Napa Valley Ice Crop by Editor

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jan 30, 1879

Napa Valley Ice Crop.

By Editor

"Guess Not.— 'We are credibly informed,' says the Signs of the Times, 'that a gentleman whose ranch extends into a canyon on the west side of Napa Valley, four miles south of St. Helena, put up fifteen tons of ice on the last day of December. Had he commenced a day earlier, or had the rain held off a day, he might have secured 50 tons. This is the first ice crop of Napa Valley.' Now we venture the assertion that the Times' informant is about fifteen tons out of the way, and that neither the editor, his informant or any one else now on earth will live to see the time when fifty tons of ice can be taken from any point in the valley, and especially above Napa City."—Calistogian.

"The ice spoken of last week in the Star as put up down the valley, near here, was by E. B. Smith, at Nook Farm, west of Rutherford. It formed in the reservoir in the canyon back of his place, and was four inches thick. He could easily have had 40 to 50 tons, had he place to house it, and gathered it in time. As it is he has about 15 tons put up, which will be ready for use next summer. It is nice, pure ice, and there is no joke about the story. A frozen truth."—St. Helena Star.

We profess no infallibility, and are dependent for much of our news upon the daily papers. But our news columns are made up with great care, and may generally be relied upon as correct. In this instance we reported the ice yield of Napa Valley ahead of any paper in the Valley. Will the Calistogian acquit the Signs of the Times of error in the case?