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impose a tax upon the native products of the country. I am informed 

 that over 1,000,000 boxes, or 50,000,000 pounds, of raisins are coming 

 Eastward from California. Of this quantity, about one-tenth, or 2,000,- 

 000 pounds, will reach New York. A part of this shipment has al- 

 ready arrived, and more will do so next week. So fine is the fruit that 

 it is bought up to a great extent before it reaches here. The remain- 

 der of the Eastern shipment is dropped by the way at the principal 

 cities. It is my opinion that the California raisin will soon drive the 

 foreign out of the American market, and will finally be exported to 

 Europe.'' 



CHAPTER XXI. 



INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE. 



It will be impossible, in the limited space allotted to me, 

 to do justice, or even mention, all the important individual ef- 

 forts in grape growing, wine making and cellars, for which 

 our State is already justly famous ; nor would it be of any ( 

 real benefit to enumerate them all, were such a thing possible. 

 But a short description and mention of a few of the largest 

 arid most important should find place, as part of a picture of 

 this immense industry. 



The largest vineyard in this State is that of Senator Leland 

 Stanford, at Vina, Tehama County, on a piece of rich allu- 

 vial bottom land on the banks of the Sacramento River. 

 On his magnificent ranch of over 50,000 acres, an area of 

 about 3 miles is now planted in vines. The oldest vineyard 

 is now about thirty years old and was planted by a Mr. 

 Gerke. To this have been added in 1882, 1,021 acres, in 

 1883, 1,053 acres, in 1885, 900 acres, a total of 3,o54acres. 

 All this immense tract can be irrigated if thought advisable, 



