Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-19
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
Il. w. Es0Ilen's Idea of his new
Home.

| Ed. APPEAL:-Having received
number Of letters recently from
friends in Carson and vicinity In
curing about this portion Of San
Diego, county. [ take this method
Of giving you and my friends my
opinion.
Murrieta is situated in San
Diego county on the Cal. Southern
r. r., eighty four miles from San
Diego city, and forty-two miles
from Cotton.
[ haye been informed that re-
port is in circulation, that myself
and family are perfectly disguised
with the country. l would say to
those who are laboring under such
an impression, that there is not a
word of truth in the report. On
the other hand the country has met
my fullest expectation.
The land is rich and easily titled.
Land that has never been titled,
can easily be broken with two
horses.
All kinds Of roots and vegetables
can be raised with but little irriga-
ton, especially trees and vines, l
have seen some trees and vines that
were planted in April ard May,
which have been irrigated with an
occasional bucket of water, that are
growing nicely, and some of the
vines will bear next season.
The land in this valley is generally
leyel, with here. and there an ele-
walton for a nice building spot.
A gentlemen living near me
raises potatoes, corn, alfalfa, and all
kinds of vegetables, without a drop
of water. The water is good and
can be had by digging from five to
twenty-five feet.
My we'll is on an eminence, and
is twenty-one feet deep. yet the
water stood over six feet deep dur
ing the dryest part of last season.
When the man was digging the
well, the water came in SO fast thai
it drove him out.
No doubt but that plenty of
artesian water is to be had. The
Temeeula land and water company
are now sinking well. 1t is down
l52 feet, and is flowing a small
stream over the pipe standing FIVE
feet above the ground, but at this
depth they struck a rock, and the
company are now getting tools to
sink through the rock, when they
expect big flow of water.
There is plenty Of water to be had
all through the Temecula Valley by
digging out few feet, and the
water can be raised with a wind
mill to do all the irrigating necess-
airy. There is plenty of wind here
to run wind mill, but no hurri-
canes or cyclones. The land keeps
moist, and does not dry up as it
does in Nevada.
There are many acres OF grain
already sown, and the most OF it is
up and green. The hills are cover
ed with the finest bunch grass you
ever laid eyes on, and | tell you it
makes horse or COW smile to see
it. The climate [ do think is the
pleasantist l ever lived in, it is
neither too hot or too cold, The
heat does not seem to be oppressive
or the cold effect a person as it
does ia other countries that | have
lived in.
This is certainly the healthiest
place | ever lived in. You are all
aware of the miserable poor health
we had in Carson for twelve or
fifteen years, neither Mrs. B. nor
myself had good health until we
came here.
The morning before we left Car
son, [ commenced to spit up blood
from my lungs, and had some
doubts whether [ would be able to
start that evening. but [ determin-
ed to start even if [ died on the
way. We arrived here on the l9
of August and commenced work on
the Oath, and | have not lost but
one DAY since. Have worked
hard all the time, have had no bad
colds, and this is true Of almost
every one that lives here
The Temecula Land and Water
Co. give easy terms on their Muir
rietta Colony lands. Interest at 8