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A 250 Mile Journey Through the San Joaquin Valley
A traveling correspondent describes a daylight route through California's San Joaquin valley from Oakland to Los Angeles, noting wheat crops in irrigation districts, large ranch estates, and poor horse stock, along with Fresno's wine and raisin industry, Tehachapi Pass, and oil activity near Bakersfield, interwoven with humorous asides and local scenery.
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Portland
Seattle
Great Northwest
Blair
Sound City
Huntington
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Coffin
Oregon
T San Or
Coast Line
J. J. Jessup
Oakland
Oreon
California
Willamette Valley
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Fresno County
Tde
Jack Horner
Kings River
Bakersfield
Ivania
Aera
Tehachapi
Sierras
Noah
Ark
Parker
Los Angeles