Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-01

| perhaps was never excelled by similar
, exhibition cnywbere. 1t was the pride of
al the residents of tie cognty and the won
DER and admiration of rangers Fruit
growing IN The foothills nj Ell Dorado is a
business that il seems inn ossible TO overdo,
especially where ehoic,. fruits are made a
specially, as taere rsslIy is no limit TO the
demand for it. either in a greer. dried or
preserved state Tlse ruggedness of some
OF the country in the upper portion Of the
fruit belt, and where also all kinds of cere-
ans ana root crops are grown with great
proilt lnust look quite uninviting to man
just from the Western prsiries, but there is
very little of it that cannot be made more
productive acre for acre than anv land i,s
the States Of Illinois or Iowa, and can be
converted into pleasant, profitable and
beautiful homes by the industrious agricult-
urist.
MINING.
In the vicinity of Placerville and George
town mining IS still an important industry.
and annually hundreds of thousands of
dollars are taken from quartz drift. gravel
and seam mines. Placer mining and min
ing by the hydraulic process are Industries
OF the past, and the waters of the principal
creeks, canyons and ravines, once running
with polluted waters, are again retaining
to their crystalline purity and few years
hence all the evil resulting from that class
OF mining will be obliterated
ADVANTAGES.
Undoubtedly this is one of the most in
ylting fields for the industrious, frugal en-
lgrant. with moderate means, to be found
on the Pacific coast and many have within
the past year located there Land is vet
cheap, though annually increasing in price.
ana there Is much that may yet be secured
by pre-emption and homestead the eli
mate is healthy. and a home in this county
Is as desirable as in the most favored land
on earth. Partly improved lands. in local
tiles easy of access and near public school.
can be procured for from So to SO per acre.
and unimproved lands range from 81 % to
50 pcr acre.
RAILROADS
The Sacramento and Plaeerville Railroad
now runs to Sbingle Springs-a point ten
miles west of Placerville-and will be con-
unued to Placerville and the numbering
belt of timber at no distant day. 4 narrow
gauge road is talked of from Rockin over
the Georgetown divide into the suear-pne
belt, which will open up an excellent fruit
and grain belt, making shipping facilities
cheap and much more complete than at
present. During the mining DAYS, when
the population was dense and money
plenty, elegant school houses were built in
every district in the county, and in that re-
spect FL Dorado will compare favorably
with any county in the State. PIacerville
and Georgetown both have graded schools,
under the supervision of an able corps of
experienced educators.
DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS.
Among the products of this county are
lime, marble, copper and iron. The lime
quarries are the most valuable in the State.
and have been successfully and profitably
worked since 1858. They are located in
what is known as Cave Valley, on the
Georgetown divide, and are of unlimited
extent. The building of the narrow-gauge
road spoken of would make these ouarries
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The marble quarries are at Indian Diggings,
IN the northeastern portion of the county.
Marble from these work into beautiful
monuments, and finish with polish and
beauty equal to the finest Italian. They.
however, are too distant from rail commu-
nication at present to be worked with much
profit. The slate quarries near Placerville
are the finest in the State, and some day
will be worked at great profit.