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Whilst it is not the idea or contention to have any 

 invalids as co-operators^ it may be well to draw atten- 

 tion to the fact that the healthfulness is so great and 

 climatic conditions so favourable to life, that Mr. 

 Whiting would not have the slightest hesitation in 

 advising parents to send to this valley young men, who, 

 though not very robust, will here grow healthy and 

 strong. 



Eailroad station, post-office, and church are within 

 quarter of a mile of Eanch'e houses. 



This valley is not too low lying, as can be gathered 

 from the railroad elevations. Starting at sea level at San 

 Juan by-the-Sea, rising gently for eight miles, dropping 

 slowly into this valley, which has an elevation of 450 

 feet, rising gently out of the valley say thirty-five or 

 forty feet ; it then gradually descends until Santa Ana, 

 thirteen miles away, is arrived at, 150 feet above the 

 sea. Thus it will be seen, that though there is a 

 valley depression much favouring this Eanche, the 

 altitude insures the most favourable conditions of 

 climate. At the head of this valley, hidden in the 

 Santiago Canon, a valley of the Trabuco mountain 

 (5700 feet) which overlooks El Toro, lies a modern 



Ardeii," the property of Madam Modjeska, who comes 

 to this county nearly every summer, and thus re- 

 cuperates her health and strength. 



For ordinary wear Clothes such as are required 

 for English summer are best. Working clothes better 

 bought here. 



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