Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-08
Excursion to the New Colony and
Town-Site Which Overlooks the
American River Valley.

the company has had made at its own ex-
pense reduces the distance by one-half
Already town site has been selected and
surveyed, and parceled out into lots, and
the locations for a church, school and hotel
been determined on, and
THE WORK OF BEAUTIFYING COMMENCED.
The projected town is situated on a nat
ural bluff, overlooking the American river,
at an elevation from the latters bed of
hundred and fifty feet. If the town site is
attractive, hardly less so is Olangevale av-
enue, as the approach to this model colony
Is called, which skirts the bank of the
American river as far as Lincoln cut, and |
Is romantic enough for anything. 1t is |
weIl-graded road, with the picturesqueness
OF an avenue or park walk. In its con- |
struction it has been found necessary to |
erect no less than three bridges, which are |
open for traffic already. j. w. Anderson,
q gentleman of large experience in the
Embarrassing business, is the pioneer Super |
intendent of the colony and the Resident |
Manager. At present he has force of |
forty men working for him grading roads, |
planting trees and generally preparing the |
place tor settlement and occupation. The !
whole of the land which the company has |
acquired has been parcelled out into ten |
acre blocks, which are to be sold on favor |
able terms to those who are willing to be- |
come purchasers. Experiments in the way
OF planting have already been commenced, |
with results which promise
THE FULLEST MEASURE OF SUCCESS
For those who shall take pattern by them.
MIR. Anderson has the greatest confidence
IN the future of his colony and brings to
the work of laying it out an experience of
Embarrassing possessed by very few. The
varieties of fruit which he thinks will
thrive best are the Bartlett and Jargonelle
pear, apricots, peachs.. prunes and plums,
besides walnuts, figs and almonds. The
vines for which the soil is best adapted are
the varieties known as the Tokay, Muscat,
Emperor and Hamburg, though other
kinds will be found to take equally kindly
to it. Every colonist will be permitted to
plant his tract to what class of fruit he
pleases, but an allotment of six acres to
orchard, two to vines and two to home
stead farm buildings and alfalfa-raising
would, in Mr.. Andersons estimation, be
productive of the best results. Every ten
acre tract is so arranged that it fronts some
one OF the avenues which are offshoots
from the main avenue or trunk These
are appropriately designated by names sig
nifying the different varieties of fruit for
which the colony
EXPECTS TO BECOME FAMOUS.
The tracts are all staked out, and num-
bered so that they can be located without
having to have recourse to maps or plans
a well of soft water is found on every 800
acres, ample for family purposes and for
watering cattle and stock. Educational
800 soboei ~ Deei ioi theIe Is
Q SEou soioo, VI tle colohy taught py drs.
sohnoI i anu as Ine 'laces et laHeh up,
In,',saa-;" c WIZ pe ERECTED III the Town
-, roaas iTi HniGn sue mas alreauy
tIe roI lHe next year or TWO
&c coioL WI ~ nol NC III iieeu Vi irrigation,
sIoe % 80 81. hhomn, yuuhs Iees anu
S 1nG1 az 49, Do uelel;eu py an excess Oh
It's doco, .s,.ei Gopious watering MAKES
'r-oI,, e aII NJ wuou anu reta6us
$500 Vi III i9aliy heallny nature. but
l ~ VII nave 10 De ieSorted 10 sooner
panv is fignring on LAYING MINING ~ an
elevated feeder of the American river near
Auburn, an enterprise which will call for
the expenditure of something like $75, 900.
This expense, however, will be cheerfully
incurred by the Directors, so confident are
they of the success which they feel assured
will
WAIT ON THEIR EFFORTS.
At present the nearest denot to Oranoe.
vale is Folsom bnt as III. COLONY 1o,s ct
tied I'D both depot and Postoffice will he
called into life, Provision for trans;eIt
visitors and possible investors ia To he fIr-
nished nv LARGO on1 oonomodioDs botal
which the COMPANY is GOING tn erect verv
shortly Came of oil SortS .honnS os,1o
cially ouail and visitors to the coInn1 90 90
at this early STAGE of ifs eyistence ,,ay fnd
both entertainment and snort Amono the
earliest advantages To accrna 10 Eofson,
from the latter's nroyim;tr, 70 a. go
colony will be the reimbursement in tbat
town of a cannerv which Will ha onarata5
by the volume of the American river Mr.
T. B. Hall, of Sacramento is the President
of the Orangevale Colonization Company.
anu 1ne other olnGers are as follows; '. ).
IN, secretary Dlrectors-Ihos b. Hall,
y. o. MeGIatGny! geo. M. Mott, Z. Z. Dres-
cher anu IL. WelnstocK.
AN oRANGEvALE EXCURSION.
With that good INDICTMENT which tho brS.
| mess men Of Sscramento usuaIIv d;snlay
| in their enternrises the D;rectorS N nf tIs
| Oranqeyale Colony conceived tho banny
| idea of hrinoino their nronertu 70 X
notice of the public bv nroiectin, an ercnr1
| sion tbitber which sbonl6 he d;sasson;otai
! from ali features of a snecnla,ivn charanter
An excursion was errapoed on most CON-
prehensiye scale. to incInde a trim bv rail
! to Folsom and a drive to Orsneevaio Nv
| carriage The idea was IN Give tSe r,,bi;,
an onnortunitv tn insnect tbe tep>anro
tracts and the beautiful Town site with
out being importuned, or even asked. to
invest.
Inc excursion LETT the city yesterday
morning, and consisted OF four well-packed
coaches OF people, including many of the
Leading. merchants and capitalists of the
city, few from San francisco, and large
delegation OF ladles. The First Artillery
band accompanied the excursion and en-
llvened the day with inspiriting music.
Indeed, the event partook more of
THE NATURE OF A PICNIC
Tho, q h,,o;roos o,,tornr;so o,,d ~.
eran,lv wbat the ,ron,oterS o;rn m e4 "' T Tas
start was made at 3 O'clock The morning
was delightful, COOL fresh breeze from
the south prevailing, and which continued
throughout the day.
Passing out of the city limits proper, the
excursionists passed in succession the many
recently improved suburban tracts-High-
land Park, where many pretty cottages
are in course of erection the McClatchy
blocks within the city,; Oak Park,
where many improvements are in
progress; Monte Vista, very attractive
place, sloping upward from the railroad in
a southerly direction; the pretty orchard
and nursery of w. R. Strong & Co., por-