Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-20
ETIWAHDA.
A Land for Beautiful Homes, Health
full Climate, and Profitable Orchards
and Vineyards.

| From Riverside Press and Horticuurist.l
Etiwanda is located at the foot of the
mountains six miles East of the celebra,
ted Cucamongo vineyards, at an eleva.
ton of from 1000 to l,600 feet above
sea level, and about forty-fve miles from
the ocean in direct line.
The tract when complete, will consist
of from 1900 to 900 acres and perhaps
more-and will extend from the noun
tains on the North to the Southern Pa
cific railroad on the South, where Eli
wanda station will be established as soon
as the settlement will warrant it.
The soil is rich sandy loan mixed
with gravel, and is we'll adapted to the
cultivation of orchards and vineyards.
As evidence of this fact the Cucamongo
vineyards and the orchards of San Ca
briel, 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
cafions in the mountains. The Etiwan-
da water company absolutely own these
two water privileges. No one else has
any rights to them, the rights are undis-
puted and the streams are never-failing.
These water rights are as good as any in
Southern California, and the title and
quantity of water being beyond ques-
ton, set at rest one of the most vexa-
tious and important questions connected
with horticultural pursuits in this county.
The EtiwandaWater Company was in
corporated May 0, 1882, as the most
convenient method of owning and dis
tributing the waters of the Etiwanda
Settlement. The company contracted
with Chaffey Brothers, who were the
owners of the land and water at Eli
wanda, for all their water rights. The
Chaffey Brothers also contracted to con-
struct distributing reservoir at the
head of the tract of land, to pipe or
fume the waters of the two caiions to
this reservoir to the highest point ON
each ten-acre tract of the lands to be
sold. In payment for these water rights,
a reservoir, fumes, system of pipes, etc.,
all of which become the absolute prop
erty of the water company, the company
convey to the Chatfey 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
fume, and one share of stock is issued
for each one eighth inch of water in the
stream at the time of such measurement.
The Chaffey Brothers reserve the right
to develop and save water in the canons
and in certain cienegas or springs
near the mouth OF the canons.
These rights of development are re-
served for ten years. On the 18th Of
July of any year within the ten years,
as the waters of the canon 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 of water on the basis
above given. These measurements are
provided for in midsummer at a time
when the mountain streams are nearly
at their lowest point.
On this contract Chaffey Brothers are
allowed on demand one thousand shares
of stock, to go with the land now sold
and the land to be sold during the sum-
mor.
One share of stock is given by them
with each acre of land so that when the
tract is all sold the settlers will own and
control the water company.
The quantity of water is fixed and
definite. Each ten acres of land will be
entitled to 37a inches of water for "a
hours. every month, except in an extra
ordinary 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 COM
pany's property and distributing the
water to the stockholders. 1t is estimated
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 stream will furnish very fine water
power of forty horse power every quarter
of mile down the slope. By piping
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
far enough to secure sufficient power to
run an electric machine capable OF
furnishing electricity for three electric
lights. These lights will be put upon
towers and one tower will be erected, ii
is thought, within year, and the other
towers will be put 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 schoo
house and have a school in operation SC
that those who locate with families car
have school facilities at once.
The price of the land has been fixed AZ
a starter at one hundred dollars pei
acre. This price includes land and
water stock. Already four hundred
and sixteen acres of land have been sole
at this price and one hundred ant
twenty acres more spoken for, to b.
taken as soon as arrangements can bt
perfected. The price will soon be ad
vanced to Sl25, and there is no doub
but that prices will touch 5000 per acrt
at Etiwanda within year. Such ,
combination of favorable conditions il
rarely found, and the result at River
side shows what can be done with choic'
fruit land in this valley.
Etiwanda is located about sixteel
miles northwest of Riverside and sixteel
miles west of San Bernardino.
The Chaffey Brothers were fortunat'
in securing such a location where title
were all settled and where litigation
cannot throw cloud upon everything