Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-15

and Houses Built "A Prosperous
Ranchero.
A trip TO la Ca6ld,, now fifty called
Crescenia, always develops someth ng
new, no matter il the trips be weekly or
daily. At present the road is first c'a's
all the way, with the exception of half
mile Of sandy road through the Verduso
canon. The chuck holes which APP
peared during the rains have entirely
disappeared. Passing up the valley east
Of the Los Feliz hills. through the San
Rafael ranch, the verdugo conon, the
rancho OF the same name and the La
Canada, there is not foot OF anything
but good road, except tho sand before
mentioned, and the road ia equally good
for the nino miles further, where ii
reaches the Big and Little Tuianga
canons.
This road via yerdugo and La Canada
is the old Tujnaga road, used years ago
BY the Indians ani Mexicans, wao then
lived there. to 81 10 San Gabriel Mis-
sion on Sundays. to mass. The distance
was nothing to them. as the road was
always good. There is still beautiful
wooded tract, southeast OF the mouth OF
the Big Tuiunga canon. which Is still
tho property OF the Sisters Of Charity,
and accessible by an old wood road be-
tween Tujunga aud this city, the only
drawback beng the terrible steep road,
coming with load. this way from the
Tujunga, aud reaching the summit at
the highest point OF La Canada to the
west, which can be seen all over the
rancho.
This high divide separates the ranehos
Tujunga and La Canada whore new and
beautiful ristas appear. in every direc'
ton; great profuslon OF new and beau
tiful Wild flowers are found here, null
titude Of which grace the valley the
year round. The latest wild flower
found, Is the beautiful wild fuschia,
which grows luxuriantly. The grease.
wood trees form bowers OF beauty, in
stead OF ugliness, as they are now in
full bloom and fill the air with fragrance.
Tho grain, which was so plentiful and
lush during the enrly season on the San
Rafael and Nerdugo ranches, is being
cut for hay aud grain. No grain III
this section was damaged or lodged by
this winter or summer rains.
A natural growth on La Can ada, is the
corn grass, a species OF wild pampa
which grows lnxuriantly all over several
hundred acres Of the southern portion
of the rancho, some OF il measuring ton
I.1l l., hatefht al nla
erect, even in wind, although its roots
are very small.
The summer weather at this place is
simply delightful, the thermometer
seldom reaching ninety. The writer was
out TO the rancho few days ago and it
was quite comfortable. Arriving in the
city in the afternoon, we found that he
thermometer had stood at or There are
frequently light clouds stretching across
from the San Francisco Maria mountain.
to the Sierra Madres, which with the
lovely sen breeze makes it delightful. A
new road Is being constructed in ashort
line to Pasadena, aud shortly the new
county road up the Verdugo canon, and
west on the Canada mesa, will be built.
The water discovered in large quaint.
te, in tho mountains, is sufficient to
irrigate all OF tho subdivided land which
Is being rapidly developed, and the pipe
Is being laid to the reservoir near the
town site. Hero in time will be fountain
and beautiful park, Every trip shows
much more land being brushed aud
plowed, and the greasewood is rapidly
disappearing in various sections From
the lower end Of La Canada, nearly all
OF these new homes can be seen at one
sweeping view. Two houses have been
built on the mesa Just west of the town
site, within ten days, and more are to
follow.
About two years ago. George lngle-
hardt, formerly policeman of this city,
took up 100 acres of government land in
broad canon debouching from the
north side OF the San Francisco Maria
mountains to the lower end of La
Canada. Mr.. Inglehardt went to work
and brushed of the slgebrush and scrub
oaks, plowed about sixty acres of land,
aud built house, barn and chicken
coop. On twenty acres OF his land he
planted vineyard, which will bear
good crop this year. He also raises
barley for his animals, and to sell, be-
si'les which the chicken part of the bust
ness pays we'll
He ran tunnel into the mountains
on his property, and now has beanti'
full stream OF pure mountain water the
year round. lie also makes money at
clearing greasewood from the lands of
settlers, for consideration, and then
sells the roots, to which he is entitled.
A Frenchman, who has a similar rancho
about two miles west, and the only other
ono on the mountain. assists him in his
business of cleaning land, when, as
usual. he has more than he can do with
his own help. This rancho, which cost
nothing except his own labor, is now
worth a considerable sum.