"Under no contingency does the natural face of Upper California appear
susceptible of supporting a very large population: the country is hilly
and mountainous; great dryness prevails during the summers, and
occasionally excessive droughts parch up the soil for periods of 12 or
18 months. Only in the plains and valleys where streams are to be found,
and even those will have to be watered by artificial irrigation, does
there seem the hope of being sufficient tillable land to repay the
husbandman and afford subsistence to inhabitants."
Henry Augustus Wise
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