Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-11
Newcastle and Vicinity.

bers of such are in circulation IN the city
Newcastle and Vicinity.
EDS. REcoED-UNIos The prospects Of
the fruit crop in this vicinity for the pres
ent season is most excellent, and the i'm
portance of the fruit products that will be
shipped from this point in 1885 Will be q
large increase over any former year In
1878 the only shipper at Newcastle was c.
NJ. Silva. The firm was afterwards c. NJ.
Silva &, Son. a few years later W. j. Will
son commenced shipping, and now his
firm name is ". j. Wilson d Son. About
1877 the Newcastle Fruit-Growers' Associa-
ton was incorporated. Three years ago
and at the present season new incorpora-
ton, known as the Newcastle Co
operative Assoc alton, has organized
for business. I'D. B. Silva has
been manager of the Newcastle Fruit
Association, so that the trade of c. NJ. Sill
yer & Son merged into the association. At
present there are four firms, as above. Al
though there is no fruit shipped in car
loads, at least has not been in the past, the
amount of fruit of various kinds that is
shipped from that station is astonishing.
Yet il need not be regarded phenomenal
when the soil and the superiority of the
fruit produced is taken into consideration,
and the rapid transit enjoyed to markets at
East and West. 1t may well be said that
Newcastle and the surrounding country is
the fruit gem OF the Sierra Nevada foot
hills.
In 1864, and until June, 1865, Newcastle
was the terminus Of the Central Pacific
ct l.
Of buildings; but when the railroad ex-
tended further towards the East the once
busy village became nearly deserted by the
forwarding firm, hotel keepers, etc, as it
had been in former years by the miners,
who had cleaned the precious metal from
its ravines. Among those who remained
in the vicinity of Newcastle was C. NJ.
Silva, who located some lands near the
station, and with q small capital COM
menced to dig among the rocks. 1t is true
it seemed herculean task, yet patience and
perseverance succeeded, and Mr.. Silva has
now in two lots about fifty acres Of bearing
orchard AS is well known, those lands
produce very early crops of strawberries,
raspberries and deciduOus fruits, and the
orange crops ripen at least one month be
fore those in southern California. On the
9Th inst. G. N. Silva sent TO the Sacramento
market ripe cherries, and since the 18th
ult straw berries have been shipped. At
the depot on the evening of the 4th inst
each Of tie four shipping houses put on
board the overland train a shipment of
strawberries, varying from thirty to fifty
pounds each, the variety Of berries shipped
being known as the SharpleSs.
About nine years ago w. J. Wilson 10
Gated on a piece of railroad land about half
a mile from Newcastle, on the Auburn
road, and entered upon the cultivation OF a
hillside. He commenced by planting ber-
ries, which yielded him the first year 500.
and as he was able financially, he planted
deCiduouS fruit trees and grape vines.
Among the trees planted in 1877 and 1873
were twenty-eight seeding orange trees.
Mr. Wilson, it is true has labored very
hard to improve his land, but to-day he has
sixty acres under cultivation, and probably
the best arranged as to shipping Of any in
the neighbOrhood. At present his place
pays about $1,000 per year, the cost Of labor
being about 81 poe and when in full bear
ing, say three years from now. he will be
independent. Some Of his orange trees
paid $50 each last year. j.
Newcastle, April 9, 1895.
NEW INcoRPoRATIoys. = The following
of the Secretary Of State yesterday: The
Mutual Self-Endowmcnt Protective Asso-
citation. TO provide for its members against
pecuniary want during life, and especially
during infirm or destitute Old age, and at
death to make provision for their families
and friends; principal place of business,
Los Angeles; DircctOrs-John d. Brown,
Charles IIamm. John N. Griffin, John +.
Corneilson, Jay A. Merrill 1.-The Southern
California Fruit Candy Works for the
and sale of confec-
tionery and coniectioners' supplies; princi-
pal place of business, Los Angeles
Directors Wm.H. Barnard, Charles f. Ben
edict, Louis H. De Mers, c. Il Walroth.
Charles Z. Culver; capital stock, S25, GOO,
divided into 30 shares Of the par value of
800 each Giant Mining Company. TO To-
cate, buy, sell, acquire, prospect, work, mine
and develop mines in the Territory of New
Mexico; DireCtors-S. p. Middleton, r. J.
i. Smiley, VI. Livingston, J. w. Kitlip,
AdOlph Wenzc!burger capital stock, 81,
000,000, divided iuto 10000 shares of the
par value of Si0...... Plumas Consolidated
Mil and Mining Company. to acquire, by
purchase or otherwise, mines and mining
property in the county Of Plumas, more
particularly those certain properties known
as the - Indian Valley Mine and the
81 Union Mine and Tunnel" with the sew
raj quartz mills appurtenant thereto also,
TO carry on milling and mining in the
same county: principal place Of business,
san Francisco Directors-S. r. Prentiss,
G. W. Handy, James d. Bailey, Albert
jerks, g. p. Cornell; capital stock, 81 600
o90 divided into 100000 shares Of the par
value of $40 each
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TIE CHARGE FOR HASDLENG GRAIN.-The
Central Pacific Railroad, says the san Fran
cisco Bulletin, recently issued an order that
z charge Of eight cents per ton would be