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Further up the mountain side we drive, and turning 

 our eyes southward the broad expanse of waters can be 

 seen^ and the Pacific Ocean stretches out before our 

 gaze, its blue surface finally seeming to unite in a 

 band of azure blue with the cloudless sky above. 



The valley of the Los xllisos, in which this Eanche is 

 situated, is a beautiful and fertile part of Orange 

 county ; and the home-place of Mr. Whiting, consisting 

 of five hundred and fifty acres, is made up of the most 

 fertile j)art of this valley. • One year the farming land 

 is planted to corn, producing from seventy-five to one 

 hundred bushels to the acre, and the next year it is 

 planted to barley, producing from twenty-five to thirty 

 centals per acre. 



There are thousands of cords of wood upon the Eanche 

 enough for all time ; and game, sucli as quail and 

 doves, and geese, ducks and swan, abound in their 

 season. 



Of course the climate in this part of the State is too 

 well known to make it necessary to say aught of praise 

 for the climate of the Los Alisos valley. Situated as 

 it is but seven miles from the Pacific Ocean, the sea 

 breezes temper the heat of summer and the cold of 

 winter, and the climate is as near perfection as one 

 could desire. 



Tennis and croquet grounds are found near the farm- 

 house, and every convenience looking to the comfort 

 and pleasure of its dwellers is furnished. 



The Pianche is well fenced and cross-fenced, and every 

 improvement made has been of a permanent character. 



Near the house is a half-acre vegetable garden, and 

 as this Eanche is in the thermal belt, vegetables can be 



