Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-28

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marsels tals Industrial revolution.
Thirty years ago the first orchards ami
vineyards were planted in thar section.
Up to that time tbe Whole of what now
comprises The Vaca district was pasture.
roamed over by Spanish horses, cattle aud
sheep. As late as 1870 the amount of fruit
raised was not remarkable for its quantity.
The past season il is estimated ttiat there
were 30000,000 pounds of fruit an! garden
vegetables shipped from those Old pasture
lands
sCIsUN VALLEY
Is another favored locality where an aeri.
cultural revolution has taken place This
valley Is favored by nature 10 Il remarkable
degree. II has always been considered a
choice and desirable locality. Before even
the Spsn;ards came TO this c Jy1ntrv this
valley was favored locality with the
aborlglnes. It was the horne of the
Suisunes. tribe numbering IusGv thou
sands. The soil was So ricl, The grasses 50
luxuriant and nutritious and the came 50
plentiful that these Indians we're in much
better condition than the average Califpr-
mia tribes. II was not till 1857 tl,at the
Spanisrds came ber-. In that wear mill
tary expedition visited that section and
attacked and defeated the indians. who
submitted 10 the Spanish domination. and
accepted the religion OF their cS1eRerors
Here the Indians remained and III tue
became the owners OF cattle aud horses
THIS WALLET ATTRACTED THE MEa1cAss,
Whose rule had succeeded that ,rf the
Spaniards. and they eagerly settled upon
such lands as were not reserved DOR the
natives.
When the Americans came. npon
thelr occupation OF the country, they were
or "a Va.
| Spaniards ssa3 Den. and it was rat Icing
| I'LL they had titles 10 the whole of it. II
| has been an attractive spot to all these sac.
cesslye races, who have, in turn. occufsied
| 1t. The valley proper is somewhat in tbs
! shape of horseshoe, with the opening 70
the south. Surrounding this shoe-shaSel
valley, except en- the south, are the fdss-
| hills OF the COST ran se, which rise TO sf1
elevation OK several hundred feet. In ths.
| fact Is one of the chief advantages enioye.I
| by this valley. These high hills. extend.
ing on the west, the north. and open on the
/ southeast, form tae most perfect shelte,
/ from the cold west winds from the ocean
/ and from the hot desiccatiag winds from
the north. This makes it
4 WARN sasLEERED SCOT.
1 Where, from its neaEQess to the bag of Sar
Pa5so and to Suisua bay. it hss q cIjmst,
/ which IS the true golden mean between tbs
extremes. which prevail at certain season:
I both east Snd wesr % il.
ForaSenty years past there has been DC
loNsr tea persture in SIisuR valley !.
| Einter tksn 2i0 shove zero. aud no higher
tsSnperatuse titan $50 in sum,aer. As peai
AS Il Is 10 ihe cay. the @,s.es.i range O
| hiigs- wbics Iui down 10 Beaicia. some
dissssace further s,l5t;l than this valley. e.
| ti-eis the toys which cover the Saera,nents
riyei, so that It s1liom has visitation o
! ths; kid
The naast Of what IS nov suisun vale,
was once covered by large timber grnvti.s
Some OF the largest oak growths Of ii.s cen
nneat fornaeriy grew there, and tue set. Ter,
nave saved 'rs3Ea destruction many of lies.
/ forest menafcas.
The valley ~ watered by the Suisur
creek aud It's tributaries, which drain "a,
lnsadsei tae rse-slloe-shaped-h hills. Alops
| the 2illsidss, and in the valley in rnany
places there are clear cool syringe BURSTING
ifom the earth. IN ali places the best oi
Heii-galsF ra2 be had fof The digging,