Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-21
SHASTA COUNTY.
FAMOUS FOR ITS STREAMS, FOR.
ESTS AND SOIL.
Tbs Town Of Anderson Rapidly I'M
proving-A Fine Opening
for Investments.

ManzaRita Psrlor at Anderson. He was
met at the Capital Hotel by a represent
alive Of the RECORD. UNION, and il an in
terview regarding Shasta county Gr. Shan
nahan said:
The county of Shasta is beyond dotot
the best in The State to-day for investment.
You say t,lat is what the residents
of every northern county say. Well,
in a measure they are ell cor
rect, for in saying So they are
simply comparing their section to the
boosted and OVERLOOKED south. 1t is
true, sir, that there is nof a'oounty lying in
or bordering on the Sacramento valley that
does net to-day offer tea times the induce
ments TO settlers than does the country
south CT Kern and MERGED. While would
not detract one thing froIn- any part of this
State, believe, sir. that in the northern
portion of this valley, on tie headwaters OF
the Sacramento, in Shasta county, we have
what will be in time not only the garden
spot of California, but the world. am not
prosy, and you know it for our rapidly
developing section is proof of all | say.
" Man wants but little here below" but
that little is climate, productive soil, crystal
streams Of never-failing water, health
giving atmosphere-and that is to be found,
with all its auZitiaries, in Shasta. You
have the Sacramento at your feet. a mud
DIV stream, it is the source of your wealth.
We have it, descending into the valleys, a
bright sparkling, clear stream, cool, from
Mount Shasta, giving life to vegetation of
every character-easily diverted TO irrigate
millions of acres; furnishing water power
sufficient to turn all the wheels
of manufacture in this coast. As 10
scenery, no county III the State can equal
us, save only Mariposa and take from her
the fall of Yosemite and we can discount
her Ours is all beautiful, as all will testify
who have gone over the California and Or
egor Railroad, as it follows the windings
of the Little Sacramento to the base of Mt
Shasta. But what is scenery? 1t is food
for the admirer OF the beauties of nature,
and here the individual who loves to look
upon the han6iwoTk of the Creator finds g
feast that will last lifetime. Her noun
tains the highest, her valleys the most fer
tile, her flora the most varied and fragrant,
her timber embracing every species of oak
and the entire confer family and flow
ering and nut-bearing shrubs not found
elsewhere in the State. Rivers that burst
forth from the base of mountains, cool,
clear, and filled with the finest Of the fnny
tribe A climate for bealthfulness unsur-
passed. A railroad running through its
entire length. A people noted for their
thrift, industry and enterprise.
You must know that Shasta is large
county, has an area of 1866 miles, or four
times larger than that of Sacramento six
times that OF Suffer and almost five times
that of Napa Fully 1,500 square miles is
adapted to fruit culture and the balance is
finely timbered and as good grazing land as
there is in the State. Shasta county is al
most twice the size of the State of Delaware
and over three times as large as the State of
Rhode Island.
The town of Anderson, in Shasta county,
$50 miles north of the city of Sacramento,
is rapidly growing in importance, and has
a population of between 800 and 1000.
This is rapidly increasing, and from pres
ent appearances il will be an Incorporated
city of 10000 inhabitants within the next
five years. Men of capital are coming in
daily, and the agricultural lands heretofore
held in large holdings are being cut up into
small farms, all of which will be improved,
and some of them low are being cleared
and put to fruit
S. T. Alexander, of Oakland, capitalist
who has visited every portion of the State
has invested 1000 in the neighborhood
of Shasta within the past few months, and
will spend as much more in their i'm
provement within the coming year.
4 new $4,000 brick hotel, 50x150 and
two stories in hight is in course of erection
opposite the railroad depot, and will be
ready for occupancy by the first of July.
Three handsome brick buildings are 60
ing up adjoining the hotel all of which
will be used for business houses. One
building in this business block will be
used for banking purposes, an institution
which has become a necessity in that wide
awake and go ahead community.
The general merchandise business
of the town is conducted by
four firms all of which do
a large business. In addition there is a
furniture house carrying large stock, a
newly-established hardware house and tin
shop, two drug stores, two first-class hotels,
two liveries, one jewelry store, two meat
shops, real estate offices and other estab.
lishments of minor importance; all do a
rushing business the year round. The
town is situated in an oak grove on gradu-
ally ascending second bottom land, which
extends to the hills on the west $50 feet
higher than the town, and in which direc-
ton the residence portion is steadily
growing, to eventually be extended TO the
hilltops, where the scenery is really grand
and beautiful, and where some day hand
some residences and beautiful yards will
attract ali persons with taste who enjoy
rich and varied improvements.
Our surrounding territory susceptible Of
cultivation is not excelled-we might con-
fidently say it is unequaled-in the State
For twenty miles on either side of US, east
and west, hills and valleys form magnifi-
Gently rich fruit regions, either deciduous
or citrus. there being no railroads and no
towns OF much importance to draw the
trade from Anderson, the nearest railroad
station. Further on, as we reach into the
mountains, we have territory rich in
stock raising, mining and mountain farm
ing. This class OF tributary country ex-
tends 100 miles into Northeastern Caiifor-
MIA and Southeastern Oregon, and many
thousand people from these regions find
their way to Anderson as the nearest ship
ping and trading point.
We have an excellent school, which en-
ploys four teachers; an excellent weekly
paper, the Enterprise, conducted by ]. Z.
McGarry; two churches, public halls, etc.
Canneries and eVaporaing houses will
be built this summer as the necessity for
such manufactures is reached. The crop
of fruit this year will be enormous and we
find market for all in Oregon and the
Canadian and Northern Pacific tributary
country, we being the closest fruit-ra raising
portion of California 10 this fast growing
portion of the northwest. The best quality
of fruit land in quantities in our vicinity
ranges from S125 to $40 per acre, according
to distance from town. lay of the land and
Improvements thereon.
Residence town lots range in price from
$50 to $3.50, each 50xl50 feet in size. Good
business lots from $500 to s., 500
A gentleman from your city by the wav.
a man connected with the RECORD U MON.
]. s. Foster-has purchased largely of land
in the vicinity OF Anderson, and is putting
out hundred acres of fruit trees.
We are to have water works in Ander-
son in very few days, which will serve for
domestic and irrigaiing purposes, and give
US ample protection from fire The loo
water system is to be brought in from
Clear creek, and Brown Bros. have been
let the contract to lay the mains. ETC
During the past year IN our immediate
vicinity over 100000 fruit trees have been
planted this season, and this is only small
number in comparison to that which will
be set out next year.
Just west Of Anderson is the Happv
Valley country. Here avenues have been
laid out six miles in length. and walnut
trees planted out on both sides of the
drive. Frisbie Bros. have an or
chard OF 259 acres, mssnlv Bartlett
pears and French prunes A gentleman by
the name of Alexander has planted ont
this season nearly 100 acres in Happy val
ley to French P.unes, peach, orange and
olive trees. You perhaps NAV not believe