Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-24

meandering lines of the Feather river, and
lying on the bluff eighty feet above the
city, commands view of the surrounding
country for scores of miles.
This is the pioneer colony of Central Cali
fornia, and commenced operations in July,
1887. Its reputation IS well established,
and among its purchasers and investors are
such men as A. T. Hatch. President of the
Board Of Trade: Professor Thomas A. Edi-
son, of Newark, n. J.; VIII Mills, Land
Agent of the Central Pacific Railroad; y.
w. Winton, Oakland, of the Etna Fire
Insurance Company; c. D. Pierce, Mayor
Of Oakland, and many others whose busi-
ness success attest their good judgment.
Thermalito can claim the following iudg-
ments passed in its favor:
First-The Board Of Supervisors of
Butte county selected it as the most
healthy and available spot in the neigh
borhood for the erection of the County
Home for the Infirm, and erected 500
600 building thereon which is to-day sur
rounded by orange and other fruit trees of
from one to nine years old, bearing abund-
ant crops, and during the season supplying
the Intirmary with oranges, peaches, APP
pies, plums, pears, etc, and the fact that
almost anything will flourish on the colony.
Second-In 1886, the Oroville Citrus
most prominent citizens of Orovilie inter
ested IN citrus culture, for the purpose Of
making practical test of orange-erowing
in this section. They selected, after ex-
amining the surrounding country, site in
Ihermalito for their orchard, and planted
forty acres in Washington Navel trees.
Their success is marvellous, and the grove
to-day attests the wisdom of the selection.
Third-Thermalito has undoubtedly the
most abundant and complete water system
in Central California 1t has practical
control Of the waters Of the West Branch
of the Feather river Its water rights
call for 6 900 miners inches, or a flow of
3,50o,000 gallons per hour This is con-
Quoted through bitches for thirty miles to
the three reservoirs. on Table mountain,
and thence in iron pipe to Oroville and
Ihermallto, under a pressure of from
seventy-Eve to one hundred feet, and used
for fire, household, manufacturing and irri-
eating purposes. The elevated and rolling
nature of the land gives that perfect drain
age 50 essential TO health and comfort
Fourth-The assessed value of the land
in Thermalito is from $40 to 800 an acre.
Its selling price is from $50 to $3.50 per
acre, with free water for three years, and
at one third cash, balance in one and two
years with interest at per cent. per
annum. A purchaser must therefore real
ize that only the best of land is to be found
in the colony.
SO much for the health, fertility and
water resources of Thermalito. In i'm
provement it has passed all conception of
its friends. Thirty families have built
pleasant homes beneath Table noun
tain, which oyerlooks the colony $40
acres of fiourishing orange orchards planted
by purchasers; nine miles of water mains
laid, sending volumes of water in every
direction eleven miles Of broad avenues
graded; three miles of ornamental trees
on avenues; the magnificent Bella Vista
Hotel building, at cost of $50 600,
and preparations FOR planting GOO acres OF
orchard this season, which is now yong
on. All these attest that Thermalito asserts
nothing that is not verified BY Observation