The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-12-09
POMONA, CALIFORNIA,
An Interesting Letter. from a Former
Citizen Of Sardinia,
Who After Wandering over tho West FOR
Some Time Past, Has Settled ne the
Aboye-Nnmed City.
For the NEWS

hNA NAAH NEWS
POMONA, Los ANGELES CoUNrY,
GALA, November 5th, 1885.
After visiting Los Angeles, Duarte,
Azusa, Puente, Spadra, Ontario, Et-
wanda, Cucamonga, San Bernardino,
Placentia, Anaheim. Westminster, Nor
walk, Artesia, Downey City, and other
places, we have concluded to locate at
Pomona and think that climate soil,
water religious and social privileges,
railroad facilities, beauty of location,
etc, considered, we wish to invite those
who may be contemplating a visit to
Southern California, to give this place a
look before locating.
The soil is rich, easily worked, and is
especially adapted to fruit raising.
There are three principal sources Of
water supply for this fne and large val
ley, viz the San Antonia Canon, Ciene-
gas at the point Of the San Jose Hills,
and Artesian Wells.
At the foothills much water is OBJ
tanned in springs and by tunueling, and
water can be reached in almost all parts
by boring, and by putting up a wind
mill, and putting in pump, an almost
constant flow may be hal, for our cool
sea breeze will drive windmill a large
portion of the day.
Fruits grow to great perfection, and in
some cases are very remunerative One
man near Pomona sold his apricots this
year at $3.50 per acre, and the purchasers
did their own picking The trees were
four years from planting. Oranges,
lemons, lines, pomegranates, olives,
prunes, figs apples, peaches, pears,
raisin and wine grapes, nectarines,
blackberries, strawberries, etc, all are at
home in this fine climate.
Barley, wheat, corn, rye, flax, alfalfa
clover, potatoes, pumpkins, etc, do
we'll. The largest pumpkin exhibited
in Pomona this year weighs l57 pounds.
4 tomato vine near here has been in
bearing for twelve years in the open
ground, which tells that there has not
been much frost near it.
But while all these are possibilities,
and many do unite well there is a darl,
side to the picture. as we'll az q brigbt
side. There are wears in which The
grain raisers do not make expensas and
while some do well. others do in The
same is true Of fruit raisers Wbuo
some who have q small nIace mr. ovtoD-
sive means at command so that their
orchards. VINEYARDS. etc never want for
care. and ret yerv large returns others
who undertake large amounts and olive
limited care. need not think that tbav
will succeed here with all tbe advan.
tapes.
Bpt TO the invalid to tba wealthy
and TO the Measure seel,ar who yysnts a
home where he ia free iron, yirtor,s
cold. and NAV free himself from ann.
mer's heat. here is an attractive snot
Located ON the Southern Pacific r p
with the San Bernardino Range of
mountains on the north with old
BaIdv its highest peak near Inv and
IOld San Bernardina Mountain fartba,
east Puente Hills. San lose Hills and
the beautiful valley extending east and
west form a picture Of rare beauty
Four wears AGO there was NOT tewr
here. N5w Pomona claims . Ooo Thare
are now constructed and occrniad m,
following church bpildinps. Prasbvtar
ian Methodist EnisconaIian Rantist
Lutheran. CampbeIIite and Holiness
Band. The Catholics have a GOOD briId
ing almost completed and the Unjver
ssIists are buiIding. The various score
orders are represented. business in III
various departments ia not wanting. w,
have two banks: number Of large sinh
stantiaI brick blocks are in process q
construction: a new hotel has inst bee,
comDleted. costing from sI5.OOO 10 $40
] 600 without its furnishings. we bav
r eigbt hotels. three newsnaDers an,
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e I"''0 a ''e!y, '"i,''' pave "''''''e" u
De quite a mule clJy'
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