. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. it point reached was 12,800 fe^ The Falomas readian ahitude l^X* to 15f>r> feet still higher. In many places the surbceof the country was found to be as level as a prairie, the pasturagemagnificeit. The wild oats and rye, bufelo, bim^ch, and other varie-ties of grasses ws« kneeiigh to the mules. Deer, black and whiteiaSL, and moios&deep, seen by the hundred; antelope abound on themesas south, and mountain dieep near Rosarito in the
. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. it point reached was 12,800 fe^ The Falomas readian ahitude l^X* to 15f>r> feet still higher. In many places the surbceof the country was found to be as level as a prairie, the pasturagemagnificeit. The wild oats and rye, bufelo, bim^ch, and other varie-ties of grasses ws« kneeiigh to the mules. Deer, black and whiteiaSL, and moios&deep, seen by the hundred; antelope abound on themesas south, and mountain dieep near Rosarito in the streams of water abound everywhere, and springs were foundat an altitude of fe^ It rained five times in June, fifteen inJuly, seventeen in August, and sixteen in September. A little overthirty inches of water f dl in li^e raros. Most of these rains were accompanied by thunder and four trees were found that had been struck by lightning duringibe present season, and seven the year before. One place was foundwhere thirty-three trees on one acre had been struck by trout were seen in two APPENDIX B. 123 The following tree-measurements were ^arefull} made: FIRST ACRE. ACRE. THIRD ACRE. Trees. Circumference. 1 Trees. Circumference. Trees. Diameter. 1 6 ft. 7 in. 1 12 ft, 1 in. 1 10 ft. 8 in. 6 2 2 11 9 2 9 6 8 6 3 11 11 3 8 8 8 0 4 5 1 7 4 10 1 5 8 5 5 8 8 6 10 6 10 10 6 6 8 6 8 10 8 7 9 8 5 4 8 8 4 10 4 12 6 9 3 4 9 9 2 7 4 10 6 9 10 5 4 12 11 11 11 0 11 9 9 8 7 12 11 0 8 2 7 10 13 15 6 13 9 9 12 8 14 5 3 14 11 8 8 11 15 12 4 15 17 9 11 1 16 11 6 16 12 7 10 2 9 0 Av. dia. 9 4 Av. dia 3 0 Av. dia. 3 3 Averaging four logs to each tree. The first two acres are yeUow pine, the third white pine. Lateron we shall give the measurement of cedar and spruce, also of a fewacres of trees including the largest number of
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