Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-06

There is also a Union Sabbath School,
under the superintendent of Mr. Ell
lis, in which children from the vari-
Gus denominations can be found, all
working in harmony. The /. o. @. T.'s
have lodge here, which, we have
been informed, is in f1ourishing con-
dition. Mr.. Faulkner keeps hotel,
and it is constantly full to overfiowing.
There is an opening here forsome en-
ergetic man to make fortune. Mr..
Palmer has a fine two-story house,
we'll finished and thoroughly adapted
for hotel, having been built for that
purpose, which he offers on easy terms
at one-half the cost of the building, to
any one who will open it as a hotel.
Mr.. Palmer is deeply interested in real
estate here and desires to see the place
improve; hence tbs offer. Three
blacksmith shops are continually in
full blast and turn out daily as good
work as can be done in the county.
Mr.. Dibler owns tin shop and is kept
constantly employed, making pipes
for artesian wells, keeping him atiwork
the greater portion of his time. Our
genial friend James Hickey has well
kept livery stable, one which cannot
be surpassed in. the county outside of
Los Angeles. Jim has abundant faith
in Santa Ana, and spares no means to
make it pleasant and attractive. We
are soon to have a saddler's shop, to
meet the demands of our fast-growing
country. Drs. Cummings q Burtnet
keep good assortment of drugs and
fancy articles and are building up a
good business; being competent and
obliging, they are sure to succeed. AS
we are pushed for time and space, we
won't name the, NJ DIS. Mrs. Cum
ningham has a millinery and dress
making establishment, in which all
the paraphernalia necessary for lady
can be found, and of the latest and
most approved style. We have no
lawyers and you need not send us any,
as we area law-abiding people. James
McFadden, ESQ.,. furnishes us with
lumber from Newport Landing. His
new steamer, which is being built to
ply the coast for our special benefit, is
nearly finished. By-the-by, there is
project on foot to build narrow gauge
railroad from here to Newport Bay.
There is no doubt but what twill be
built, as good wharf can be built at
NoWpOIV Ruu buo CouHtiy UuIouSh
which it will pass is perfectly level.
We have fine facilities for irrigation,
getting all the water we want from
the Semi-Tropical ditch; but our soil
is of such a character that but little
water Is required. A few words about
our artesian wells. So much has been
said and written about the "Artesian
belt," as our friend, the urbane agent
of the San Bernardino Land Company
calls the country around the above
named place, that a stranger might
infer We we're. completely destitute of
water. Mr.. Spurgeon and Mr.. Bush,
here in town, each have fine wells.
Captain Vert, short distance from
/ town, got an inch flow from a seven
| inch pipe at SO feet Grant Harris got
a two inch flow from aseven inch pipe,
at Y feet. Grant says he don't want
"third term,' but he would like for
some one to come and start mill, so
as to utilize the water. He says it Is a
regular elephant" and untamed at
that. We will give the names of par
ties and the depth at which water was
obtained: Mrs. Ross, = feet; McFad-
den Bros, 40 feet; Mccullough, 30
feet; Kern, 40 feet; Thos. Smith, AZ
feet; Henry Cassada, 46 feet; Helms,
'46 feet; Long, - feet; J. j. Tedford, rs
feet Mccormick, 180 feet; ]. w. Lay
man, II feet; G. B. Layman, = feet;
Frank Wakeham, 92 feet; H. H.
Wakeham, 13O feet; j. S.. Damn, =
feet; G. Allen, 1S0 feet. The last
named we'll is next to Mr.. Edwards
well, of Westminster, which is the
10 rr hox
been thus particular to let it be known
that water can be had in abundance.
In our next we propose to give some
items regarding the crops, fertility of
soil, etc.