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the orchards during the first two or three years. 

 Anaheim, one of the prosperous colonies of California, 

 was established in this manner by some German resi- 

 dents of San Francisco. 



Now, in view of what I have already written, I shall 

 meet the objection to " a little twenty-acre farm, cost- 

 ing as much as a quarter section in Illinois." In Utah 

 I saw a small patch of ground, less than an acre, on 

 a Rocky mountain side, from which Mr. Haggin and 

 his partner have taken millions of gold, though this 

 desert spot looked less valuable to me than a town 

 lot ten miles from the center of Wichita, Kansas, after 

 the boom collapsed. The Ontario mine is valuable 

 for what it produces, and California land is valuable 

 for the same reason. 



I cannot tell you what will yield the largest net 

 profits in Kern county, as peaches, prunes, apri- 

 cots, almonds, olives, every variety of grapes and 

 vegetables, berries and alfalfa all do well here. Most 

 of the fruit trees referred to yield from $200 to $300 

 worth annually from the fourth or fifth year after 

 setting. 



Now in regard to the most desirable place for 

 residence in California, I will say that I prefer either 

 Los Angeles or Oakland, as they both possess all the 

 conveniences of modern city life, in addition to the 

 glorious California climate. However, there are no 

 vacant fruit lands for sale near the center of either 

 of these cities. My brother was anxious to secure 

 such a location for an orchard, but could neither find 

 the vacant land there nor the money to pay for it. If 

 my Kern County orchard proves as profitable as I have 

 reason to believe, I shall cherish the hope that I may 

 someday live in one; of [the cities referred to,"while 

 enjoying the income frorrfmy orcharoVin Kern county) 

 providing Bakersfield does not become sufficiently 

 metropolitan for me. 



Yes, I adnttt that I am enthusiastic about California, 

 though I believed before coming here that I was pr<5o"f 

 against the "California fever" as it is called. 



\ * a !, e , inv estigated the danger from earthquakes 

 and nnd that fewer people have been killed by them 

 here during the last twenty years than from the one 

 cyclone in Illinois two years ago. Sunstrokes are 

 entirely unknown here, also hydrophobia. 



I shall hope to see you on February 1st and answer 

 many questions in person that would require too much 

 time by letter. Very truly, 



AL. J. MILLER. 



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