Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-22

its first settlers, Judge j. w. North and DR.. s.
p. Greves, came here across a barren plain
They represented company OF twelve men,
known as the Southern California Colony
Association. The company had purchased
eight thousand acres of land on the Santa
Ana river.
THE FIRST DITCH
Was begun in October, 1870, and finished in
July, 1871. Settlers gradually came in, until
last Winter the population reached three
hundred and fifty. At that time Capt. w. T.
Sayward OF San Francisco and S. c. Evans OF
Indiana bought a controlling interest in the
association, and at the same time purchased
the Hartshorn tract, consisting of eight
thousand six hundred acres; then the Te-
mescal Tin Mining Company added three
thousand five hundred acres to this, forming
the
RIVERSIDE LAND AND IRRIGATING COMPANY.
The new management has enlarged the old
ditch, almost completed second and prom
ises to construct a third as soon as the first
two are finished. When these three bitches
are completed, the whole Riverside valley,
consisting of over twenty-five thousand acres,
will be under the water. The company has
provement which commend themselves for
imitation.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN
or Riverside is one mile square, and Is laid
off in villa lois of two and one-half acres
each. Each settler is expected to plant two
rows of trees around his lot, so as TO secure Il
shaded footpath. The new town OF
sAYwARD
On the Hartshorn tract, is to be in the shape
of a circle, with diameter of half mile
and public park in the centre. The streets
radiate from this central park like the spokes
of a wheel from the hub. On the lower plain
(as it is called), there is laid out an avenue,
perfectly straight, one hundred ana thirty
eight feet wide, and eleven miles long. On
this there will be five continuous rows of
trees, two on each side and one In the middle.
1t is The intenti of the company to make
an alameda that shall equal anything of the
kind in the world. After bend on the end
of this eleven mtle stretch. the avenue con-
tinues along three miles further with width
of eighty feet.
THE PARK
In Riverside comprises ten acres, and will
have pond in the centre, with a stream of
water running through it. AT present River
side has q neatly kept hotel-certainly as
we'll managed as any country hotel In
Southern California; but this Is inadequate
for the wants of the place, and the company
are planning the erection of q fine hotel, to
accom- modate over one hundred guests and
to be completed some time during the pres
ent year.
RAILROADS.
Senator Jones has promised that the L. A.
& 1. r. r. shall go through Riverside, on con-
dition that certain amount of money be
t.s, hot tl,f
will be done without difficulty. The railroad
from San Diego to San Gorgonio Pass is also
expected to run through Riverside. The
trains of the s. p. r. X. already run within
seven miles of this place, and the long agony
OF thirty miles riding over the desert from
Spadra Is ended.
THE SOIL.
The soil OF Riverside is red bench land
proved to be superior for all kinds of fruit.
On the Hartshorn tract it is more sandy, and
much easier worked. The prices ranged at
first from $40 to $50 per acre, but, the unsold
lands OF the company are now bringing from
$50 to $40 per acre. In addition to this, $40
per acre is charged for water stock, although
water can be obtained without owning stock.
Anywhere on the great avenue $40 per acre is
charged for the land. Recently,
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Worth of land was sold at these prices in six
weeks. 1t is sold in lots OF ten to twenty
acres each. Too much space would be re-
quired to enumerate the rapid growth of the
special varieties of fruit trees, and their i'm
mense production but an idea OF what sue
cess can be won here can be gained from the
fact that one of the three representative
places of Riversde-that of DIR. Shugart, re-
Gently sold for $1,000. Deducting $500, the
cost of buildings and fences, the two and one
half acres brought
81, ,2S0 AN ACRE.
The land is not covered with nursei stock,
either, but only with orchard trees and vines.
The places of Judge North and G. w. Garce-
Ion are equally valuable. Mr.. Garcelon's
place shows us the most wonderful growth of
all, being only little more than two years
old. 1t is safe to say that this place Is the
finest of its age of any in the two counties of
Los Angeles and San Bernardino, At small
outlay Mr.. Garcelon has surrounded himself
with almost every luxury in the way of fruit
and flower. He says that his small place
will not only maintain him in ease, but pay
handsome income beside.
sUNDRY ADVANTAGES.
Riverside has extensive quarries of marble
and lime, and beds of clay superior for brick
making, while ten miles to the South are the
famous Temescal Tin Mines. Firewood is
obtained from the Santa Ana river bottom
lumber for building from the mountains OF
San Bernardino, twenty-five miles distant,
prices ranging from twenty-five to thirty dol
lars per thousand. OF societies, the Lyceum
takes precedence, being supported by the best
talent of the place, young and old. 1t has
proved great success and benefit Riverside
has the honor of establishing one of the first,
If not the very firt public librarie In South
ern California. Grange is in successful OPP
GRAFTON. A. Masonic Lodge is being organized
and handsome Masonic Hall built. There
are Episcopal, Methodist, Congregational and
Baptist church organizations, and the Baptists
have erected q handsome edifice for public
worship. Three brick stores are in process of
erectiOn-one by b. d. Burt, one by Messrs
Lyon Rosenthal, and q third by Cunning
nam d Emmons. There Is a good livery sta
BILE kept by Tom Crane-and every horse
laughs at very sight of TOm-two or three
blacksmith shops, tin shop, butcher shop, etc.
CLIMATE, SCENERY, ETC.
The atmosphere of Riverside is dry and the
climate is delightful. The temperature never
the average being Go. There are no sultry
days; there is no malaria. The disagreeable
feature is the Northers, that in the Autumn
sometimes blow for two or three days.
The scenery of Riverside, surrounded as it
is by mountains, is at all times and from
every point of view of very superior charac-
tion of country that has the advantage in this
respect
The present population of the Riverside
country is about six hundred and It is con-
stantly increasing, principally by immigra-
tion from the Northern and Eastern States.
There is every prospect that its future is to be
one of unrivalled prosperity. w.
Riverside, August IL. 1875.