The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History, Geography, Topography, and Scenery, Climate, Agriculture and Commercial Products, Geology, Zoology, and Botany, Mineralogy, Mines, and Mining Processes, Manufactures, Steamship Lines, Railroads, and Commerce, Immigration, Population and Society, Educational Institutions and Literature : Together with a Detailed Description of Each County, Its Topography, Scenery, Cities and Towns, Agricultural Advantages, Mineral Resources, and Varied ProductionsH.H. Bancroft, 1868 - 696 strani Order book for this title. Consists of sample pages from the original book followed by blank order sheets with columns for subscriber's name, address and comments. |
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... less appa- rent than it was a few years ago . Nearly all the Spanish titles have been finally adjudicated , and fair progress is making in settling the many vexa- tious disputes as to the large tracts of land granted by the United ...
... less appa- rent than it was a few years ago . Nearly all the Spanish titles have been finally adjudicated , and fair progress is making in settling the many vexa- tious disputes as to the large tracts of land granted by the United ...
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... less obscurity on this interesting subject than exists at present . Every custom of the Mexicans , described by their Spanish conquer- ors , proves their Asiatic origin . They had no written language , but kept their records by means of ...
... less obscurity on this interesting subject than exists at present . Every custom of the Mexicans , described by their Spanish conquer- ors , proves their Asiatic origin . They had no written language , but kept their records by means of ...
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... less than a week after leaving the camp , the provis- ions of this party were exhausted , while the terrible condition of the country prevented their travelling more than a mile or two each day . On the seventh day , three of the party ...
... less than a week after leaving the camp , the provis- ions of this party were exhausted , while the terrible condition of the country prevented their travelling more than a mile or two each day . On the seventh day , three of the party ...
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... less than 500,000 of the Anglo- Saxon race , possessing less than 700 miles of the Pacific coast - line , within less than twenty years , have created a greater commerce than did all the nations of Spanish origin , possessing 5000 60 ...
... less than 500,000 of the Anglo- Saxon race , possessing less than 700 miles of the Pacific coast - line , within less than twenty years , have created a greater commerce than did all the nations of Spanish origin , possessing 5000 60 ...
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... less than a mile in width - being too small for the passage of the waters as rapidly as they accumulate from such an extent of mountainous country , during extraordinarily wet seasons , they rise , and as the greater portion of the land ...
... less than a mile in width - being too small for the passage of the waters as rapidly as they accumulate from such an extent of mountainous country , during extraordinarily wet seasons , they rise , and as the greater portion of the land ...
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abundant acres agricultural auriferous average bushels California cañon cattle chiefly climate Coast Range contains county seat creek cretaceous crops cultivation deposits Diablo range district dollars east eastern eight erected extensive Feather river feet high fifty five forty four fruit gold grain grass Grass Valley growing hills hundred feet important inches Indians inhabitants lake land large number latter located lodes manufacture Mexican mills mineral mining mission Monte Diablo Monterey mountains nearly northern Pacific pine placer mining plains planted population portion pounds quantities quartz railroad rain rich river rocks Sacramento Sacramento river San Francisco San Joaquin river San José Santa Cruz season shipped Sierra Nevada sluice soil southern species springs square miles streams summer supply thousand feet timber tons town trees Tuolumne county twenty valley vegetables veins vessels vicinity vines winter yield