Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-19
sou,hern Callfornie.

The thirty-ffth parallel of latitude,
north, which marks the northern bound
ary OF the States of Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi is also practically the
northern limit of the group Of California
counties distinguished collectively as
Southern California; viz, San Bernard
ino, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Az
geles and San Diego. This group, there
fore, corresponds in latitude with the
middle section of the Southern States,
and line from west to east through
its center, if continued across the
continent, after passing through Ari-
iona and New Mexico, would cut through
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia ard South Carolina, leaving the
southern extremity Of North Carolina
slightly to the north. Viewing the con-
tinent geographically, Southern Califor-
MIA, which in the future may quite possi-
bly, become separate commonwealth, is
clearly to be considered a part OF the
South, and the treatment Of its wonder
ful and growing interests is evidently
called for in journal OF Southern and
Southwestern progress.
In introducing the admirable articles
by our special correspondents in Califor-
MIA, to which are added some others re-
lating to the early history of this wonder
full region, it is hardly necessary to OBJ
serve that they are but preliminary notes
from field that for interest in manifold
directions physical, historical, social
is not surpassed in any part OF this coun-
try or Of the globe.
While the northern portion Of Califor-
MIA possesses many and great advantages,
Southern California has the character
istics which link it at once with the
favored belt Of Southern States to which
| it belongs. Just south of the dividing
line above referred to, the Pacific coast
makes sudden eastward turn, which
means much more than the mere change
OF configuration. The south-bound
coasting steamer, rounding Point Con-
ception and entering the Santa Barbara
channel, turns a sharp corner, marked
in her track Of foam, and at once
passes into seemingly new world. The
passengers on deck probably catch the
first glimpse of the sun as the ship
steams out Of the fog, the wind drops,
the rough sea becomes smooth and
CLASSY, and there begin to be appar-
ent the Wonderful influences that have
created the fame, fortune and prospects
OF Southern California. The atmosphere
is rendered wonderfully mild and balmy
by the fact that the great mountain range
which has followed the coast line from
the far north here turns suddenly south
east, and becomes protecting wall tor
the lower country from both north and
east; at the same time the cold wind cur
rent pouring down the coast, rushes off
at the sharp angle Of Point Concep-
ton, clear Of the land, and is kept
from returning by the series Of
islands that fringe the shore. As re-
suit Of these natural conditions, it is
fact that while along the Coast from
above San Francisco TO Point Concep-
ton, the mean annual temperature is
between fifty-two and sixty degrees, be-
low that point along the Coast to the
boundry Of Mexico, the mean annual
temperature ranges between sixty and
sixty-eight degrees.
The superb conditions which Southern
California affords for agriculture and hor-
ticulture, for health and enjoyment, for
tie growth and support of large popu-
lation, will undoubied be exhibited in
detail in future correspondence. Most
persons have heard something OF the
grand hotels which have sprung up, of
the throngs OF tourists, of the oranges and
other fruits, but of solid practical advan-
tages for the settler, information Ia much
needed. Besides the wonders of hcrti-
cultural, hotel and city undertakings,
there are in the leading cities great and
substantial yet comparatively infant
manufacturing enterprises, fine religious
and educational institutions and, in fact,
all the requisite elements for symmet-
rical and prosperous civilization
With something Of the broad, free
spirit of the West; with the balmy at
mosphere and fertility Of the South;
with populatian favorable to new ideas
and forms in all the arts and means Of
life, the fair expanse of Southern Cali
fornia extends as an unwritten page for
the wonderful history OF that new cen.
lury SO soon to be ushered in.--[The
South.
Not Select Enough-visitor Ito con-
fict)--Your fateis a hard one, my friend;