Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
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CALIFORNIA CLIMATE.
Its Happy vagaries Enable II TO Suit
Every Human Condition.

Its Happy vagaries Enable II to Suit
Every Human Condition.
The Z matte c,nJltiOGs VI California,
when closely considered, upset com
pletely oil ones preconceived notions
OF the relation between latitude AMI
mperatute. The latitude OF San
Diego, the southern city Of the Staie,is
anuut that OF Charleston, South Caro-
lima, while Los AnGees lies q little
farther south than Memphis, Tennes-
see. The northern line Of California
is on the same parallel with Boston,
Massachusetts.
From these facts ore Is apt TO COL
clude that although Southern Cali
fornia may have o.subtropical climate,
adapted TO the growth OF citruB ruiz,
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 is, however,
very tar from being the case.
-Four hundred miles north Of LES
Angeles and i've hundred north OF Sau
| Diego the sum mere are warmer anu
| the winters but little more severe than
| In the cities named. All along the
| coast the climate ID cool during the
GUNNER, with considerable low fog
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
lesp, ami the rainfall lie, except In the
extieue south, from twenty-five to
fifty inches annually.
| The valley belt extending six hun.
dred miles parallel to the coast lie, as
has been show n, quite warm through
1 Uaa1N
| from Msy TO October. In winter 1t 10
! colder than on tie COAST with much
rain, especially at the northern END OF
the valley, where the clouds seem TO
be massed by the entering winds.
Here are large areas where the rainfall
4 IL from sixty to seventy five inches.
The temperature of the Sierra range
| depends largely upon elevation.
While up to = height OF 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 IL
determined largely by The trend OF the
mountain spurs.
In many of the northern valleys the
palm, the fig Ond the olive find u con.
genial home, while the orange and the
lemon reach per ection, ripening
rom four TO six wee ks earlier than In
the more southern cjuntrle9.
Oaly by careful study OF the topo-
erarhy OF the State and Of the oceanic
currents can this apparent paradox be
understood. rne 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
| HnU nf a.
which must occur where the great
rivers reach the ocean, the warm winds
continue their course iula d Passi 4
in u northeaster,y direction ley are
soon turned north, or even northeast,
by the Sierra range, forcing the iso her.
NAL lines far north, 40 that the hummer
isotherm takei the lorm OF an Inverted
ie.ter U. the curve reaching most to
MI. Shasta, the sides extending south
sven of MonteIey. Theso conditions
rive three quite distinct climate bslts,
the Coast, the Valley, and the Sierra
belt.
The result OF all this il that the tour
lat who 10 in search OF either health oil
pleasure can in California select hi'
climate at any period Of the year. A
winter at Monterey with n summer Oh
tie Sierras will secure u most delight
iul and heAllhtul innate uuiiug th'
entire year. In July or August, II ou'
will, ho can puck beautiful tprinl
IA ,wers with one baud ghi the othe
hana Is cooled in a bank OF "besuIiiu
snow"
Another result is that nearly In,
entire State Ia desirable Tor home-msk
ing. BY care ully selecting the loca
ion one can HUI plenty Of land adapt
Ell to any kind of agricultural OF hort.
cultural pursuit, where with Industry
nnd tconUmy, the q eipents OF thrift
can build up con fortsbie, self'sustain
lug come.
A variety OF interesting and beauti
ulIy illustrated literature, descriptive
OF CALIFORNIA; resources, attractive
resorts and its many wonJefs, alsl
maps ami folders showing routes, raiI
movements and othsr valusble iufoI
/ maiion may be obtained by addressing
, ID. II. Gray, General Agent, SOutneri
Pacific Co, PA Dooly Block, Sal
Lake City, Utab; VIM. X. McAilister
, General Agent, lll2 l7tn ST., Denver
Colo, or +. y. GioJman, General Pa
I .enRer Agent, san Francisco. Cal.