The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-10
VOL. VIII.---No, 2o
fertility of the sea, if properly taken advantag
of, would make amends for the indomitable bl

fertility of the sea, if properly taken advantag Q
Of would make amends for the indomitabe bi 7
renness of the lind.
"Uppsr California comprises all that exten
sive portion Of North America betweet latitude
- deg. and AZ deg, North, and longitude lO7
deg. aud ia deg West Within these limits it
lrcindes the territory discovered by Sir Francis
Drake, and named by him New Albion. The
part inhahlted by European and other foreign
settlers is merely tract extending a long the
shore Of The Pacific, for about 500 mile long and
40 in width; area abont 20oo ST rlr, miles; pop
ulation in 1881 was $4,000; the territory has
been thus divided:
P'csidios or Jurs'tion Pop in '3l Oh Towns Pop
San Francisco. .6.33s San Francisco. 81 l
Monterey a l42 Monterey 1Os
Santa Barbara 5,2a3 Santa Barbara Cl3
San Diego 1851 San Diego 1875
"Thc San Joachim and Jesus Maria are DO
navigable streams, dischargng themselves into
the Bay Of San Frincisso. The other 81 reaIns
are mere rynots, and the general infrcqnency
of rivers, and springs is tho chief de ect OF tic
country, though water may be Obtained in most
places by digging: The climate of California
and indeed Of AL the country on the west side
of tie Rocky Monnta ms, 10 considerably warm
er than that ofihe country in the East parts Of
America, in the sams lil:udus.
1.-THE mean temperature at San Francisco So
2. Iahr Gold has been found IN one of the
streams filling into the S. lula lake. Here is
prolnsion of forest trees, including oak, elm.
ash, beach, birch, plarizy, and many varieties of
pines. Limestone and clay, and its abundance
of vegetable and animal life, and the fertility of
some of its districts, is s'rikingy contrasted with
Lower California. Though many fruits are
easily cultivated, few are Indigenous Among
the wild animals, arc the American lion, and
American tiger buffaloes. stays, Ioes, ellis, tie
wild mountain cat; bears, wolves, jlckalls, nu-
mcrons herds Of Wild cattle, foxes, polecats, OF
tiers, beavers, hares, rabbits. and a proflsion Of
olhcr kinds OF game. The elk and argali are do
incsticatrd. The bison is hunted for its skin,
winch is ns'd in many plrts of Spanis, .2mer.
ca az a bed or carpet. Birds are exceedingly
abundant The sea contains cxhausless
stores.
~ he Indians are seldom over five feet high
They have tmd Carriage, aIc INDECENT, pus-
luminous, and without any oflhe boIdness, IN
dusty, and activity evinced by the Indians near
Ell th' pole.
~ he roiatnc thrivcs in taliflnin. az well as
all green pot herbs Introduce by Europ, ans
The olive is produced in great perfection at.
tie, however, have been the staple of tho roun-
try. Their increase is extraorGinary There
are numerous herds running wild. In the neg h
oorh"ad OF the prtsldios are sumo ranches, or
national farms, set apart toi the soldic,y. In
November, 1886, the people Of Monterey and tic
vicinity rose, attacked and suhsued the Carr SOL,
expelled all the Mexican iunclionarics and troops
de Jared California independent, and estob shed
a Congress OF deputies tor its future govern
ment"