N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1906, Volume 1 Page: 52
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CALIFORNIA.
PoplIttion l,P56 ,%2S6.
STATE CA&rrTAL, SA CRAMENTO CITY
CALIFOiuNIA is bounded north by Orfcyon, erct by NpNevada and Al17onq, south bv Lowel
California, and wcst by the Pacific Ocean A hue dawn thiounh Ils centic following the
curses of the east.-tli n and wetesin buodclse about, 770 mnllde Its gicttLlest bicadih
is about' 10 miles, east hiendth, 150 mile,, average ble.adth, 2,0 miles land a ea, 155,o0O square
miles. It is the largest State in the U nion except Texas The su face is tr<velsed bv two aleat
ranges, the Siel.a Nevadl ill the east ir ithe Coastl R inie in the NNest,\ xle between them al e
the beautiLul and feltilc valleys oi the S itcinamnto and S.ln Joaquin The Yoselmtc and other
v.tlleys aie on the westelin slope of the biell,. Nevxada,s, and the entire range teems aithl
minerals, so also does the Coast Range to a lesser degree The extieme noiti 1i an ele aited
mountain region, with a seat (.eal of good land, and l becoming celebrated for tl nbei,
mlnes, and irosh illits, such as apples, etc Tle soil ni a large palt ot the State is vel l deep
and lich, and the xsleld of agicunltulal pioducts eieneially is xel S gleat liilgatlon, Ol ignially
introduced iv the Inlissiun fathers, has bete largely incle.lsed since the zArnelican otcupation.
The MnIolllons introduced 'i erv elaiio.iate system in San Bernai rdino County in l.hs, and the
big l iveisidol Canal Vwa built in li6!l Tal-e ad litiolis ale constantly being made Foi every
kind ol trult that gioiss in semi-t opical and temlpel.lte climatps, Calitoania s1, In soil and
climate, pr-emmnently faxoiable The heat ciop is o\or 16 000,000 busiels a year Barley
exceeds 22,000,000 bushels CaLttle and sheep ale Iaigely i tlied, daily cows nuinlbel ovel
3,003,0J0, other neat cattle and calves, ovei 1,103,000 sheep, over 5,000,0001 The Vool clip Is estimated
at 22,000,000 pounds. The yield of iaisins is about 115,000,000 pounds, the aveiauge 3 leld of
xsLe, 35,000,0U0 gallons, and of brandy, 500,000 gallois 1)I led fluins aie extensi elv produced
The yield of piunes is 115,n00,000 pounds, other died fruits, ovel 70,000,000 pounds, flesh finite,
i20,000, 00 pounds, nuts, 20,000,000 pounds, orange , 12,000,000 boxes, lemons, 1,200,000 boxes,
c.annecd irultq, 2,00,t00 easbe lIoneu , tobt cco uilln, bailey, and hops aie laLsed In various
p tits of the State Thele .ai also pi oduced 155,000,000 pounds of beet sugai, 35,000,000 pounds of
butter, 7,000,000 pounds of cheese, 21,000,0 0 pounds ot aspartgnus, neatly 120,000,(00 pounds of
heains, ind ovel -1,000,000 Ibuisl ls of potatoes Nearly i00,000,000 feet of lumber ale produced
The olive is ,itti .cting a gleat deal of attention, asid lustly so, as the State fulmlibhe on its hills
.and ilountlln slopes the boil exactly suited to its pi odluchton, anld it is believe ed that in .L iess
yeais the C.lifoinis olive gloves svill Iival those of the Mediterranean The yield of fruits of
all kinds, exclusive of home consumption, has a value of oNerr 55,,000,000 C.ihfol ilL s famous
oi lier weheat, frult, vineyaid pioducc, and aiilcultuial products genrll lly, scarcely less thin
for hel yield of the pieclous metals The estimated production of gold -sind silver is $20,0(1),000,
tand of uicklill ei, ovei 2,000,000 pounds TheLe aie iiulaneousothel iinelals. inluldiingl valuable
deposits of lead, copper, 11on, ehromiunl, intimoll, bol AX, ock0 salt, so( , potash, sulphur, etc
Peti oleu lis pl oduced to the value of $15,000,000, bile natui a gs as has been dico ered at Stockton,
Santa Bla'hIia, rIedwood Clty, and othei points Manufactuting interests ane gioaning
rapidly, the principle beinul lumber, n, oul, oolens, v.nie, bianidy, tobacco, c]gjas, lluahinely,
ad metallic Lv.aes The Lnnual value of the fjslhng inteiestis about 0GO,00,000
The number of newspapers and persodieals published In Caliomnia is 76^, including 189
dally, til-\seeklly, 21 .semi-weekly, 491 veekli, 1 fortnightly, 11 selin-llonthl, )95 monthly,
1 five times a year, and 4 qUiditerl The places ot publication number 2I7, of which 55,
dcsignated by a dagger t), ait county seats.
J,'lt,/ Pie, dSIe ,9ub Citr.
ACTON, pop 150(G Ci; Los ANarTIT.sCo (S ),pop 170,20 O0m N ofLosAngeles S'thrn
Pat PE R lTel E. p Bini, Los AngCele bmeltel a-il fout starnlp nills
Rooster - Monthly Republican 1891 I 13x19 50 $350
R E NSICEL, Elitor and Publishcr
ADIlN, pop (ta p ) 31 3 (1 1I); M'Dlo Co (FxY N E ),pop 5,076 i) m E of Sisson Nearest railload
sts , MadeillmP Nev -Cal -Oieg 1d R Tel E-l., Bank, busuiville Plamllng, sash
snd flour mills creamery. Faiming altd stock rLasiing country
Argus Thursday Independent 1881 4 1823 200 $500
E S ?JroCiKARi, Editor end Puolisher
CIicLaAl]o,) Bold lace-swoin * Detailed statement 1 Pulllshers' reports Rntuan figures-estimated
Pouj LATIrON Censusot 1 lO0 'Estimated t Cuunty bSat. L Hze of page
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