Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-24
VILLA VERONA.
A Lovely Colony Site With Almost Un-
equalIed Advantages.

- AONtAJ 0OAphJ site WIN <AlIlONI L Il
equalIed Advantages.
Villa Verona is the name of beautiful
tract Of land containing fifteen hundred
acres, situated one mile south of the town
of Oroville upon the third bench of land,
and owned by the Villa Verona Land and
Water Company "A corporation consisting OF
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee, J.. L. Baker and Colonel
X. NJ. Hamilton, both of the firm of Baker
& Hamilton, Hon. f. Coombs, w. J. Nc
Cullom, T. w. Mather, J. B. Gardner and
John G. Gray. This tract of land was
purchased last February by these gentle
men after an extended inspection of the
lands in that part of the county. 1t was
Of this slightly tract that Colonel Holt. of
the Riverside Press, said: "That he should
ask nothing better than to have fine
residence on this land with ten acres of
oranges trees surrounding it."
Mr.. Estee was selected as the manager.
and by the first of March he had teaI,s at
work plowing the lands along the line
of the Northern California Railroad
Quite a portion of the land plowed
had been mined in years past and
lay in ridges, hollows and holes. lust
as the miners had left it. These places
had to be leveled and plowed, and fitted
for planting. About thirty-fve acres were
set 10 oranges, grapes and figs, but chiefly
the land was planted with orange trees.
MIR. Estee frequently declared that he
would not give one acre of his Napa land
for hfty of these red gravelly lands. He
visited this place on Tuesday of this week.
and more surprised man is seldom met.
The trees and vines have made a wonder
ful growth, so much 50 that he declared
that he had not seen anything in the State
THAI exceeded it. Not more than one-half
Of one per cent. of the trees failed to grow.
Stretching along the track of the rail
road, IL presents Il beautiful sight TO pas
sengers passing in the early morning or
IN evening. The planting of this tract
wi,s only for experimental purposes. Mr..
Estee said he wanted an "obiect lesson .
for, he said, il trees viii grow on this
land they will grow on any Of the balance
Of It" That they have grown to his entire
satisfaction, was evident from his loud ex-
carnations Of delight while now passing
over the land. He declared that each
owner would select ten or twenty acres.
plant it in oranges and have a home fit TOR
the gods, and a snug little revenue besides.
The tract has been subdivided into FIVE.
ten, twenty and forty-acre lots with the
the intention of putting it on the market
at some future time, but when does not
seem to be known by any of the company.
All over the land is a network of old
bitches, used in the days of mining to carry
water to otherplaces. Water in abundance
can be had from the Forbestown and
Hewitt bitches Another mammoth ditch
will soon be brought in by Dir. r. Y.
Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y, who has already
caused survey to be made hy n. A. Har-
ris, an expert at such business, who has
also made estimates of the cost Of construc-
tion. Already part of the work has been
done. The rest may be completed next
summer, or at farthest the summer follow
ing. The hills and valleys will then
abound with water and with orange
orchards.
Fortunate indeed will be the man who
owns a piece OF this land when the doctors
ditch Is completed, for it is near the town,
on high plain, free from all miasma, and
will raise Us tine oranges as one would wish
to see, and that, too, in the greatest
abundance. These oranges will ripen, be
gathered and sold month before those in
Los Angeles and Riverside are ripe, and
all know that the first frnits bring the
highest prices and never become drug in
the market