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Title: Crofutt's new overland tourist and Pacific coast guide : containing a condensed and authentic description of over one thousand two hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts : where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing--where to see it--where to go--how to go--and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage, from sunrise to sunset, and part the way back, through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California and Arizona
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Crofutt, George A
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Publisher: Chicago, Ill., The Overland Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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are 15 quartz mills in thecounty, and 36 companies owning canalsor mining ditches, one of which cost$500,000, and with its branches is over 150miles long. There are regular stage lines from Marys-ville to Colusa, 29 miles west; Downieville,67 miles northeast; North San Juan, 38miles; Grass Valley, 35 miles: La Porte, 65miles from Marysville. The Northern California. R B. This road branches ofifor Oroville, north,and runs to the eastward of Feather Kiver,through Honcut, a small place, and arrivesat Oroville,after arun of 26 miles. This townhas a population of about 1,500, and is thecounty seat of Butte county. It is an oldmining town, principally placer mines,which were at one time very rich, and insome places now are worked to advantage.The Chinese are very thick in the old pla-cer region, and work these old diggingsover and over again. The town is em-bowered in fruit and shade trees, beautifulgardens and orchards. This county possesses some of the finest AND PACIFIC* COAST GUIDE. 185
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BLOOMER CUT. 85 feet deep and 800 feet long. See page 181, agricultural land in the State. All kindsof grain and produce are raised in abund-ance. Tlie vineyards are numerous, pro-ducing large quantities of wine and brandyannually. Rasins are produced in largequantities, and an immense amount of pea-nuts are gathered for market every year.Stock-raising is also an important feature.Wool is a staple export of the county.Schools and churches are in a flourishingcondition—a sure evidence of a peoplesprosperity. Stages leave Oroville regularlyfor La Porte, 52 miles; Susanville, 105miles; as well as to most of the adjoiningtowns. Returning to Marysville, we will nowtake a run to Yuba City—situated about one milewest of Marysville, containing a populationof about 1,000, and located on the easternbank of the Feather River, just above itsjunction with the Yuba. It is the countyseat of Sutter county—first settled in 1849.The county was named after General Sut- ter, the. old pioneer, at wh

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