The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18

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| SANTA MONICA CAIIFeRsIA, Oct 25 1875.
FRIEND S-we have travelled near seven hundred miles
the hills and valleys Of this State since landed in
Stockton the 2th day Of May last most of that dis
with wagon that have had fair opportunity
to what have passed As for beauty of gen
eral appearance California s mot compare with Ka nsas
mot by two hundred per cent Yet there are many
beautiful here and nice spots in which to live But
Of the whole country Is rough barren look
ing hills and mountains devoid of vegetation during the
Summer season, poorly watered and sparsey timbered
Inc valleys however are rch ana generally pear an ap
pearance OF productveness we nave Travelled more OF
less in each Of the following named valleys San joaquin
pronounced san Waukeenl Merced Tuolomne, LoIarro,
Salinas San Antoine, santa NJ eries, San Luis Obispo
santa barbara San Bueniventuria and are now in the
Bionna valley IN the portion which Is called Los Angeles
The majority Of these valleys are narrow leaving out the
four nrst named Inc rest VIII not average three miles
de taking their entire length What is called valley
here comprises all the land that is comparatively level
between two ranges Of mountains Thus there are fire.
quently several miles OF foothills that can generally
be cultivated They spoken Of separately they
not considered as valley The valleys named all lay south
OF Sacramento except the sacramento.
As country believe California to be healthy and
people that are disposed TO be contented can live easy
here and make money But the Cafornians the most
disspated restless people that have They
rich enough-nerer have anything to eat that is
good enoughnever the outside of enough whis
key. Yet have found fne people and have been treat
ed well every place. We are now about four hundred
miles down the southeast from San Francisco and
eighteen miles from Los Angeles city of $1,000 nhabi
tants County of this os Angeles) County Ours Is
town called Santa Monica three months old and
contains hundred houses New going
up the rate of three per day and four Sundays We
have settled here for good and bought two town lots
built house and are now living home and boarding
at the place-a healthy. contepted and happy
pecially my boy Willie who has made about two hundred
dollars running job wagon
This town is on the coast has good wharf and is re-
ceivng the calls of about ten vessels per week of
them unloading whole cargoes One New York steamer
was seven days unloading hundred tons of freight
here. The railroad from here to Los Angeles is
pleted that all the freight and passengers for that
place will stop here this being the nearest port
paper has just been started.
Southern California has better climate than Italy.
From June to October get rain Vegetation dries
and appears dead and dust the general order of the
day. Flowing and seeding begins in November and may
cultivate several hundred of land for he may plow
and sow for six months and then reap oi the next six
No fear rain in may be cut and thresh
ed by the machine and LETT In sacks about the field where
they frequently lie for weeks and even months without
injury before being carried TO market Gardens are lux
urant with vegetables and flowers here, at midwnter
The San Joaquin Valley contains about fifteen million
acres Of lane capable Of producing two crops per
This single item viii give some idea OF the vast agcu
tural resources OF the state Nearly every variety OF
fuit known IN the world VII grow successfully here In
deed the most profitable fruits here are oranges lemons
olives hgs dates &C. They plant sixty orange or lemon
trees 10 the acre In ten yers the lemon tree VIII bear
6o lemons and the orange tree loo oranges and double
'ne IN nteen years 80 that these orchards yield