. 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 .. . section of country wheregreat quantities of oil are found in holesand ditches in the ground, where it is nowwaiting for enterprise to sink wells, buildtanks for saving and marketUg, when itwill yield immense returns. This oilregion is about eight miles by three inarea. Passing on about nine miles, we come toKern lliver, which we cross on a longtrestle bridge. This river is one of thelargest flowing from the S
. 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 .. . section of country wheregreat quantities of oil are found in holesand ditches in the ground, where it is nowwaiting for enterprise to sink wells, buildtanks for saving and marketUg, when itwill yield immense returns. This oilregion is about eight miles by three inarea. Passing on about nine miles, we come toKern lliver, which we cross on a longtrestle bridge. This river is one of thelargest flowing from the Sierras, and evenin a dry season, carries a large amount ofwater. SuiBiiiier—is the next station reached, miles from Lerdo. This is a verybusy place of about 250 population, itbeing the dislributiug point for a largeamount of freight. To the westward, oneand a half miles, and connected by buseshourly, is Bakersfield—This town is the coimtyseat of Kern county, and contains a of about 800. It is situated at thej unction of the two bianches of Kern River,has a $35,000 court house, a bank, severalhotels, a flouring-mill and two weekly 2U PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. /^ ?^. t^ 43 S ^^^ fr -£4^^^^^ p^^J ¥ ^ ^^^^^^mB HH| r IHI BIRDS-KYE VIEW OF THE LOOP, TEHACHAPI PASS. newspapers. Kern Lake is 14 milessouth of west from Ealiersfield, and isabout seven miles long by four miles further is Buena Vista Lake,some larger. Around these lalces, andTulare Lalie, the land is exceedinglyrich. Kern Valley, in Avhich Bakersfieldand these lakes are situated, is one ofthe richest in the State, being com-posed almost wholly of sedimentarydeposits. Vegetables grow to fabulouspro])ortious,tho soil l>eing of tlie samenature as that in the Mussel SloughCountry before named. The irrigating canals are is over 40 miles in length, with awidth of from 100 to 275 feet, eight feetdeep,cost $100,000. Besides the canalsthere arc many farms that are irriga-ted by wells and
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