The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
GOLD AND FINE FRUIT.

Five miles from Wheatland, in the Bear
River, are located four gold dredges two OF
which are in active operation. Tts dredging
company has secured sufficient land to keep
these dredges at work for fifty years.
To the north of Browns Valley and in the
immediate vicinity quartz mining is carried on.
To the east OF Browns Valley and eighteen
miles from Marysvlle Is the town Of Smarts-
vile. This district Is also noted for its fine
fruits both citrus and deciduous, and more
especially for its production OF fine oranges.
This district has the advantage some
On the south side of the Yuba River in this
locality are large placer mines, from which
millions in gold have been extracted and where
millions still remain.
In the section lying to the south Of Smarts-
vile and extending to the Bear River, and
known as the Cabbage Patch, are rich mineral
deposits OF gold and copper, which have been
but slightly developed. However. to the east
q couple of miles there Is one valuable copper
deposit from which much ore has been taken
and which is equipped with extensive ma
chinery for crushing ore and manufacturing
mineral paint. This section also produces fine
cereals and fruits and land can be purchased
at a reasonable figure.
In the Indiana Ranch district gold mining has
been carried on since the earliest days, Ii being
a rich mineral section. More than a dozen
quartz mines are in the course of development.
Still to the north are to be found the tim
Der LANDS which surround the towns of Chal-
Ienge and Woodville and which in the past fed
the saWmillS located there with logs enough to
turn out 1 900. 600 feet of lumber a year.
strawberry Valley. situated at the extreme
northern point OF the county, was in the early
DAYS noted for it's rich gold Mines and there
is a tendency to restore the old time activity.
Thirty-one miles northeast Of Marysville. in
the midst of a district rich in farming, mining
and fruit growing, is the town OF Dobbins.
Four miles from these points, over little
level country, then down steep hill to the
very banks OF the north fork OF the Yuba
River is Colgate where the largest and most
extensive group of power houses owned by the
Bav Counties Power Company is located.
Some eight miles northeast of Dobbins Is To-
Gated EuIlard's Bar and Oregon HILL where
in the wears past many fortunes have been
made by the miners who carried surface
mining. But those days are past and quartz
lodges are now being developed. To the east
a few miles many large hydraulic mines were
successfully operated, and here came into
existence the town of Camptonville. pictur-
egoueIy situated on the edge Of bluff.
THE PICTURESQUE VIEW.
I1nexpectedly you are ushered into some
clearing. where over undulating hills are
growing orchards of beautiful fruit, rich red
appIes bearing the limbs of the trees almost
10 the ground peaches exquisite in coloring
and luscious in flavor. and vineyards from
which are picked black table grapes large
as cherries, wine grapes from which the finest
wine is produced, and last, but not least, by
the side of these fruits are fields OF ripened
grain II may be mentioned that the black
grapes took the first prize at the State Fair
| for three consecutive years. Notwithstanding