The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-11
Homes in Lower California.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In response
to an article that appeared in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Aug 16, | have received such q
deluge of letters find it utterly impossible to
answer them all. | have written for several
hours each day until my fingers and hand
nearly refuse to hold the pen, and now request
the favor of replying to all the comrades through
your valuable medium of communication.
Howe is the Postotice at Fallbrook Station on
the California Southern Railroad, one and a.
half miles from the town of Fallbrook, with its
population of 300. San Diego, our nearest
large city, is 81 miles distant, and the seashore
16 miles. The Temecula River flows past our
station, but supplies us with no fish. The
Government land is so thickly covered with
the dense growth of brush, which is hard and
expensive to clear, that it would be cheaper to
buy partially improved rancho of 160 acres.
These ranches can be had for $3.50 up to So 600,
and usually have good springs, fuel, fruit trees,
cheap houses and more Or less fencing upon
them. We are in hilly location, the farms
being between and on the sides of the hills.
We have good but rather warm water. Our
soil is sandy, suitable mainly for Embarrassing.
We do not irrigate as the Winter rains furnish
us with all the moisture necessary to promote
the growth of grain, vegetables fruits, etc.
Vegetables are not grown here as favorably as
in the East but oats, wheat and barley attain
a wonderful state OF perfection. We have lit
tie or no timber and that we use for building
purposes is mainly shipped from the north, and
is very high being from $22 to $45 per thou
sand. Wood is used for fuel, though coal may
be had. However, but little fire is needed save
for cooking purposes, as we have nine months
of glorious Summer weather Groceries are not
cheap, neither are meats or vegetables, and in
fact living is high; but to the farmer doing
| business on small scale, this makes no great
difference as what he produces will always
find ready and profitable market; especially
| for butter and fowls 1t is useless for a com.
rade to think of starting here without some
means of supporting himself and family, while
getting his affairs into favorable shape and
small income to aid him thereafter, tor no one
with large family can gain an easy living
from 160 acres here. A person can get few
| acres, a couple of COWS, fowls, ETC., and with
pension of from $40 to $50 per month, live il
comfort and ease if he be modest in his re
| quirements; otherwise this is no place for him
| The main inducement for comrade to leave
a comfortable home in the east and come here
| would be for his health as this is without ex
| ception one of the healthiest locations in thu
world. If comrades desire to come aud see 70
| themselves ere taking decided steps toward
| locating permanently, they should, upon reach
| ing Fallbrook Station or its town of that name
make inquiries of some of the GAR friends
| who will welcome them aud state facts; blu
those inquiring of real estate men, must expec
| TO be sold" as we all know how often the un
wary stranger is entrapped into bad specula
| tions.-D. CLIFTON, Howe, Cal.