Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-27
GhaEfey Brothers. PrOprietOrS.
Post Office Address, Cuca-
mongo, California.

In presenting the Etiwanda tract of land to the
public we desire to give simple statement OF
facts, and can do no better than by quoting the
following article froma recent issue of the River
side Press and Horticulturist written by its editor
after careful investigation of both the land and
the water system:
Etwanda is located at the foot of the mountains,
six miles east OF the celebrated Cucamongo vine
yards, at an elevation of from 1000 to 1900 feet
above sea level and about forty five miles from
the ocean in direct line.
The tract, when complete, will contst Of from
5000 to 1000 acres, and perhaps more, and will
extend from the mountains on the north to the
Southern Pacific Railroad on the SOUTH where
Etiwanda station will be established as soon as
the settlement will warrant it.
The soil is 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 on
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 ncorporat-
ed MAY Q, 1882, as the most convenient method
OF owning and distributing the waters of the Ell
wanda Settlement. The company contracted with
Chaffey Brothers. who were the owners of the
land and water at Etiwanda, for all their water
rights. The Chatfey Brothers also contracted to
construct distributing reservoir at the head OF
the tract of land, to pipe or fiume the waters OF
the two canyons to this reservoir, and to conduct
the water in concrete pipes from this reservoir to
the highest corner of each ten-acre 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
Chaffey 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-eghth inch OF
water in the stream at the time of such measure
ment. The Chaffey Brothers reserve the right to
develop and save water in the canyons and in
ceItain 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 81
water on the basis above given. These measure
ments are provided for in midsummer at q
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, so that when the land is all sold
Al
pany.
The quantity of water is fixed and definite
Each ten acres of land will be entitled to 81
inches of water for "a hours every month, excep,
in an extraordinary dry season, when the amount
will be a little less. During the winter of course
water will be plenty, and during the spring, W
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
timated 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 very
fine water power of forty horse power every quar-
ter of a mile down the slope. Bypiping the watel
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
trio machine capable of furnishing electricity fol
three electric lights. These lights will be put
upon towers and one tower will be erected, it /,
thought, within year, and the other towers viii
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, 1888, the Chaffey
Brothers will erect school house and have
school in operation so that those who locate witt
| families can have school facilities at once.
The price of land has been fixed as starter a
| 800 per acre. This price includes land ant
! water stock Already four hundred and sixteeI
acres of land have been sold at this price and on,
| hundred and twenty acres more spoken for, to b,
taken as soon as arrangements can be perfected
The price will soon be advanced to Sl25, ant
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 16 miles northwest o
| Riverside and 16 miles west of San Bernardno.
| The Chaffey Brothers were fortunate in securin.
such a location, where titles were all settled ant
where litigation cannot throw a cloud upon every
| thing, and thus arrest development that mus
of necessity under existing circumstances, be yer,
rapid during the next few years.
Never before in the history of new settlement
in California has tract of land with choice waite
| rights been put in condition so satisfactory t,
the purchasing public as this tract.
Rapid settlement and rapid improvement make
rapid advance in prices. We desire to sell the en-
tire tract at low prices and give purchasers tn
benefit of advance in prices.