Land of Sunshine: Southern California : an Authentic Description of Its Natural Features, Resources and Prospects

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World's Fair Association and Bureau of Information Print, 1893 - 112 strani
 

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Stran 83 - counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego. This section differs from the rest of the State in having a drier and slightly warmer climate, more even temperature, and more fair and sunny days. Rain falls in
Stran 27 - year, trees of the latter age may be relied upon to give a net profit of at least $100 per acre. The fruit is easily handled, being shaken from the tree, dried in the sun, and packed in boxes or sacks. It is only within the past few years that much attention has been given to the
Stran 59 - Society in Southern California is very cosmopolitan. Every State in the Union, and almost every country in the world, are numerously represented. There is a charming absence of dull monotony in social life. New arrivals
Stran 10 - in New York. Then, as the mountains are climbed, cooler, bracing air is again encountered. On a winter's day the traveler may breakfast by the seashore after a dip in the ocean, lunch amid the orange groves, and dine in the snow-fields of the
Stran 5 - Louisiana, 48,720; Mississippi, 46,810; New York, 49,170; Ohio, 41,060; Pennsylvania, 45,215; Tennessee, 42,050; Virginia, 42,450. The States of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont could all be placed within the boundaries of Southern California, and still leave 1,154 square miles to spare.
Stran 69 - system, extends through the entire length of the county, to San Diego City and National City, with branches to San Jacinto and Temecula. The northern end of the county is crossed by the Southern Pacific. There is also a branch of the Southern California to Escondido, and several short independent lines in the bay region. It is expected that a direct line from San Diego, to
Stran 13 - The soil of Southern California is as diversified as its topography and climate have been shown to be. In the lower valleys the soil consists of a rich alluvium, deposited by streams in past ages, varying according to the amount of sand or clay which it contains. Here and there are found streaks of this description of land tinged with white
Stran 55 - ranch hides"—those produced on farms where a few animals are kept—can be purchased at a nominal price. The expense for tallow and neat's-foot oil in the manufacture would be less than in the East. There is some tan-bark oak here, and large quantities in Lower California. The extract can also be imported from
Stran 10 - found within the borders of Southern California, and even within a couple of hours' journey. On the coast it is cool in summer, with occasional fogs at night, a climate that is soothing to the nervous. Farther inland it becomes warmer, and in places decidedly hot at times, though, owing to the dry atmosphere, a temperature of 100
Stran 38 - increased largely in Southern California during the past five years. This section is eminently adapted to the dairy business. An acre of alfalfa will supply four cows with green food the year round, and this may be supplemented with beets, squash, and corn, which, as already shown, yield

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