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California trip reports ripe lands and growing cities
A Dixon Sun correspondent writes from California describing Sacramento Valley soil, productive farms, and rising land values. The narrative recalls San Francisco harbor life, Chinatown, and cliffside vistas, then moves to Oakland and Los Angeles with notes on large ranches, fruit orchards, and a 85 000 population city expanding outward.
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