Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-20
JANA G. PEARSON.
LETTER FROM SAN FERNANDO.
AThrfvin. FOwn-A DescI ipti0n o San
FernanjO's Patron Saint - local
Intelligence.


our place improving rapidly. Several
new buildings are in course of cree
ton. The Assistant Superintendent
of Wells, Fargo e. Co., Mr.. Rowell,
arrived yesterday, and opened an Of
flee here.
WELLS, FARGO d. co.
Show always great amount of enter
prise. Let new town be started at
any place on the Pacific Coast, and
Immediately they establish an office.
Well, this is certainly a great conven-
fence.
MIR. MACLAY
Has it in contemplation to erect q
large brick building, 40xS0, two stories
in height, to be used as a store. Our
pioneer merchants here, Messrs. Glib
ney q McGrath, are doing fine bust
ness and express themselves as well
satisfied with their prospects. Judge
Rhodes Of the Supreme Court and A.
A. Barstow, Postal Agent for this
coast, were here few days since and
acres and the last named gentleman
of 800 acres.
WE HAD ALSO A PARTY OF VISITORS
A few days since from New Mexico.
They were very highly pleased with
our lands, and We're of the opinion
that our valley, for productiveness, was
equal to any place in the world and
that it was just the place for raising
all the semi-tropical fruits. We are
having not only large number of
visitors, but actual residents with their
families are arriving and preparing
themselves for business operations.
The other day a jeweler and watch
maker made his appearance amongst
us, and is preparing his place of bust
ness. We note also the arrival of a
photographer, so you can see we are
fast getting out of the wilderness.
ON SUNDAY
Last we had divine service. Father
Mote was here and held service in the
old church-the first time it has been
used for many years. ] went into the
church, which is quite n curiosity of
itself. The altar was surmounted by
u statue of our
PATRON SAINT, SAN FERNANDO,
Which, l have no doubt, is faithful
representation of him. | will give
you short description of it. 1t rep
resents Spaniard of the olden type,
proud and naughty in appearance,
with pointed beard, head firmly set
and gracefully poised upon his Shout
ders, the feet firmly plan ed, and in
his left hand he holds globe, and
with his head a little averted, he
seems to be considering whether he
shall take upon himself the expedition
of which Columbus has been talking
to him, and he seems to think favor
ably of it, and is weighing i'm his mind
whether all that has been told him by
that grand old adventurer is true;
whether he shall risk the great repu
tations of the joint crowns of CASTLE
and Arragon. He seems almost to
say, "The world is already at my
feet. My armies are the best appoint
ed, my soldiers are acknowledged to
be the bravest and best disciplined and
led by him that the world has delighted
to honor with the name of the Great
Captain;' but his grand ambition of
discovering new worlds outweighs
everything, and he comes to the con-
clusion to do that which other of the
Courts of Europe had refused, and by
that course he gave superiority to
Spain over all the world.
Ills ARMIES
Followed up what Columbus COM
menced, and they were not satisfied
with merely conquering the seaboard,
but extended their empire to the
broad Mississippi, and, as you are
aware, they had the honor of being
the discoveries of that mighty river.
They did not stop there, although
meeting with obstacles from which any
one else would have quailed, but they
must need extend their possessions to
the broad Pacific, and finally founded
this grand
OLD MISSION, SAN FERNANDO.
They were not content with raising
merely the necessaries of life on their
arrival here, but they fully found out
the adaptabilities OF our soil for all
manner of business. Here they
planted the vine, the fig, the orange,
the lemon, the lime, pomegrantae, and
almost all the semi-tropical fruits; and
they were not content with this, but
they planted also alhthe fruits of more
northern climes, as well, and what is
more, they found they throve as they
will do in most any part of the world.
The cereals they created also, and that
to good advantage. Corn was another
article they could grow to great advan-
tage, as well as all articles of the pulse
varieties. And now, not thinking
when | commenced this article, that |
should have made it of such great
length, l will bring it to a close, by
Just saying, in conclusion, that the
owner of this beautiful estate of San
Fernando is offering it for sale in
town lots and small parcels to suit pur-
chasers, at
VERY EASY TERMS.
His first auction sale will come off in
the city of Los Angeles, on the Sd
prox., and the second sale on the 23d,
in the city of San Francisco. He will
offer great inducements for parties to
become purchasers.
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