, 1879-01-27
BLOOMING DESERTS.


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BLUU1l1Nt UESEHISs
uass Irrigation 1sas Done for Southern
x-,.,,on6.ar< srn F,yret..o ebro,tr,..
,n.a..n,,,wo tn ~ ian n Irrrtrsffou II.
aasbkasAH.1aut tut'' on"' .'''sat'o" 10
~ essential to horticulture, aaa Almost nscee-
tKf 10 agriculture In Southern California.
w.phont Il fruit trccs, grapes. alfalfa, yepcta-
"t.". ,,t.s .~con, oo h,,ton, l.n,,s-cor,, canrn,
oes, snn y, =" ro ,. 'a 1o'
be grown. wh'le gram eanhot ne pfoaueoa on
uuNatered ground. save when the rain Is abun-
daut. tarly IN tho season, before the heat OF tho
ss.a.s, sss - hs,or. ,n.trrftv !. atfnte mi. cor
eaeeSeu ocso'o 'n.sat.s' - = As ... A".s ..r eo's.
dislou Il not always to be depended upon, as
vines two seasons ego' when the rainfall catno
W. M h.rt-r f.,,,.. Last ycar n WA n,hr,,y,.s
.'a LUZ! "s =. ,.a,, ~ - ~.
anu 1hls seaaotl IL p'o'''beo "c"' .el ~ srto
Of tome-nnd u ma5 even DC eaid not antfc-
quept-tAvosablc results there Is a[wavs an ,1n-
certainty In tho venture, whi'o tic Ylold under
~ .,.r,'m.,nncc. con annror,roatc that ~ ~.
10 e.ssul's'aosee ~" App4oxt".ate e''"t u LUG
San Joaquin aud sacramento valleys, Or almost
my other portion OF the central and northern
parts OF the State. :
/. ths fac,,tfc. for frr,o.t}nn are warn 1,rn,tnt
,a,,u e 49,. ~ ~. 49, ~" '.." a'e wy 'utsu.
n'ono"s ''ae " ,"F "'o 'atso' pht. o. lao
southern parI ot tue southotn counties must
hor.cs, and cuttle. md to some o1tent to tnes
feeding Of hoes. Tho irrigated spots arc osscs
10 desert 80 lar as nErlgultu;e aild fFuttrrata-
!nr arc concerned; and all osae. except % the
isncs ot streams and IN small bodies Of vet
hna, Is tfee'cas ~ c3panso o. Talley tahle.land
anl mountain s3de. l!c moro tho pity, fot tho
soil Is oycrvwhcFc productive when water Is 40.
piled. The grcater part Of irrigation water il
obtained from few streams, none Of which arc
g. n5 ss5 &c: M Atoog ths st,tef of those arc the
Lydia, and Warm Crccks. Therc arc icw
othcts, most OF them IN San Bcrnar1fno, which
Is tar best watercd ot TUG ttircc counties, Los
Angeles being fccond, and San Diego third and
ast
Az Tho streams ate largely supplied by the
melting anoW In the mountains. It Is 0f mo-
1nent therefore that the wet season should show
largo quantities. ani tho later Is we'll ~ tho
hsastes the 5all the better for the husbantmsn.
rs'u on tiete e'cvAt1dns; ra,l,erlt is to bc de-
pured. for the wattr runs rnp!dly OF, prpf3uo-
Ing lot time the Overlooking OF the streams.
s!1I not lnsur!ng the steady and certain supply
mahe perlo or the year when II IL most needed.
It's qn,atity being limited, thcro Is at ali ttmes
mitch ronteutfon for It's possession, Tl,ero il
morn hsd blood, more uuue!ghborly feeling, md
si'ote litigation cnEendered from this ono cause
la'i than ean he irrigated. Few porsons hayo
what water they actually require, and u1eaa law
src not satstcti with What thew nayn. Tiirv In.
,rc tho r'eht to .av n,nro and thsy wish to do. d.
rfl'c others Of all which they can. Tic feauit
asl wautou waste Of precious wstsF bv >, osters sb
Water laws Feed amcnImcnt an,1 wster
wrongs require nileylst1on. IN ths xsn{s.1 ~
ths prIaspst artidrisi water courses .ro ] tcrmed'
riparian rights do not ohtnjn> man u,.r hous
many acscs Of ,ad Iarderlar on or onsa
br theso water cul,.scs nn.j yet haya onlv Tia
right IL use IL for domestic n1snnsss r. W. ~ ~
,eilag hts stock. 1ic watrr nasv ah.aIntniy % a9n
run to waste, bo absorocd by tbs s1,, nr ry"nnE.
ntu Iuto tic ar. yst il n;av NJ. ~ b,s =" ,,t,iit"
Many thousands acres ri fri,la ~ III ~ ~. f-eo
.1s uauso eotnncilcd - II" iii ~ .,sa ~ ~
pasturYgu, Or nrrhs,,s iva ~ ".. nn9u Ut
fo1 grain c rs} resut = liz .sLs sa.s1eeo Ms".
tits nude a, cnpioy,ncnt ~ ~ ,.5rs,inn s u,u..
call foF attention. TSs wat.e o. LITIGATION aett
vtaducts over ,he ecrtino ~ II. .a;,n,r, oy
nis 10 DC usei, R1on s,, " a.o county wneso
1mtli t.ttchrs m tkr IT,, a,1eso % 1apas y 1ed "
tain days ri tlc w"e,. ..I ". ~ W "atetcu, Cc1-
ys ays sas'onrd wv 81 aH ssrtasp onFs o. these
which IL usua,ly In, cssa wSrn ts,sx slI9as. ,nsd.
on or arn lntersecfed hv onc ~ IL o,asr
1ansa. Elaeshe5o jndlYiIu.is ox1 ~ or h,cs 9s. ~.