The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-27
Nearly All Of Europe but Russia.

A,ississippi the Shaded Portion Showing the
Nearly All OF Europe but Russia
s31. cos. 76s; 4 G. 7os mules, worth s3.41S,-
1872: more than half million mich
COWS. worth about 100000 more
than a million and half of cattle pre-
pairing for the tables of Americans,
Londoners, Parisians and Berliners, to
the value of almost S21, 900, 600; while OF
sheep there We're 269. S04. worth $780,
ss7: and of swine, more than 100000,
valued at more than s13.5Oo,o00
Everyone knows, of course, that the
products Of the ens-MlsslsSlpplan
rcGions are as various as they are vast;
but vet few realize either their variety
or their quantity. Fully as impressive
a picture could be made of the timber
produced by the west as of the cattle
that are raised there; in Washington
alone the estimated area of forest
lands is 20. 900, 600 acres, while OF stand
ing timber it is estimated that there
are 3s5. 365, 900. 900 feet. Ia 1891 the mills
of Washington turned out 1921, 400, 900
feet of sawed lumber, and SS6, 400, 0Oo
shingles, and Washington is only one
of several states that are largely
clothed with timber, and that every
wear put forth an enormous quantity
of boards. beams, masts and the like
In California, where the big Red Wood
trees grow. it is estimated that there
are IL 900. 900 acres of timber land from
which 500, OOO, 600 feet are cut every
year,
California is indeed wonderful
state. Next to Texas il is the largest,
not only Of the trans-Mississippian re-
gion, but of all those represented on
Uncle Sans flag in the galaxy OF stars
1t Is as far from the northern boundary
of California to the southern as it Is
from Madrid to Brussels, and the coast
line of the state, without any consider
able identations. is $50 miles long; a
distance almost equal TO the combined
coast line of Maine. New Hampshire
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jer-
sew and Connecticut. In the north Cali
fornia's climate is temperate; IN the
south it is almost tropical, and there
are regions, particularly the famous
Death Valley" where the heat is con-
stantly as intense, probably, as any
where on the globe. The wonderful
range of temperature, combined with
a truely marvellous fertility of soil, and
abundance of water for irrigation
where the rainfall is slight, enables
Californians to grow all the products OF
the temperate and sun-tropic climates.
Everyone knows California as the
,a@t Of
cereals is one of the most important
elements in her prosperity, and this
will be better understood when II Is
stated that California; annual output
Of wheat is more than SO. 600 bush
els: of barley more than 1',5Oo,O0O, OF
corn more than $500, 900; OF oatsalmosf
.. 500, 900. and of rye nearly $50, 900, 600
BESIDES California ranks third in the
production of hops, the crop of 1886
being more than $500, 900 pounds Cal
ifornia is famous as a fruit-growlng
state, and yet few people understand
how large is the area devoted tc
oranges apricots, lemons, olives and
other semi-tropic fruits and nuts. the
total being more than 1s.500,OOO acres.
Although her wines are famous, her
VINEYARDS do not cover nearly so large
an area. the total being 200, 900 acres
Texas, the largest. is also wonder
ful state It's area is 265, 80 square
miles of land. and 3.49O square miles OF
water; and If its surface were 20 be
scooped out. so as to make an enor'
nous reservoir. aud it were flled WITH
water. the republic of France coulc
float about in the pond very confort'i'
bly,. for the total area IF France l.
! 10000 square miles less than that OF
Texas This IS not a new comparison,
! believe. but IL may he sufficiently
striking to excuse its borrowed use
( here. The population Of Texas Is al
most twice as large as that Of Cali
fornia. although its area IS not more
than one-third larger. The state has
an extreme breadth Of So miles. con-
siderably in excess OF the length OF Cal
ifornia, but its coast line is only 800
miles The products OF Texas are enor-
nous. but not nearly SO diversified as
those Of California Texas leads IN
cattle industry. and Is near the top N
the production Of cotton Corn and
wheat grow well there. too. and the
peaches. grapes and apples, though
i is unusual for these things 10 -four
ish in sections where the Seni-tropical
crops 81 sugar and cotton are grown 10
advantage.
Perhaps after all the most interesting
products Of the western section are its