ShMf.llx'(>/’//' C.iUFOJt.VJA. 
3'J 
Tub .Southern Pacific is fast extending 
her tiTick of el' ol iiri-.iM lbs ruiilir,. nt 
Soon ocean and gulf will lie hound to¬ 
gether by at mug In -, mid tin- mighty ,, ltl 
Inline will i'll thundering along tin diort 
cut ncniNH the contiuml. .Nil snow, light 
grades, (straight line, mid ([nn k time, it 
will unite Kilel to Went; mid unci' '.jnrn, 
will lif (In. greati• >t. highway, doing ||o- 
iiuiht good of nuy other in tin* world. 
When Uni last mil is hud. and the find 
tniin poos through connecting i.r-cidtoit 
with orient, tlnui will Hon them Cali fora in 
liooni. That this country offiis g fl ,t< , 
inducementi to the emigrant limn miv 
other on the fact* of the globe none cnij 
deny w ho know whereof they speak 
The railroad fare from New York to I. 
Vngeles is now only-SJ.'i. on the thin) cl,,.., 
or emigrant train, and as the Central Pa¬ 
cific Itnilrond < nmpmiv have rceotiHv put 
on sleeping cars on this train, families wdl 
find it very comfortable traveling this 
«'uy. 
A LETTER WORTH READING. 
VIEWS 1'TIOM A I'HAlTICAl, STlNDPOISr. 
Axaheim, l'Vlirimrv 8, 1*80. 
Si su-Tnoric Cvutousia.—T he immo of 
your imper seems almost a niiMionn i ihi- 
year, visit, d ns we have been by unusual 
frosts, and even snow; but as these re¬ 
markable visitations have been general all 
over tlm State, and us nor supply of these 
unwelcome visitors has been imuleml. in 
proportion t<* other pails of lIn- State I 
suppose we have in, right to complain 
l lie snow seems to have no respect for per 
Hons or localities, mid the umch-lnaded 
warm lu ll which it is claimed exists at a 
certain elevation above the low valid s on 
(hi, hill hides, all over the State had its 
while hlaukut of mjow mid its dwn of 
float and ice. just like otlmr places. Put 
I mu glad to bo able to m v that, t .»„ 
mid Urungr had no allow’ anil have hud 
no Kt vprc fronts. On ih„ uituinn , .dim 
the snow atorm the snow appear.' Ion On 
tops 1.1 tin, lulls seven mill . moth lit >ti e 
hi'ini for the In-I time Since |SV. and aPu 
on tlm luot.liilla hurl I, .,r Orange, hut uo 
snow fell in or uoar either place The 
lowest Ieinpeinttires inmlod liy -.-If 
rcglatul'iiig Ilieiiiniiiii ti v (Ann,/ rum U\ r 
iliutiuft) this si’usoi lime In i n a . follows 
I teectiibvi ‘id. HO .Imilimy J.l. 'J'l .1 
an ;t|. ‘J8 ; l i linmn 1. 'jit Tin m. 
Hie liu) V fllstllUCi s will'll ll Ini. ‘ 1 1 l. i» p, 
freezing point iu l>eluw No djitm. c lm- 
Iteen done In either i.nnng.. Ivimm tie. *. 
and only a few tender shoot*. mi line In . .. 
have bet n nipped 
l'eiMoint see),in;.; for land upon which to 
I‘hint fli tills fiuits should bear in mind (In 
factili.ii dang, i fiem frost , h inthi- 
|""t "f the county than in any nil.. ■ pi... . 
in Hotillieru Califoiuia. In addition I., 
'hi*» remarkalile udvantc •, h«<o u 
winni, moist mid excceiliiiglv leruh .oil, 
"‘"""r-c '-’U must I.t on, land* water ntrsn^i I I,--fr -1. d vln 
is found .-it a depth of fr'U.is'., t,.U.„f,h*n ■ !. un llu.t,.p ,.ft 
from the marftue, and on the same lands which the iir cnotd u,<t 
water for irrigation j„ 0 ,. r | n , t , fa \... „|, vi 
tmind hr ls.ru.g utninu well*. Oth 
lot fr,«t.sl U, 
" • /*•' *T r* i i»*r )q i * 
adapt. d to i he production ..f nil kinds of ,l, ,' ni ,i .t u -r„., , 
fruits (seiut-lropicnl and temperate), vinca. the frosts I vim th. - * 
■"" M»‘ hob range of fin 
tlial nil of tlirw* vanVil prwliu'tiofjv, l»e *ti<i r lirV f 4( .f •'* f n ttiffsj 
growu on the same piece of Inud A man ' ", - " ' " 'f*/'« p 
w-liu plant* an orchard or a Tiimard ism.t ><-■•. , '<■* -J u . ail - ” t " r 
ohlige.l to wait two or three years Until fr,..t^d an! non.fr. .sir. | \. r , ■*’“ l! 
In- tiecs or vitn-s bent fruit, hut can rat*- K »Uu r e d .-er. .<• . -ti a 
eroiis and obUiu an inr-time fnm, th.- iiart lit f , '" n ‘ 
of Ins laud tint in plntit.utiiiQ. trallisid vines h\ l ti - I 
Our lam) pos.umki?s another all iuiporlmit w.tlen a f-e.t of the cnnmd Imi ,t . 
ail van I age. On moat uf out lands water fm*t.-l Tl 
t . 1 .A - » . m 
h rough 
V'Mt iii« 
s-t high 
:. • ..* “"'"'"u "vie. enact s^j.. gr’iwrug in »-itniiar bunrlr mi that I 
lands are irrigable l, r ditches on tlm land, think U.st the diff.-tem-.. m 
[HWKC-samg •'natural Imiisture,” Plant., 'cn.-il th. .s-.Myof the latt. r 1 1 ,.. f, 
lions are always safe, as,, if planted prop- '« andmibtc.lly « rs.., lose 
eviy, the top root will extend iuelf down The vi». ranh. ..f timeral Nagle.-”. t f s. tll 
to perpetual moi»tim\ and when thi* is 1 ' are m a low tro»tv rajler but 
I'm- inig ite hi IS III, i only not re- his .inns are trained to stak'- 
ijmred, but Uo* trees and vims,'haviu.- at f*-t high, «h h I kU , infenn.-d 
Nil tioiwi a B-tlffldetlt aupply Ilf tn-u-tnre. .. < 
-•rr.vv mid peif.u-t their runt with » Iiaturvl. J levum* • <|h rmnee I u.i Jj*, ...,| { „ 
healthy mill Stea.lv grnwth. j belli re {fc If mi, the re mod* s 4 jm,„i tJu* 
With irrigation it i- always a fras,t ur a! Q nly ri«.k Ili.t affrefa <;ui nnio iris is 
famine— too uvuch or out enough water. *itnjd* and ea»v. 
and if from any cause the Hvs. or vino ,U, V. ry early or run isle prumug iiud.niht- 
iitii get its water at tin- stairs I time, it 'dly prevcuU the vine from potto _ mt s> 
u nel-ba.'k which it may take a year t., gel early, bill suppose Die fn dumld cotae 
over. Any ]dnut wluch ha* tins regular! n httln later tlma usual, then tie liffn 
uudovitting «up),ly uf luiustura is unaf- ' • n th*. lime of tiriinn.,- would amount 
i- ,'t, I I--, bid, dry 
nud having p-rt.-t.d mid s..bdtfied iU 'lo- staking up ..f the vines I . 
'•V'HkI by a sternly an l iiivtue.il, mid not lev ll f f"'tr to five feet aliuuhi prjvu to Is a w 
uun 'in, tl and f.»rc. -I gronth, is m ■ It 1 l|ll,v trust. 1 would strongly I 
less liable to l" ftfIWl.nl by fmats Most 't* - I ptum 
of the old vineyards tu Anaheim arc tin * country whcrwland w a a cheap vs 
s three tune- 11 '* l'allfi.UTJtn, <>t>» Wiml.l 
M i. 
lay 
gated once, twice,,>r 4 ... 
a year. The Cl)lliltij 1| fill! § __ , 
tin ruuta, ioHt. ad tu pncelr.iting deep in | to,- many vim-s U n sn 
the sml in as arch of f<>.*l and luwiature, 
of this is tint *ht i>- Wen 
ilv for I'Tx.wdttiff 
find that 
I 
• •• ’ is." ■» '-i 'ni mni *i|i 1 1 •»» me. - 
are in.it t, ,1 mur the surface ami n*t«n»lly "htch .a 
suffer if they from an* 
aen to ii 
do mil oei - tout 1 
ne half bu t apart, wl, 
■g I he vine it. | .flint, 
t .... ...t, ..i i.. 
Ihvir usmvJ supply of luoistiuw. tin flu- l“"d. and whirl, 
other hand, the later planted vineyard-. ••(•*')»* and inu 
outniiln of the old *w tt)<'1U*'Ut, which let V» *fi" u *° plant t 
Uun raiaad without iriig ttiou, and an 
stronger growing and tlinMici vines, l.cm 
better gmpra and larger uiops. and un 
ll* Ilf's OH llltJ IM I 
and fallen off. V 
most important fn 
irrigate I vines. The roots I. 
• he .'old ground, th 
- I 11.» 
Kit one thud 
f com on on . 
iu a hug* c 
n | 
Its. six a Mil K 
. i .. 1....1. t.. 
VII) 
curly in the spring an th 
whose mot* ii tmar Iti 
imi 
which ilocn not reach the deep 
hit.-i in the ».i tlNOI). 
\ iiii-a of the iiH'sl delicate 
VUlielles ate pel ferity haiilv 
Winter ll-'-ls, lull all .lie - irw 1 <-• i 1 
have their I, ml. i shout* mpp.-d wl., ti the 
commcuc.? to grow til tt/e *•) 
lr k lj 
v« di 
noth. 
|i lri 
ted up 
r amt 
Unit most < 
plant e<l cm 
the vinos *. 
i. \ ,p.i ii. 1 
iliev axxls 
r.an.i i 
df 
• A 
ated 
l the 
Hmils 
1 
art so 
V 1 lifts, 
J 4|. , 
> .1 lltll 
oivu.lv am 
old olylo o: 
v.-iy tiitp-' 
„.,»t of Ibl 
h .i - - nut 1 
f I'Lintiu^ c 
itHlll. tlM % 
iroik. th* i*| . 
ilu* «i4*rk 'luu« 
^rtpe# ti 
I.'- bn 
d vi ha 
iig ait 
| • 
1 notice hi r 
ivhvrv Uie t 
v !(•.>! (h« .ini 
mde n,*w 
s -l vu 
i.vtri 
!,)• aw 
ii in.in. 
* 
i, tv. till 
Im'.'H two bad frosls in \i 
Ito crop III each . a si w is ului 
nng; and o.s 
■1 the t«. ni > 
\pul. if by 
t‘C 1 till L vilit il 
r .‘ 
this colli 
duauvswd. 
| • t *rs* ft M|)> |{ 
crop in Um* 
• i . 
-1 I Vi 
lliort* l»u\v 
1 large 
t*» VotJunn 
H, l,,« 1 
)ti)-w\ rut ui)» 
Inal will 1 
think nuvlhiug rvlatiug to 
diould Is'- inv«sfigaD*l mid 
cpcvtliilly, 
Wn H. fit t»»> 
