Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-05
ENCOURAGEMENT.
Condition and Prospects of the
Golden State.
A MOST FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
Promise of the Most Prosperous Year
Ever Known.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-UNIosl
A MOST FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RnooRD-uMOs.l
AuiadOr.


Amador.
lone, January 4th.-The present condition oil
crops in Amador county is more satisfactory than
for years before. Excepting small area OF low
lands, the usul acreage has already been sown to
wheat and barley, which is now up and looking
finely The initial steps have been taken in several
cases to extend the culture Of stone fruit ard much
interest is manifested in this class Of agriculture
Prices for last years farm productions are quite
satisfactory to the farmer, enabling him to improve
and enlarge his business. During the year water
has been brought into town by means Of pipes for
fire and domestic purposes One livery stable has
been added to the town. Both Touring mills have
extended their capacity for storing grain and have
a full stock on hand. The mines are in healthy,
though not booming, condition. Our merchants
are prospering, and the general business OF the
county is in healthy state. Thrty-six 100ths of
an inch of rain fell last night making six inches for
the season.
oRovILLE January 4th.-More capital is now
being invested in opening and developing
deep channel placers than for many years !;
also, the red lands of the foothills and adjacent
valleys are being rapidly taken up and improved,
where few years ago they were considered worth
less. The business prospects of this place have not
been better for years, and the business establish
ments, as a rule are on a sound financial basis.
CHIco. January 4th-The condition of farming
operations in this section never BETTER and the
prospects for good crops excellent. The past
year has been good one for all branches Of busi-
ness. Many nav buildings have been erected, both
in the city and surrounding country. The citizens
have made movement towards the erection OF
free bridge across the Sacramento river at Chico
Landing, which bids fair to be success, and which
will bring northern Colusa and this section into
closer business relations, and is already having
good effect upon our business prospects. The
principal manufactures in this section are lumber,
Chico being division of the Sierra Lumber Com
pany This company cut the past season Is, 0,000
feet and OF this amount there is less than 100000
feet now in the yard. There was besides 4,00e, 900
feet cut by other mills, and very little is left
hand. We have also a furniture and box factory,
fruit canning factory, plow factory, iron foundry
and gr.st mill The past year has been noteworthy,
in that there has been an abundance of work for
mechanics of I'LL kinds, and often a scarcity has
been felt The foothills surrounding Chico offer in
ducements to immigrants who are not afraid to- work.
and who have small capital to begin with.
Colusa.
CoLusA, January 4th.-A very large area of
summerf fallow has been sown to wheat this season,
larger than the season of 1S79-S0 when the county
produced some 100000 bushels of wheat. The
season so far has been very favorable. Most of the
cultivated land was moist short distance down
even before any rain fell. Farmers yet busy
plowing and sowing. There has been no advance in
the price of real estate in the county this year.
There has been much building and improvements
going on throughout the county during the year.
The town of Colusa has improved more than In anv
other one year of its existence There is little or
no manufacturing done inlthe county, but there is
a splendid field for it.
Ei Dorado.
P1AcERvI1LE, January 4th.--The condition of the
farming interests never looked better Our quartz
and gravel mines are doing magnifcently. The
owners are well contented and prospecting will be
carried on more extensively the ensuing spring,
when new developments VIII be made The bust
ness OF this town is good generally, and merchants
are satisfied. There is not single house, either
dwelling, store or otherwise, vacant in this town.
Marin.
SAN RAFAEL, January 3d.-Butter. making is the
principal industry Of the farming districts Of this
county, and as that staple has commanded good
price during the year just ended it enables dairy
men to start the year on more prosperous footing
Large tracts of farming land have changed hands
during the past year, the purchasers in most cases
being former tenants. The indications are that the
present year will be prosperous one, both for San
Raj sel and for the county at large.
MendocinO.
UKIAH. January 3d.-The year opens promsingly
ior the material interests of Mendocino. The rain
fal to date is IL inches-about an average. It has
fallen gently doing the most good tocrops and feed
and the least injury by washing roads and overflow
ing streams. The winter has been warm and favor
able Feed is good and stock is in excellent order
Farming operations well along, but it is too early
10 estimate the issue of the next harvest The year
Just closed has been coed one. Money is easy, as
shown by the readiness with which taxes are paid,
and the smallness Of the delinquent list which is
shorter than usual.
Napa.
NAPA, January 3d.--The outlook for prosperous
many great enterprises under contemplation, but
on every hand are signs Of substantial improvement.
Nevada.
NORTH SAN JUAN, January 4th.-Thus far this
season less rain has fallen than for the period
la year. The mining bitches are running full of
water now, but unless the weather becomes colder
and the rain changes to snow in the mountains,
water for mining purposes will not last during the
dry The injunction suits against the miners
last summer has materially injured the business
prospects of this section of the State but should
these suits be amcably settled this winter mining
will be pushed forward to extent beyond that for
years. and in such case business will be much better
than for many years past. As everything depends
upon the mining prospects, the transactions in real
estate must rise and fall with its mutations. At the
time of the injunction cases property of all kinds
on this ridge was materially apprecating in value.
Many new buildings had been erected and were in
process of erection. New stores hotels and saloons
were springing up in every direction, and it began
TO appear as If our old times were again to dawn
upon u.s. All this disappeared when the injunctions
were laid, but we anticipate early renewal OF
these indications of prosperity. There are many
small farms scattered among the mountains produc.
ing annually very large crops of cereals, hay and
potatoes. Grain at this time appeared better,
being up on some ranches from three to six inches
high. There are also prospects of an unusually
good hay crop in the spring. Many hundreds of
acres of land are devoted to grape culture, from
which excellent quality of wine is made, yielding
large revenue to its owners. There is go7d field
in this section for the opening up in every direction
of large vineyards, which will abundantly pay in
Laborers are in demand, good wages
being paid Therefore. on the whole, the general
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