Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-24
Those who Buy First Can Have Choice
of Location, in Addition to the
Benefit of the Rise in the
Value of the Land.
Ciafley Brothers, Pr0prietOrs
Post Office Address, Cuca-
mongo, California.

| following article from recent issue of the River
side Press and Horticuturst written by its editor
after careful investigation of both the land and
| the water system:
Etiwanda islocated at the foot of the mountains
| six miles east of the celebrated Cueamongo vine
wards, at an elevation OF from 1000 TO 1000 feet
above sea level and about forty-five miles from
| the ocean in a direct line.
The tract when complete, will contist of from
| 5000 to 1000 acres, and perhaps more, and will
extend from the mountains on the north to the
Southern Pacific Railroad OH the south, where
| Etiwanda station will be established as soon as
| the settlement will warrant it.
The soil is q rich sandy loan, mixed with
gravel and is well adapted to the cultivation OF
orchards and vineyards. As evidence of this
| fact, the Cucamongo vineyards and the orchards
of San Gabriel and Pasadena are cited as being
at the foot of the same range of mountains and
similar soil.
The water supply comes from two canyons in
| the mountains The Etiwanda Water Company
absolutely own these two water privileges. No
one else has any rights in them; the rights are
undisputed and the streams are never failing.
These water rights are good as any in Southern
| California, and the title and quantity of water
being beyond question, set at rest one of the most
| vexatious and important questions connected
with horticultural pursuits in this country.
The Etiwanda Water Company was incorporat
| ed MAY 0, 1882, as the most convenient method
! of owning and distributing the waters of the Ell
/ wanda Settlement. The company contracted witt
/ Chaffey Brothers. who were the owners of the
| land and water at Etiwanda, for all their water
| rights. The Chaffey Brothers also contracted tc
construct a distributing reservoir at the head OF
| the tract of land, to pipe or flume the waters OF
the two canyons to this reservoir and to conduct
the water in concrete pipes from this reservoir &c
| the highest corner OF each tenaere tract OF the
| lands TO be sold. In payment for these water
rights, reservoirs, fumes, system OF pipes, etc
| all OF which become the absolute property OF the
Water Company-the company convey to the
| Chaifey Brothers the stock of the company to be
estimated as follows: on the first of September
1882 the water is measured where it is emptied
| into the reservoir from the flume and one share
| of stock is issued for each one-eighth inch OF
water in the stream Mt the time of such measure
| ment The Chaffey Brothers reserve the right to
| develop and save water in the canyons and in
celtain cienegas and springs near the mouth OF
| the canyons These rights of development are
reserved for ten Years.
On the 18th OF July of any year within the ten
years. as the waters Of the canyons and springs
are developed, new measurements of the streams
| are made where they empty into the reservoir
| and stock is issued for the increased amount ST
water on the basis above given. These measure
ments are provided for in mid summer at a
time when the mountain streams are at their low
est point.
on this contract the Chaffey Brothers are al
lowed on demand 1000 shares of stock, TO go with
the land now sold and the land to be sold during
the summer.
One share of stock is given by them with each
acre of land sold that when the land is all sold
the settlers will own and control the water CON-
pany.
The quantity of water is fixed and definite.
Each ten acres of land will be entitled to 37l
inches of water for "a hours every month, except
i'm an extraordinary dry season, when the amount
will be little less. During the winter of course
water will be plenty, and during the spring, up
to July LIST, the amount will be far in excess OF
this basis.
The price of water will be regulated by the cost
of taking care of the companys property and dis
tributing the water to the stockholders Ii is es
tmated that when the tract is fully settled this
cost cannot exceed fifty cents an acre per year.
The water, in coming down from the mouth OF
the canyons to the reservoir, falls about 1000 feet
| in two miles, and the streams will furnish a very
fine water power Of forty horse power every quar-
| ter of mile down the slope. Byppng the water
this power can be utilized without loss of water
| The Chaffey Brothers reserve this water power
| and intend within year to pipe the water fai
enough to secure sufficient power to run an cleo
trc machine capable of furnishing electricity fol
| three electric lights. These lights will be put
upon towers, and one tower will be erected, it is
| thought, within year, and the other towers will
| be pnt up as the settlement is extended. The
main cost of running electric lights is the power,
and this costs nothing after once in operation.
| The cost of the carbon candles is merely nominal
| Before the first OF January, 1885, the Chaffey
Brothers will erect school house and have 0
school in operation, so that those who locate with
| families can have school facilities at once.
| The price of land has been fixed as starter al
| 800 per acre This price includes land and
water stock. Already four hundred and sixteen
acres of land have been sold at this price and one
hundred and twenty acres more spoken for, to be
| taken as soon as arrangements can be perfected
| The price will soon be advanced to Sl25, and
there is no doubt but that prices will touch 500
per acre at Etiwanda within year. Such com
bination of favorable conditions is rarely found
| and the result at Riverside shows what can b,
| done with choice fruit land in this valley.
| Etiwanda is located about 10 miles northwest o
Riverside and Is miles west of San Bernarlino.
The Chaffey Brothers were fortunate in securing
such a location, where titles were all settled and
/ where litigation cannot throw cloud upon every
/ thing, and thus'arrest development that must
OF necessity under existing circumstances, be very
| rapid during the next few years.
| Never before in the history OF new settlements
in California has tract of land with choice water
rights been put in condition so satisfactory tc
the purchasing public as this tract.
| Rapid settlement and rapid improvement makes
rapid advance in prices. We desire to sell the en-
tire tract at low prices and give purchasers tn,
benefit of advance in prices.
For further particulars, call at the tract. or ad
dress
CHAFFEY BROTHERS,
CUCAMoNGo, CAL.
| For particulars as to reaching the tract, terms
. sale, etc, call on
RILEY & GRAHAM,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,