climate; its perfect conditions for home-making — admirable schools, 

 churches of all denominations, modern utilities of every description, low 

 cost of living, first-class retail establishments, health, purest water to be 

 found, and careful city government; its accessibility the year round by 

 train and carriage to ail mountain attractions and pleasures; its peerless 

 drives and horseback excursions along seashore or through the hills; its 

 attractive natural location, with the additional beauty of the great wealth 

 of flowers blooming the year round. 



Santa Cruz has land and water transportation and cheap oil fuel. 

 Near the city, as before stated, may be found sand for glass and sand-lime 

 brick, the raw product lying right on the main railway line. Clays for 

 pottery and fire-brick and fruit for canning and processing are within prac- 

 tical distance of the city. The investment in any of these industries will 

 be profitable from the start. Splendid chances for investments in real estate 

 offer themselves both at Watsonville and Santa Cruz and in the intermediate 

 country. Although both cities are growing rapidly and general prosperity 

 shows itself at every turn, property values are not inflated and a boom of 

 the "bottom-drop-out" order is out of the question. The first competitive 

 railroad in the history of the county is now being built from San Francisco 

 to Santa Cruz, and great strides have been made in the past two years 

 towards advertising the whole county. Results are showing themselves. 

 Santa Cruz County is a peculiar combination of industrial activity and 

 natural sea and shore attraction. Do not overlook the enormous chances 

 for the county's growth and increased population. 



Del Norte County 



DEL NORTE COUNTY lies at the extreme northwestern corner of Cali- 

 fornia, and is unsurpassed for magnificent scenery, fertile fields, and 

 mountains covered with redwood and filled with precious ores. Chief 

 among the interests of the county is dairying. Farming is carried 

 on to a considerable extent, but the products are all consumed in the 

 local market. The soil is especially adapted to apples, there being a total 

 absence of the codling moth. Pears, plums, and cherries, together with 

 small fruit of all kinds, bear luxuriantly. On the Klamath River in the 

 southern part of the county, and on the Smith River in the northern part, 

 large, well-equipped salmon canneries are operated with great success. 



Crescent City is the county seat, nestling on a crescent-shaped beach 

 where the products of the county are shipped to San Francisco. It has a 

 population of 1,500. The two other towns of the county are Smith River 

 and Requa. The arable portion of the county is confined to the coast por- 

 tion, and is capable of a very high state of cultivation. The redwood timber 

 belt comprises 200,000 acres of as fine timber as may be found in the 

 world. From this forest a single tree has furnished the lumber to build a 

 cottage from cellar to garret. 



The mountains of the county are rich in gold, silver, copper, and cinna- 

 bar, and several rich mines are in operation. Among the mines worthy of 

 attention is the Monumental group at Shelly Creek, where a large force 

 of men are at work. 



Between Humboldt Bay on the south and the Columbia River on the 

 north, the roadstead at Crescent City is the only point on the coast affording 

 refuge, and efforts are now making toward the construction of a sea-wall 

 by the United States Government which will make a safe harbor for the 

 small craft that ply the waters along the coast. 



The county is almost undeveloped, and offers countless opportunities 

 for those who are seeking a place to carve out a home in the midst of the 

 best of opportunities. Its soil, climate, mines, and timber make it an ideal 

 place for the pioneer. With the coming of railroads which are already head- 

 ing that way, it will be one of the prominent counties of California. 



