Amador ledger., 1907-11-01
adOr County
Descriptive Article


embraces within its territory all
diversity of valley, foothill, and
mountainous lands.
timate.-The climate of the popu-
portions of the county is as genial
healthful as can be found anywhere
california. AS climate is one of the
valuable assets of this favored
in attracting population, Amador
IDS second to no county in this re-
It should. and no doubt will in
when its climatic advantages are
thoroughly understood and APP
Hated, become a health resort not
for those in less favored states.
for the residents of other parts of
Norma. The temperature alone the
raj portion rarely falls below 80
rees above zero in winter, and as
ly rises to 100 degrees in the sum-
Snow seldom falls in the settled
ficts. and never remains on the
hnd for more than a few hours. OF
rse, in the high mountain regions
astern Amador the snowfall is very
Ry-which is characteristic of the
re Sierra Nevada range. The sum-
season is Away accompanied with
nights; permitting of sound. re-
Thing slumb Der. Fogs are rare, cy-
es are unknown, thunderstorms are
equent.
bid Mining.-The county, although
in other sources of wealth, COM
atively untouched, is noted prin-
ply for her quartz mines. The
pest gold mines in America are To-
I'd here. The Kennedy mine is now
ing gold in liberal quantities from
rtz extracted from depth of over
feet below the surface, with every
cation that the pay-ore extends to
Ilch greater depth. Since the dis
Fry of gold. the county has contrib
! fully 500. 100000 to the worlds
ply of the precious metal. The
les are still yielding at the rate of
ut two million dollars annually.
irly all of this wealthiis produced by
t or ten mines operating on what
He'd the mother lode" stretching
If across the county in a northeast
direction distance of twenty
rs. The mines aggregate between
Rand 500 stamps, and furnish en-
ment for over 1000 miners. This
stry is still i'm its infancy. The
Explored territory, even along the
gold belt. is far in excess of the
bnd that has actually been worked
respected. The county offers to-
one of the most inviting fields to
found anywhere in the world for the
lstment of capital in Understanding
mess of gold mining, notalone along
mother lode, but also in the almost
puched mineralized country of the
belt, some ten or twelve miles from
main lode.
esides gold, we have copper, de-
its of pottery, coal, 1marbe, slate,
Sstone. granite, and soapstone or
-all undeveloped.
gricultural7C Capabilities -Theagri-
ural possibilities equal, if not excel,
mineral riches. The valley lands
produce any thing that can be
vn in the most favored sections.
he foothill lands all kinds ,Of decid-
fruits thrive: also all kinds OF
etable are raised where irrigation
Practicable along the numerous water
Uses. Further up 10 the mountains,
u altitude of 1000 to $500 feet, the
4 is admirably adapted for apples
potatoes. A ready market for
by times the quantity now raised of
be commodities can be found hin the
aus mining towns.
Eape culture and winemaking are
PuSing important industries, both
4 grapes and wine commanding a
Ter price than the product of the
Hand.
and is cheap compared with other
foruSa lands. Improved farms may
secured for one-fourth the price
lent iE some places. Unimproved
Is can be had from So to $40 per
It does not require q fortune to
Ia small c&ncn. There is room for
Ege addition to our agricultural pop
ion. Vast tracts now devoted to
lie ranges might be made the homes
lndreds OF prosperous farmers.
mador has population of less than
Three fouftas of this is conceu-
ed in a strip of three miles above
Fbelow the mineral belt.
Lckson, the county seat, has about
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