Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-24
ANTELOPE VALLEY.
Description or the Land OF Corn.
Wine and Oil.


EDITOR BERALD.-Haying heard
great deal about the productive lands in
Antelope valley, the writer concluded
To ego look and see." After pleasant
amin of three hours the train pulled up ia
g.. .t.ho h.;xh, .,d .,r;ob,,v town
W. ~.
OF Lancaster "h'cn ID 'he pr'ho'Pa' sn'p
ping point for this productive land OF
corn. wine and oil. A stroll through
al. i;,,o h.rg that bas .pruno nm with
s"''
IN the last Ten MONTHS showeo ny =
round-house, depot and tank.house OF
the railroad company, two general
-. e,o hotaI ona saioo, bl.cksmitb
''"''', ""s !,
telegraph offices, real estate agency.
livery stable, carpenter shop, etc., be-
lido. .eversl dwellino, and other little
s''e'
features tnat help 10 make up 'o"h'
The two artesian wells that pour never
failing stream of pure soft water from a
daa,t' - ,.yo h,ndred and 6ftv fac,
uep'"
out on 10 the dry earth ~ inns seasop
of the year to strengthen and invigorate
animal and vegetable life is one OF the
-....,... ,..t.. of th;s ha.n,;f,,l
"'""o'"o ''"
place, That evidemty mas very nflgnt
future ID store. Inc h.icss'e, ho'ei'
kept by that pupiic.spirited ana accom-
modating FRANK oiencross anu nus ann
able iady, where inc weary urayeler can
ma Pheasant NUNS anu ni' INC cohi
forts oil motel ile, a. Tue INQUEST sum OF
sl'oo dsy, Is ah pun, piSas'ns lea'u's
one wouia haraiy louk ior IN ne" S"a
coinpara''eiy uns.'''eu Iou""y.
AFTER piens&h' nights soJourn AT
Lancaster, Par.y =, io"r was oisan'1.u'
and with the assistance OF guide, VINO
was wen posseu On .he various 'oca.ons,
anu the VACANT la'iroau anu eoverhn'ehs
sections ana WIN nh eAce'ien' team Tue
party traveied y uis'ance oi over my
miles, visiting many phases wnere tne
settlers nave e1Perlinen'ou W'h fra'n,
vegetables anu iraies WIN a'hos.
magical results. hnons 'he moss
prominen' piaUos s',,seu Toio 'no'e VI
Messrs' ueo' r. =, anu WI. Laoy, III, up
on tne mesa IN = sou.hwesseriy unes.
uon from lancaster "n'cn slope gentry
TO tine nof.n aoo eas. ano are ~ tPleh'
ala conui'ioh " put mug erai" tn,s sea
VIII put IN several huharea acres 'his
seaSon: q. nsn,ou anu viz na.c !"
oeautiui piace Oh mae hunureu anu slA.
~ acres Oh prush lanu seven ~, ,niles Yves.
Of Lancaster, whicn .hey VIII Pat INTO
iruit anu grapes prhc.pany, IN 'ne iana
u pecanarly aaap.ed 70 run snu ' Ti
MT. henry -. noiahoy, ia'e'y iro'' Eng
ianu' pas nus P'ece VI 'anu anu an
csiieht wen OF very coio wafer on me
ADJOINING secuoh W mr; hani1Iu.
He.hiah ooLanso"' Vi Oanuonss "os
watermelon ,aihe' nus very "he 'raes
oi three nunureu "nu ."o"sy "o, W on,y
shor' u's'au1e mo''i oeo' "ooes,
ateiy from ,Iihon, nus peau'iiui
'fao. Oh 'hrse hunureo anu 'weh'y aoies
htt'e soutn ana wes', On 'ne ~. soPnhg
mesa. "eo. II. eIaue mas '|o acres
~ .ne euso VI 'ne MESA anu
ht'le ~ aoVance Vi some VI ms neieh,
oors WIN ms oyp,uss Snu III, ~ ;naue anu
Ornamental '1es' "hioh arc IoIns spien'
uiay., ne, hke ms ne,snooIs, IL ue'
hghted WIN ms experiments WIN
wneat ano vegetables, anu IKE ms
neignoors was sely en.hu''as'o ovtf
MS prosPec's iot MS iusuro nsnie' WI:
1ohahsen ra'seu h'ne nupuieo saoss ol
| very cho'ce wh'.e Aus'rai,an wheat Vi,
ms iahu 'nls year, Which averaged
.weh'y.one pu'n a, W sne A'te. III view
0, tne ,acs mat aa tne anu hao never oeen
ploweu anu .he whea. was sowh On .ue
uhpiowea iauu, ohiy 90 pouhuS " .ne
acre, anu nl'er"aru narrower h' !! s
CONSIDERED teharkapie yieiu. W.
maynard mas ia,o gu. town site on MS
place anu haheu IL mayna.u. a pos.'
once ana store mas oeen started az ehis
piace, "hich Is seven hiiies Yves. Vi Ian
caster, anu steps ha.e teen TAKEN 10
s'art s Wi .he colnlhg winter. =
IT. vihcen1 rarq enn formerly Vi
oali rrano'soo, nus 1|V aoreS anu IS
making peauCiIuI pace OF IL;
Andrew ouhg, IholIias winters Anu
:" M venreys, represeh.asVes oi party
IN ocotana' VIM WIZ s.ars ocoscn SET
,ienen.' nave poIshs ,ahus III 'n's val.
iey ior lnelr peoPie, VINO VIII come OUT
inns WINTER. WI. JUN rail'' io,nleriy
IRON mlssourl, nus tnrlVn8 anu pros
| porous piacs winch uen'ons.ra I1 posi-
pun,ie' Vi 'his sooaii.y. WI. .iui o:1A'
ier mas oeauthui P,ace some zen ih'ies
mess el iIahIa''o'' wheio ho ra''eu 'oa'o
very hne 'heIonS auu eaIueh veea.apies
.nis year. Vne oi MS nieiohs weiehsd
90 pounas' oesera . Oh his peach trees,
SET OUT IN marcn, tnree years ola, nau
mn1 peaVneS, willie nus w si"e as u'a , eq daiy
1
1-o acres. VT. nug1e' Vi LOS AhEeies,
mas hhe P'"ce: MT Danlortn, Vi LOS
hneeies' ohe Vi 'ne mrs, settlers VINO
located mere ias. september, mas
naue trous hoauWV ~ the
way ., .ne aeyeioplmehe Oh ms ianas.
namS oo.ahseh, WI Tlhiays1n, 'le TWO
Dol orotne,s' oe1; oanus, henry orei-
semen anu nehry pehsoh are also among
.ne n'se se'sieis VIM aie uonS mo ,W
~ 'lo way VI nnpio ,o ne gu
| per pro.ners nave '-U aoreS eucn ol very
s nne iauu JUN ID. Dry1 go anu iilehu,
no" .4o' 1nnko, aie "couo Pu' ~
wv n'oe LoaseI on 'nen ,as'"s r; W.
~, minSsou'y as'u na' my piaoo' Coi'
~ II, poyoe, Vi i-os Ahgeies, mas Sec
tion Oh very me ianu whlch' IL Is said'
VIII DO put IN wheat .ais season henry
hooson anu fanny, OF SANTA barbara,
nave taken lands mere anu are DONG all
they can 10 get 'heir iriends from the
coast counties 10 come ana JOIN them.
Mr. MoyeI ana several oeher settlers
from hiizapeth Lake are moving down
,hto sne valley. Horatio Mar'ihez, OF
Los Angeles, Is making very extensive
Improvement ON ms iand by putting out
large tract IN cnoice varieties OF grapes.
Inc "idney brotners' IN your city, have
nee piece OF land mere that VIII rap
idiy increase IN value. Dr; fendieton,
Dr, Gurtis' ana the rev. Aibot II: White
ana ms son all nave lands mere In very
eligible locations. ). ID. Lynch and Mr..
Berry, OF the HERALD, also have some
iine brush lands here that are rapidly
growing IN value. One OF the best iea-
lures OF TINS large belt OF rich farming
and fruit lands lies in the fact that the
water lies SO near the surface that irri-
CATION IS entirely dispensed with for
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