with hundred of orchards whose annua! yield constitutes the major portion 

 of the California production of many of the fruits. 



At the present time extensive preparations are being made to resume 

 quartz mining in the famous Ophir Mines, and a large amount of capital 

 will be invested there within the next year. 



The climate of Placer County is the most delightful in California, all 

 seasons being mild and moderate, and neither the rigors of cold weather 

 nor oppressive heat mark either summer or winter in the central portion. 

 Heavy snows abound only in the high mountain altitudes. In the summer 

 season the mountain resorts are crowded with tourists, who spend several 

 months in these delightful places. 



For the well-to-do home-seeker Placer County offers every inducement. 

 Its varied climate gives him his choice of climatic surroundings, and as 

 agriculture can be promoted in any portion of it, and orchard trees can be 

 found high up in the Sierras, where the finest specimens of apples and 

 pears are grown, those inclined to husbandry can find suitable location in 

 almost any part of the county. 



The principal cities of Placer County are Auburn, the county seat, with 

 a population of 2,500; Lincoln, where the great terra cotta works of Glad- 

 ding, McBean & Co. are located; Roseville, the junction of the Southern 

 Pacific and Oregon railroads, is also a growing place. Large railroad shops 

 are being established, and it will also be made a freight terminal. It is 

 estimated that the railroad alone will have at least 1 ,500 employees at this 

 point. A large amount of the land has been subdivided, and has found a 

 ready market, and many cottages and homes are being built. 



Rocklin is also a flourishing railroad center, and has a large granite 

 industry, which will be an important point for building material used In 

 the rebuilding of San Francisco. 



Loomis, Penryn, and Newcastle are the three principal shipping points 

 for fruit, the latter sending out over a trainload a day. Colfax, a junction 

 point for stage and railroad lines, is also growing in fruit importance, 

 grapes, apples, and pears being grown in this vicinity with marked success. 



Placer is on the eve of a new era, hundreds of enterprises being in con- 

 templation and already under way. 



Monterey County 



CHARLES R. MELANDER 

 Temporary Secretary Salinas City Board of Trade 



RIGHT in the midst of this "Garden of the World," in its most favored 

 spot, is located Monterey County, with an area of 3,600 square 

 miles, or 2,304,000 acres of land. There is a great variety of soil, 

 climate, and productions, owing to the peculiar manner in which 

 the county is diversified by mountains, hills, and valleys. It is nat- 

 urally divided into four sections, viz.: The Santa Lucia Mountains on the 

 west, the Salinas Valley in the central portion, the Gabilan Mountains, with 

 the smaller valleys inclosed by them on the east, and the Pajaro Valley 

 on the north. 



In the Santa Lucia Range can be procured mountain homes sheltered 

 from winds, possessing a delightful climate and peculiar advantages for 

 the production of all temperate and semi-tropical fruits. Higher up on the 

 mountains are stock ranges with excellent feed. Wood is everywhere abun- 

 dant. In this range are gold, coal, and limestone, the latter of the best 

 quality and abundant in quantity. In this range are located the famous 

 Tassajara and Paraiso Hot Springs, known the w'orld over for their wonder- 

 ful medicinal and healing qualities. Game of every description abounds, 

 from quail to grizzly. 



