Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-17

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is no cold, sour deposit left to poison the
plants. South Riverside has newspaper,
the Bee, edited by Mr.. Frank Dyer. In
recent issue this paper gives the acre
age already set to citrus fruits as nearly
200. There is much greater amount
set to deciduous fruits, and considerable
amount to grapes. They are all looking
as well as any trees in this section.
Smut, scale and all parasites whether
vegetable or animal, are unknown hero.
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
But tho "Gem OF the Orange Belt'
does not intend TO depend on one source
Of wealth, however great that
may be and however sure.
In eighteen months there have
been built 100 houses to lodge 400
people who have settled at South River
side. Such developments call for build
ing material, and these people propose
to furnish their own. Brick-making is a
promising enterprise here. Enough has
been burned for home use, including
what went in the big Taylor bank blcek,
and half million were sold. Good brick
are sold here for $S per thousand. This
will be permanent enterprise. In the
haustible supply Of the best lime
stone. A kiln has been set up and
lime is being burned for home use and for
export. 1t is shipped away in carloads.
This is also permanent and growing
industry. Near this deposit is found
another OF even greater value. 1t ia a
large vein OF the finest pqter's clay.
Steps are now taking to set UP plant at
once for the purpose Of making tiling
and terra Gotta for building purposes,
and also from some OF the clay a; fire
brick can be made. In due time pottery
factory is sure to follow. Up one of the
other caflons q coal mine is now in
course of development. The mine is
about three feet wide at the top, and the
indications are that when the shaft is
sunk to a sufficient depth, a fine
supply Of coal will be laid bear.
TIN MINES.
For twenty years the Temescal Tin
mines have been known to the people Of
this section. The mine was opened and
litigation as to the ownership
OF the property stopped the good
work and has kept the mine
closed until now. The suit has at last
been brought to an end; and the mine
has passed into the hands of o company
Of English capitalists who propose at
once to develop it. The expert who ex-
amined the mine found the mountains
nearly all composed OF black porphyry
until within about two miles of the tin
deposit Then the porphyry is replaced
with granite, and this is mixed with a
rock known to tin miners aselvan. This
is the very formation in which tin ore is
always found. Arsenate of copper and
sulphuret of silver are also found in the
vicinity. The location is about six miles
from South Riverside.
The black porphyry is OF the true
Egyptian sort, and although we do not
build temples to Isis or Osoris, we use
this rock for better, il for more pfosaic
purposes. A company OF capitalists OF
San Francisco has just put in big plant
to crush this rock for street paving.
They have run track from the quarry to
the mill, a mile distant. Here they have
an eighty-horse engine and big boiler,
pumps, stamps and all the machinery for
grinding up this adamanmtine rock. A
spur track has been run in from the rail
road to take out the results. A large
band OF men is employed in laying bare
the rock in the hill. Here we have an
other permanent and important industry.
A RAILROAD CENTER.
South Riverside must be great rail-
road center. The Santa Fe line to San
Diego and Los Angeles is already in op-
Grafton. The road bed of the road being
built from Pomona to Elsinore, and
thence, perhaps, to San Diego, is graded
right through South Riverside. The
cars will be running on this line in a
short time. A motor road is now in
course OF construction from San Bernard
ino via Cotton to Riverside. The line will
be in operation to the last named point
in a very short time, and by the end OF
this year it will be pushed on to South
Riverside. There is still another road
incorporated to run from San Bernardino
to South Riverside, which is supposed to
be Southern Pacific project, and the
same road has line surveyed from
Cucamonga to South Riverside.
THE HOTEL TEMEscAL.
The Hotel Temescal is as pretty little
hostelry as America can boast. Mr.. 0. A.
Smith owns it and manages it. He had
~ buiit hbh ihicutu lOI LIS OMn use
1t is kept as well as any city caravansary
in the land. In fact all its appointments
are perfect. Mr.. Smith is ably assisted
by his charming wife. The guest who is
not pleased at the Temescal Hote is hard
to please. Mr.. Smith has good teams in
his stable, and all about are level roads,
romantic cations, good fishing, shooting
cool, shady spots for picnics, beautiful
scenery and climate, the most balmy in
the land, and in a word each and every
attraction that nature and civilization
usually combine to minister to the wants
or tastes OF the tourist.
AUBURNDALE.
This enterprising company was not
content with founding one town whose
success is assured. They have pur-
chased still another large tract of land
stretching away northwesterly from South
Riverside and close to the Santa
Ana river. On this they have established
a most eligibly situated town, to which
they have given the euphonious name of
Auburndale. 1t is not as big as South
Riverside yet, but it may be expected
that lively rivalry will grow up at once
between the two places.
AN INVOLUNTARY BATH.