Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-11
CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.
SUNNY Store. NEAR Los ANGELES, !
March %, 1874.

presume that there are few places in
The State Of California better or more
widely known than Sunny Slope''-the
magnificent estate l.. j. Rose. Esq. Mr..
Rose came to Los Angeles county thirteen
years ago; and. after duo inquiry and de-
liberation. selected this portion Of the coun-
ty as the sitc Of his homestead. Modest
and reasonable in his aspirations. he pur-
chased some sixty acres. upon which there
stood small and lilapida,ed house. and
one 6g tree and few other evidences Of
fermcr cultivation by the natives Of this
section Of the country. A brief expo
ricnce with his new purchase satisfied Mr..
Rose that modification Of his plans was
advisable. he finding that the water ne
ecssary for the irrigation Of his original
tract could only be secured by the pur.
chase of the land embracing the fountain
head Of the supply; the consequence was,
therefore. an additional purchase (thc en-
tire tract being part Of the Santa Anita
Ranch. which swclled his possessions to
two thousand (2.O00) acres and the I'm
curing Of debt Of three thousand dol
lars ($3. .OO0,) which sun "a In Califor-
mia" Gas he'ismcnted Col. Evans would
say smouutcd TO thirty thousand $3.50.
000) principal aud interest, before it was
rx,inguished aud the entcrprising propri-
c'or possessed fee simple to this splcn-
did property. created by his intelligent
aud we'll directed energy and industry.
Twelve hundred acres Of this princely
domain are under fcuce-all substantial
picket and divided into six fields, there
being altogether about thirteen U3) miles
thereof. Within these enclosures there
are 135. 900 Mission grape vines. $4,000
Of choice foreign grapes; 500 orange trees
bearing fruit. 5 500 orange trees Of vari-
oss ages; 100 lemon trees bearing fruit.
1000 lemous coming on; $50 full bearing
English walnu, trees. besides about 9. 600
trees Of other descriptions. embracing all
the varieties named in my former sketches
Of General Ston.man's and Colonel Kew
ems estates. Only about 800 of the 500
bearing orange trees have reached their
fall development and the income for these
800 for the present year is estimated at
$4,000. The curious in such matters
can figure up for themselves what the pro-
bable Income will be six or seven years
hracc. when the six thousand trees on the
place arc in full bearing order.
Mr.. Rose pays particular attention to
the manufacture Of vine and brandy He
docs no, hesitate 20 admi. that he has me,
with such failarcs aud di.couragements in
that direction, rs almost invariably wai,
On incxpcriencc. but claims that he has
overcome these obstacles, and has alrcad :
established . reputation for the products
Of the vine bearing lis brand which Sc
cures for them steady and constantly in.
crrasing demand. ilc points with pride
20 the fact that he has been supplying the
extensive hrm Of Perkins L Stern, o. New
York. with the proceeds Of his vintage for
eleven years. aud is now supplying them
to the amount Of $50. 900 per year.
Mr. Rose purchased last season the en-.
tire crop Of six vineyards in this vicinity,
paving therefor in the aggregate some
$4,000. BE manufactured loo, 900 gal.
Ions Of wine and % 900 gallons Of bran.
dy. His vine (pcrt and angclics) aver.
ages 81 rcr gallon, white wine Ga limited
quantity only Of which il madc.) so cts
Per gallon; brandy at one year cid. s.
FER gallon. MIR. Rose has devoted much
a,,cniion to experimenting. with a view
60 the successful production Of light dry
table clares and hook Of the same quail.
il. Although for myself. I have "es.
caswed sack" yet claim to know wha,
good wine is. aud do not hesitate to say
that Rcss's heck from the blue Elba'
grape. aud his claret from the .Zinfau.
del" arc both destined to rank among th,
very highest table wines known to com
mercc ConnOisicurs pay the very high
est tribute to their excellence. Mr.. Rost
has four copper stills Of capacity for ma
king 900 gallcns Of brandy daily. snt
shree vine cellars with capacity Of s,orag,
amounting 10 2.Go0. 900 gallons. II i
his Intention 10 increase the acreage Of hi
vineyards ard the production Of wines an,
brandy yearly. keeping them up to sni
form standard.
Mr.. Rose. in addition to his ex.cnsiv,
vinicuitsrsl and pathological operations
is devosing much time, money and a,sen
ton 20 the improvement Of stock. A visi
% bis large and yell arranged stables. a
present urdcr the charge Of Mr.. Henr,
MeGssgory. of Detroit, veil known in tn
East as . careful and successful trainer
vill afford "a opportunity Of seeing mum
bsr of as handsome specimens Of hors'