The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Trip Through Sacramento sahfy'
Land Of Sunshine. Fruit anu k.o"e
Especial Cos1csponi.cnce.l

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Land OF Sunshine. Fruit anu k.o"o'
Especial Cos1csron:cnce.l
SAcRAMESro. JAN IL, 1883
p,re We are in Sacramento City after a
vislt 10 the surrounding country, under
cioudiess sky, The thermometer TINS uay
standing at forty -eighs degrees ahoys 'ro.
merchants dong bus ness with op 81 DOORS
and peopse on tie s.rssts withol5 wraps
flowers bloom ny II the open ar, ORANGES
and lemons on trees in tie door-yaraS OF
the COW residenceS revelation 70 olS
who .rr.yes from the frozen e1st and VINO
has dropped down IN four hours from tic
eummit OF the Sierras where the snow -
ten feet deep ana the thermometer al 10
degrees below zero.
Sacramento City is the capital OF the state.
is located eighty three miles nor heast rom
San Francisco 1t the confluence OF tho
American and Sacramentor rivers ne i'lesei
nayirable stream, and Is the railroad center
and the largess fruit shipping point in Cali
fornia. Fifty-four trains from seysn diner-
ent d recfions arrive and depart caily, the
shops Of The c. p. Il L. furn shing employ
inent to two thousanl mechanics anu labor
ers The city is built upon Level p'aini
wide streets running at right angles let
tered from A to north to south, and LIST 70
3lst from west to east
Many l' ~ ~ 1.it.- fn, many Of the bust
$1,000 - LIZ thoi~ ride .vninos rs
main as erected during the mining era OF
thirty years ago, presenting novel appear
ence to us from the East The State Capitol
building is modelled after tt Capitol at
Washington, and cost over two million dol
lars; is surrounded by grounds not excelled
In beauty of landscape gardening nd SEMI
tha 1r,,itaJ ssatas The civ boasts Of the
VIC Snioo1 - r4.ss,.,r,~ ea,,r hun-
Sfocker oi' sal,eiy eosS'"s 80 ~, 80,
dred thousand COLLARS aonaseu 70 eue cry
ing a large collection of choice statuary and
nain,inps in which is IN active operation
3, art school Tnis gallery. second to mono
=: 80 49, Trsst,S ct..ss ,.rs,l .,,,,lv yanav the
IN ene oIi'eu o'A'eN. - "''P'5 -Sf'
tourisS VINO may vihit ~
There are many other nne pulaings.
among which are the new Catholic c1the-
dral Masonic and Odd Fellows tcmples,t
4 tYsrert cbnrchea ee.hooI buiIdinps and
two oleco,,r t,eatsr s numerous losels and
ss.e,' s-s 49, IN, ,.;t,, contaira
business Iuc'uIes Ing o,sy
about 3O.COO popuiltlon, anu mas q in1so
whole sale trade. one ore having 20 en-
ployes The city is well lighted by two
e,ectricaiwbt and ona cas company The
So a nj .ra hsla bsra in senfember each
800 Co. ss;-,sa, 90, !, h.v;no,
year, the o1ate Agricultural ooc'o nay inh
large exposition puiiahg anu iniie iaco-
track
An exposition building adjoining the rail-
road drros ia beinr erecseI. where a con-
finpo,,s EXHIBIT of the nrofncts of Central
f.alifornio will he Show, ami nrintad irfor
mation relativa RI same distribrted. Tine
rea OF SACRAMENTO County is 600, 600
ncras The i,n,i = If thTe's ,.b,ras,ters loot
lii mans and r'ver botfon- The foot-hiiI
inn,i Is nrcnliar;v rdanted TO fbe nroduc- .
ton of frnils and CRANE, Ths plains lands
are mainly f3evored =, IRA n raia,ny and no
fion of t,,is canntrv IN some nort,ons Of
the comfy 6njfs herr;es md pra,,es are
cxsensivalv nrodrced on tb;s :, ass ~ land
and from small farms Of forty and sIxfv
acres considerable incomes re- DERIVED
The best lands are those on the inn
voted TO tine nroductjon Of fruits and
Vegetables q,ha ,nco,,s par aero h fah-
Nous Enabling tina owners of the river
bank orcharrls 70 own and manage /; line of
steamers on " hich their nro,iucs is frans-
norted IN San Trancsca marrets or "a
Sacramento CITY for shinn,ent JSast Pre-
yious to the last two wears many Of thesa
lands were held in Iaype tro{;ts:. now the
owners are subdividing Them and offerino
ihem for sale to actuai sett.ers !.
For manv wears CaIiforni, was regarded
al vaIueIess sava for ifa' mineral % ealfh
Lut American enternr,se has develonel
that its richneaa A., t,aa limo ~ q.
md frnit raisiny IL infe,;nr -, nss,,s =, tass
word From the cnif;votiSr ~ -.era,is s ~,
stem was taken successfulIv in fhe line ~
frn5t and vine raisra and iastIv i ~ ,h %
growing of oranges and iemons ronsaoncrT
~ the frnit-crower mere has No ,a sto t;,,
hut can il hs viii ufiI;ze avery dav in thc
year IA NAV acfualIv cSfi,ar ir,it -
some kind from his orcs;arS svcrv r,,orth
of the wear M tho ,v,y,tsr fr,,its e,nhr.ne
oranges lemons rora~rsn,tas olives as,S
persim mons which rincn durin~ tba
months of November Dacemher a,,.ls Js, Sro
arv. The snrinr fruits on, hrace straw i,er~ies
are marketed in Anrij Man and lime T Ti,.s
sum ,ner fruifs arr snr;cot: ,ir'as ,se,<,i..S
Acre $500 .7 ~. .SSsss Piu-ncs Porclos