Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-18
TO THE NEW Ell DORADO.

TO THE NEW Ell DORADO.
Piles on piles of goods and machin-
cry lay waiting the transportation
which the resources of the country,
turned into freight wagons, teams and
teamsters, could not supply with sufli-
cient rapidity. The scores of immense
wagons, with their long teams, con-
tinually arriving and departing made
lively times at Spadra. Panamint
was the rage and Spadra was its depot.
Two of the three saloons are about
closing out; one for removal to tenn
perate Riverside; the other, the tent
traveller to the new terminus at Col
ton. Occasionally teams come and go.
but the hurry and hustle are over,
never to return, and Spadra gives over
its commercial aspirations to begin q
new life as fruit country.
PROSPEROUS
1t will be in this direction, if its re-
sources are properly utilized. The
soil of the very best quality; fine
stream of water is convenient and par
TALLY used, and all the efforts made at
fruit raising have been remarkably
successful. There are no finer peach
orchards anywhere than at Spadra,
though small in size. The vines are
healthy and produce abundantly, and
there can be no doubt whatever that
any effort put forth ut fruit growing
will meet with success. Mr.. j. Nj.
Fryer has fine young orchard of or
ange, apple, peach, walnut and other
trees, and is building up fine house,
while Uncle Billy's' grape arbor is
one of the beauties of the country.
Real estate is appreciating in value
quite rapidly, improved land in the
place bringing about seventy dollars
an acre. 1t is the general opinion that
the water now available will he sufii-
cient for the whole of Spadra when
the bitches are improved, and the ex-
pertinent of boring for artesian wells
remains to be tried, with favorable
indications. The new "city" of
POMONA
Is at present as promising piece of
desert as one could wish to see, with a
railroad running right through the
centre of it. Nothing but a railroad,
with the Pomona switch, sand, and
the stakes of the surveyors go to make
up the town of Pomona. But Pomona
will have something besides location
and sand to recommend it. a gang of
ten men are at work turning the wat
ers of the San Jose creek upon the
land and preparations are MAX
ing to bore an artesian well.
When this work is complete, you may
plant anything you will, from a roses
bush to an orange tree, and your work
will assist in changing this apparent
desert into fruitful garden Near by,
on the Palomares Ranch, may be found
the most luXuriant growth of vegeta-
tion, and Pomona will do as we'll. The
place will be the nearest shipping point
of the Chino Ranch, the Rincon and
Mud Springs country.
CHINO RANCH
Is to be cut up into small tracts, and
that will, Of course, increase the i'm
portance of Pomona. So far as place
of residence is concerned, any part of
tie adjoining country would be as fine
with II water supply, were it not that
Pomona is thus favorably situated as
centre of supply. A depot is to be
erected Immediately, store is to be
built, and Postoffice has been petit
TONED for. Town lots are selling at
good prices, say from 500 to $50
each. The climate of Pomona is some
what less oppressive than that of Los
Angeles at the same temperature. At
two o'clock yesterday the temperature
was ninety-four degrees at the house
of Mr.. Hutchinson near by, and still it
was pleasant for walking. The inter-
vening hills rob the coast winds of
much of their moisture, and hence the
superiority of the climate. AS to
SCENERY,
If any one can imagine what it is to
have at hand an ever-changing view
Of the Cucamongo peaks, distant about
ten miles, he can understand one of
the great features of life at Pomona.
The views all around are pleasant, but
this is grand. a trip to San Bernar-
dino over the new railroad shows up
this mountain to fine advantage
many miles of riding.
w.
Spadra, July Is, 1875.