*** Source: History and Business Directory of Humboldt County, Lillie E. Hamm, November 1890, Eureka, Cal. *** ---page 025--- [ad] Pictures and Picture Frames at Mathews [ad] [Drawing of A.V HUMBOLDT not included] HUMBOLDT COUNTY One of the Most Prosperous Counties of California The Redwood Industry, Its Vast and Overshadowing Importance. The Wealth of Its Forests, Its Rich and Fertile Soil. The Wool, Interests, Agricultural and Horticultural Pursuits The Growth of Population. An Exhaustive Exposition of the Greatness of the County A careful Examination of Its Position A casual study of the map of the United States reveals the fact that Humboldt is the most westerly point in the Union. It possesses the most westerly harbor. It occupies a central and commanding position of the United States, and of the world. That Humboldt Bay is at once the greatest direct available point for an "air-line" railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. These facts place to the credit of Humboldt the command of the commercial highways; and at some future period destines her to be the half-way station of the World's commerce-- trans-continental and trans-Pacific. [ad] Gibbard & Lever --MAKE A SPECIALTY OF-- Ornamental Mantels Cor. Third and H sts, Pioneer Building, Eureka [ad] ---end---