Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16
GRE AT C,,.LIIM A ATE.
AIN NeeistiMAN GIVES HIS OPINION
OF CALIFORNIA.


ssesas 1ea,, ,res of = sSsstsrns State Com,
paras In England aosi Advice Tor
/ iTGe.a: Who 1,hinh ., making Their
t,nrne 10 That fsalona Country.
am writing on J an a. Over in the
mild .:fInatpof Eng land my fellow gar
deners are protecting then plants from
frost aid sieltering carefully all those
pottes, plants which they are going to
forcs for. tllcs market California Il
largo t,vlce the size of England, ]
should say But if you want to find a
place here where yon would have, to dc
the like in your profession you would
have to hant the cool and somewhat
treacheraus bay rroundings.o of our me.
tropois. Or yon would have to climb the
peaks of our Sierras, and then you would
Shave to reach an elevation of :, 900 feet
before finding places with a real winter.
We havts no winter here, and what ia
general, called winter is understood to
sbe the rainy season. This season is very
mild, and we work at our places here in
the foothills of the Sierras in shirt
sleeves today and call it o most beauti-
fuf day,
Our foothills rival the valley; we have
! the high mountains at the back of ms
protecting ns from the dry winds of the
plains eslst of them and giving Us the
benefit OF the warm reflection of the sun,
which shines here almost every day.
Our grapes ripen at 2 900 feet elevation,
but seven days later than those from
The Fresno region; while our climate is
not so hot, being easier reached by the
winds which blow every day from the
ocean: We can dry raisins in the sun
In spite OF the occasional early rains
which set in once in awhile in the hay
ing season, at the end of July.
The highest temperature ] have re
corded for four years was 112 degs.
Falir. in the shade. / must say for q
person coming from cool climate, like
that of England, this is anything but
agreeable. But then 112 degs. in the
mountains feels nothing like that heat
II: the valley, where no air may blow at
the time. Hot spells last usual from
three to five days, and then again we
record 90 degs. toes degs., or even S5
;degs. Fahr., for weeks at a time. By
the time a person has been living here.
for say five years he gets pretty well
used to itand lives through it just like
everybody else.
HEtJTIY CLIMATE. sF
i It is healthy here. The air is won.
jderfully pure. and the fogs which visit
us from the ocean are quite pleasant,
pure and refreshing The Coast range
is different altogether. 1t is affected by
the evaporation of the ocean, and conse-
,quenfly cooler and temperate. The
Coast range cuts the valley sharply
from the ocean border, and its peculiar
tyis best demonstrated by alluding to
the fact that, while the grape never
ripens at,san Francisco, ten miles from
it, Just behind the Coast range, there
lies the land which. supplies the city
nearly all the year round with the most
delicious strawberries.
Most people who come to California
usually stop and stay at San Francisco.
The climate is more agreeable, and there
are more fellow countrymen, and all the
which city life offers. But
the most acceptable openings are in the.
interior. Gardeners, as a rule, are peo-
pie ewho are least afraid of any thing. anG
if they cannot get a Job at their OWL
trade, very well, they Try another.
Fruit growing is at its very best il g
California and sitss c1imat is adap ted u:
every hnSt IA every pa The grips
VIII grow and ripen, rich msalcol:cl lzo&
:sour like d Riesling Just as you choose:
to!pick syorr location. The orangeis at.
home south and north up to 1850 feet
and, wonderful to note, the apple VIII
ripen side by side with this subtropical
fruit. Olives seem destined to shade,
every hillside which now gives ground
to pines and underbrush, and peaches
and apricots bring such wonderful re-
turns thatit is not surprising that Eng
lish capital seeks investment by the
million.
GOOD ADVICE.
If only the ground is kept cultivated
it needs no irrigation, and shoots often,
twelve or even fifteen feet in length on
two-year-old trees are something per-
son may see from the railroad car while
travelling through our glorious state.
The population of California is still
small. One million and a quarter is oil
this states census gave as the number
of inhabitants. There will be homes for
just as many asmay choose to come and
work their way. The great danger is
That the warm climate and the ease with |