New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07

the aid OF glass. Butte County makes wonder
Iu sSS 6afs sna Ynba and other
ties present bewdering VARIETY 0, fruits sraihs
found a great variety Of fruits from Newcastle,
which. ten wears ago was an Ola apahuoheu MN, MN
ing camp. An English colony bought up large
tract and has made the place famous Tor Its
fruit. which is shipped by the carload To Chica ago
Not far from here is the tea iarin OF Auoutl ne
trees thrifty those in CHINA or Assam or
Ceylon and the product does noI o en- ,es @
Adjoining this building is the large structure
devoted 70 san Joaquin Coqn n.y. SPe bnt ey
noted also for It's choice fruits Here Is n nodel on
thu vast Of wheat in the san Joaquin , NaliGy,
cuts tho grain hrashes H. ana leaves ohIa in f fr
The Monterey Pudding looks precisely Ike one OF
the old adobe mission structures that the Francis
can Fathers built in a quadrangle about their
dows small and protected by heavy iron gratings
the floor is covered with bitumen to resemble the
arre humber of relics Of Father Junpero Sierra
the founder OF the California missions who died
and buried in San Carlos Mission Church near near
Mont1rey Here are many Of ms bH cTcx which
he held in hand when he leaped ashore on the pres
ent site OF Monterey on June s. l'io herolS
on this spot by Mrs. Stanford outside the build;
ing IS the old flagstaff upon which the first unitea
is the first cannon landed in California by the
spanards 1t is clumsy Oh gun cast IN SPAN ~.
1922. and weighs 200 pounds. or whlch over 1VV
great contrast to this building redolent Of old
fornia is the Santa Clara County house. that Is
filled with the choicest fruit and wine No tourist
should neglect examine the canned fruit IN laIge
Jars that is displayed in this building Anythns
more perfect in form and color It would be I'M
possible to find in any country. The french pruie
industry is in evidence here on every side; ~ ~
has only come into prominence In ten years. but ],
has been shown conclusivey that the foothill land
in the Santa Clara is better adapted TO the chocest
French prunes than other district in california:
Hence unimproved land. which used 70 be SLOW OF
sale at $50 an acre. commands 500 an acre.
for planted In prunes at the end or iive years II
vjods from $50 500 with good crops four
years out Of five. In peaches apricots cherries ana
grapes this county also makes superb eNhlDlt.
In education IT is not behind. for v has score OF
schools and colleges. among which may De men
toned the Stanford University -
In Alameda Countys fine building one may see
nearly all the products OF the State In miniature.
Thore are tho choicest fruits cranes and wines,
while In the display Of Towers il is easily first The
county il one of the richest In the state ana ~
boasts of more schools and colleges than any
other with the single exception of San Francisco
The display Of work by the pupils Of the publc
schools Is very interesting Is also the exhibit or
the State University. and of many other private
schools -, -.
only a mere outline has been presented here OF
these county exhibits. which are the most strik
ing features of this fair ANY visitor VIII DO well
not 10 neglect them for in n single day he may
Icarn from them much Of California as ne WOULD
gain in a fortnight's trip through the state