Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-30
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
AS SEEN 81 4 "REC0BD-U UNION y
CORRESPONDENTS.
Vhc Attractions OF Pasadena, Ont&-
rio, Riverside, Etc.-The Raeuts
from ErriGatIoA.
LRrcorn.uNron correspoadence.l


from irrigation.
TREcoED-UY1oa CorresPo1deucel
Journeying southward from the San Ioa-
uuin valley by the Southern Pacific Rail
road over the Tehacbapi mountains and
through the cactus covered Mojaye desert,
little of importance is noticeable until the
vicinity Of Los Angeles is reached. Very
appropriately the " City Of the Angels IS
situated in . paradise, or what seems 10 the
Traveller 10 be such, after an Introduction
from the desert. To give Q detailed dc
scription Of the most noteworthy features
Of this section would be impossible il
single letter. and the writer vail only al
tempt to tell briefly what he sa~ IN one
corner Of it, Pasadena situated, as its In
dian name implies, at ihe crown Of the
VALLEY" Of San Gabriel The town Of Pas
adena is located seven miles east Of Los
Angeles, amidst thousands Of acres Of
orchards. VINEYARDS and orange groves, and
lies under Lhe shadow of tia rugged Sierra
Madre mountains. The settlement en-
braces several thousand acres, ana roads
half concealed under the over arching
branches Of shade trees lead one % the
town or from It through
THE EEvIRoas or PASADENA,
Amon~ immense vineyards and citrus
groves, where the golden fruit hangs in
tempting clusters from the lealy branches
Nearer the town most Of the places are
small and are kept iu rs perfect state Of
tiith and as free from weeds as lover
garden. The residents are mainly Eastern
people, who have come to southern CsliloT-
mia TO escape the less bJsFlt2b.e cllmeS be-
yOnd the Rocky mountains and IS they
came with means elegant homes were h}Hit
and the improvement OF the land immedi-
atGiy begun. IL was not many years aso
that the san Gabriel valley was ike hun-
dred5 Of others III southern CaiIioTnla-oIy,
dreAry and unlnYiung. And even after the
conversion Of the valley land from IN
fenced pastures to groves O. s7nlI-troplcal
fruits began, the barren, Sl0pln8 mes2S mat
skirt the base Of the mountains, where LoW
are some OF the most beautiful places on
the Pacific coast, were considered 70 be
worthless for any and every species OF
farming. Water tor irrigation was scarce,
the depth to the first WateT-oe9IinS SUB
stratum beneath ihc surface vas great ana
the sandy SOIL drank mp moisture IKE q
sponge. The Sierra MadTe range IS not 50
well wooded Is the Slc-ras farther NORTH,
and the streams. issuing from it are small
few OF them hFinS through Inc cry season
1t was found necessary ID
UTILIZE EVERY DROP OF wATEE
p-,,,,,,.I,1, rrr+a.a IF Sfst,fr7g Hi4r,as in
the porous soil, by which the greater part
of the water would have been lost by per
collation., small conduits, lined TltA cement
were lald ON the surface, ana later IRON
pipes were buried III the ground, anu the
most perfect ana etVh1iLicdl system OF
supplying wafer % INC soli lHitGSuTi.1eo
thai has ever heen devised. sam pipes
extend III various GIeclon5 through Inc
district 10 be W%tared. and IRON these
smaller ones conduct the water 10 every
farm, orchard or nome. ~ water ls
wasted III JlIa way oy evaporation or pefcJ-
!&uoA, ana al is appItd dfec-lE % iAe
land 10 ne pehehtet. Inc iisal cost OF pre-
parlhs Tor the employ Lne!l q ms system
Is hesYy ou5 II IS found 70 De cheapest IN
the emf, Tor the amount OF water saVed IS
III ijs7I enough 10 cover t1e ezra expense
Nsthm ? rev years SlV.hS o. various
substances mat COS. less tiian iron was
tined, ANA although u "9rEed very wen on
level ground, on sl9plAS ground, IKE
that oi FasaaenaI the pressure was 100
great ana InFaE'aoiy caused ''4e o1I9--i's 81
l1e pipe. ~ so"1e1 81 9'Pp-y - & Sii ~
f,iig ~ ,,arfSr-n its mi dItv Tanr4vigla
aoair.- srfch q contirre3Sv some la-Ea
r,;e1a,1. an. -,,rsr,, ,,lgo9e nor the e,--C,-n
ygarl 7lo3r.o.l .,f5t and :, ha7,-v sfaan} ,Ba,o
r,Isr4r.i tnn-p TO force the water into
49,. ,.,.,,....-- 49,, ,.-.---,,,-,,,.
OA the hae72r "ll'ch also receives me water
IRON me stream -tl "hel me supply uhCTe-A
~ - :; ,;-;,. =; 10 -" n
the valley Of the Southern San Joaquin, the
most important irrigating section Of Cali
fo-nia, il is calculated that q stream run
ming one cubic foot of water PEI. second
will be sufficient for $50 acres Of new land:
where land has been irrigated for few
wears the water viii perform a greater
duty At Pasadena the same amount would
thoroughly wet, by the system there EN-
ployed, 800 acres Of Land; in other words,
would make productive $40 acres more
than the same stream in the great valley
further n0rth-Iand that would otherwise
be only fit for pas.urage, and inferior for
that purpose. But when sufficiently moist
cued 10 admit Of cultivation, there is no
part of the State y, here & greater variety Of
fruits, vegetables and farm products may
be sr0wu. In evidence one has only TO
dive through Pasadena and observe the
'-.'G.oUS Fruits COMMON IN
!FeH-A1o"n g.. .,.,. ,,.orsa ~ o~sn,.a
Northern C&'4Ioi.l!'' ~ -. 80 J-r,,t.r
lemon ana I'Ae' ana o. -. I,. f1-,iaI
only TO intensely 90 - - ~ -
chmes; the IFu-s-e yea -,.9 - ~
beriess species oI Eaa-it-Li 7i-''ie u go.
namenj&l SnI Hooe4y 4Ile- 7eilo5 1Ll'' go
towering plants 03i!4i',ii anu = Y. ,.'
ers That hang "Eca III 9-9o-H 5-@S 'd'''-e'-
curtains Irom arDof anu 9e4"Hu@' '-'1
N1YGLGxs OF blossom AND FRUIT;
os N-,rt,o-,, ,,;,o and Southern palrn. OF
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- ~. ,.I,i.,.s5 -, ,Irea y-ealtI
f - 80. -, H., i-st b-eafb ot
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