Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-25

4 LOVELY RE8Ios
Lake County receptive 4ppsaraaees-
Fine Sheet OF water-ghs Springs.
UPPER LAKE, August 20, 1883.
Lake county is one CT the most charm
ingly situated m California. It is just
enough of hill, mountain, dale, vale and
valley to fill all the requirements Of piotu-
rescue taste and love for the beautiful. It's
watershed is one of the logeliest the world
can show, and that the people Of the region
should boast Of its clear. blue waters, the
charming scenery of ita shores and the de.
lightful climate of the section excites 20
wonder in the tourist who Visits the lovely
district, not square mile Of which but is
full Of
RARE ATTRACTIONS.
These may be for one climate, for another
romantic scenery, Tor another the braeing
atmosphere Of the attitudes. for still au-
other the fertility Of coil and It's adapta
bility for varied produce. The extent and
value Of the resources Of this county have
not been IS yet fully set forth. If so, GER
talnly the facts have not been thrust for
ward as in the case of most California
counties The press Of the county ] find
/ 10 be energetic and capable enough, but IL
Is too general in the treatment of the facts
which, If known in detail, would invite to
the county a large immigration. But the
Local v,raee Try,;fa ,rtfitrs av,,r,r,
viii certainly admit the justice Of the crit
icism that it fails to 90 INTO these details
relative to its county Of which the subject
is capable. 1t presents charming articles
| concerning the county which my observs.
ton iustihes me il saying are truthful, but
the press m st pardon me il urge it to
the study OF the statistics of iss county
and the more elaborate consideration OF its
chief resources.
No ONE ARTICLE
Can compass these things-it Is a labor
to run on constantly, and If entered On
will surely be seed for future harvest Of
popul, tion and wealth, for Lake county
has advantages over counties with broad
valleys advantages over those bsthed in
| the fog Of the coast advantages surpass.
ing those Of the mountains advantages
over acme that lie tar 20 the south, and
others far to the north in short, it mas
| peculiar advantages OF its own, to be found
nowhere else. 1t lacks the claims of some
counties certainly. but they lack about all
OF its in turn. You need not expect me
/ to enter upon the
STATISTICS AND ELABORATION.
advice the local press to-by no means. l,
as an observer, am not called on to do that;
but viii say something more in "a gen.
eral way" too. First let me say that tour
lists and campers who miss traversing the
valley constituting the main lake basin are
not in position 10 judge of the county
| fairly, for the roadwsys they move over are
mainly on the dividing ridges separating
! the valleys. So the camper and traveller
following the public thoroughfares Is de-
( ceiyed by the impression be gains from
casual giimpses Of the country. But those
/ who go over the county with a view to see
/ ing the best N it. as well as the poorest,
/ Will come away deeply impressed concern
/ ing its material resources end the value Of
/ its valley and table lands. Now the truth
! is that q large part Of Lake county is en-
bJaced in what is
a PERFECT VALLEY SECTION.
Some thirty by forty miles IL extent. Into
this bosom push spurs here and there Of
the surrounding mountain ranges, and these
lead the bird s-eye observer to conclude
tlisa the whole surface Is broken, and that
| the productive sections are very limited II
! area aud confined to areas OF what was
once q lake. But the inquirer into the
/ material resources Of the valley and table
I lands VIII be undeceived. Lake oountv's
/ hills do not prove It TO be undesirable. on
/ the contrary, they are Inviting. The enter
/ prise of r. K. Nichols, S. c. Hastings and
many others has demonstrated that her
/ lands are easily subdued and made to bear
/ fruitful vineyards and orchards. Some
now range as hica as $3.50 per acre. and
| some Of these have gained nearly al this
value within s periol Of Eve years. There
are
THOUSANDS OF ACRES
OF these apparently worthless lands within
this county that challenge comparison for
their free dom from frost, and their beauty
Of location; invite the enterprise Of in
duetrous men. The hill and upland sec.
tons 90 not constitute the only remuner.
ating investment for capital and labor to be
found here, for we find within the county
boundaries more than 80 900 acres of low
ground that could be reclaimed and
rendered as productive as the bot
tom lands along the Mississippi river.
Nature has done everything that Nature
can 10 t0fake this Clear Lake valley the
cradle OF an enlightened and progressive
civilization, since she has adorned the
landscape with every feature that can en-
hance the pleasures OF worthy enjoyment.
Lake county is suffering from the lack Of
vivifying elements, yet she has abundant
reason fer believing that the region will
soon be in
THE Pull ENJOYMENT
Of all these benign influences that
flow from an advanced and highly
progressive order of life. It has already
passed the incipient stages thst character
ize the early history of every new country.
10 many evidences of material prosperity
the people are enabled to add great
showing in the way Of social advantages.
The church and school facilities compare
tefN ~ e%OtJ NAeAA AAAuSC VI any UbABI lIldnQ
county in the nation, since every town in
the county is blessed with good. com.
modious school building. This is especially
true Of the towns of Lower Lake and
L2keport, the latter OF which ia about COM
plotting six thousard-dollar structure for
public school purposes. Nor are the usual
districts destitute Of the means of popular
instruction, inssmuch as numerous good
and
ATTRACTIVE BUILDINGS
Have been dedicated TO the education of
children within the county during the lag
few years. Besides this generous provision
for popular instruction at public expense,
there are several well.oppointed private
schools. Last, though not least, among
the educational facilities is the Clear Lake
College, which, though a young insti.
tuition, has already sent forth one
alumnus, who mas won the laurels of an
honorable distinction in competition with
graduates from Yale, Harvard and several
European Universities. The commercial
relations and business Importance OF this
county are clearly seen in the fact that the
warehouses and depot building az Cslistoca