Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-19
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tract being snna Ioei bv thc d9mc-
stead As-o,l.tl1a Ih-is rs great uni-
fcrmry rs slone n9 quality Of ara
may be rated as nrst-class, one-eighth
as second-class, and one-eighth as
substantially waste land. The waste
land is the wash or wide dry river-bed,
and two patches of the plateau, where
the upper line intersects the CGca-
monga and San Antonio creek. The
second-class is very coarse and gray
ely. It will be remembered that the
formation of all the soil is mountain
wash, the finest being farthest from
the mouth of the caflon, or longest in
state of decomposition. 1t has all
taken on considerable vegetable mat
ter, and in some localities it is approx
imating light clay formation. Prob
ably no soil exists in this favored
country better compounded for the
growth of the orange and vine. OF
course the drainage is perfect, and
this fact combined with the other fact
that the soil is open, admitting the
heat and electricity of the sun to the
roots of the young tree, makes
an abundance of water indispensable.
1t is said that the black sand serves
TO gather and conduct the electricity
which vitalizes the plant. 1t is the
aUdter that gives value to the land.
The questions of quantity and GER
tointy of water are the only questions
requiring consideration. The Cuca-
monga creek, is short, bold, precip-
itous stream, as pure and clear
rs ever gushed from mountain side
or washed granite pebble bed.
About mile from the mouth of the
cation is fall, about ten feet perpen-
dicular, where all the water is exposed
10 view. Mr.. HANSEN, engineer, in
company with Mr.. MILES, Superin-
tendent of the City Water Works,
made an estimate and partial measure
ment of the water on the 7th of July,
"and find q stream of four square feet,
cross section, and velocity (calcu-
lated by the MILEs-VAsQUEz watch)
of about two and half miles per
hour.n 1t seemed to our informant's
eye to have velocity of about twenty
miles per hour. The calculations of
the experts give 462, ,52S, 900 cubic feet
per year when placed and standing
still in reservoirs, or S,631 gallons of
water for each tree on 5000 acres,
counting seventy-five trees per acre.
To state the quantity of water in q
simpler manner, the engineers make
2l9,S00,000 superficial feet in 5000
acres, to which are distributed 462 ,62s,-
900 cubic feet of water-equal to a rain
fall of about twenty-five inches. This
added to the natural rain-fall-say
twenty inches - makes froty-five
inches of water annually over the
whole surface. In addition to this,
the Association can establish fine
mill power at the points where they
uIOp VIC NulSI lIlO luc IcSeINOlIS.
They should spare no additional cost,
either in size of pipe or in obtaining
pressure by reaching higher point of
diversion. A flour mill, q planning
mill for San Bernardino lumber, and
woolen mill, will be useful incidents
to the new colony. If the company
aYnnpt srlcaacs tbau ,No,1ct ha coiantifio
efficient and thorough on this water
question, for water. water.! water,!!
is the great requirement. There is
an abundance only it must
be well utilized. 1t can be
taken from the bed of the stream
high up and conducted in large, strong
iron pipes along the precipitous noun
tain side to the upper side Of the pla-
teau, and deposited in an immense
reservoir for further distribution. No
halfway work, or doubtful engineer
ing, or guess-work calculations, or
sham economy in this particular
should be tolerated or acted upon for
moment. The final success of the
whole plan depends upon thorough
ness and intelligent direction in this
part of the work. This is the part
that tries the purse-strings. Appar-
emily it cannot cost less than fifty
thousand dollars to make thorough
job of it. Without guarantee of this
being done, stockholders will have no
certainty; with it, there can be no
doubt. There are some other sources
of water, but they are smaller or sec
ondary, or contingent. There are
plenty of trout in the stream. Dis
count the calculations one-half as a
margin for unexpected casualties, and
for dry years, and there is still water
enough for tree culture. The stream,
soon after leaving the falls, COM
mences to diminish, and finally sinks
itself in it's own bed near the mouth
of the cafion.
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