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Book Title: Memorial And Biographical History Of The Counties Of Fresno, Tulare, And Kern, California

THE CHIEF SOURCES OF WEALTH.

  To the early Californian the chief sources of wealth were cattle and gold
mines. Mining was the chief industry, and stock-raising received great
attention. Over the richest soil of this great valley, roamed large herds of
cattle, horses and sheep; but in the course of time, as population increased,
the country, watered by the San Joaquin and King's rivers, was found to be most
fertile and productive. The dwellers of these valleys engaged in tilling the
soil, and the dwellers of the hilly parts of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada,
which are better adapted to grazing, became the owners of herds of cattle and
sheep.

  At the present day the sources of wealth are, in addition to the foregoing,
everything in the line of agriculture and horticulture. Details are given in the
respective county histories further on.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History
OF THE COUNTIES OF
Fresno, Tulare, and Kern, California

Illustrated
Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Prospective Future: with Profuse Illustrations of its Beautiful Scenery,
Full-page Portraits of Some of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of
Many of its Pioneers, and also of Prominent Citizens of to-day.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants." -Macaulay.

CHICAGO:
The Lewis Publishing Company.
Undated, but OCLC lists a publication date of 1892


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