The Press., 1884-01-17
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.

ot Pomona, that with at least one localit
 of rural California my eastern friends ma
 be acquainted and if there are two side
 to the subject, bright and a shady one
 1t is my intention to be as explicit witt
 the one as the other.
 This thriving town is situated in tn
 broad and fertile valley, sloping almos
 lmperceptibly south and west, and is a smooth and level: as prairie shut in b,
 an amphitheater of foothills and mountain
 slopes, forming as charming landscap,
 as the eye is permitted sec.
 To the east are the Cucamonga noun. tains farther east comes San Bernardino then old Grayback towers grandly sky
 ward, and with its neighbor San Jacinto
 looks down upon Gorgonio Pass, ove
 which they keep watch and ward. As
 sit by my open window in the warm, balmy
 sunshine this happy New Years day, ]
 look away to the snow-clouds sswathine
 these mountain heights. Presently the clouds rise, e,-the gigantic statues are un
 yelled, and the sheets of pure snow glitter
 Tn the sunlight. The deposits of snow on
 the msun tains north are the source of water supply tosthe valley during the dry sum-
 mer Four miles to the west at Spadra
 the mountains approach very near, leaving
 pass utilized by the Southern Pacific
 railroad. Thus shut in,- the winds from
 the ocean-some thirty miles away-are
 robbed of moisture and violence. Hence.
 we have no violent winds at Pomona
 much softened, they reach us about 1O1
 o'clock a. m., and blow gently till sun
 down the whole year. am told that these
 winds greatly modify the heat of summer.
 and residents say who have lived in the east that the summers there are far more oppressive than here. To-day the ther- mometer stands at 81 degrees in the shade: not cloud fecks the sky soft haze rests upon the mountains the deciduous leaves are beginning to fall one by one to the ground lazily the windmill goes round and stops to rest. AS you sit upon the veranda and inhale the pure invigorat- Ing air, touched with the perfume of orance blossoms and sweet jessamines, roses and heliotrope, the whole system seems to sink into dreamy repose, and who can won der that the Spaniards called this part of the country Los Angeles. Surely it is a nome nt for angels,
 Since the late rain all vegetation stands dressed in living green by it we are re- minded of our eastern April, yet the weath CT is mores significant of May. I think some eastern people have the idea that we must submit to long rainy season. It is. 3 mlseake; we are too far south: rubber overshoes are superhuous, 1t never rains long enough at 8 time toTbeeome muddy. The showers are never accompanied with thunder and lightning, so the annoyance o1 llghtnlng-rod agents is unknown. Earth quakes furnish substitute, but these are hailed more with delight than fear, as they are indicative of rain and do no damage.
 Ihe village of Pomana is yet in infancy. one year ago there were only twenty one buildings ln the place, all the business was done Tn SIX or seven building now there are eighty business houses and about i've hundred buildings, and forty dwelling houses in course of erection. There are .our churches, a large school house (but lot large. enongh to accommodate the 'hree hundred pupils), twenty-two stores, our hotels, 8 large restaurant, several odg1ng houses, bank with capital of Il s5O,000, store houses, bath houses. wagon. and harness shops, four livery stables, lumber yards, brick kilns. nine sa- cons, two newspapers, one undertaker's two Chinese laundries. a ire company, cornet band, lodges of Ma ons, Odd Fellows, Good Templsrs, United l Norkmen, and Chosen Friends. Among he professions represented here are seven. preachers, eight physicians, and three law 1ers. @s The practice of medicine is over | locked, as very little sickness peryades ! he valley, only as invalida como with a I onq11efing disease upon them. Typhoid | ever, malaria and hydrophobia are un- .nown. @@ 1- tss
 1t IS the pride of the valley that it is be- ng filled with a people of moral and in- lustr1a sense, and who have invested their noney In property with view of perma- ent location. Everywhere are seen ev- dences of this fact. The work of improve aent commences with the purchase and ettlement of five, ten, or twenty acre racts, and the country around Pomona 'oasts of some of the finest improvements n the way of building and artifcially laid ut grounds of any place in the county utslde of Los Angeles City. Of course, wing to the fact of its very recent settle aent, the orchards, vineyards, and gar ems, with some exceptions, have not cached maturity, but they present that ealthy, vigorous appearance which prom 'es so much in the future.
 Every one who visits Pomona is so struck 1ith the beauty of its surroundings. that fter feasting their eyes upon the promis- az spectacle, .especiallyeif they are in earch of home in an agreeable and ealthful climate, yield to temptation and ocate at once. The real estate agents are ept busy showing prospective purchasers bout, and their weekly record of sales if nnounced would be liable to cause some eadors to doubt it's truthfulness, Land as increased in. value 50 per cent, and els from $25 to $1 ,000 per acre.
 Those who desire home under more loudless sky, and where the mercury nev- r reaches zero, can find full satisfaction ! this delightful land doubt if there e place anywhere that affords such op- or offers such inducements or the establishment of home, as here. With soil wonderfully productive, a eli nate unequalled in equahbility and health llness, a never failing supply of pure wa sr, first class school and church privileges. sfned society, railroad facilities, and alll le luxuries of semi-tropical country, hat more can be desired ..f~xz sa'
 Respectfully submitted, .
 fksz@S EMMA A. LEE.
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