A START IN LIFE.
A Journey Across America.
FRUIT FARMING IN CALIFORNIA.
BY
C.F. DOWSETT,
Author of "Striking Events in Irish History," etc., etc.
LONDON:
DOWSETT & Co., 3, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.
PRICE ONE SHILLING.
A START IN LIFE.
Plans, Maps, Views, Books, Samples of Fruits, Soils, etc., etc., of Land at Merced, in California, may be seen at the Offices of
MESSRS. DOWSETT & CO.,
3, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,
where also further particulars and introductions to the owners at Merced may be obtained.
CONTENTS.
A Suggestion to Persons Seeking a Start in Life
Special Advantages
Comparison and Warning
Across America—
London to Chicago
Chicago to San Francisco
San Francisco to New Orleans
New Orleans to London
Information About California
Currency
Merced
Price of Land
American Surveys
Special Instruction Provided
Various Estimates as to what could be done with Various Amounts of Capital
Price of Fruit Trees
When Fruit Trees Pay
Position of a Settler
Cost of Board and Lodging
Raisin Culture
Irrigation
Olive Culture
Special Openings
Potato Growing
Cost of Provisions, etc., at Merced
Cost of Journey by Sea and Land
Analysis of Merced Soils
Position of the Vendors
