Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-11
SPADRA.
Bounteous Crop Prospects Sheep Shearing-
The Honey Outlook - Uncle Billy Ru-
bottoms Place-Gensral Prosperity.
From our own Correspondent.)


EDITOR HERALD: The lookout
for the farmers in the San Jose
Valley was never fairer, and their
prospects seem to grow brighter as
the several crops develop. Shear
ing has commenced here, and the
yield has been very satisfactory so
far. Beach, Wright & Co.'s clip
amounted to from $4,000 TO 10000
pounds and Mr.. Swans was 5000
pounds, all of high grade of wool.
The prices obtained are good, and
the farmers are cheerful. l.. Phil
lips is now shearing, with 5000
head of sheep here and about 10000
at Warmers ranch. Mr.. Currier
will follow with his band of 1900
next week. A visitor would be par
ticularly struck with the appear
ance of the sheep in the San jose
valley. Especially are the herds
of the gentlemen above mentioned
graded to high standard.
Harvesting will commence here
about the 18th. will not give the
amount the farmers state as their
expected yield, but will let you
know the actual figures when it is
cut. Never, however, did fields Of
n ra nraEnnt n hnaufi ftrI n
pearance. / measured some to-day
which l carefully noticed was be-
low the average Of the field and it
measured an inch or two over four
feet high. Everywhere the grain
waves its tall stalks, dropping only
with the weight of their heavy
heads.
The bee men, and there are some
of the finest bee ranches in the
country here at our foot hills, are
also jubilant over their prospects.
Mr.. w. Il. Martin, one of the larg-
est bee owners, expects this season
a yield of fifty tons of honey. In
every direction the same good pros
poets are looming up, the same
cheerful countenances meet you,
and you inwardly conclude that
the farmers of San jose Valley en-
joy the prosperity of their intelli-
gent labors.
Mr.. w. w. RubottOm, who has
been here conducting his pleasant
hotel for over ten years, is now Of
fering it for sale. 1t is delightful
place charmingly located. Uncle
RiItxy n huun 70 i,I
delight in having his semi-tropical
fruits and plants interspersed with
those tof his Eastern home, for
here, in addition to the large bear
ing orange, lemon, lime and fig
trees, are to be found the honey To-
Gust, the red bud sugar maple,
elm, ash, poplar, oak, butternut,
white ash, slippery elm. red have,
wild cherry, yellow poplar, hazel
nut, black mulberry, sassafras,
chestnut, black walnut, and host
of others. A grape arbor, So yards
long and so feet wide, extends from
the rear of the hotel, containing
every variety of grapes. In front
is large lawn of Kentucky blue
grass, studded with Gala lilies,
tuberoses and every other variety
of rose, palms, geraniums, clean.
ders, etc. Here you can sit and en-
joy sylvan solitude, where every
air sis heavy with the signs of or
ange blows" beneath sky as
"Soft as ii each moment were their last
Ofglory fading fast along the mountains"
But Uncle Billy has passed sew
enty, and the many years are at
last telling on him. His aged help.
mate is also succumbing to the in
fluence of many Winters, and this
beautiful place, with its fine hotel
and large business Is offered for
sale, that the aged couple may re-
tire from all responsibilities.
1 was the other day shown vel.
low catfish, taken from Mr.. Phil
lips fish pond, at this place, meas
uring ten inches in length. 1t was
one of lot brought here and placed
in the pond about six months ago,
at that time not measuring more
than two inches in length.
Preparations are already being
made for a grand May Day celebra-
| tlOu w e are W uate u Vhuy
Queen, (and we could furnish lovely
May Queens here for the whole
county, SO universally beautiful
and charming are Spadra's daugh-
ters) an grafton, good music, dane
ing for those who choose, and, in
fact, good time generally is look
ed forward to.
The Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Pomona, celebrate on the 26th inst.
They are to have procession, din
ner, and bail in the evening.
Mr.. A. B. Caldwell, of the vii.
lage store, is feeling the approach
ing good times. Last week his
sales of flour alone reached close on
1900 pounds.
CAXTON