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Title: California south tehachapi..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Southern Pacific company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (San Francisco)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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mesquite tree —a tree, by the way, that in the desert, springing from one stem,buries its limbs in the sand, whence it grows again, forming analmost impenetrable chaparral. Miniature quail, too, live in thisarid land. Long reefs that may be traced for miles mark sealevel on the sides of basins, shells that were once of the oceanlying amid a wilderness of sand. Cacti of fantastic forms, vol-canic creations of curious shapes, bare, gaunt mountains, levelsof seemingly endless sand, with which the winds play, and wheresudden thunder-storms break violently—these are of the desert.On the crest of San Gorgonio Pass, between twoBbAU/ViOINl mountain walls, lies Beaumont, a pretty, health-ful town, with a fine fruit and grain country tributary to it. On the desert side of the crest, and yet not of theBArNNlNU desert, is Banning, a little city that enjoys greatprosperity, chiefly on account of its productive acres, and partlyby reason of its picturesque location and well-earned reputation 59
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iiiiilii PALM CANYON. as a health resort. It is claimed that the fruit crop during thepast season yielded several hundred dollars revenue for everyinhabitant of the colony. pai n cDDiNnc Palm SPrinSs is not Properly an oasis, per-kal.ii ^fKinua haps, for it is on the edge of the desert (fivemiles from the station), and not in the midst thereof; yet in itsgreat palms, its verdure, and its wonderful waters, it is possessedof the attractions of a perfect oasis. The great San Jacintomountains tower over it, and lend to it the breath of the forest.No fog ever enveloped this region of clear air, and the cloudsthat growl along the mountain tops are chiefly impressive intheir scenic effects. There is little rain at Palm Springs, themountain sending tribute in a plentiful supply of pure water.The mineral hot spring is remarkable for its curative properties.There is no finer natural sanatorium than Palm Valley. Of the string of stations between Palm Springs andINDIO Yuma, Indio is one of the mo

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