. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . Monument at Initial Point, Pacific. This monument stands directly opposite the Coro-nado Islands, and is seen from a great distance on landas well as by vessels at sea. On the table-land aroundand south of it, grow large numbers of the beautifulagave. 106 RETURN FROM SAN FRANCISCO My journeys through California were not sufficientlyextensive to enable me to discuss at length its
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . Monument at Initial Point, Pacific. This monument stands directly opposite the Coro-nado Islands, and is seen from a great distance on landas well as by vessels at sea. On the table-land aroundand south of it, grow large numbers of the beautifulagave. 106 RETURN FROM SAN FRANCISCO My journeys through California were not sufficientlyextensive to enable me to discuss at length its agricul-tural resources, nor would an essay of such a characterproperly belong to a personal narrative. But I sawsufficient in the valleys of San Jose, Napa, Carmel,near Monterey, Los Angeles, San Luis Rey, and SanDiego, to enable me most confidently to assert that afiner agricultural country does not exist on the face ofthe globe. Cereals of every description, wheat, maize,barley, peas, rye, and oats grow to perfection, somein one portion, others in other portions of the State,every where yielding more than in any part of theAtlantic States or the Mississippi Valley. Fruits ofevery kind, including the grape,
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