Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-02-11
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
A Trip Through Sarramenfo Valley. ths
Land of SmnShinc, Ertfit and Flowers.
.ers Especial CoIrespondenccl

SEN 0AG Sf1LtT 0FttNfFe
A Trip Through Sacramento Valley. ths
Land of Snntiinc. Frtist and Flowers.
Especial Correspondencc.l
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 10, 1888.
Here we are IL saeramento City after ,
visit to the surrounding es#n ry, under a
cloudless sky, the thermometer this daI
standing at forty eight degrees above z.re
hiefCha pts doing business with open doors
and people on the streets without wraps,
flowers blooming In tho open air. orapgel
and temens on lress in the door-yards 0
the cozy resiteaces, a revelation to one
Who arrives from the frozen east and who
has dropped down in four hours from the
sunfrnit OF the .hierras where the snow Il
tea feet deep aAd the thermometer at IL
degrees be,owszer0
s ,eramento City is the capital of tho State
is located eighly-three miles nor beast from
San francisco at the confluence OF this
American and Sacramento rivera, The latter
hav.gahls s'rean1, and Is the ra!lxpad cenlcl
and the largest fruit sii pping point in Oalt
fornia Fifty-frpr trains from sewn ditfet.
ens d rec ions arrive ard depart daily, t 4
shops of that G. P. RaR. fprn shing eNApioy-
2 ~ *esiwa VI lo,tsaaI / Iasehanics and labor
els. 11se s.tyis bTlit upon a 1eyct4slsyffuii n
wide streets IunniET ot right ang.es, let
tered f.on A to north 70 south, and lst tt
3 lst from west to cas-.
Many fine build ngs adorn the residoncs
portion Of The city, bu1 many OF the busi-
hess structures with their wide awnings re
main n9 erected during the mining era OF
thirty years ago, presenting a novel appear
ance to us from the iast, The STATE Capitol
ulding is modelled after the Capitol at
Washington, and cost over two million dol
iA}s: Is surrounded by grounds not excel ed
IN beauty Of landscape gardening and semi
lOpiJll plants by any capital grounds in
the United States The city boasts Of the
Crocker art gallery cost ng over four hun
dred thousand dollars, doDatod 10 the city
by Mrs T. i. CrOckcr, said gallery contain
ing n large collection Of choice staLuary and
paintings, in which is in active operation
an art sehon. This gallery, second TO none
Id tho United States viii amply repay the
tourist who my VISIT t.
There are m,ny other fine buildings
among Whici are The new Catholic cathc-
dral, Masonic and Odd Fellows temples,
d tferent churches, school buildings, and
two elegant theat rs, numerous Lo.els and
business ructures. The city contains
hbou. 80, 900 population, and has a large
who'll sale trade, one ore having DO en-
poycs The city is well lighted ty two
electric light and one gas company. The
IT ne fairs are held here IN September each
y ar, the State Agricultural Society having
iiuge exposition building and mile race
track
An exposition Luildng adjoining the rail-
road dopo. ID being cree ed, where con-
tinuoas exhibit of the proiucts of Central
Calilorn will be shown and printed inIor-
nat on relative to same distr. butad TAe
'rea Of Sacramento County is 1900
ngfes. The lan1 is of three char cters, foot
. HI l. I n Y,tI - I1ttp,,, Tho f.n N
land is peculiarly adap.Gd TO the produc-
ton OF lruit' and grapsl m plains lands
are mainly devoted to gfa II rais nq. aud no
failure OF crops since the Amer III occupas
tlon OF this country. In some port onj of
tle county fruits, berries and grapes ire
extensively produced on this C ass OF land,
tnd from small farms OF forty and sky
acr IS considerable itic9mes are derived
The best lands are those on the i'm
mediate banks of the rivers, and are de.
voted to TIE production cf truis and
vegetables, The income per acre is fab
hinn-, enabling the owners of the llvcr-
bank tttlGrls "a own and manage Inc of
steamers on which Their produce is trans
ported TO $ n Francisco markets. or to
Sacramento City for snip pAent Erst. Pre-
y,ous 10 the last two ycgrs many Of these
lands were Eell in lmge tn cts; now the
0Nneis are subdivid.ng them and Offering
them for sale 10 etual settlers
os sg"ts ~, ntt "s ~
1t t,on,ia,, tot ~. ln i" ,,.1n,'a
thot is ave- T., "a % i t
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strn y.os toi.sr s,,ccagsf,,I,y i1 no i,lo ~
1rult ana vine raising and lastly in the
fv liz, 'I',rr or t ti
L,t rg III, siI ,,+iI-t, 80, H. III tio
ya ia ~ ~ atttatI,. "'t nj wy
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oF the vnar NJ t,e ,~.uiar fr'iis arijrIca
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of No,.o,ri,o, n'apar,l>r
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pre mar;etad in Ami Mn 80 nd Iva Ina
sum,ror frtits nrl !,nr 'onts NJ, ne nosch "a
s nears and ilI - Pt1rato
from Jnna "a nctnhn, Tno III frr,itS ara
onnIas nee,s GRAVES onii,ssa ,,+nres and
nliches to v.Iirb NJ La odtddj aI-,onIs
,yaln,itS and nH1nnFs IJo,s Ironn, nnd |
Fgvnt nm cnrn aIfnIf, sunst notaeoa. atn
aTa al o,nv,n VIII ,r"t;t Ws u.Ln -
,nant o,I1, livos east of ~ no.ly y ronnt"ins
nm have No rs"sonoiIn cnnc,ption of !, |
,0nntrr tbas a1narn,,ti,. bno 81, t,r,
ons an cni,,pI tnd snrir', ','' ' IL ia bcro in
he SarrsTento vaIlav IiTo raf,,fiII com
ncnces niont N6tnS,hor aYJ SnSs N |
Nav hnt onlv at inferv /. In +irg IN n t;ue
70 tbat wi i faw qycantions 1hSr" ia M |
,ousn for srsnans.on Won; ont -Goor labor
lowing begin. here os soon AZ the rains
,oeumenceNs3n fact m,nv farmers Who
r,,nmer,f ,Ilow tbsir Ms In Anril md |
d,,y sod IT, soms in AngnsL and Snn4em.
,e+ tcfnta tbo f,st ts,,,l .-'7
Tbf cb,,o, f,,,-,, "a, a., o,,so., q, .b, o,h,-
5 marked with no sudden OF severe elima..