Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-12

anu fragrant.
These instances are all cited from locali-
ties included in the described snow-belt,"
and afford the reader opportunity to judge
Of the general salubrity of the winter
weather.
THE WARM BELT.
A few miles west of Nevada City and
Grass Valley, the hills slope rapidly to
the westward, creating what is known as
the warm belt, where snow never falls and
the froSts are never severe. This mild re-
gion comprises nearly one-half of the agri-
cultural portion Of Nevada county and is
portion of that under consideration.
The mean annual temperature of this re-
gion averages from $40 to 600 Fahrenheit.
GENERAL. HEALTHFULNEss.
To this salubrious climate may be at
tributed the healthfulness of this locality.
To people of delicate constitutions, who
suffer alike from the rigors of Eastern
winters and the sultry days and swelter-
ing nights of their enervating summers, to
invalids afflicted with malaria, asthma.
pulmonary disease or nervous prostration,
here is the opportunity to escape climatic
fortunes on the one hand, and with rea-
HSAAshcAS NeAiS ANNONN4 nun lJuO SlCdl dlllG-
tions on the other-if organic disease has
not already Frustrated beyond he posi-
bility of regeneration. For considerations
of health, this district ranks second to
none in any section of the civilized world.
Let one of the residents of the Northern
or Western States who is suffering from
any of the ills to which nature is heir, or
with which the peryersion of nature has
afflicted him, dream of a land where the
skies are as blue as azure, the breezes soft
and gentle, the grapes and figs more lus-
cious than those of Arabia, a land never
swept by hurricane, cyclone or blizzard.
where thunder-storms are unknown, where
sand-storms cannot exist, where fogs never
obscure the summer sky, where the mos
quito is stranger and malaria vanishes
from the system, where winter is garnished
with flowers and summer nights bless with
refreshing repose-let him dream of spot
where all these are to be found, and then
come to this locality and find his dream
realized in the fullest measure.
WATER FOR IRRIGATION.
Nevada county is without question one
of the richest mineral sections of the
| world and directly traceable to her mines
is an output Of over S220,000000 One of
the chief methods of mining was by what
| is known as the hydraulic process, now dis
continued on account of legislative restric-
ton and perpetual injunction from State
and Federal Courts.
Huge canals leading from artificial lakes
and storage reservoirs constructed along
the SUBMITS of the Sierras, furnished the
water necessary for the mining industry,
but which is now available for agricult-
ural, horticultural and mechanical pur-
poses, and in such quantities as will be more
than sufficient to irrigate all the tilIable
area in the foothill and valley sections.
NO IRRIGATION NEEDED.
But for having successful cultivation of
vines and fruits, no irrigation whatever is
needed. The growing of grape vines and
orchard trees in this region, without irri-
cation, has been tried so many times and
on all these various soils with such uni
form success, that it has ceased to longer
be an experimental problem, but has be-
come demonstrated fact The natural
rainfall saturates the ground and, owing
to the friability of the soil, thorough cult
walton serves to keep the moisture next to
the very surface the season through.
so that besides fruit all manner of garden
products grow to perfection by this means
alone. High above any bitches the writer
has seen growing as fine gardens of pota-
toes, corn, cabbage, lettuce, beans. radishes,
onions, etc, as ever were seen, and on the
10th OF August, months after rain had
fallen, a kick with ones boot anywhere in
the cultivated garden soil would reveal
moist earth. Cat.yation is what does it.
The same land either side of the garden.
but uncultivated, refused to disclose moist
ure anywhere near the surface though
tested with a crow-bar
FRUIT sPECIALTIEs.
While most all varieties of apples, pears.
stone fruits, grapes nuts and berries grow
and prosper, this section excels in the pro-
duction of table grapes, pears and apples.
The last three are produced with flavor
and texture, pronounced by connoisseurs,
to be superior to any produced at lower
attitudes. That there must be correctness
IN their judgment is evidenced by the
market value. The texture renders it su-
perlor for shipping purposes, and it is much
sought after for filling Eastern orders.
Shipping firms annually visit this section
and invariably pay as much or more per
pound for the fruit on the tree as valley
fruit brings picked and boxed ready for
market. Their keeping qualities are also
superior and while at Mr. Allison's last
week, that gentleman brought in a basket
OF fruit consisting of four varieties of ap-
pies, two of pears, and table grapes, all in
A PERFECT STATE OF PRESERVATION.
The apples and pears had been kept in
the open air, but the grapes had been
packed IN dry sawdust. The apples were
juicy and of fine flavor, and the grapes
ElmIras-as good as any of that variety
ever are. Considering that this is the
month of May it veriies the statement
made as to their keeping qualities. Mr..
Allison also states that the Tokav Crane
grown on these foothills lands, packed
In cork dust, keeps fresh until the succeed
ing crop Is ready to harvest, thus affording
an excellent table grape every day in the
year. Mr. Allison's place is one mile
east OF Nevada City, and is on hillside |
sloping south, the soil being of that class
hrst described. Almost every variety of |
fruit and ornamental trees is represented |
In this 2O-acre orchard. With so many
varieties and so small an amount of land |
there could be no considerable area de- ,
voted to any one kind, but as showing |
something of
WHAT CAN he DONE IN THESE FOOT
HILLS
We present such information as we were
able TO gather from Mr. Allison and 9th
ers, believing it to be q fair representation
OF what can reasonably be expected from
intelligent cultivation Of these hillside |
lands.
Frem his Bartlett pear trees, some eight |
and some nine years old, Mr.. Allison last |
year realized Sc per tree. They are planted |
twenty feet apart, or los to the acre. Sal |
way peach trees, two years old, set out in
1886, in 1887 ripened thirty pounds of |
peaches to the tree, and this year the trees
are so full that they will have to be
thinned by taking off at least one-balf.
Peach trees in full bearing yield an av-
erage of $50 pounds to the tree, and
ire set 160 to the acre Red rasp-
Jerry vines are very prolific, and as the
picking season lasts from four to six weeks
t is difficult te determine the exact yield.
From one vine az one picking eight pounds
we're taken, and not less than sixteen
pounds during the season. The vines are
n hills s feet apart-6S0 to the acre.
'ut Mr.. Allison says if he were to plant
gain, he would plant them 10 feet each
way, and that then the growth wouId |