The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-08

the beach is & little town called Huenena (Wyncme; three large ware houses with capacity of hold ing POO. .0o0 sacks of gram; there has been ns much as bali q million sacks ef grain shipped from this point in one year. There l. . warf at the end of the warehouse about 800 feet long to deep water, sa steam CTS can come alongside the warf. and taere is a railroad extending from the warehouse to the end of the warf. so a vessel can be loaded in 8 short time. Steamers charge $2.5O per ton to San Francisco.
 Now we will leave these two ranches and step northeast some twelve miles from the ocean and strike the rancho Calegnas (Kievas) with 10000 acres, with about 1000 acres of very fine farming land, the other 5000 IS mountainous, used principally for sheep. This rancho is owned by an Indian who is now dead: consequently this land is not nov for sale. We leave this rancho and turn south and strike the rancho Laguna or Wadlasca, with it's 30.- GOO acres, but there Is only about 2,000 acres of this rancho fit for farming, and great deal of the other is only fit for wolves and other varmints, as 1t is covered with sage brush; the other is used for sheep pasture. Leaving this rancho we proceed east to the rancho Conejo { fConnaho;) it IS large rancho; the number of acres is not st my com mand now; this rancho is several hundred feet above the level of the sea. this rancho has about four or five thousand acres of farming land !; wheat and barley is tho principle crop raised there, as 1t is dryer soil, but IS considered healthy location. There is plenty of timber and water on this rancho: the land is gener ally owned by large tracts, but could be bought reasonably; thIs rancho runs to the Los Angeles county line.
 Now we leave this rancho and go north to the rancho Simi (Simme. This ranch has 1l0. 900 acres; about 5000 acres lay in Los Angelos coun- ", this rancho is owned by a man in New York: it is q good stock rancho. used principally for that purpose; there is probably 5000 acres of farming land; raise princi- pallr wheat: this ranch alone will keep 50,000 head of sheep. This rancho has plenty of water and wood.
 Now we go northwest across the Santa Clara river to the ranch Sespe with $500 acres nearly all good land i; but only sEsll portion cultivated as it IS owned by lot Of heirs: this is the rancho that was owned by a man named More, who was killed a little over three years ago, supposed by the settlers as he claimed 25,000 acres, and the settlers beat him out of nearly l7,000 acres in tie |. :. courts. but his two Lagues contained all or the best land. I understand this rancho will shortly be sold in small ranches to suit customers; it will be sold from sl0 to $30 per acre. This is a fine rancho, the Santa Clara river running lengthwise thro' it and the Sespe river also runs through which makes plenty of water. Thence we follow the river to the town of Santa Paula, lying between the above named rancho sEd the first named rancho in this article; thence we go northwest over the mountain 10 . valley called Up per Ajai (OEi) where is one of the finest valleys in all Southern California. There are about 500 acres in this valley; this is owned by about ten farmers; it is eonsid- cred enc O: the best valleys for wheat and fruit as it gets nearly twenty degrees hotter than near the coast: one stream of water runs through the center; it looks as nature could. not have arranged it any better. We cross over the mountain to the lower valley of the same name with it's Gnt scenery and cottages: this is a health resort for invalids and some good farming land; it is one of the most delightful places in the world.
 l sec my article is going to be more lengthy than l supposed. I shall be compelled to leave out of this article three or four large ranches of note. The rancho Santa Ans. the Exmision rancho and the Cansnads Larga and portion of the Ojsi (Ohil rancho.
 Now we will go down the Ventura river to the valley of SanBeuna ysntars. a distance of fifteen miles, we strike the valley about four miles above the town. The valley is a part of the ranches Cansnsda Larga and Exmisslon. This valley is from one half to three quarters of mile ia width; IL is cut up into small ranches, from ten to forty acres; they have fine Improvements or them. The public road running di- rect from the town through the md of the valley Is a pleasant drive for pleasure seekers. The town is near ths beach. The county has nearly e.oO0 inhabitants, the assessment Feil fooss up nsarly s3.500. 900; the rate of s&x per capita for state and county ia tw0 centz The buslness