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Going to the Golden State From Riverside Letter Home
Riverside California February 19 1911 Dear Sir I write of my overland journey from Lititz through Michigan Illinois Missouri Kansas Colorado New Mexico Arizona to California I describe deserts mountain bridges and the San Bernardino range I note missions trains accidents at Las Vegas and the Harvey Houses orange groves palm trees and irrigated ranches in Riverside I compare a diverse population Chinese Japanese Mexicans Indians and Negroes describe local money slang two bit four bit six bits and local one story houses a dry town with 37 churches and a population of 17000 I end with a curious anecdote about mixed descent and kinship and send regards from H E Wrst
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