Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-23

five miles back from the coast, where there
is an invigorating sea breeze every day,
quite cool enough for comfort and yet not
damp and cool enough To bc chilly. Ii is
on broad, gently-sloping plain, from ten
| to fifty feet above the bed Of the river, and
conveniently divisiblc into small tracts.
Along the broad riVcr-bottom there is
plenty of timber for fuel and fencing and
large amount of pasturagC for stock. The
water of the river is readily conveyed by
bitches upon the lands FOR irrigating and
Other purposes There il plenty Of the
best material for brick. convenient t0 the
town site. An abundance of building rock
on the river bank, and n email mountain
Of marble very conveniently situated on
the property, from which the hes OF lime
ana beautiful building marble il now uU-
tanned. Pine lumber is abundant on the
mountains a few miles distant, and IL
brought to the town site and sold 40 SO
per thousand.
During tho last winter, which was uuu-
sually severe i'm this part Of the state, the
young orange trees and even tomatoes
were not killed in this vicinity, while they
killed TO the ground in and around Los
Angeles
The railroad from San Francisco to San
Diego, and also the line from Los Angeles
TO san Bernardino will doubtless pass
through the property. thus connecting il
with the lines of the Southern Pacific
Railroad of both the SOD and 35th parallels.
The wagon roads from Los Angeles and
the coast to this locality are very level
and excellent, and the distances easily
travelled in one day
A. TO pleasantness OF scenery it is ac-
kno wledged by all TO be unsurpassed. !
Mountains are seen i'm the distance i'm ev-
cry direction. Some low, uudulating |
ranges, some broken, varied and pctu- |
rescue, and some rising from five to eleven |
thousand feet with a massiveness and |
grandeur wholly indoscribable.
The prospects of the colony are more en- |
than we had dared to hope. |
Many are already upon the ground, others |
are on their way, and many more are ar |
ranging to come OH the present autumn. |
We started with a view OF obtainidg a set |
Element of one hundred families. From |
present indications we shall have five hun
dred families within the year. We have |
obtained reduced fare on the lines Of rail
road from the East to San Francisco and |
also on the steamer line from San Francis
co to San Pedro. Col. John s. Loomis, |
President of the National Land Company,
No. 3, Bowling Green, New York city, will /
act as our agent in New York, and furnish |
tickets at reduced fare from different points
to all who wish 20 come and settle in our
colony.
The Rev. s. w. Bush, Of 20, Chauncey
SlittL, DOSlOll itcJS rs our agent LOT new
England, and Judging from what he writes
US, there will be throng-from that quar-
ter a most excellent people, In addition
to cheap fare 10y railroad, he will probably |
soon have much lower terms by the 18th
mus line Of steamers, which, he writes us,
will stop and land the passengers for our
colony at San Pedro. From present indi-
cations the growth of our settlement will
be quite az rapid as will be desirable. Num-
Oers are not the only consideration with
Us. We hope to get settlement of good,
Intelligent liberal minded and enterpris-
ing people. We aim 10 have the best of
schools and the best Of society, and We
invite those who would like to
enjoy them, to come and help secure them.
| expect to START with my family and
some others from Syracuse, on the 18th in
slant, and shall be Joined AT Chicago, Oma-
IA and other points by others on their way
% the colony.
J trust that in the future you will hear q
good report of our enterprise.
Yours, very truly,
J. w. NoHn.