Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-11
LETTER FROM NICOLAUs.
Excellent Outlook for Lands and DeveIo
ment of That Section.

Excellent Outlook for Lands and Develop.
ment of That Section.
EDS RECORD UNION This locality is fast
coming into prominence, and if there is
such thing as garden spot it really is
one, where four crops of alfalfa can be
grown and good fall pasture on the same
land. There is considerable land bonded
for the new colony that is to be established
here by September. The prices range from
500 to $125 per acre. The Suffer Farmer
well remarks when ii stated that set out
20 fruit Ii wonld pay interest on $500 an
acre
That this part of our county is to be ex-
tensively set to fruit there can be no doubt
James Z. Gibson must be Of the same opin-
ion, for he has gone into the nursery bust.
ness. His young orange trees are doing
nicely.
There are 10000 acres of land here
adapted to fruit that will be subdivided as
soon as the demand calls for it. The word
here is " divide up" There are very few
that want to sell out entirely as they know
of no place where they prefer to live OF
could do better
Suffer county is one Of the few counties
that is nearly clear from debt. Her State
| and county taxes last year were 81 10. We
have good schools and churches, and q
/ GOOD state of society. Our Jail for the past
three years has been empty. except occa-
sionally occupied by some petty-larceny
Chinaman. There has been but one man
that has paid the extreme penalty in SUIT
ter county during the last thirty years.
High license prevails. 1t was adopted
by large majority at the last election, and
it looks as if the bar-room must entirely
disappear from this county.
Nicolaus is situated on the banks of
Feather river, twelve miles above its
mouth. The river is navigable as far up as
Marysville the whole year. The steamboat
company will put on daily boat to carry
the fruit as soon as the business will Justify,
but some people think the day is not far
distant when the iron horse will find his
way TO this place. Wood is plentiful here.
Oak wood Can be had at 81 per cord; soft
wood, So 10.
Sacramento cannot be Indifferent to the
growth OF this place as she has good trade
from US, and II is one Of her tributaries.
There are vast bodies of overhowed land
adjoining this place that is susceptible of
reclamation which will undoubtedly be
undertaken ere many years.
few miles south of Nicolaus is a belt
of country lying midway between the town
and Pleasant Groye-between Coon and
Auburn ravine, comprising several thou
sand acres, that for all kinds of stone fruit
and also the pear, can not be surpassed in
any part of the State and which can be
grown without irrigation. The soil is a
deep loan.
l have recently been taking a look
through the orchards of the west side of
Feather river as far up as Yuba City, and
the sight was grand one. The 400-acre
peach orchard OF Mr.. Abbott, also the 200
acre orchard of the Stabler Brothers of
Yuba City, are looking very fine; 500 acres
of young trees were planted out there this
spring and rs much more would have been
planted but the nursery stock gave out. A
good word will be said for the Pleasant
Grove section at another time, as it is be-
lieved the raisin grape will be a leading
product there at no distant day.
2. CARROLL.
Nicolaus, May 10, 1888.