and other moisture loving trees and shrubs along the margins of small 

 water-courses. This extensive district, so prolific in water fowl, has an 

 added value in nearness to San Francisco and ease of access, the cost 

 insignificant and time less than three hours. 



RED-HEAD DUCK. 



Ay thy a Americana. 



CANVAS-BACK DUCK. 



Ay thy a Va lisn en a. 



KERN COUNTY. 



Bakersfield, its most important and central city, is 314 miles from San 

 Francisco by rail of Southern Pacific Company. As an all-round sporting 

 field Kern county is perhaps well in the front as leader of the world. 

 It covers an immense area of mountain and valley, takes a broad cantle out 

 of the Sierra Nevada, with acre for acre of matching valley of San Joaquin. 



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