bility of the undertaking. Estimates as to cost have been made. High 

 Government officials have been here recently to look into the project, and 

 all seem well pleased with it. A report on the proposed project has been 

 drawn up by the engineers and forwarded to Washington, D. C, for approval. 

 The people are expecting to hear from the report at any time. Much 

 interest has been manifested, and landowners are now signifying their 

 willingness to enter into the proposed system by signing articles of incor- 

 poration. Even those who do not wish to enter into the proposition in 

 most part have agreed to sell their lands, and will not in any way block 

 the project. Should the Secretary of the Interior approve of the project — 

 and we have good and sufficient reasons to believe he will— there will be 

 a decided change for the better throughout the county. 



In 1902, Dr. J. D. Edmunson (then a citizen of Orland) was awarded 

 a first-grade certificate by the California Fruit Growers' Convention for the 

 best display of navel oranges, lemons, and pomelos. In 1904, the citrus- 

 growers of Orland were awarded a bronze medal by the St. Louis Exposi- 

 tion. In 1904, P. D. Bane, of Orland, received the order for choice almonds 

 with which to construct a nut elephant at the World's Fair. Several years 

 ago a Portuguese near Orland took first premium for the best display of 

 grapes. 



Glenn County has thousands of acres of the choicest land, good schools 

 and churches, fine roads, and surveys are now being made for more steam 

 and electric railways. With irrigation in sight, there are sure to be even 

 more marvelous results. 



Alpine County 



ALPINE, one of the mountain counties, has an area of 575 square 

 miles, or 368,000 acres. Its principal industries are mining and 

 lumbering. While it has but a small population, its cultivated lands 

 will reach 10,000 acres. The county is a succession of mountain 

 ranges, with high and precipitous peaks. Silver Mountain is one 

 of the highest peaks, having an altitude of 10,000 feet. There are numer- 

 ous small lakes, the waters of which are clear and cold; many of them 

 contain mountain trout. The county is bountifully supplied with brooks, 

 creeks, rivulets, and rivers. The Carson River heads in the southern part 

 and flows from south to north through the county. 



Among the mountains are numerous valleys. The largest and most 

 noted are Diamond, Hermit, Pleasant, Hope, Faith, and Charity. The 

 valleys are inhabited only during the summer, and then by stockraisers 

 and dairymen. The dairy interest in these valleys is of considerable 

 importance. The nutritious bunch grass, which grows so luxuriantly in 

 these mountainous regions, is of excellent quality, and stock fattens rapidly 

 upon it. 



The entire western section is a wild mountainous region, whose 

 grandeur of scenery vies with the Alpine regions of Europe. From Novem- 

 ber until late in June the region is wrapped in a mantle of snow, varying 

 in depth from two to fifty feet; during the remainder of the year it forms 

 a vast mountain pasture for thousands of sheep and cattle that are driven 

 there from the lowlands of the State to feed during the summer and fall. 

 The greater part of the surface of this mountainous region, as well as the 

 lower and eastern section, is covered with forests of heavy and valuable 

 timber. All the coniferous trees common to the western slope grow to a 

 large size on the mountainsides. 



In the northeastern part farming is carried on to a considerable extent. 

 In the elevated valleys, among the mountains, summer dairying is an 

 Important industry. Carson Valley, extending into the northern part of 

 the county, contains some of the most productive and valuable agricultural 

 lands in the State. 



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