Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
From Riverside,

EDITOR HERALD: Our deciduous
trees are dropping very fast their
many-hued leaves, while our ever
green's shine with brighter, darker
and richer green. The orange, lemon
and lime now present their most at
tractive appearance, especially where
the deep yellow of the fruit contrasts
with the clean washed foliage. To me
there is no more beautiful sight than
one of these trees vigorously growing
and heavily laden, and | am sure the
pecuniary satisfaction with which
owners of such trees look upon their
possessions must be increased by their
lovely appearance. When the wires
inform us to what depths the mercury
has already fallen beyond the Sierras
northward, our appreciation of this
climate AMI county is increased, for it
is not the brightest and least selfish
trait of the human heart to be less
alive to our own comforts, and / am
sorry to enjoy them less when we re-
collect the disagreeable situation of
others. How many people there are
regretting to-day that when the reign
of last Winter was broken by late
Spring they allowed themselves to be
cajoled by Il few charming days to
give up their fixed resolution never to
endure the colds of another Winter i'm
a northern climate, but 60 to Califor-
mia where the most enjoyable and lux
urious part of the year are the months
of December, January, February and
March.
Visiting Judge North's place to-day,
in company with friend, we saw
lime trees between four and five years
old bearing number of limes-some
seven years old trees quite full of fruit.
The Judges grounds are well cared for
and quite attractive. Being one of the
pioneer places it was in measure de-
voted to experiment to prove what
was best to raise and how to raise it,
so that those who came afterward
have the benefit of the Judges success.
Here let me add, that Judge North
and family have won quite number
OF friends by the kind and genial way
they have, in receiving and imparting
to strangers their hard-won informa-
ton AMI experience in Riverside.
In II former letter | referred to the
locality of Messrs. Lyon 4 Rosenthal.
| can frankly say now that they have
moved into the store, and, assisted by
Mr.. II. Morris, of Los Angeles, have
arranged their goods. 1t is very COM
modiOus and an ornament to River
side.
KUncle Sam occupies, through DR..
Greves, his worthy representative in
the postal department., one large cor
ner of j.. & RS establishment, and
the Doctor has arranged for one hun
dred lock and glass boxes, so that our
good citizens will be accommodated in
Il manner worthy of much larger
place.
Strangers are still visiting our enter.
prising colony, and though they have
before heard and read of our wonderful
growth and climate, yet the reality
before their eyes amazes them and
more strongly appeals to their credi-
bility than the newspaper accounts.
Some of us in showing our places to
the strangers who visit us are often
subjected to II scrutiny which seems to
betray considerable amount Of al
lowance for what we say.
Alfilleria is coming up fast and thick
all over our plains and low hills, so
that our stock are having a fine time
regaling themselves with this most
succulent and valuable feed.
Truly yours, G. w. GARCELoN.
RIVERSIDE, Call, Dec. 9th, 1875.