The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

| ton is now under control of the Sperry
Flour Company.
White, Cooley & Cults send it's patent
drapers and other goods to ali portions Of
the State.
While MarysviIle is the county seat OF
Yuba County Yubs City is the county seat
OF Suffer County, their courthouses lying
about one mile apart and a street railway
connecting the TWO cities Yuba City
prides herself upon her county buildings
and line schools, her exemption from
saloons and gambling-houses. The value
of the fruit crops OF Sutter, County exceeds
half a million dollars and over O million
cans of preserved fruit are shipped yearly.
The facilities for shipping are excellent
Fruit lands Iemain comparatively cheap
nor can any portion of California be re-
ommended better to the settler than
these same ci les OF Marysvllle and Yuba
City in respect to climate. The mum ber
of clear days. 235 year far exceeds those
of Italy or Florida. where they average
1876 and 124 respectively. Or, for instance.
the average winter temperature of the two
cities is equivalent to those OF z Philade lphia
in april and of Rhode Island in May.
In his early Days in California"
Justice Stephen ]. Field gives an interest
ing description OF his first visit to Marys-
vile anu his election as Alcalde. After
detailing day spent in Sacra mento, Jan.
uary 13, 1850, he says: "The next day l
took the little steamer Lawrence for Yer
non, which was SO heavily laden as to b
only eighteen inches out of water: and
the passengers, who amounted to a large
number. were requested not to move about
the deck, but to keep as quiet as possible.
In three or four hours after leaving Sac
ramento the captain suddenly cried oui
with great energy, Stop her! stop herr
and with some difficulty the boat escaped
running into what seemed to be q SOLITARY
house standing in vast lake of water. l
asked what place that was and was an.
swered 'Vernon'-the town where | had
been advised to settle as affording a good
opening for young lawyer. 1 turned to
the captain and said l believed 1 would
not put out my shingle at Vernon Just vet.
but would 60 further on.
The next place We stopped at was Nico-
laus, and the following day we arrived at
place called Nye's Ranch, near the
junction of the Feather and Yuba rivers.
No sooner had the vessel struck the land
ing at Nye's Ranch than all the passen-
gers, some forty or fifty in mum Der, as if
moved by common impulse, started for
an old adobe building which stood upon
the bank OF the river, and near which
were numerous tents. Judging from the
mum ber OF the tents there must have been
from 500 to 1000 people there. When we
reached the adobe and entered the prin
cipal room We saw map spread out on
the counter, containing the plan of a
town. which was called 'YubayiIle' and
a man standing b hind it crying ont
Gentlemen, put your names down: mn
your names down, all you that want
lots He seemed to address himsef To
me, and asked him the price of the lots
He answered, Two hundred and fiftv dol
lars for lots S0xl60 feet | replied .Rnt
suppose a man puts his name down and
aiterward don't want the lots? He re.
joined, oh, you need not take them IL
you don't want them. Put your names
down, gentlemen, you that want lots,
took him at his word and wrote nv nama
down for sixty-6ve lots, aggregatins in all
SIC, $50. This produced a great sensation
To the best of my recollection had onlv
about $40 left OF what Colonel Stevenson
had paid me, but it was immediatatv
noised about that a great capitalist had
come up from San Francisco to inyes, in
lots in the rising town. The consequence
was that the proprietors of the place
waited upon me and showed me great
attention.
IL saw at once that the place from its
position at the head of practical river
navigation was destined to become an
important depot for the neigh orlng
mines, and that its beauty and saiubritv
would render it pleasant place for
residence.
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"On the evening of the election there
was general gathering OF pc ople at the
adobe house. the principal building of the
place, to hear the official announcement
OF the result When this was made some
rrnnasad