Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-01

Some of the coast county lands north
and south of San Francisco were first ex-
amined, and for over a year many immi-
grants from the Eastern States were
invited to occupy them before work
was begun in other localities Many
thanks have been expressed from these
settlers for the information received from
the Association which enabled them to be
satisfactorily settled with small expense.
Many of these new settlers have written
for their friends to make homes near them
and they are daily arriving. Last June
the
BUSINESS MEN OF SACRAMENTO
Vigorously took hold of the work and con-
tributed 81 700 to the Association, with
the understanding that the money should
be used in listing, plating, examining, ad-
vertising and settling the Government
lands of the Sacramento valley and tribu.
t7ry country, which includes Sacramento
and all the counties north excepting the
coast counties. Even before the subscrip.
tiOn had been all provided for, list of the
Government lands had been made of some
of these counties and a part of them
plated. There are now county maps made
and completed for Ell Dorado, Placer, Butte,
Colusa, Tehama, Shasta and Lassen coun-
ties. The lands Of Colusa Butte, Tehama
and Shasta counties have been personally
examined, and the estimate of available
farming lands therein subject to homestead
and presumption settlement ia believed to
bear out its full proportion of the aggre-
gate estimate Of Government land in the
State. Unlike the prsiries of some of the
Western States, there is generally an
abundance of timber for fuel and building.
Also springs and small streams are numer.
Gus in some Of these counties. West of
the Sacramento river, where water may
appear to be scarce, it is learned that there
is sufficient rainfall to produce general
crops without irrigation, and water is found
at about the same depth as in some States
east of the Rocky mountains.
THE SOIL or THE LANDS
On the east side of the Sacramento river is
generally red, often mixed with gravel and
stones, but usually very productive. On
the west side of the river the lands are
found to be more OF an adobe character,
yet exceedingly productive, and when
mixed with the soil formed by the eruptive
rocks of the Coast Range, become noted
for their fertility. 1t is believed that
thousands of farmers can find good homes
here, where grain, fruit, vegetables and
stock can be profitably raised. In a few
places the orange and lemon have been sue
cessfully grown, though as yet it has not
been proven that these latter will pay as
in some other portions of the State. Al.
monds, English walnuts and figs Will gen.
erslly yield fair cTops, and in certain local
tiles produce abundsntly.
IMPORTATION AND IMMIGRANTS
There have been distributed in the |
United States and Europe, 1919, POO publ |
cations descriptive OF California, including |
map OF the State, general description
OF the public lands, descriptions of differ |
ent counties, and miscellaneous publica.
tons. There have also been received |
4,O74 letters, and /, 423 letters written,
between November 20, 1882, and Novem.
Der q, 1883. The total number of immi-
grants arrived by immigrant trains during
the same period IS 1924, OF which it is
believed about 90 900 went into ether
states or Territories, leaving upwards of
27,OOO remaining In California. PERHAPS
the number OF immigrants arriving first
class will balance the number which re-
turned East by immigrant trains, leaving
the actual increase in population in the
A1sobo shaNNAA aA4AAai AahlOI liOUl NQVem-
Der 20, 1882, to November 81, 1883. AZ
above stated. The Office registry shows
that over 3 600 persons were registered.
representing nearly 1000 individuals. The
following nations are represented Eng.
land, Germany, Canada, Nova Scotia,
France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Wales, Austria, Armenia, United States,
ireland, Switzerland, Holland Belgium,
Scotland, Australia and New Zealand.
In the counties tributary to Sacramento
immigrants have been located in Modoc.
Lassen, Shasta, Tehapa, Butte, Colusa,
Placer, Yolo and FL Dorado. Since Octo
Der lst sn agent of the Association has
been sent to Shasta county with several
different parties, and has located over sixty
settlers, representing nearly two hundred
persons, who have gone TO work in earnest,