wound On top of the head.
In the Viticultural Convention Tuesday
the discussion was on Varieties of vines
grown in California their adoption to
soils, climates, and certain products, Illus
trated by the exhibits already spoken of. I"
The discussion introduced wine-erowers
from nearly every section of the State, ex-
cepting st. Helena, and one or two other
less important districts. In many instances
the remarks were of purely technical
nature, aud chiefly valuable to only prac-
tical viticulturists, but in some instances
contained statements of general interest.
j. b. Portal strongly urged the necessity
OF all wine-makers recognizing the neces.
slty OF dividing the wine products into two
general classes-a cheap. pure vine, within
the reach Of the laborer, which he
may drink at his meals, mixed
with water, and finer, better sort for
the classes who can afford them.
An interesting fact was brought out by R.
b. Blowers, who stated that he had re.
ceived large order from the East for rails
ms intended for use in wine. making. Mr..
Dressler said that this is an old idea in
some countries. On the Rhine some of the
finest wine is made from raisins. A very
interesting letter was read from Felix Gil.
lett, viticultural inspector of Alameda
county. linfandel claret, in his opinion,
is destined to become the famous wine of
this State. In the afternoon session Pro.
lessor HussmanD, of Napa. referred to one
practice of wine-makers that, in his iudg-
ment, was wrong; allowing the red wine
to ferment ten TO fourteen days on the
husks. Mcpherson Hill, of Sonora, who
eighteen years age planted cuttings of
designated Black st. Peters and Tin
fsndel in adjoining vineyards, stated that
IN his Judgment the two are in fact
identical, and are both Zinfandel. He
added his testimony to the belief that that
favorite variety is to be the great claret-
wine grape of this State. Professor Hus-
man said that one of the greatest disad.
vantages in determining the relative values
CT different varieties of grapes in this
State for wine making lies in the fact that
wine-makers do not preserve distinct pro.
ducts. Mr.. De Turk spoke highly of the
Mataro, so-called, which is an excellent
bearer. The Berger, he advised, should
not be planted on level ground there it is
without character, but on stony, hot hills
is very good. The Secretary read com.
munication, signed "a Friend of the Mus.
cat, urging grape-growers not to send the
Muscat to the market for table use green,
as is the custom. Wheeler, of upper
Napa valley, reported the Reisling of that
district as bearing an immense crop; the
Zinfandel ran up to twenty tons an acre on
good land and the Berger to an equal
amount, without exhausting the land,