Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-30

freshness by passage over WIDE, verdele-
less region. In other respects RlTeFside IS |
the more attractive place 1t IL IN {
little valley surrounded by rocky knGos
and treeless slopes, and the cuiu.
waited portion embraces between 5,ua0
and 6OGO acres. Fourteen years ago the
land might have been bought for song.
Two irrigation canals were dug, and settle
ment and cultivation followed. Asat Fasa-
dena, the land was bought by weal[hy qeo-
pie, and the improvement Of the place a
yanced rapidly, It is regularly iaiu ou1 II
square blocks Of eoual size, bounded by
avenues running at right angles tho one 10
the other. The colony loJe ere usually OF
ten or twenty acres area, bat q few cover
fortv acres. Some are smaller, All
are made to support vineyards OF the
leading varieties OF roisin grapes, or or
chards of peach, apricot, almond, olive,
orange, lemon, lime, tic and other irulG
trees The first three fruits do not bear so
we'll or SO regularly rs in other parts Of the
State, but the others grow 10 perfection.
The citrus trees are net affected with the
black smut ike those nearer the coast, and
! the leaves are bright and the fruit golden
and clearly and ready fer the table when
plucked from the tree.
TIE HOMES or THE PEOPLE
hre elegant and comfortable, and sur
rounded bv beautifully -Crn&Inented gar
dens Fences are IN unknown quantity.
Carciallv-t mmcd hedges OF PameETanatc,
Usage orange and cypress skirt tile side
walks and form the dividing line between
the lois of ueighbOTs. EycTyW where IS man
ifcsted desire TO please the eye, and every
where The effort has been q success But
Riversidcs principal charm is Magnolia
avenue, passing through the settlement in
straight line for eight miles, a wide, we'll
kent drive divided ID the middle by row
Of peppcr trees, and lined on either side
By Other rows OF eucalyptus, cypress,
magnolia, pepper and palm, between which
and the hedges bordering the groves ana
gardens extend leefshaGed sidewalks
from end to end Of thc avenue. Travellers
from many lands have declared that the
world has UothiHs to rival il; and certainly
it admits Of comparison with nothing that
the writer has ever seen elsewhere.
PRopucED BY IRRIGATION.
Like other charming spots IL Southern
( California, Riverside owes its prosperity to
irrigation, and although water IS scarce.
the system Of conveying and distributing
it is wastalul in the extreme,
The present supply is only sufti-
cient 10 irrigate about 5000 acres.
that might be provided with water AID
made as productive ~ the best, 0ne-halI Of
the volume in the two main bitches is al
lowed to sink and be lost by pe!colaJIon
before the settlement is reached. The part
that remains is carefully hUsbanGed, and
q stream running IL cubic foot per second
irTigates 800 acres. BY employing sys-
tenn similar to that obtaining At Pasadena,
Rjyersides water supply could be made 10
irriEaJe Is, GOO acres Water rights IN this
settlement are valued at The Tate u $1,000
per miners inch, OF $4,000 per second
foot e., volume that discharges one
cubic foot each second 49, and no
one possessing 4 water right cares TO sell
ut that price st g like rate Of valuation
the canal properties OF the San joaquin
valley would be bcnanZas % the owners.
The largest of these, with q capacity
for 800 per second feet, would, i made
( to carry that quantity, he worth
the immense sum OF $50 CSC, 600,
and would, after proper system were once
established Iurn. ! an abundant supply o.!
water 1or Gg0,C 600 acrcs Of land. But wateT
! is o scarce article IN the 2.mUs timbe7.ess
mountains and the dry sandy val
.eys Of The extreme southern part
! OF the State, anG viii always
be required 70 accomplish ijs maximum
amount Of duty and consequently be held
d. the highest figures 4 miners inch Of
( water at Riverside IS considered 70 be a.
valuable az an acre Of land, for without
the former the latter IS actually worth lit
: tie more than the original Government
! price UnimProvei land sells for 500 70
800 per acre, the price depending upon lie
situation az regards The chance Of securing
sufficient water for irrigation. Improved
land sells 81 $3.50 10 81 go per acre, and
pays an annual net profit Of ten pei cent,
and often more, on that valuation.
+ YIAJzR0.
Riverside, May 28, 1885