Chapter 8

Acamo,165,170.Adenostoma,205.Africa,18.Aiken, South Carolina, Temperature of,207.Ailantus,134.Alaska,34.Albuquerque, New Mexico,165.—— temperature of,207.Alfalfa,23,98,101,204.Alfileria,203,206.Algiers, Temperature of,207.Alhambra,124.Almond,18,19,101.Alpine pass,1.Amalfi,30.Ambrose, C. D.,215.Ambrose, Ernest,213.Anacapa,2.Anaheim,134.Antelope,114,188.Apples,19,96,97,127.—— prices and profits,215.—— San Diego,97.Apricots,18,19,43,92.—— prices and profits,214,215.Arcadian Station,126.Arizona,5,149,164,174,177.—— Cattle Company,186.—— desert,79.Arrow-head Hot Springs,117.Artist Point,154.Atlantic,5,18,47,165,198.Atwater, F. A.,216.Aubrey sandstones,195.Australian lady-bug,129.—— navels,120.Azusa,211-215.Baker, W. H.,212.Baldwin plantation,127.Banana,19,134.Bancroft, H. H.,56.Banks, J. K.,214.Banning,96.Barley,8,14,25,138.—— prices and profits,216.Beans,138.Bear Valley Dam,117,118.Bees,217.Bell-flower,204.Bernhard, William,214.Berries,141.Big Tejunga River,212.Big Trees (Mariposa),150,156-161.Birch,134.Blackberries—prices and profits,214.Bliss, W. W.,217.Bohemia Töplitz waters,163.Bonine, E. A.,215.Boston, Massachusetts, Temperature of,207.Bozenta (Count),134.Brandy,136.Breezes,70,123,184,203. (See Winds.)Bright Angel Amphitheatre,195.Buenaventura,138.Bullis, O.,215Burbank,214.Cactus,69,165.Cadiz, Spain. Temperature of,207.Cahuenga Valley,216.Cairo, Egypt, Temperature of,207.Capri,30,80.Carlisle school,168.Carlsbad,163.Carrot (wild),206.Caruthers, W.,213.Cataract Cañon,182.Cedars,185,186.Cereals,12. (See Grains.)Chalcedony Park,183.Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles,211.—— —— San Diego,143.Chaparral,81,202,205,206.Charleston, South Carolina, Temperature of,210,211.Chautauqua, The,76.Chemisal,202.Cherries,43.Chief Signal Officer, U. S. A., Report of,210.China trade,142.Chorizanthe,206.Chula Vista,144.Clearwater,216.Climate,4-6,9,29,43,45,48,130,140,142,146.—— adapted to health,29,37,38,45,46.—— adapted to recreation,70.—— compared to European,5;to Italian,18;to Mediterranean,18;to Tangierian,46.—— discussed and described,10,38,44,45.—— affected by ocean and deserts,4,8,29,45.—— effect on character,88.—— effect on disease,50.—— effect on fruits,10.—— effect on horses,55.—— effect on longevity,56,59,62.—— effect on seasons,10,43,65,66.—— Hufeland on,52.—— insular,76.—— in various altitudes,46.—— Johnson (Dr.) on,201.—— of Coronado Beach,47,81,87.—— of New Mexico,164.—— of Pasadena,130.—— of San Diego,49.—— of winter,43,48.—— Van Dyke on,8,50.Climatic regions,4.Clover,204.Cogswell, P. F.,216.Colorado desert,2-5,6,33,34,46.—— Grand Cañon,149. (See Grand Cañon.)—— Plateau,182.—— —— description of,177.—— River,8,197,199.—— —— course described,177.Columbine,206.Como,1.Compton,215.Concord coach,184.Cooper, Ellwood,125.Corfu, Temperature of,208.Corn,9,12,14,25,98.Coronado Beach,29,33,47,87,202.—— —— climate,47,81,87.—— —— Description of,80-87.—— Islands,30.—— Vasques de,30,165.Covina,214,216.Cremation among Indians,60.Crossthwaite, Philip, Longevity of,61.Crowfoot,204.Crucifers,204.Cucumbers,205.Cuyamaca (mountain)6,18,33,37.——(reservoir),144.Cypress (Monterey),49,82,130.—— Point (tree),162.—— —— description of,162.Cypriote ware,169.Cyprus,82,134.Daisy,206.Dandelion,205.Date (palms),19,42,49,85,134.Denver, Colorado, Temperature of,207,210,211.Deserts,2-7,34,79.—— affecting climate,4,8,29,45.—— describing beauty of,175.Dewey, Ernest,211,213.Dew-falls,123.Dillon, Kennealy & McClure,214.District of the Grand Cañon—area described,177.Downey,211-214,216,217.—— City,211.Duarte,217.Dutton, Captain C. E.,181,194,198.Earle, W. G.,213.Earle, W. Y.,214,215.East San Gabriel Hotel,127.Eaton Cañon,130.Egypt,178.El Cajon,37,56,79,111,144.El Capitan,154.Eldridge, C. P.,216.Elm,134.El Monte,216.English Walnut,18,19,34,48,101,129,134.Escondido,140,141.Eswena,213.Eucalyptus,23,48,112,123,134.Eye, S. H.,214.Fan-palm,49,134.Fern (Australian),123,205.Fig,18,19,34,101,141,144,147.—— cultivation discussed,34.—— prices and profits,215-217.Flagstaff,182,183,199.Fleming, J. P.,215.Florence Hotel,80.Florence, Italy, Temperature of,207.Flory, J. S.,212.Fogs,4,8,38,47,123.Fort Yuma, California, Temperature of,207.Fosdick, H. O.,213.Foxtail,206.Franciscan Fathers,42.Franciscan missions,24.Fresno,115,128.Frosts,10,19,123.Fruits,9,12,13,15,18,20,37,43,46,47,96,141,144,198.Fruits compared to European,18.—— cultivation and speculation discussed,20,93,107,140.—— great region for,97.—— grouped,18,19,92,94-96,101,115,127,211-217.—— lands adapted to,37,46,96.—— orchards,67,165.—— rapid growth of,115.—— Riverside method for,104.—— winter,48.Fumigation, Cost of,124,129.Funchal, Madeira, Temperature of,207.Gardens,46,67,147,165.Geraniums,49.Glendora,212.Golden Gate,42.Gooseberry,205.Government land,93.Grain,12,14,15,19,23,25,140.Grand Cañon,149,178,181.—— —— area of district of,177.—— —— description of,181,182,190-200.—— —— journey to the,182-190.Grapes,15,18,19,92,93,98,101.—— diseases of,128.—— Old Mission,128.—— prices and profits of,96.—— raisin. (See Raisins.)Grape-vines,79,91,123.—— —— on small farms,107.—— —— prices and profits of,96.—— —— Santa Anita,127.Grayback (mountain),34,46.Great Wash fault,178,182.Grevillea robusta,123.Guava,19,134.Gums,138.Hance (guide),198,199.Harvard Observatory,130.Hawaii Islands,5.Hayden, Nathaniel,213,215.Helianthus,206.Heliotrope,10,41,49.Hesperia,96.Hindoo Amphitheatre,195.Holbrook,183.Honey—prices and profits of,217.Honeysuckle,205.Hood, H.,211,213,216.Horses,55,70.Hotel del Coronado,29,87.—— del Monte Park,162.—— Raymond,79,130,133.Hot Springs (Las Vegas),163,164.Houser, J. O.,214.Houses, Suggestions on,68.Howe Bros.,212.Hubbard, E. A.,212.Hufeland, on climate and health,52.Humidity,38,43.Huntington, Dr.,50.Hurricane Ledge or Fault,182.Icerya purchasi,129.Indiana settlement,94.Indians,55,187,188—— affected by climate,55.—— converted by missionaries,24.—— longevity of,59.—— Mojave,2,169.—— Navajos,170,183.—— Oualapai,188.—— Pueblo,165.—— —— at Acamo,165.—— —— at Isleta,165.—— —— at Laguna,165-173.Ingo County,34.


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