Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-09-15
A Wonderful County.

There is in the wonderful exhibit by
Amador county, under direction of Messrs.
Caminetti, VOORHEES,, Northup and Smith,
strong in attraction and food for the
most interesting study. We invite every
one to calm consideration of this mag
nifcent display that is so thoroughly and
exhaustively Illustrative of the resources OF
favored Amador. 1t is the first exhibition
made by the county at State Fair, and is
for that reason invested with peculiar in
terest.
The display will be found in the north
and east ends of Horticultural Hall. Upon
| the two walls is a G0-foot scenic representa-.
| tion-a bird IS eye view of The whole county,
| from one extreme TO the other Ii shows
the low strip of valley in the foreground.
| the gentle hills rising back of it, the lofty
| Sierra range far at the rear, and the rivers
and streams that rise in eternal SHOWS and
course across the girth of the fertile terri
| tory. Here are shown the chief towns,
| lone as a railroad terminus and all others :
Jackson, Plymouth, Buckeye, etc., twelve
miles distant each from one or the other of
| the several lines of rail that enter the terri
| tory. Three branches of the great Sacra-
mento valley are clearly seen pushing up
! between the low foothills and fading away
into rolling ground that develops into
luxuriant foothills, and rising steadily as
the eye follows the distance view, until
| they meet the TANKS of the Sierras. On
the Ell Dorado and Sacramento borders are
| seen the Costumes river, on one extreme
of the county, and on the other, the Gala
veras border the Mokelumne is seen to
| flow. intermediate are lesser streams flow
ing out of the hills and towards the great
valley of the Sacramento.
All this well-watered and finely timbered
region is fertile, rich in natural deposits
aud can never fall under the necessity OF
| bonding property TO establish storage and
| irrigation systems, since already network
of bitches, belonging TO two great systems
of canals, constructed primarily for mining
purposes, convey water in plentitude 10
every section, and enable the tiller of the
soil, if need be, to marry the water and the
land. But as matter of fact, such are the
superior natural conditions, very little
need exists for irrigation. But aside from
this, the water capacity affords the finest
| and cheapest power in the State for manu-
| featuring.
The chief products of the county are
Grain, gold, silver, iron, copper, coal, fruit
| fine timber, lime, building stone and many
/ minerals not mentioned here. In mining
the county occupies second place in the
rank of counties producing the precious
metals. Right here we desire to call spe.
cial attention TO the fact that it is so difii.
cult to impress upon the Eastern visitor
| that our best mining counties are at the
same time producers of some of our best
| fruits. Examination of the exhibit OF
Amador county will establish this fact
The great northern citrus belt that begins
| in Butte and follows down along the hills
| of Nevada and Placer, extends also into and
along the longitudinal extent Of Amador,
| so that oranges are grown upon the very
! gravel beds of the mines, and in the region
of Suffer creek, Drytown, Jackson and
! lone as successfully, and as early ripened,
as in Sacramento, Suffer, Butte, Yolo and
! Solano. Right along this same mineral
! bearing territory, SO rich in its deposits, all
grains, deciduous fruits end nuts and veg
etables grow with luxurisnce and GER
I tainiy Of yield that is not more assured in
any other section of California.
| Upon the west and north walls of the
section occupied by the Amador exhibit