The morning call., 1891-08-27
SEBASTOPOL.
Notes From a Thriving Place in
SOn0ma County.

Editor Morning Call: From a comatose
state in which she has been lazily indulging
herself for a quarter of a century, Sebas-
topol has awakened, and the spirit of the
age has taken possession of her. Since the
golden spike was driven in the Western
branch of the Donahue-which terminates
here-some fifteen months ago, improve
ment has been constantly going on, and the
struggling village has been shaping itself
into what will soon be substantial town
An elegant brick block ornaments Il prine-
pal corner, three handsome stGre-rOomS oc-
cupying the lower floor, and nicely fitted
up opera house the one above. On an Op-
pOsite corner handsome bGl!ding is in
course OF erection, into which the Post
Office will be moved. A number OF dwell
ings have been built; some by newcomers,
others by capitalists for the accommolat ion
of renters.
Our fruit-growers are harvesting the larg-
est peach crop that this fruit belt ever
produced. The fruit is of good size and fine
quality. The first crop of black berries is
about gone, and the second is upon its heels
Blackb berries do well here. They rarely
ever fail to bear heavy crOp. and the ber-
reS are large and luscious. Other fruits are
plentiful.
G ape-growers have for some time been at
their wits end as to the test move to make
in order to realize profit from the luxuriant
vine that covers the sl0ping hills which sur
round our beautiful vail 3 lands, but the
problem is being solved. A large dryer is
beng erected near the depot by wealthy
syndicate that owns q large hop and grape
ranch north OF town for the drying OF wine
cranes exclusively. The building Is 5S by
ITO feet, and will have Il capacity of $50 tons
at time. The furnaces are being cast in
San Francisco, and the trays are being
made there also. Besides this, many of the
hop-grOwers are fitting up their hop houses
TO dry the grapes in their respective neigh
borhoods. This new market will be great
relief to grape-growers who have been so
long handicapped by winery men.
Hops are looking well and promise a
large yield. The weather has been very IA
yorable to their filling out, and the late
rains did much toward the general output
There are large number of dryers in
and around the place, but the choice fruits
are shipped. "a we have no cannery, conse-
quenty the DOnahue line has been kept
busy transporting the heavy fruit crop,
much oil which goes East, as we have direct
communication.
,Sericulture is gaining in this Vicinity
Mrs. j. burlington, who has had consider
able experience finds this climate especially
favorable to it. In 1884 she received pre-
miums on her silk raised here both at our
State fair and at the silk fair in Philadel-
phla. Her cocOons are of very fine quality
this season, of which she has large quan-
tity.
The Grange has large and fourishing
organization here.
Our township, Analy, will compete for
the club exhibit at the Petaluma fair, which
is held this week.
The thermometer tipped the beam at 1902
in the shade Saturday.
Some activity in real estate is beginning
to be manifest. Two large holdings are to
be subdivided soon. This section is noted
for its small farms.
A very destructive fire ragged in the mount
alps west OF here for several days last week,
burning the Railroad bridge on the narrow
gauge and large amount of valuable tim
Der. posts, picketS, etc. scHABoD.
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