Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-02-18
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER.
sAcRAMEETo CITY, January 81, 1889
Especial Ccrrespndence.t

to 4, 900 feet, and they are divided by a
number of valleys and rivers the principal
one being the Sacrani6nta valley, 200
miles In length and 4J ml!ea average
width, through which runs the SaCra1len'
| TO river, a navigable stream for about 1J0
mics from its entrance into SusIn bay, q
! small bay at the head of the bay OF San
Francsco
Sacramento valley proper Includes tha
counties of Sacramento, Yuba, Butte, Te'
hama, Colusa, sutter, Yolo AMI Solane,
| these being Dor erred by the mountain
counties OF Amador, II Dorado, Placer,
Nevada Sierra, Plunas, Shasta, Trinity,
| Mendocino, L Ike and Napa, atfording a
| great variety OF soil and climate, owing to
| the difference in elevation.
The sotfof-ths &Ailsy eonDties boHler.ps
upon the S,cr river is principally q
| dark, rich adobe and a.luvial soil, and well
| adapted to the growth Of cereals Along
| the foot hills varieties OF soil from blac, (
adobe to light sandy soil appears Thu
| lower slopes of the mountains cont lin dif-
| fer mt soil, some being sands, Of light color,
others light clay, aud much deep red clay.
The SUBMITS are more rocky and volcanic,
and the soils vary, some being clay hills,
| sandy ridges loalny meadows ami deep,
| rich valleys in the vaIy tons of tha mount.
ans beinp the favor t, resort of larp,
hcr is of sheep and cattle during the sum
| mor months
Along tie foot hills there is more or loss
dense grow h of fuel timber, principally
| oak The mountain sides are covered
| with a growth of pine fir and OAK
| abouni!nr in game The climate of
| the valley is warm in summer and
| no. cold the thermometer rarely droppipr
below 80 DEGREES above zero in winter
| In June Jnlv and Auuust the mercury fire.
quently rises to 100 and occasionally 10
| derreas but owing to the peculiar dryn ,ss
| of the air and constant rcul t.on of the
| winds, which take of all persp ration and
| cool the body. The heat is not oppress We
ana business IN the towns and harvesting
in the fields 90 on as usual ac Sc OF sun ..
stroke being very rare indeed. The min raj
| bel. l. in til, foothills and noun aims the
gold once aboundnr IN the beds of all he
streams in rayne5 and gulches, on C
surface OF graycliv pl iin3. in The cl " hills.
on the tops of The mountains an in the
great veins of the rocky rid eef Mich still
rem ins and thousands of mine-3 yet derive
remunarltyc employment d gginr il out.
| Lrt the Old miners now clus on tna IL w
conner with the proyerb: Gold is where you
fnl it,"
Stretclint 0lony the foothills and nm the
mounta' n aides 10 + O altitutle of . lO0 feet
| is what is known as the thermal bel" l. is
| in this Lclt where ia warm air llnqers when
tie sun 20 down, ard TO which tn, warm
| rise, whea the first rays of The morning
| san are thrown upon the valley. Tend ar
| plants and seni.trop'c,l frnt7 mr., grown
| in profuson. AS WIS frlly demonstrated at
| the Citrus fair lie u in OroyiIa Rntle Conn.
! ty. in D scember last ethermoI Lc.tsis
| also noted for ltswon lerrul curative qualities
| in lung and as,hmatic co,onl,ipt, In very
| little good Gov rnmcat or railroad Ian
! near the railroads or r,vars re.pain land
TO leaatinn and innrav2menta In tle fon..
hi'l region II nd IS selling lfon! % 10 -"
| Per acre. In the valley Lof Ierlh5 on the
| ntcfamcn, llVer rye f'hcn3s OF from
| lOto TO OO,ooo acr lave Deeh the pre-
| Val M feature AS population comes IN
| these VIII De suDd'Vl lea ana on thelr Gu
81 rVIu soil thouS nus OF smai! farms, 'he
| homes or thrifty famil's, VIII he estap-
lsled, Dnt tuls can not DC iccohp lshed
| ultll the population increases and there II
| demand. The popu alton o. tlis great
| State is about |, 500. 600, but it is cap b.s
| NJ srnnor.jnr 10 uoO ono neonle
| Az III. vt rorinn of soI vater and
t .u' ,"as ,ol, W so,', ,,. ''rN' ~
climate, nhsurp'sSeh W any other, no" III
Vite5 poPu aloh-Aoo lazy slll..qFS, IN
| p3CUnious Persons such would soon starye
or be found begging-but men With brain
| and muscle AMI enough money to riyo
| tbam n f.ir start enono5 IN srs;, n them
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