The weekly Butte record., 1867-08-03

SAN BEKsARDIxo yALLEY.-The San Be-nArdinc
Guardian refers to the location Of this valley and
1 its resources as fellows:
This valley presents one OF the most desirable
locations Tor home tina. is TO be found in the State
Of California. Il requires but 1 slight acquaint-
anoe isith il 10 come 10 that conclusion. more
intimate knowledge viii strengthen that i'm
preston Having had an opportunity Of seeing
for ourselves the immense resources which are iy
ing uuapprecaited we notice them for the benefit
Of such persons may be turning their attention
toward the southern counties i'll search Of cheap
lands and fine climate.
Passing south from the city. we come upon an
extensive plain, capable of yielding grain crops 10
sustain hundreds OF thousands OF people. At about
three miles distant reach what Is known as Cot :
tonwoood Row. the near part OF old San Bernardno
Here is the residence of A. Van Leaven one OF our
model farmers and orchardists; next. the farms OF
his father and brothers all in Ugh state OF cutiya
ton. Passing along we reach the elegant resi-
dence of Captain I'ishon. which. with the grounds,
vineyard, farm. etc, is an ornament TO the county
and credit 10 the taste and refinement OF the pro-
prietor. Further on, al old San Bernardino is the
spacious mansion of DR.. Barton; this is one of the
largest vineyards IN The county, and its wines have
an established reputation. Passing again out on
Diain are scor al the ranch of ucipa. the resi-
dence Of J. ". Waters; this 5 considered one of
the best ranches in the State, well for its
pactnesS as for the variety Of land and the great
amount OF which and flows through it.
There are plants and rolling hills AMI canyons and
raYines yielding abundant pasture all the year
round with ample shade and water. The farming
land is Of first quality, and almost Unlimited in ex-
tent
We had the pleasure Of riding over large por-
ton OF the ranch, aud were delighted with the line
prospects presented at every opening aud hill top.
The cattle are all American stock, and the horses
improved breed. few sheep are maintained
sufficient only tor domestic purposes. Waters has
a large band OF cattle in Montana.
Returning from aciPa, We come by the way OF
Z4nga TO the farm of Craft. This is well cult
vated establishment with large orchards and three
vineyards. The harvest OF some 800 acres OF grain,
has been saved in iiuc condition. and Is now being
tAraslei. The corn IS the tallest that we have
seen in the country The fruits are abundant.
though fully month late. The California peach
viii be failure owing to the curleaf disease, bat
the improved varieties VIII Yield full crops The
vines very lnXurant and PROMISE a heavy crop.
We may notice the adaptability Of this climate for
semi-lropica fruit frost is unknown here III the
severest Winters.
Next we have the farm of Mccoy, then Craw,
then the Willis place. These farms show what the
land IS capable OF producing when properly cult
yated-as such they referred u here Outside
Of their boundaries lies water aoundant Yet
these broad leagues uu0eeaped while thou
sands wandering about soohing for just such To-
cations for homesteads. The water can be taken
from the Santa Ana river and spread al over TIE
plain, turning the dry and parched land into a gar
dem What has been done by the present ditch
could be added 10 hundred fold by the judicious
of water running 70 waste in the sands of the
river bed.
The Zanga is a water ditch probably some ten
miles long, which supplies the farms named above
with the means Of irrigation 1t made. We be-
lieve, by the Lagos. the time that family owed
the whule land OF the valley. ''0ld San Bernar
diGo, though termed 4 Mission, was not such. II
was. as We have been informed, the residence OF
the Lagos. who bailt and supported a church and
kept missionary among their people.
In the country over which We have passed in this
hurried review there various climates but all
capable OF producing the cereals. cora, fruit, vesc
ia5les-everythng requisite TO make happy and
abundant home.