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- The Great Seal of California
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1852)
- On the design of the new "great seal" of the state of California, adopted in 1849.
- Living Glaciers of California
(Harper's Monthly, 1875B)
- The Chinese and Civilisation
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)
- A look at the condition of Chinese immigrant laborers in California, and its implications for Britain.
- The Mountain Lakes of California
(Scribners, 1879A)
- A Wind Storm in the Forests of the Yuba
(Scribners, 1879A)
- The Bee-Pastures of California, by George Waring Jr. (Part 1), John Muir (Part 2)
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- In a Chinese Theater [San Francisco], by George H. Fitch
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- Hydraulic Mining in California, by Taliesin Evans
(Century Magazine, 1883A)
- Outdoor Industries in Southern California
(Century Magazine, 1883B)
- The Present Condition of the Mission Indians in Southern California
(Century Magazine, 1883B)
- Echoes in the City of the Angels
(Century Magazine, 1884A)
- The founding of Los Angeles, written when the city was only 100 years old.
- The Silverado Squatters, by Robert Louis Stevenson
(Century Magazine, 1884A)
- Stevenson's account of a period of time spent in the California Coast Range.
- Camping Out in California, by John R.G. Hassard
(Century Magazine, 1887A)
- The Editor's Visit to California, by William Jennings Demorest
(Demorest, 1887)
- A Santa Barbara Holiday, by Edwards Roberts
(Harper's Monthly, 1887B)
- The Treasures of the Yosemite, by John Muir
(Century Magazine, 1890B)
- Yosemite National Park
(Century Magazine, 1890A)
- A series of editorials and letters, from 1890-1893, on the management of Yosemite National Park.
- The Heart of the Desert, by Charles Dudley Warner
(Harper's Monthly, 1891A)
- A journey to the Grand Canyon from California, via Yosemite and other scenic locations.
- The Outlook in Southern California, by Charles Dudley Warner
(Harper's Monthly, 1891A)
- Various types of farming and agriculture in Southern California.
- Two Monuments, by Horace F. Cutter
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- A monument in San Francisco to Matthew Scott, erected by Japan, and a corresponding monument in Japan commemorating "the Goodness of the United States."
- The Winter of Our Content, by Charles Dudley Warner
(Harper's Monthly, 1891A)
- The climate and characteristics of Southern California.
- About Fruit Ranching, by Hugh Marshall
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- Vineyards and orchards in the Santa Ana Valley of California.
- A Rival of the Yosemite, by John Muir
(Century Magazine, 1892A)
- The Canon of the South Fork of the King's River, California.
- Picturesque Plant Life of California, by Charles Howard Shinn
(Century Magazine, 1892B)
- Our Great Pacific Commonwealth: A Study of Ultimate California, by William E. Smythe
(Century Magazine, 1897A)
- Timber Titans, by George Dollar
(The Strand, 1897B)
- The California redwoods, and other noteworthy "timbers," plus a look at the American logging industry and the "Joggins Raft," a method of transporting large quantities of timber by water.
- A Common Crystal, by John R. Watkins
(The Strand, 1899A)
- A look at how salt is gathered and processed in Salton, California.
- The Arks of Arktown, by Laura B. Starr
(The Strand, 1899B)
- California houseboats.
- Chronicles of an Anglo-Californian Ranch, by Margaret Innes(Girl's Own Paper, 1899)
- A 13-part series describing a British family's adventures in California - the midnight hunt for a rattlesnake is not to be missed!
- Harvesting in Far California, by C. Fell Smith
(Windsor Magazine, 1899B)
- California provides "amazing quantities of everything, from acres of calla lilies to thousands of tons of castor-oil beans, or millions of quarters of wheat."
- Breaking Wild Horses for the Army
(Strand, 1901A)
- The largest firm of horse-breakers for the military was W.R. Grace and Co. of San Francisco, which provided horses for the British army.
- The Only Pigeon Ranch in the World
(Strand, 1901A)
- A ranch in Los Angeles that raises pigeons for food.
- "Car-town,"
(Strand, 1901B)
- A town near San Francisco that consists entire of street-cars.
- A Cemetery for Horses, by Harold J. Shepstone
(Strand, 1901B)
- A horse cemetery in Palo Alto, California.
- "Coasting," by John L. Von Blon
(Strand, 1901B)
- A means of "sledding" downhill in summertime in California.
- • See also California History
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