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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Stran v
... yield of gold ; and rivaling two zones in the variety of its other products . It is seen to be the nucleus of a great empire on the Pacific , already adjoined by States and Territories of remarkable characteristics , and laying a train ...
... yield of gold ; and rivaling two zones in the variety of its other products . It is seen to be the nucleus of a great empire on the Pacific , already adjoined by States and Territories of remarkable characteristics , and laying a train ...
Stran vii
... yield an average of 20 to 35 bushels of wheat per acre ; crops of 60 bushels are not uncommon , while as high as 80 bushels have been known on virgin soil under the most favorable circumstances . The farmer loses less time here than in ...
... yield an average of 20 to 35 bushels of wheat per acre ; crops of 60 bushels are not uncommon , while as high as 80 bushels have been known on virgin soil under the most favorable circumstances . The farmer loses less time here than in ...
Stran viii
... yield- ing over 37 per cent . of the whole annual gold product of the world , or 10 per cent . more than Australia . In this range , or its offshoots , are also found mines of silver , copper , iron and coal , with smaller quantities of ...
... yield- ing over 37 per cent . of the whole annual gold product of the world , or 10 per cent . more than Australia . In this range , or its offshoots , are also found mines of silver , copper , iron and coal , with smaller quantities of ...
Stran ix
... yield ever known . The wheat crop alone , for 1867 , was worth nearly as much as the gold , and the surplus of this staple freighted 223 ships , and reached a value of $ 13,000,000 ; while the total exports of home products , including ...
... yield ever known . The wheat crop alone , for 1867 , was worth nearly as much as the gold , and the surplus of this staple freighted 223 ships , and reached a value of $ 13,000,000 ; while the total exports of home products , including ...
Stran 113
... yielding a great deal of honey and wax . These articles are among the staple exports of the county . A large number of mulberry trees have been planted within the past few years , for propagating the silk - worm , which is found to ...
... yielding a great deal of honey and wax . These articles are among the staple exports of the county . A large number of mulberry trees have been planted within the past few years , for propagating the silk - worm , which is found to ...
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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