New-York tribune., 1890-05-04
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
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Co. rroncisao May 3.-Prcsident hni ii'o" W.
hesitation about signing the San Jos' -, Lno,y
Am ,yas natural. as any who does ho' N'""
va, va ,,onld fancy il an extravaganza lor
80 o,lv fry miles from San ff'h''S'U "
',N Saoo ooo publie building. san jose
ho,,e,e- is the commercial centre oil ,ne IL"
-, V,llev which for twenty miles Is al
-, ,,e continuous orchard IL Is a.so '''o
centre of great trade from the ioo'."- ~ ooo
-, snrrounding the valley. The Guy Has -''V''
ueop!c. and in the district im'he"'""'tS ,,.,,
70 a, eoual number This unparaleIeu gro" u"
NJ the fruit industry in California "'' mr.
. ,,,oher of LARGE cities in Few years ,"o
most conspicuous instance Is ri'S"o' "
1oaouin Valley. which is the ceh'c VI '"'
Industry Ten years ago ian" "'0'''I -,
was sold al $50 per acre, ana '"c "" " -
800 population. To-day unlnnpio'o' ''"N
H. ,ror, ,be town brings $3.50 per acre, and
the city has $500 people. whie Ill '.'' % o''V"''
.roupd II are fully 10000 people. SiA'y 'hou-
SIND acres are planted to r"lsih e'"p'o ~ """ - Wv
a,oupd Fresno. and this season saw lo,ooo acres
Of new vineyard planted. Nearly al 'niS III
crsase is due directly 10 raisln-srowihe'
There is great excitement in Fresno over 'he
discovery Of a genuine mother lode IN new
mining camp with the suggestive name OF "ruo
Gnlcb The mother lode is true fissure vein.
carving On enormous body of low grade ore.
and whom tho conditions are favorable foi work.
inc. as they are here, 1t is a bonanza. This lode
varies from siN 10 thirty feet in width. and has
leen traced more than six miles. EXurts on the
Ground declare that it is the most important
mining strike made in California in years. and
predict that it Will yield more bullion than
the Comstocll lode, but allowance must be made
for their excitement. Another important strike
was made this week in the old Idaho mine. near
Grass Valley. Nevada County. which has already
paid nearly S3,00O.000 in dividends in twenty
years. without single assessment Rich ore
was struck the 700 level. and 200 feet from
tie shaft. where 1t was supposed that no pay
ore existed for / 200 feet
The Southern Pacific colonization agency is do
ing good work in bringing valuable class Of
settlers to California. II has adopted
the plan OF sending agents abroad and
To Eastern States. who make personal
arrangements with cmigrants. In this way people
Of moderate means are secured. the very class
that can take advantage of the colony system.
Fifteen English families arrived this week at
bakersfield. Kern County, where great tracts OF
land have been sub-divided into forty-acre hold
incs and planted To Taisin grapes and fruit.
WHAT California needs is thousands OF settlers
who have from 900 10 $4,000, sufhcent TO
dcVelOpe small fruit farms that Will III hvc years
bring in ample income 10 support 4 family in
comfort One of the best OF the recent results
in the colony system Is that of the Dutch colony
near Merced. More than 1000 acres have been
planted to fruit ana vines; and when the families
arrived from Holland they found houses bnlt,
gardens made and orchards carefully cultivated.
New-England pioneers have been seen around
town this week, vainly trying 10 find the place
which they knew IN 1" and 30, when ne water
came up TO MontgOmerY-st. The old city Hall
and "a lew other buildings around the Plaza
were about all they recognized. They have had
ROYAL good time, however, As the resident
pioneers have shown them the hospitality for
which CallfOTnlans are famous
Al a meeting of PRESBYTERIAN clergymen here
this week it was found that there were only
sixteen churches OF this denomination i'll the city,
with a membership of little over 5000. There
has been steady decrease in the last few years,
a number of churches dying. Missions are also
urgently needed. One of the speakers dwelt on
the irrelcion in San Francisco. asserting that it
was due mainly to the saloons deSecratiOn of the
Sabbath and the divorce laws San Francisco
has one saloon for every ten voters.
Shenandoah, presented by the Ncw-Yorll
company has had one of the great successes OF
the season here at the California Theatre, with
etandinC-room at premium all the week Al
though the play was presented by a road COM
pany only about two months ago. this does not
seem to have hurt lis drawing powers 1t has had
rival at the other theatres, where variety
shows reign.
4 stosc-road into the Yosemite Valley was
opened this week from Wawona In several
places il had 10 DE cut through snOwbanllS fifteen
feet deep. The tourist who sees the great falls
this summer will be fortunate, as the snow is the
heaviest recorded. The volume Of water will be
enormous.
Marshall. the discoyerer Of gold in California
waited long for public honors. lie died before
they arrived. but to-day. at Colora "A tine stat ne
10 his memory was unveiled. II overlooks the
historic millracc where the first gold was found
il represents Marshall, in a prospcctOr's costume
pointing toward the spot where he made the
discovery that changed the history
Of California
English capitalists are now inspecting a large
tract Of land about Gllroy, in the Sdlitas Valley
for tobacco culture. II has been demonstrated
that the soil and climate about GilfOy unite Ia
produce tobacco equal 10 the best grades OF Cuban
leaf. Large warehouses Will De built If the lands
are found satisfactory. California miners who
have returned from China declare that the Lg
iii mines. OF the richness of which many surpris-
Ing stories have been told. are ordinary quartz
mines. They are all operated by Chinese, who
have learned from foreign miners how 70 run
The ore runs from 50 10 $50
Tie price paid for labor Is o cents per day. with
nut board: a scale of wages that is commended
10 the notice OF people who camOr FOR unre-
stricted Chinese immigration.
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