Southern California; . s;- \*^f -iSl y . !!.;. Sierra Madres, commanding, from its many points ofvantage, a vast panorama of valley covered with greenfields of grain, with the dark, dense rows of orangetrees and the far-awa} reaches of purple and blue, withhomes dotting the landscape, and clusters of eucalyptustrees; while away off to the east, down the valley, MountSan Jacinto, with crest of snow, seems floating in a mistof blue, and nearer rise in succession the peaks SanBernardino, San Gorgonio and San Antonio, all toppedwith snow ! Among its streets are Marengo avenue withits arch of grace

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Southern California; . s;- \*^f -iSl y . !!.;. Sierra Madres, commanding, from its many points ofvantage, a vast panorama of valley covered with greenfields of grain, with the dark, dense rows of orangetrees and the far-awa} reaches of purple and blue, withhomes dotting the landscape, and clusters of eucalyptustrees; while away off to the east, down the valley, MountSan Jacinto, with crest of snow, seems floating in a mistof blue, and nearer rise in succession the peaks SanBernardino, San Gorgonio and San Antonio, all toppedwith snow ! Among its streets are Marengo avenue withits arch of graceful pepper trees. Orange Grove andGrand Avenues lined with large and costly residences setin tropical gardens or surrounded by green lawns, andColorado street, leading from the business center of thetown out past many sightly residences to the countrydistricts of Lamanda Park, Sierra Madre and other townson the way to San Bernardino. Dropping sharply awayfrom the ridge upon which Orange Grove and GrandAvenues lie is the beautiful Arroyo Seco,

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