Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-14

will meet with any resistance from any
quarter.
The plan also involves great advantages
to the wheat shipping interests, for it will
bring ship and car together ON the north
side OF the island. Oakland would have
fifteen minute trips to San Francisco, and
person could do business in San Francisco
and reside in Sacramento, and be away
from home no longer than the man who
lives in New Haven and does business in
New York.
MARKETING FACILITIES.
Capay valley is thus brought into the
position of suburb to the metropolis of
the Pacific coast, but considering the ma
ture of her products in the future, the
Eastern connections will be of still greater
importance. She will be in direct COM
munication with Sacramento, the greatest
fruit distributing center on the coast.
From this point a practically unlimited
market has been opened, extending
throughout the whole Northwest, into
Oregon, and the territory lately opened
up by the Canadian Pacific Railroad The
completion of the California and Oregon
Railroad, during the past winter, has
opened up to the fruit-grower of California
every market in Canada and the great
Territories in the Northwest, where no
fruit is produced. There can be no ques-
ton, then, as to finding good market for
all the products of this valley, even when
every foot of the land shall be devoted to
the successful culture of some kind of fruit.
The market is limitless, and with such ia
clllties as are now presented, the cost of
l. Il
prices realized will pay the producer a
handsome margin.
THE CLIMATE OF CAPAY VALLEY
Is much the same as that in many other
sections of the State, the atmosphere being
drier, however, and the valley less exposed
to high winds. During the summer months
the days are hot, as is the case in every
country where vinous and citrus fruits are
successfully grown. A good fruit country
must be a hot country. and this may be
said to be a perfectly winterless climate.
Such a thing as winter, or anything re-
sembling winter, is never known in Ca
pay valley. Autumn changes into spring,
leaving winter entirely out of the calender
As soon as the autumn rains fall the hills
take on the verdure of spring, and the
fruits blossom during the time that winter
holds the Eastern States in his icy grip.
A more delightful climate cannot be found
In the whole world.
While the days are hot in summer, the
nights are cool, and the hills surrounding
the valley are delightful places of resort,
even in midsummer. 1t is only thirty-one
miles from the last town in the valley to
Clear Lake, one of the most charming
summer resorts on the coast. Here the
people of San Francisco and of the valleys
go every summer to enjoy the cool weather
and salubrious mountain air. Here Mrs.
Langtry and Fred Gebhardt have pur-
chased large estates for summer homes,
after having looked over the whole world
for the most delightful spot upon which to
locate
The orchardist and vineyardist finds a
considerable time during the summer sea-
son, after the fruit is marketed, when he
has nothing to do. Living in Capay val
ley he has but to hitch up his team and
drive thirty-one miles over most pictur.
esque mountain road to find himself in
the midst of his city friends who are en-.
joying themselves at the different resort:
on Clear Lake. Five years hence they
can make the trip by rail
For the consumptive, or those afflicted
with asthma or caturrh, there is no better
climate under the sun. The atmosphere
is dry and free from fogs, while the mount.
aims shut out all tempestuous winds and
secures for the valley an evenness of tenn
perature very rarely met with even in thi:
favored State.
THE SOIL
OF the valley is varied, adapting 1t to
every desirable industry. 1t is largely
made up of rich alluyial deposit, mixed
with adobe in some places and In Others
with sand and gravel. The company have
lately had each of the tracts critically ex.
amined by two French experts, Messrs. Z
Ludon and I. Rossiand, gentlemen entirely
competent to Judge of the character Of
soils, and who reported favorably upon all
of the lands owned by the company. After
detailing the character Of the soil found
upon each tract they say: "Capay valley
IS, in our opinion, far superior in every re-
spect to Napa valley. In the first place
there Is no frost $50 ruinous to viticultur-
ists) and then the soil generally is better
and more suitable The wines we tasted
In Napa are not as go1d as those we tasted
here. We were pleased to notice that
olive trees do so well, for the cultivation
of these, on large scale, together with j
good vineyard, would be very profitable
In our opinion it is almost indispensable
for the proper cultivation of VINEYARD to
have some land for grain and stock"
They then proceed to speak of the vine
yards on the companys lands, and while
crlticislng sharply the methods of pruning
and cultivation heretofore adopted, ex-
press the firm belief that if properly cult
waited they would be equal to any growa
in France.
TOWNS N THE VALLEY.
At present four new townsites have been
decided upon, and another will probably
be added. The first town west of Madison
has been named Esperanza, and is located
two and one-half miles west of Madison,
and about half way to the town of Capay,
already quite a thriving village The
next town west Of Clpay will be Cldanasso,
which IS five and half miles west Of Is
pera0za. Ten miles further west will be
the town OF Gunida, and six miles farther.
near the head of the valley, the town OF
Rumseys. Iownsites have been SURVEYED at
each of these places, and the lots will soon
be put upon the market, as well as the
acreage property surrounding them.
ESeER ANA
Is so situated that it can scarcely fail to
become one Of the most populous towns in
1olo county. The site contains one hun
dred acres, and is beautifully located en-
the crest of piece of land which slopes
gradually in all directions from the public
square, in the center of the plat. A more
perfect location for town could not be Sc
lected. \ short distance to the north,
along the banks of Cache creek, stretches
a grove Of immense liveoaks, which break
the monotony Of the view towards the
broad plains Of the Sacramento valley. In
the distance can be seen the MarysviiIe
Buttes, standing cut from the plains and
towering towards the skies, while still
further to the eastEhe suow-capped Sierras
are plainly visible.
The town site occupies the center Of the
Bonynge tract" which contains 1882
acres of splendid land. The streets are
laid out at right angles, with n plaza re-
served in the center. There are 555 lots.
besides the warehouse lots-whieh lie along
the railroad track on the west side of the
town. The lots are 20 by $50 feet. or
double the size of the lots heretofore sold
IN railroad town-siteS. Contiguous to and
surrounding the town are sixty-one twenty