Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-19

some showing in what high degree o
| finish the wood is susceptible. We invite
especial attention to two magnificent slab!
! of buhrl, one in rough, one finished TO
surface equal to that which rosewood vii
take. This buhrl is huge outgrowth, oil
| e2crescence of the tree with no straight
| grain. very hard, compact and with darB
mottled surface under finish, that is beaui
| ful in its wild and variegated comforting:
| OF the grain, 1t is far more intricate il
! these weird convolutions than curleC
maple, and at the same time far more beau
! tiful than the richest and most gnarled O
other California woods. A small example
OF the buhrl is shown In its original state
| This buhrl is becoming very popular fOl
mantel, panel, wainscoat, inside trimming
table tops and like uses. II Is novel, fills
all the requirements of the beautiful anC
! enduring, and is exceedingly rich in its
| effects.
The topography of Humboldt is that O
| hiily and a mountainous section. Bu
| there are fiue grazing and grain lands il
| plenty. The climate of the county is di
versifed, according to the variations of the
| timbering, but it is throughout the yeal
| equable. invigorsting, and the atmosphere
| is at all times rich in the ozone quality
! Back from the coast line of redwood tim,
| beI the summer is warmer and the wet
season cooler, bat there are no violent ex.
tremes in either case.
The soil of Humboldt is fertile, varying
! from black to sandy loan and sediment
and is capable of producing all staple
| growth. Judging by her exhibits, Hum.
| boldt is certainly entitled 10 q first place
in the rank of apple-growers. No insect
pests or extremes of temperature assail the
| fruit in Humboldt, and all the conditions
are there that favor the highest degree oi
! development and strong, healthy growth
| Oats grown in Humboldt command the
| highest price paid in the San Francisco
market; apples the top price, and wool
| front and foremost place in mar.
| ket quotations. The wool examples
shown will certainly excite the commenda.
ton of all skilled judges OF the article
| Wool growing promises in Humboldt to
assume immense proportions. Humboldt
potatoes are noted all the State over for
| their excellence and are exported in very
| large quantities.
| In dairy products the county occupies an
| enviable place in Pacific Coast produce mar.
| kets. Examples of prime butter and Al
cheese are shown. All kinds of vegetables
are freely grown. Corn and buckw wheat are
cultivated with fine success. Though il
grows well and yields from thirty to sixty
| bushels, not much attention is given to
| growing wheat, since coast humidity dark,
! ems it and prevents the production of a
white -four. The barley is affected in a
| like manner, but finer feeding barley is
| found nowhere.
An interesting exhibit is made of skins
and furs, and no other county shows
| leather The leather made in Humboldt is
tanned in the best methods known TO the
! manufacture, and the examples shown
prove that a number one article is pro-
duced the tan-bark, climate, firm, strong
hides and all other conditions contributing
| to peculiar success in this industry
We notice on the front shelves, besides
varieties of grapes of fine, firm and rich
flavor, pears of very superior character,
the Bartlett notably and the Japanese In
examining the apples, to which reference
has already been made, let connoisseurs
keep in mind that while here are some OF
the fruit weighing seventeen ounces,
that none of the apples had attained ma.
turity by full two months when plucked
for exhibition at the State Fair We notice
| that the corners of the railings are orna-
mented with exceeding tall oats" and
here and there hang from the rails speci-
| mems of the needle-work of Humboldt
women, that stands to their high credit.
Further on in the booth we discover a
great variety of nuts grown in Humboldt,
| from the walnut to the almond, and su.
perior peaches also. Here, too, are iellies
and jams put up by Humboldt Housewives
and so far as sampled the goods are OF
| superior quality-in fact, we find nothing
in Humboldts display that is poor. II
shows no wine, but it exhibits several prod.
ucts instead that no other county exhibi.
tors present for attention.
hoalS o%4 -, !
served attention. A Watsonville beet.
| grower, who was never in Humboldt, yes.
| terday examined these beets, and pro
noUnced them superior to those grown
upon the Santa Cruz coast for saccharine
| quality, and expressed surprise that the
| Humboldt people have not engaged in
sugar beet growing extensively.
One of the exhibits is located in the yard
north from the Pavilion. 1t is new kind
OF windmill, manufactured by H H. Me
bur, of Ferndale. 1t is of peculiar con.
| strucion. The fan-wheel is between and
rests upon two posts, much as grindstone
is swung The fans turn on hinges, each
one being edgewise to the wind when the
mill is not running. The posts referred to
are brsced TO an upright shaft, which rests
on proper support some ten feet from be-
low the platform of the frame proper.
Those interested in this order of motors
should examine this new mill, which
operates according to well-known mechan-
ical laws, but which in their adoption
economies motive force, and gives the
| maximum of power.
Humboldt county, let US say in conclu-
sion, offers peculiar inducements to the
homeseeker. No boom" has struck it TO
demoraliZe its people; its business rests on
sound commercial basis it deals in sta
-
tive or sensational about the population of
the cities aud towns or the rural parts. The
county is rich, prosperous, the moral tone
of the people high, and the climatic and
sanitary advantages of the section OF fine
order. The schools are plentiful and well
differed; churches are numerous, and pub
lic-spirited organizations and institutions
of various kinds exist in ample number.
Logging, numbering, ship p-building-now a
most important business-and wool raising
are the great leading industries. But the
county has mineral wealth, and gold lodges
and placers are being successfully opened
up and worked, and coal of a good quality
has been discovered.
There is not only every reason to believe,
but it is conclusion that is reached by all
observers, that when the county-as it soon
will be-is conn nected with the great valleys
by railways, Humboldt will spring into
splendid Importance Lands now used
only for grazing, will then become valua-
BILE for fruit tree and vine; the olive, grape,
pear and almond will be grown for COM
merce, and industries of varied character
will spring into activity. The population
has greatly increased in recent years, and
in decade the assessable values have more
than trebled.
In conclusion, let us add that Humboldt
has an area of 2,297, 900 acres, or 8 $50
square miles, and is three times as large as
Rhode Island and one and half times
as large as Delaware. 1t has 921 600 acres
of timber land, pine, fir, spruce, cedar and
redwood 100000 acres of madrone, black,
white and live oak and laurel; 450, 600 acres
for agriculture and 500 900 acres for grazing.
All but 100000 acres is actually assessed.
The water system with the Klamath, Trim
lty and Mad rivers and numberless creeks,
is one of extraordinary character and ad-
vantage, Offering magnificent and almost
unlimited water powers. The mean tenn
perature in summer is sixty.tive degrees
and in winter forty-five. 1t seldom freezes
in the valleys, but snow falls upon the
upper mountains and hills, but remains
only short time. There is not an acre of
desert land in the county.
SPEED CONTESTS.