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Title: Illustrated album of Alameda County, California; its early history and progress--agriculture, viticulture and horticulture--educational, manufacturing and railroad advantages--Oakland and environs--interior townships--statistics, etc., etc
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Colquhoun, Jos. Alex
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Publisher: Oakland, Calif. : Pacific Press
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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IL&LLI (S! 5; 50f^5., LiV£R.;vioRE-Valley Ai^!vied/\ ^o. ILLUSTRATED ALBUM OF ALAMEDA COUNTY. upward and over the bay at considerable height andstrikes the Contra Costa Range. That portion of itcoming in at the Golden Gate is driven along by the -breezes accompanying to the Straits of Carquinez andSan Pablo Bay. While the immediate coast fromPoint Reyes to Santa Cruz may be enveloped in fog,Oakland, Alameda, and Berkeley and adjoining townsof Alameda County, are in sunshine or maybe in par-tial shadow from the fog clouds passing several hun-dred feet overhead. Being thus favored by nature, it is no wonder thatthe health of the community is exceptionally good, asis shown by the statistics, taken fiom the officialrecords of the health offices. The average death rate of Oakland for the past tenyears shows an annual percentage of 13.57 P^ 1,000.The following is the rate per year from July i toJune 30:— For 1882 and 83, 13.66; 1883-84, 13.92; 1884-85,12.72; 1885-86, 13.22; 1886-87,1

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