. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. ers at the mission ofSanta Catalina, whence they travelled to San Vicenteand then up the coast to Santo Tomas, San Miguel, andSan Diego, at which place they were all put in prisonby General Echeandia, the first Mexican governor ofthe two Californias. In his book, Patie says this partof the coast contains large quantities of fertile land,and the padres had excellent vineyards, gardens, andorchards of all kinds of fruits, grains, and vegetables,and feast
. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. ers at the mission ofSanta Catalina, whence they travelled to San Vicenteand then up the coast to Santo Tomas, San Miguel, andSan Diego, at which place they were all put in prisonby General Echeandia, the first Mexican governor ofthe two Californias. In his book, Patie says this partof the coast contains large quantities of fertile land,and the padres had excellent vineyards, gardens, andorchards of all kinds of fruits, grains, and vegetables,and feasted the travellers on good wines, fruits, andviands. Some four thousand Indians were seen in SantaCatahna, San Vicente, Santo Tomas, and San parts ^ere covered with bands of cattle by thethousand, and in Santo Tomas alone the padres hadthirty thousand sheep. The accoimts thus given by intelhgent explorers andtravellers refer only to the most easily accessible partsof the Peninsula, those on or adjacent to the large interior of the northern part was never thor-oughly explored untfi the International Companys sur-. PEXINSULAR CALIFORXIA—SOUTHERN NATURAL WEALTH, CLIMATE, SOIL, TIMBER, ETC. 45 reyors traversed it. They found, besides numerous val-leys hidden among the mountains, plateaus coveredwith valuable timber and grasses, extensive areas possess-ing a fertile soil, an elevated pine belt one hundred andforty to one hundred and fifty miles in length north andsouth, and from five to twenty miles wide; and in thisarea lagoons and mountain streams in abundance, witha temperate climate, the result of the elevation of thesemountain plateaus. Here evidently are the sources ofthe streams which are found in the lowlands, and manyof which reach the ocean. In this elevated region theclimate is suitable to apples and cherries and other fruitsof the northern temperate zone; and the timber countrywill afford, when roads are made, abundant supphes forthe p
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