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Show VARIATION OF COMPASS. 241 before, but recently purchased by the Mormons for a settlement. San Bernandino City, contains about one thousand inhabitants, the church owns saw-mills and flouring mills, it is a great agricultural country. Being desirous of reaching the sea-board, I only remained three days here. I mounted my trusty mule, and rode into Los Angeles in twelve hours, a distance of forty-five miles, pretty well for an animal that had just come off the deserts. Variation of compass:- at Great Salt Lake City, " Fillmore City, . " San Bernandino, . " Los Angeles, . 15' . 16' . 19' . 13' . 13' 20" W. a 40" " 40" " 30" " Immediately in the vicinity of Parowan, there are several mountains containing magnetic iron, which accounts for the great variation in that place. 11 |