Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
Lily. B
Manufacturing
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&WA4Sny AOk oCS0A
u land for the pur-
inR i large manufac-
md to none in the
The negotiations
IN Monday Of the
b Tuesday morning
lnced the sale by
acres Of the Rancho
Nm ) to the syndicate,
pf the Chino Valley
and Improvement
company undertakes
ements on the prop
teen months Of q value
consisting of rolling
<naces, pipe mills and
king plants. Yester-
Representative visited
b Inspect the prop
led improvements.
ern Pacific train to
BE Chino Valley Man.
Improvement Company
ice, q scene of busy
Reed. Mr.. Gird, who
/ of the company, was
in palatial Offices, sur
large number OF persons
les concerning the lands
Anch. Carriages are pro-
port buyers to the ranch,
Keeping q large stable
of twenty fine horses
number Of comfortable
ranch lies less than
The centre OF Pomona
road. The property
by has acquired ex-
Southern Pacific road
arly eight miles in a
tion, and about the
miles in width. titles
the Chino Valley; sur
be lofty peaks of the
rango on the north and
,hino foothills on the
mona on the west. The
the scenery can hardly
bd, The great snow-topped
the Sierra Nevada range,
called Sierra Madre, in
Jacinto pc *, which lies to
M and east and rises H.
4 aboSc the level of the sea.
fnardino peak, due east, which
n 1900 et,and" Old Baldy,"
kntOaio. on the north, which
600 feet above the sea level.
no Ranch is in the center OF q
hd rapidly growing section,
hin sight from the ranch are
hs Of Pomona, Lordsburg on
Ontario, Cucamonga and
2 on the north, San Bernar-
plton, Riverside and South
10 on the east and southeast.
htion of the land OF the Chino
Company is most favorably
for the cultivation of all fruits
hel6 raised in the most favored
Of California. There is a
lope from the foothills of
Ity feet to the mile, which is
coptible that the land seems
y vel, and at the same time
perfect drainage. There is
\ > hand on the entire tract, and
- part Of the ranch is sub-irri.
20 as to produce almost all
ties of crops. Alfalfa has yielded
IONS per acre without irriga ion.
erneath the whole tract is a
of clay which is of fine quality
ick making and arrangements
ing perfected for starting a large
}asd on the ranch. Contracts
been made for making several
On brick to be used in the pro-
! improvements on tho property.
v Is also easily obtained at
b OF ten to twenty feet below the
oe, being found above the clay
!, and is Of inexhaustible supply
( evidenced by q well on the
I'd Of six feet square that filed
fapidly that a windmill was un-
pump fast enough to exhaust
Moving supply. Under the clay
sffhanQ is an extensive and
e u artesian belt and FIVE large
q Fe been struck on the land
additional wells are being de-
in various portions of the
,h Wherever an artesian well
ben drilled a large flow Of water
ban obtained. One we'll was
eet that flowed q stream through
ig inch pipe that appeared as
bhense fountain, giving forth
ty miners inches,of water. The
+ wells ranged down to fifty
es. There does not seem to be
doubt that artesian water
be obtained throughout
entire property of the COM
!. the land is we'll adapted to
cultivation Of alfalfa, which is the
t feed for stock, cereals of all
8, root crops, beets, etc., and
Is fruit. On the Grd ranch there
prangess and lemon trees that are
over twenty years old and in full
ing, showing that citrus fruits
grow on the lowest lands on the
srty. Young orange and lemon
have been set ont near the ranch
% which are as thrifty as any in
rio and Pomona. In addition
, is a small forest of California
|npd, Monterey cypress, bois dor,
hard and soft maple, beech.
ID other forest trees. These
trees were recently brought
" York, and every tree
has lived.
been demonstrated that the
|tural and viticultural interests
State are among the most inn
ht, and that land that is specially
ed to these pursuits is the most
Il and remunerative to the
of small tracts. Before Mr..
hade the negotiation Of the 2s,-
be Chino Valley and Improve
,npany the land was surveyed
"a into tep-acre tracts, some
are still on the market.
land has been reserved by
pmpany for an extensive
md also for the location
be manufacturing plants
terminals, and every
will be afforded TO
be and others to establish