The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-02

hhipped 90 hNn lrNnplscp stern Wheel
ers Loaded DGWn-OrOhards Containing
Thousands Of Acres,
A man familiar with tho fruit mo. tp
Of the Pacific sope sadl
NJ N worth the while df any tourist 90
California % take run up theSaoumunto
river Not one touriat Ia thousand does
this simply because tho attraction h not
advertised, but such peaches and. such q
tripl Let me tell you about II Tor the en-
llghtenment Of travellers IN search Of
something new, aud also Ia the Interest Of
general information,
1.-THE fruit ranches uf the Sacramento
river district are near the river banks or
leyees, The river ls narrow and winding.
A fringe of cottonwood trees marks In
course Tor miles, These cottOnwoods also
make wlndbreak ~ protect theOrohnrdR,
The Sacramento river fruit which comes
east h packed carefully Ia boxes, II eX-
hRles less odor aud h duller looking than
tho fIper fruit which II ready 10 70 % Sun
Francisco for immediate consumption, II
ID IN fact expected 10 ripen on the way,
while the oonslgnments for San Francisco
are In their prime Aud here lot mo auR'
gest that while California has its mining
romanoes, the daring aud successful mark
citing Of green fruts-enried over snow,
clad mountain ranges and extensive deserts
over 5000 miles, In fact, that the pnlatos
Of New Workers may be tIckled-ls some
thing out Of the common,
UP AND Down rlE RIVER
"These orchards ara aa carefully cult.
yated a. flower garden Ia the east There
" not weed AN Inch long, or u blade Of
growing grass between their uniform aud
we'll trimmed rows, They have NJ basis u
rich bottom lands soil aud the glorious
all along the river on both sides, The
fruit boats which visit them are stern
wheelers, which plow up tho wator like an
old fashioned churn, And here come IN
the picturesque features OF the trip, There
are no wharyea-nothlng but bank land.
lnga Each boat makes trips OF two sorta
Tho first Is made largely after dark, Tho
boat "a filled with empty baskets, which
must be delivered from the city back 10 tho
owners 40 their ranohoa 10 bc rollled.
This IA on the up trip from the city, Tho
pilots steer up In the blaokest night with
unfaillng accuracy 10 the allght breaks In
the cottonwood baulora-nono over u few
feet wlde-to the bank landings by some
occult sense the deck hands acquire equally
exact acquaintance with tho Identity and
number Of baskota 10 DO thrown ashore at
each Of the many stops, Overhead tho
dark sky underneath the quiet river, on
each side q ragged row OF trees, except
for the tlnklng Of the bell In the engine
room and the pounding OF the wheel on
the water astern, the trip Ii accomplished
In almost total silence,
"But with tho coming OF tho daylight
tho scene changes, AZ each gateway
through the trees there are great conslgn.
ments Of fruit smelling sweet 0s all the
spices Of Cathay, aud rlyallng any flower
In rich oolorng, Great, juicy, luscious
peaches, IN thousands Of baskets, mutely
lmploro you to eat thom-bloom and alll
While the baskets aro going over the gang,
plank u am speaking entirely now Of tho
shipments TO san Francisco you have u
chance 20 view the ranches. First, there n
an odor OF cloan, fresh straw, which Is
spread nt the landings 20 keep tho dust
down Thon a view OF a California homo
"A tasteful wooden building It's sur.
rounding turf Is brilliant and odorous with
the most luxurious flowers, all tho result
Of irrigation coupled with the olImatO-lOt
the climate never bo forgotten.
TuE ORCHARDS,
"Thcn you SEQ tho hitherto concealed or
charls The trees are small, without one
particle Of dead wood on them. All tho
strength Of the soil Is In tho fruit, and the
manner IN which that has been thlnned
out at nn early stage Of growth would
provo surprise 10 tho novice or tender
foot. These orchards Jointly cover many
thousand acres, and each ~ cultivated 10
che highest possible degree, They are 80
many gold mines IN Benson OF high prices,
and a source Of good income at any time,
Easier than eastern farmingS Yes, Of
course; but the orchard owner has some
drawbacks. lie Is constantly monaoed by
the ever shoaling Sacramento river, for
one thing, Tho minors have poured suchs
a mass Of dctritus into tho river that tho
bed has been raised no that the loyees must
bo made higher aud higher, There aro ono
or two islands In the river which are, or
were, practically submerged fcw years
ago. Whether their many broad acres
have been reclaimed since then | don't
know,
"Wol, the work Of loading the steamer
for her trip 10 San Francisco, where she
will arrive In time TO DO unloadod before
daylight tho succeeding day, Is Of course
monotonous But as tho cargo acoumu-
lates until on board thore are peaches
everywhere except IN the cabins, II concon-
tration Of sweet odors and an aggregation
of lusciousness Is reached that would nll
tho eastern man or woman with delight,
have seen all the fruit growing sections,
but there Is nothing else which 30 inccs-
sanity proyokes tho palate and sense OF
smell. Tho boat Ia full early In the after
noon. Then she leaves the last boat land
Ing, threshos her way down tho river to-
ward tho city, whilo the waves wash the
high tules on either side TO and fro, Do
fore midnight she Is plowing the wators Of
suisun bay. Before daylight she has
passed the Golden Gate, feeling the ocean
SWELL and has landed her fruit at the jack
son street wharf. When the cargo OF this
and other fruit boats " piled up there II is
not necessary TO look further for great
fruit show, fruit by tho ton,"-New York
Tribune,
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