miles wide, pretty 300 to 400 feet high but is consider- ably dissected. Further inland is another mesa some hundreds of feet high and beyond begin the diph orts. From Pacific coast it is 160 miles by rail line to the edge of the Dalton desert and 100 miles more to the sea or lake. All of the Eucalyptus trees about here are in- troduced from Australia where they are about 4 to 50 feet; here in Cal if of about 100 kinds have been introduced. On the mesas one sees no trees, mostly Chaparral among which are lyte bushes. The roots of some of those can dug up for fire wood. Andlee's tree was a terrible storm here, but he usual they stay very decent. At these times the whole hill sides crash down when the roads become impassible. Everywhere trace evidence of wild cat real estate speculation. Great acreage is produced and many tiny lots to hold for the future auction. I've just some treatise trace that believe Cal. is Paradise.