Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-31
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Lines of Important Devel-
Opment.
HE BOOM IN FULL FORCE.
Land and Water Being Combined
to Make the Wilderness Bios
som as the Rose.

ever. 1t is proposed to set forth here
few facts in confirmation of these state
ments. A year ago HERALD reporter
was out at Cotton and San Bernardino,
and at the former place met friend from
this city who had recently become inter-
ested in some property on the mesa east
OF the Santa Ana river, near Cotton. The
details of the deal were briefly made
known to the reporter. Yesterday the
newsgather was again in Cotton and en-
countered his friend. Naturally CONVEX
sation turned on the outcome of the
speculation.
"Oh," said the man of speculative
mind, II am out of nearly all that deaf,
and out OF one or two others; but now
am IN on much larger scheme than
ever before. If you have attended to
your business and will 60 with me, will
show you how We are developing the re-
sources OF this part of the country.
have a team at the stable. We will
make up little party and l promise to
get you back here by train time this eve-
ming"
The day was charming and the pros
pect Of twenty mile drive not at all repul-
sive, so the invitation was duly accepted.
In few moments a party of four was
seated behind two fast horses. and speed-
ing away towards the river bottom. The
water resources were first visit
ed. Where the California Central
railroad bridge crosses the river a
hume 60 inches wide by 36 inches deep
was found, in which was running like a
mill race current of water 16 inches
deep. There were 800 miners inches OF
water In it. Turning the heads of the
horses up stream in a few moments a
camp was found, and Mr.. Fudickar, the
person referred to here, proceeded to re
veal to the reporter where all this water
comes from. 1t is most novel scheme
and we'll worthy the closest attention of
all interested in the future development
OF Southern California. Mr.. Fudickar
purchased 16O acres of seemingly useless
land lying along the Santa Ana river. 1t
was covered with willows, and here and
there some water appeared. This intel
ligent exploiter proceeded to bore hole
here and there and found that water
was struck at four to six feet
all over the land. He then dug trench
four to six feet deep through the center
OF the tract, and ran lateral bitches off
from this like the branches of tree. In
all these water was found in abundance.
Three OF them furnish the big stream
running in the fume below. Not more
than tithe OF the water has yet been de-
veloped. The entire 100 acres is COM
posed OF alternate strata of fine sand and
gravel with here and there stratum OF
clay. 1t is saturated as sponge with
water until it has come to be reservoir
OF l60 acres area, and holding an ernor-
nous supply of water, which is con-
stantly being replenished by the seepage
from hundreds of miles of watershed
around.
The fume is laid at a grade of five
feet to the mile. 1t crosses the river
near Aqua Mansa. Thence the ditch
runs across the Roubidoux ranch and
thus onto the land OF those who control
the water. And the phrase control is
considerably used. The supply rises
and sinks again on the lands owned by
MIR. Fudickar and his associates. 1t is
theirs by proprietary right, by appropri-
alton and by riparian right combined.
The fumes are to be covered, thus pre-
| serving them intact and at the same
time keeping the water pure. 1t is now
clear as crystal from fltering through
acres of clean sand and gravel. The 500
inches now in the flume will soon be in
creased to 1900. Five miles of fiume
ard ditch have been completed at a cost
of $4,000. At one point there is tun-
mel of 1000 feet The system is to be
extended at once until it is seven and
one-half miles long.
THE NORTH RIVERSIDE LAND & WATER co.
The above is the title of the incorpora-
ton which Mr.. Fudickar represents. 1t
bought over 10000 acres on the mesa
overlooking Riverside, and just south of
Slower mountain, at Cotton. A townsite
has been laid ont in this to be known as
sunny Slope. most appropriate name,
as the place lies full in the morning sun
facing the south and east. This townsite
is two and half miles from the Southern
Pacific line, and depot is to be estab.
llshed there at once. Furthermore. an
arrangement has been entered into be-.
tween the railroad people and the owners
OF Sunny Slope by which, in lieu of a
right-of-way and eighty acres of land, a
branch is to be built through the lands of
the North Riverside along to Riverside
proper, a fine depot is to be put
at Sunny Slope, and all trains to
stop there. Already 400 acres have
been sold in the colony at $500
per acre, and these will be improved as
soon as the water is put on the land.
Many obstacles have been thrown in the
way OF the company or the water would
have been on the land long ago. The
last OF these has been removed and now
rapid progress will follow. The company
has still 10, 900 acres of good land for
sale. With each five acres goes an inch
OF water which is twice as much as is
necessary. These are great undertakings
and represent what enterprising people
are doing hereabouts towards the deyel
opment OF the country. The getting of
100 to 1900 inches or 1000 inches of
water onto dry lands so as to make the
desert blossom as rose is not an insip-
nificant matter. The people who con-
troll these lands are not dependent on
one source of water supply.
ANOTHER SOURCE.
The people here referred to have re-
Gently purchased from Mr.. Moses Hon.
kins, Of San Francisco, the great Jurupa
rancho. Let the tenderfoot learn how
to pronounce it properly. The has the
sound OF q very gutteral h, and it is pro-
nounced "Hurupa." This ranch con-
tains 20, 900 acres. OF this &c, 900 is good
land. large portion of it is the best for
citrus fruits or grapes-in fact, for any
sort OF fruits 10 the State. 1t is lust such
land as is selling at Riverside for 81. 600
per acre. 1t lies eighteen miles along
the Santa Ana River, reaching from
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