The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-20

hare and nHt .F4EEarar "a zfs.zna aHnHa
natal ra,rt.n. ths trr IL lrrr.as sws
more 8lrrrty tho gr,arar sg..rsrr
uesfsr sIsps Th5. re-.sn gs.s ,ts
gsvar5ie bsart = tse tsyss Tstsr,ss
V.s7gez who was ers-sts.g d fau 8,vs
ago. / saw biu ia prfsea q asfst In
offensive looking lido man hgf f.r
MANY wears the terrer af tlf. whole
regsrs Salinas Valley arsnfs., ao die
cream had the cool s,t fsrvy bres-s
in tha Afternoon which tbase ,gle .r.
s-rnstara.s ,ait liFe a, ,sr.}., tst tb.
general character Of oil valleys sr,ar,
the coast mountains ia tb. same The
nearer the eoast tine more sggal il tbe
YEARLY temper,igre These mountains
extend In two or three p,r,llel rasgas
the whole length of The state living
along the coast and this rerian H. I
think tnr hest mart ar the state la sail
and climate There Ia mt much aim.
her. live and white oak are scattered
ia their lsap,iipI Graves hero and ,b.re
la the valleys. and the mountains ef
about the same heirbtaboye the valley
a. ours IN Vermont. are slightly wood.
ed and afford excellent pasturape --
Great quantities nC shean are kent
here and a great deal of farming dome
The region of the coast range
arresting tbe moisture from the sen
and is not lnbl, Z, drouth Jpaging
from what / SAW of il and what hear
it cannot be SURPASSED for loveliness
of climate and productiveness Of soil
Ii takes some capital to procure land
however, in the most desirable places
AS il is high in such was an,iops
10 keep on and go to Santa Barbara
and perhaps Los Angelo bnt conelnd
ed [ had better not and returnipg IN
San Jose. took the cars and EMERGED
by a narrow pass once more into the
great interior basin of the state At
about its center at Latbrop. This is
ia reality one preat valley l50 n;Ies
in length and averaging An have
seen it stated 30 miles in width tboogh
I shonl1 think II mora. il 10 1,y;dod Lv
mama into the Sacramento and So,
joaquin Valleys from the two LARGE
rivers which drain il. The Sacraman.
TO Valley extends northwara from
the junction of the two rivers until il
is barred by Mount Shasta Iong con.
sidered the HIGHEST peak in CaIiforni,
lifting its snowy summit 10000 feet
skyward. This valley is better wafer.
ed and wooded than the San Joaonin
and is more tbicklv settled Live oak
groves are scattered thouob IT, These
trees are not deciduous and hear no
resemblance to our oaks save in form
The leaves are small, thick glossy
dark green and in such nrofusion that
they make a very dense foliage Great
punches Of luxuriapt niatlet1e are fro
auently fastened upon the boughs. a
parasite which gradually kills the free
and then. for lack Of ronrisbpent if
dies. Much a. has been said of tbc
live oak groves. their beantv has moi
been exaggerated and thew make
nictura Ga Harmonious with tho s,r.
roundings that for effect no artistic
skill could imnrove tbeir arr,,oa,oan,
The Sacramento Vallev ia davotef
nrincinallv 70 farming a;,bor e,, c.ra;r
or frnit STRETCHING IN tba san,h mt;
arrested Inv srnr or tho s;orras :,
Kern County ies the San Jooc,;nyol
lev eo.called drained nv +be river ~
that name and bitber took NV ,yav
A railroad noroood hv uo Cootr,
Pacific Comoa,v ,rbo ain, g aontro
every eyorytbin, in CaIiforo;a and
we'll nigh do o,te,ds sono lovonl
Bakersfeld far to tho sonth and !.
croo,;,o, s,n,slv nr 70 cornoct with A.,
con,hara p,.;e,. po.a ,.L;on :. a.;
aao,lv has cih :, ovnoo, . ,.oa
down in Arrive, -, or son.where ral
ing this road and r;3ir0 to,,ard III,
son,h ,vo cro.. ~. s,n Ie.u,,;, I3;,.a.
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