What is the point of view in "to the fringed gentian"?

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago.which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.

Identify whether each detail takes place in the story “the adventure of the speckled band” or in its film adaptation, the speckled band. roylott has a baboon and a leopard, which he brought from india. holmes and watson operate out of their shared apartment at 221b baker street. roylott has a baboon and a cheetah, which he brought from india. holmes and watson operate out of a fancy office with modern conveniences, such as an intercom.