The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
AMIne Yillage In CnlirOrnIn.

A correspondent of tho Chicago Repub-
lican writes from Los Angeles, California,
under date of May LIST:
"Here, on the east bank of the Santa
Anna river, twelve miles from the Pacific
ocean, is q c~aumunity of Germans, nam
bering forty families, that live without
lager bier They are healthy, prosperous
and happy, without the beverage of the
Faderland.' In 1857 they purchased one
thousand two hundred acres of what was
then considered the poorest land in Los
Angeles county, and in the following year
laid II ont into twenty-acre lots, aud have
since brought 1t TO a high state of c%ultiva-
ton.
"These people have shown what results
can be attained in this country by industry
and perseverance, and a history of then
efforts will be q guide 10 those who care 10
go and do likewise and ut the samo time
indicate TO the general reader the produc.
ing capacities Of this section, therefore il
may be well for me to give the outlines Of
what has been done.
'After the purchase 81 the land by the
agent, the families were collected in and
about San Francisco, and moved to the
present site Of the settlement. The first
two years they had a superintendent, and
all worked together; in which time a water
ditch was dug and sufficient water brought
from Santa Anna 60 irrigate the whole
traet. The land was cleared of, ploughed
narrowed aud laid of like corn ground,
except in squares Of six instead of four feet,
and thev vines planted
"After the second year the superinten-
dent was discharged, each one by that time
having learned sufficiently TO manage his
own affairs, and a division Of the lands
made. Each of the forty householder
got twenty acres OF land, valued frorl $3.50
TO $1,000, according TO location and inn
provements made; but each householder
got Sl,4OO, either in land or money. That
is to say, at the end Of two years the forty
families, working together, had accumu,
lated property valued at $50, GOA in gold,
besides the improvements made in the
water ditch, which are yet held in common
n very valuable, and besides supporting
and maintaining their families.
In 1861, three years after planting, each
house holder had one pipe d9Q gallons) Of
year {, 1000 gallons and since thon the aver,
age has been 10000 gallons. This yeai
500, 600 gallons of wine will be manufactur,
ed by this community.
The people in aud about Los Angeles.
who laughed at what they called dutch
stupidity" in trying to grow vines and make
homes on n barren waste in 1869, are nov
buying up the lands around Anaheim foi
ten and twenty dollars an acre, without any
water privileges. These plodding Ger,
mans have taught them what persever.
ing industry will accomplish. Men who
came here poor, are to-day rich in their 2C
acres OF well titled land. What has been
done by these people can be accomplished
in hundreds of places in Southern Califor.
mia. Good water can be had by digging
from fifteen to twenty feet. Twelve miles
southwest the steamers from San Francisco
touch once n week, where freight il landed
cheaper than at San Pedro, the seaport town
of Los Angeles,
Forty acres Of the twelve hundred acre
tract were reserved for a town, in which
are two hotels, three stores, school house,
church, and other %necessaries OF q thrifty
town in a prosperous condition"