Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
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CALIFORNIA CLIMATE.

Its Happy yngarics Enable ~ to Suit
Every Human Condition.
The q matte ,nJItiols OF Caitornls,
when ciosely considered, upset com.
| pletely all ones preconceived notions
OF the relation between latitude and
tenn perature. The latitude OF San
Diego, the southern city of the State,is
| anuut that Of Charleston, South Caro-
| lima, while Los Angees lies a little
farther soutb than Memphis, Tennes-
see. The northern line Of California
is on the same parallel with Boston,
| Massachusetts.
From these facts ore is apt to cor
clude that although Southern Cali
fornia may have o,subtropical climate,
adapted TO the growth OF citrus iruiu,,
yet the northern part OF the Slate must
have the rigorous winters OF the North
Atlantic States, or Of Iowa or Nebraska
on the Mississippi. This Ia. however,
very TAR from being the case.
-Four hundred miles north OF Les
| Angeles AMI i've hundred north OF Sau
| Diego the sum mere nre warmer suu
the winters but little more severe than
10 the cities named. All along the
coast the climate is cool during the
GUNNER, with considerable low Jog
near the ocean, which during the day
| floats up to the submits OF the Coast
Range. This gives an abundance OF
moisture and an squable temperature.
| During winter this b 1t Is almosi FROST
les,, AMI the rainfall lie, except In the
extreue south, from twenty-five to
fifty inches annuslly.
The valley belt extending six hun.
dred miles parallel to the coast is, rs
has been ehow q, quite warm throug b
the summer, with scarcely any rain
from Mey TO October. In winter 1t is
colder than on tie COAST with much
rain, especially at the northern END OF
the valley, where the clouds seem 10
be masaed by the entering winds.
Here are large areas where the rainfall
IL from sixty to sevepty-hve inches.
The temperature of the Sierra range
depends largely upon elevation.
While up TO y ight oil 1000 feet 1t Is
warm aud GENIAL both summer and
winter, on the upper ranges snow lies
from eight 10 twelve months OF the
year. Here the rain and snow fall II
determined largely by The trend OF the
mountain spurs.
In many of the northern valleys the
palm, the fig ond the olive hnd Il con.
genial home, while the orange and the
lemon reach per ection, ripening
rom four to six weeks earlier than IN
the more southern cluntrIe'.
Oaly by n careful study OF the topo-
grsphy Of the State and Of the oceanic
currents can this apparent paradox be
understood. Tine Japan current com.
Ing from the southwest with Its warm,
moist accompanying winds, beats
against almost the entire western coast
OF the State. Wherever there Is n
breaking down OF the Coast Range
which must occur where the great
rivers reach the ocean, the warm winds
continue their course inla d Passi 4
in u northeaster,y direction ley are
soon turned north, or even nOrthe act
by the Sierra range, forcing the is0 her
NAL lines far north, go that the tummel
isotneIm takej the IoTm OF an Inverted
letter u, the curve reaching a most tC
MI. Shasta, the sides extending south
even of Monterey. These conditions
rive three quite distinct climate bslts
the Coasl, the Valley, and the Sierra
belt.
The result of all this IL that the tour
lat who 10 in search OF either health o
| pleasure can in California select hi
climate at any period Of the year. A
winter at Monterey with a summer OF
tie Sierfas will secure most uellght
| ful anu DehllnIuI iuihto Nuiihs th'
entire year. In July or August, II on
will, no can puck beautiful sprinI
Il ,wers with one baud ghi c tue othe
hana Is cooled in bank OF "beau1iiu
snow"
; Another result is that nearly In
; entire State 10 desirable Ior hcme-msk
ing. BY care ully seiectlng the loca
ion ons can HUI plenty Of land adap,
Ell TO any kind OF agricultural or hort
! cultural pursuit, where with industt.
nnd economy, the eements OF thrift
can build up con fortsble, seli'sustain
Ing rome.
A variety OF interesting and beauti
t ulIy illustrated literature, desoripiiv
OF CalitoTnia's resources, attracuv
resorts and its many wonJets, ale
maps ana folders showing routes, trail
9 movements and othsr valusble infoI
: nation. may be obtained by addretsin
DIR Gray, General Agent, Soutuer
Pacific Co. PA DoOly Block, Sal
= Lake City, Utab; VIM. X. McAllistei
. General Agent, lll2 l7tn ST., Denver
Colo, or t. y. GIoJmGn, General Pa
I .enger Agent, san Francisco. Cal.