. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . on the south, 33 miles; SantaAna, on the southeast, 33 miles; Yuma, onthe east, 348 mils, and San Francisco, AXD PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. 221 norlli, 470 miles. LosAngeles is an old town,having been settled in1771. It is located at thesouthern base of theSierra Santa Monicarange on a gradualslope, and is completelyembowered in vineyards, in andaround the city, are verynumerous; they are to beseen on a
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . on the south, 33 miles; SantaAna, on the southeast, 33 miles; Yuma, onthe east, 348 mils, and San Francisco, AXD PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. 221 norlli, 470 miles. LosAngeles is an old town,having been settled in1771. It is located at thesouthern base of theSierra Santa Monicarange on a gradualslope, and is completelyembowered in vineyards, in andaround the city, are verynumerous; they are to beseen on all sides, equaledonly by the number oforange, lemon, and fruitorchards. It is really acity of gardens andgroves. Then, as onerides to the westward,or the southward, mag-nificent plantationsstretch away as far as thieye can reach. Here isthe wealth of the tropics;here can be seen theorange, lemon, lime,pomegranate, fig, andall kinds of tropical andsemi-tropical fruits, at-taining to the greatestperfection; here will beseen the huge palm-tree,the banana, the beautifulItalian and Montereycypress, the live oak,pepper, and the eucalyp-tus, as well aa the orangetrees in the grounds and. YUCCA PALM OF jMojAVA DESERT. See page 217. and lemonparks, gar-dens and lawns, of almost every citizensresidence. One orchard—situated inthe heart of the city, the Wolfkill—con-tains 100 acres. Jn this orchard are 2,600orange trees, lime, and 1,800 lemontrees; besides, there are adjoining 100acres in vineyard. But why particularize VLook where you will, and you will seevineyards and orchards laden with lusciousfruits, and will be re:tdy to exclaim:Why, oh, why was mother Evedriven outV Leaving Los Angeles, we Will take thecars on the Los Angeles axd Independence Rail-road— under the management of the Central Company, of which Mr. E. is Asst Superintendent, andspeed away to the westward. The tirstfew miles is through the edge of the city,and then past a succession of vineyards, or
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