What to see in America . More than a third of thestates annual crop of 1,000,000 tons of sugar beets is raisedin Los Angeles and Orange counties. A short distance east of Los Angeles, toward the citysmountain background, is the Mission Church of San Gabriel, erected after theearthquake of1812 had shat-tered the previ-ous church hasnever been dis-used. Seventhousand Indiansare buried in itscemetery. A littleto the north ofthe old Mission isPasadena. Key of the Valley and Threshold of the Moun-tains, the Indians called its site. As recently as 1880 theplateau here was a sheep-run,
What to see in America . More than a third of thestates annual crop of 1,000,000 tons of sugar beets is raisedin Los Angeles and Orange counties. A short distance east of Los Angeles, toward the citysmountain background, is the Mission Church of San Gabriel, erected after theearthquake of1812 had shat-tered the previ-ous church hasnever been dis-used. Seventhousand Indiansare buried in itscemetery. A littleto the north ofthe old Mission isPasadena. Key of the Valley and Threshold of the Moun-tains, the Indians called its site. As recently as 1880 theplateau here was a sheep-run, and the huts of the herderswere the only habitations. Now it is a city of countryhomes wonderful in their architecture, flawless lawns,abounding flowers, and arboreal streets. The most impor-tant of the near heights is Mt. Lowe, with an altitude ofover 6000 feet. You can go half way up by trolley to theAlpine Tavern, and on pony-back the rest of the way tothe summit. Fifty miles to the east is San Bernardino, which was. An Oceanside Oil Field California 489
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