...country along the Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles in length and an average of 125 miles in breadth, bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Pacific, is the only fertile portion of this extensive territory. The Sacramento and San Joaquín rivers...

...country along the Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles in length and an average of 125 miles in breadth, bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Pacific, is the only fertile portion of this extensive territory. The Sacramento and San Joaquín rivers...

...strip of country along the Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles in length, and from 100 to 150 in breadth, bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Pacific. In speaking of Upper California, this strip of country is what is generally referred to. The...

...strip of country along the Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles in length, and from 100 to 150 in breadth, bounded on .the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Pacific. In speaking of Upper California, this strip of country is what is generally referred to. The...

...the San Joaquin and of the Sacramento. These two valleys, which properly speaking only make one, are bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the mountains that extend along the ocean. In the evening, from the summit of those mountains, you may...

...Geographical Position, etct—This state lies south of Oregon, and extends westward from Utah and New Mexico to the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Its greatest length...mountains. On the western slope of the former are the principal gold mines of California. Soil, ete.—The soil in the valleys is exceedingly fertile. The...

...The great valley of the Saeramento and San Joaquín extends from north to south about 500 miles ; it is bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on...Coast Range of mountains. On the western slope of theformer are the principal gold mines. Soil, etc. — The soil in the valleys is exceedingly fertile....

...and San Joaquin extends from north to south about 500 miles, with an average breadth of about sixty miles. This valley is bounded on the east by the Sierra...mountains. On the western slope of the former are the gold mines of California. The soil in the valleys is fertile. The climate is noted for its periodical...

...occupies the territory bounded on the north by the Cosumne River, on the south by the Fresno River, on the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the San Joaquin River, with the exception of a strip on the east bank occupied by the Cholovone. A part...

...Sacramento River rises in the north and flows.in a southerly di rection through the great valley, flanked on the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the Coast Eange. The Feather is a tributary of the Sacramento. The. San Joaquín has its source in the south...