Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-17
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west, TO Richfeld, on the east, a gap o
four miles; and when filled, this will bs
the main trunk line for all heavy traini
from Los Angeles east, as the grade il
light and uniform. The Olinda and Po
mona and Anaheim Railroad is nov
graded through Placentia. 1t Is to be {
broad, or standard gauge, connecting Po
mona with the ocean at Anaheim Land
ing, or Alamitos bay.
This belt OF country lies on the south
side Of the foothills, with an inclination
to south and west. 1t is about three
miles wide from north to south, and foui
east to west, and it embraces within its
limits as fertile body OF land as is to be
found. The settlement has about forty
families. The productions are all kinds
Of grain and fruits. Grapes, both
wine and raisin, are grown
to perfection in great quantities,
The vine grapes are turned into wine in
the wineries OF z. Hansen, L. Browning
K. j. Northam and W. M. McFadden, Oh
are sold to B. Dreyfus Il Co., of Anaheim.
The raisin grapes are dried by the grow
ers on trays on the ground and sold in
sweat-boxes to those who make bust
ness Of packing and who give on an aver.
age SC. a pound, or $l0O q ton, three and
half tons of fresh grapes making a ton
of raisins. Good vineyards produce on
an average five tons, making from $l0o
to $40 an acre. Mr.. T.. X. Mcdowell
has vineyard thatexceeds these figures.
Prunes, pears, apricots, peaches and figs
all do exceedingly well and are source
of considerable profit. The pear, apricot
and prune orchard OF Rev. j. B. Tombes,
the pear orchard Of T. X. Mcdowell,
the apricot orchard of Thos. Strain,
the prune, peach and raisins OF Ii. T..
Pendleton are some Of the things that
show how well fitted for fruit culture is
this section.
The prune, lemon, lime and English
walnut are perhaps the most profitable Of
all crops. The fertility Of the soil, with
its excellent irrigation privileges, pro-
duces citrus fruit not surpassed in any
locality in California. II. III. Gilman,
Superintendent of the Southern Califor-
mia Semi Tropic Orchard of 160 acres,
ships annually from $l1, 900 to $13, 900
worth OF fruit and nuts. j. b. Tombes,
d. d., w. NJ. McFadden and William
Haddox are the owners OF beautiful and
profitable orange orchards. DIR. Tombes
sold his citrus fruits on the tree this year
for 81 ,400--about 800 trees or six acres.
William Haddox sold his in the orchard
from 900 trees for $4,000. w. NJ. Nc
Fadden from 1900 trees for about 81, 900.
Theo. Staley, A. 7. Pendleton and j. b.
have each young orange
groves coming on, besides great many
scattering trees which help to make up
the forty car loads OF citrus fruit that
leave Placentia annually.
The English walnut grows very vigor-
ously, is very healthy and has not sin
gle insect enemy. The trees are planted
from 40 to 80 feet apart and when in full
bearing, at IL or Is years, yield from $50
to 200 pounds each, all the nuts readily
selling at cents pound. These trees
are easily cared for, need but little prun-
ing and the ground during the few first
years can be cultivated in crops between
the trees.
Dairying is carried on by II. Hetebrink
and j. X. Tuffree on quite large scale
They keep about thirty head of milch
cows, and each makes gilt edge butter
that finds ready sale at good prices in
Anaheim. Poultry raising is carried on
more or less by every family and is quite
profitable.
The soil is deep black alluvial form
alton of from ~ to 20 feet deep. 1t is
very fertile and retains moisture we'll,
needing but little irrigation.
The section is irrigated from the An
aheim Union Water Company's bitches,
with water from the Santa Ana river.
There has always been an abundance OF
water, it being without doubt the best
watered locality in Southern California.
The water costs about 81 an acre per an
mum for orange trees--less for others.
The climate is free from frosts, no cold
damaging the citrus trees. The sum-
mers are delightful-never too hot. The
ocean being 10 miles south, with no
hills intervening, sends up its invigor-
ating breezes that make the days de-
lightful and the nights refreshing and
cool.
The scenery presents beautiful and
grand picture that the residents never
tire Of gazing upon and admiring. The
ocean is visible at distance OF Is miles,
and 275 feet below, with vast forest OF
eucalyptus, walnut, orange, lemon and
other trees, spread out over the plains to
the south. On the east, few miles off,
are the Santiago mountains, 1000 feet
high; on the north, three miles off, are
the Santa Ana hills, about 1000 feet high
which are covered all winter with rich
carpet OF native grasses. The Santa Ana
Canyon, through which flows the Santa
Ana river, lies due east Of Placentia, an(
in the background, at the head Of thu
canyon, but 60 miles distant, may plainly
be seen Mount San Jacinto, with hi
IL. 900 feet elevation, crowned the yea
round with diadem of snow. On thu
north, about 80 miles away, are th'
Sierra Madre mountains, with tn,
elevated peaks of San Antonio
and San Bernardino, that hav'
an elevation of about 10000 feet
and are crowned with snow from five t
eight months annually. With view OF
ocean, valley, orchard, vineyard, meadow
hill and mountain at one view, makes a
perfect a picture as is usually found il
nature.
We have an excellent schoolhouse-tw
departments. J. 2. Greeley, gradual
of the Castine Normal School, Of Maine
is principal, and Miss Lizzie A. McsIil
Ian, graduate of the Albany IN. Y.
Normal School, is assistant. Their
are about one hunnred childre
| in the district. The school
well supplied with apparatus, an
has a good library; good wei
with windmill, and tank pipes lai
into the house, where there are faucet
and washbowls. The people are justl
proud Of their school, which is mair
tanned free for nine months annually.
Good roads and fine shady drives ar
some OF the attractions. The fine, vel
kept places and general neatness are a