Goose Lake is the largest lake, and is surrounded by Goose Lake Valley, 

 which resembles Surprise Valley in many particulars. Big Valley is varied 

 in character of soil. The larger part of this valley lies in Lassen County. 

 Its principal town, Adin, lies in Modoc County and has a thriving population. 



The climate of Modoc County is that of the temperate zone, and the 

 products are those of the great intermountain region which stretches from 

 the Sierra to the western plains of Kansas. Snow falls in the valleys and 

 much deeper in the mountains, forming the main supply of moisture for 

 the development of the country. Stock is usually fed through several 

 months of the winter, although it is not always necessary to do so. The 

 thermometer will sometimes run below zero for a few days In winter, but 

 not very often, and ninety degrees is the extreme heat of summer. 



The county is well watered with numerous streams. The principal 

 timber is pine and fir on the Warner range, and sugar-pine in the western 

 part. Transportation facilities are not such as to make lumbering an 

 important industry. The nearest railroad point to Alturas, the county seat, 

 is Madeline, in Lassen County, thirty miles away. 



The area of Modoc County is 4,097 square miles, and its population 

 numbers 4,986, more than two thousand of these being in Surprise Valley, 

 and 1,300 around Alturas and the hot springs. The balance are in the 

 vicinity of Goose Lake and Adin. 



The woods abound in game of all sorts, especially the larger varieties, 

 and the streams are well stocked with fish. Sportsmen find this county 

 especially to their liking, but the difficulties of access act as a bar to all 

 but those who have time for a long trip. 



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