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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Rainfall at Salinas, Monterey County. 



The rainfall of Salinas, Monterey County, was furnished by Dr. E. K. 

 Abbott, and extends from July, 1872, to date, showing the rainfall by 

 months, years, and seasons; also the averages: 



*Up to February 1, 1888. 



Average Precipitation in Monterey County. 





CD 

 g* 



s 



"3 



> 





g 



g 



Chualar 



Monterey 



Pajaro 



Salinas 



Soledad 



1.56 

 2.45 

 4.41 

 3.24 

 2.25 



2.36 

 2.28 

 3.11 

 2.42 

 1.69 



3.87 

 3.45 

 3.01 

 2.33 

 1.78 



1.29 

 1.78 

 1.61 

 1.21 



0.70 



none 

 none 

 none 

 0.01 

 none 



0.11 

 0.05 

 0.11 

 0.07 

 0.02 



0.59 

 0.99 

 0.64 

 0.16 



0.46 

 1.06 

 1.68 

 0.94 

 0.57 



0.74 

 2.51 

 2.50 

 2.33 

 1.09 



SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. 



This county has a coast line of about 60 miles, and extends from 50 to 

 60 miles to the eastward. The Santa Lucia Range of mountains trending 

 northwest and southeast divide the county into two unequal sections of dis- 

 tinct characteristics; the coast region comprising about one third of the 

 area, with a climate cooler in summer and warmer in winter than on the 

 opposite side of the range. Four fifths of all the soil of the county is of a 

 fertile character and arable, excepting upon precipitous hillsides. The chief 

 settlements are on the coast side, the eastern portion being a vast waste or 

 cattle range, mostly owned in large tracts. 



To those in pursuit of rural pleasure, to the tourist, and above all, to the 

 invalid in quest of health, the mineral springs of San Luis Obispo County 

 offer advantages exceeding those of any other places of natural resort in 

 the State. Newsome's White Sulphur Springs is situated about fourteen 



