Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-03-16

""N NAui ~ WIN Nallu IooilS
they are fine for sleeping. at this,
the green season of the year, when
the grass and grain are waving in
the breeze,and the trees mostly wear
their full leaf, the face of the coun-
try is most charming. In a drive
by team of more than 200 miles
since coming here, that | might be
better able.to judge of the country,
| have seen much to admire. The
soil is the best, free from rocl
easily worked, and very productive.
Barley is the principal crop as it
natures without irrigation. The
farmer with six miles sows the seed,
plows six to eight burrows, and har-
rows the ground by once driving
over it. Many pieces are now being
seeded while other fields are headed.
Alfalfa, species of clover, is raised
on the low, damp land, and is cut
from six 10 ten times a year, gener-
ally making a ton to the cut. Grape
raising and wine making seems to
be the money making business, for
all having a winery and few thous-
and acres of grapes are the bonanza
fellows here. The orange tree load
ed with its golden fruit captivates
the "tenderfoot," so it is the great
lever used in the real estate boom,
and in the wild advertisements the
orange land is never left out. The
groves are extensive and attractive;
our drives have taken us through
thousands of acres of trees, six to
ten inches through, and all loaded
with fruit. 1t seemed that each
tree was trying to carry more than
any other tree. We have visited
all the towns in Southern California
ofany account except Santa Barbara,
which is a small, old town on the
coast. Los Angeles must be the
big town down here, though Sar
Diego, with her fine harbor, her
Coronado Beach, the finest on the
coast, nine miles in length, and its
Coronado Beach Hotel, that covers
seven acres, is making a strong
claim for the supremacy. But as
God is on the side of the army hav-
ing the heaviest guns, so in building
cities money and brains are sure to
win, and San Diego must be con
tent with second place. The rail,
roads here either have more bust
ness than they can handle, or have
not eastern men at the head. Trains
are run without any regard to time
ana seldom leave their own stations
where they are made up on time,
We have made some trips on the
coaSC oy steamer'ahd ind very good
ooa'S ana 1alr accommodation, eX
c"pt meals which are quite Inferior.
JoIn Chlnaman seems fixture, and
no class OF men seem half as much
III demand. NO doubt Sherman
knows there is just enough here,aho
lhaC none OF them VIII ole ny reason
o. MS last report TO allow no NOR"
10 come over. see IDLE men OF
every othef class, out John Is never
loie' lie seems 10 De the man want
ed lot all KINDS OF work, Indoors
ana out. lie prunes all the vines,
PICKS all Che lruit, sorts ana packs
IT, raises ana markets all the vege
tables; Is the man seen everywhere,
on the farm, IN the hotels; does the
sweeping ouiloS the hreS, prepares
the 1uel' IN TACT does all hard work,
ana washes iof everybody; and all
done cheeriuIiy, honestly, and with
out complaint Inc most OF the
hrst'claSs boarding houses in this
country nave a thlnaman for cook
he proprietor makes out his Dill OF
rare Tor each meal Tor week; these