Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-22
Los Angeles. CALIFORNIA.

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Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA,
February, 1872.
| Mr.. EDITOR Surprising that letter from
this section of the country would interest you
therefore Charles Countian takes the liberty
of giving you short description of the climate
and facilities of the Beautiful valley of clos
| Angeles" The pioneer showed correct APP
probation of the true and beautiful when he
gave to it the name 'Vale of the Angels"
In no other spot on earth is to be found equal
facilities of soil and climate. The trees, flow
ers and fruits of the tropics are acclimated and
fourishing in climate formed by happy
blending of all the zones. Nowhere else has
nature bestowed her favors with such profusion
and discrimination. With the choice material
at hand man is furnishing beautiful homes
Throughout the valley the taste for the beauti-
full in nature and art is increasing.
The city of Los Angeles has improved Won
derfully in the last few years. Notwithstand-
ing the two dry years past, and the Chinese
riot, twenty or thirty large brick business
houses have been built and still they are build
ing; many of them would do credit to any city
have no doubt this city and county has a
brighter future than any other point on the
Pacific coast. Eastern capital is turning this
way, and the city and country is full of strang-
ers looking at and buying both lands and city
property.
The vineyards here are very extensive, beau
tiful and paying institutions. The orange and
walnut orchards are also large and beautiful,
equally, if not more profitable. I understand
that one-fourth the interest of the orange crop
from one of the orchards (Mr. Wolfskill's 81 this
year was sold, before gathering, for $40, 900.
I have seen from three to four thousand oranges
from one tree, they will average from ten to
fifty dollars tree. Any person would do well
to plant out at least ten acres of land in orange
trees, in a few years his income would be more
than sufficient for. all his demands, and few
thousand to spare. Then he could live at his
ease, and his orange trees would bring forth
their thousands yearly.
The climate here at this season of the year is
delightfully."- mild and balmy, and, since the re-
cent rains, everything is looking green and
Furnishing, and the flowers sending forth their
fragrant odors to the breeze, reminding me
very much of the beautiful month of May in
Maryland. While everything is green and
fiourishing around US, on the mountain tops,
not more than twenty miles dstan., stern win
ter, with her mantle of snow, is frowning down
upon US with all his might, but this beautiful
valley stands in defiance of her cold frownng
looks. The snow-clad mountains and the beau
tiful green foliage of the valley presents, in
deed, quite a contrast to the eye.
A few more words and I have done, as, no
doubt 1 have occupied already too much of
your time. I notice that enterprise is collect
ing here from all quarters of the globe; the
rarest, most beautiful and most useful of ma
| lures gifts to the outer world. The North,
South, East and West are contributing to this
grand collection which will, at day not far
distant, embrace within its limits all that is
desirable in the vegetable world.
Very respectfully,
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