The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-12
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
A Pretty Description Of that
Fairy Land.
THE in hkrATIoSAL COMPANY
The Beautiful Bay of TodOs Santos -
The Charming Country
aud Climate

4nO lntCl CGI n1lOA SOCAlAo " esiAA ~ q : -
nearly every one meet in Utah in re-
gard to Lower California. impels me
TO say a few words in regard to that
country and the International Com
peny Of Mexico, which is at present
engaged in coloniai1g that peninsula.
The great peninsula of Lower Cali
fornia has been but little know except
as an appendage to the Pacific Coast
Yet it is as large Is Italy, and has h any
features III common with It, having
equal capacity, with q climate much
b.t.s. fitted to agriculture. The entire
upper half of this peninsula has been
purchased from the Mexican govern
ment, by the International Company
This purchase covers about Is. 000, 600
acres Of Hand where grass grows arc
water 4uns; hne streams, fertile
plains, Superior timber, noble noun
tains and ricn mines of gold, silver.
copper and iron. This land begins
only fifteen miles south of San Diego,
in California, and before many days
Lu6 CC4lO Vi TIE lGCbiDOlFO hIlSllC w III
u -ouno through its valleys. Tne
e linsuia offers to American enterprise
Lne last frontier.
Anglo-American Times, London, Eng
land, September 18th, 1886: On in
vestigation, it has been found that the
northern half OF lower California is s
finer country than even the southern
part of California. II is lined alopg it,
whole length by the Pacific on one SIDE,
and the large body of water termed the
Gulf of California on the other, giving
it m0iSter atmosphere, more humid
climate than either California to tie
north, or Mexico to the east. Because
Lower California has more water than
Southern California, it's land is more
valuable, and it is more valuable in pro-
porto to the quantity OF water cat
ried in streams to the seq. By going
over the imaginary line which marks
the entry into Mexico. new country
is discovered, posse ssiDg in places all
the advantages of the most favored
sites of Southern California. This
opens to the settler of the day q chance
OF getting possession of land at low
figure, which can yield him an enor
nous return"
The titles Of the International Com
pany are government ones, and as
sound as any on the American Con-
tinent. Ali lard procured in Mexico is
under the code Napoleon, the same as
in France and Italy, the result being
The best in the world, as the land laws
of the United States are the most i'm
perfect known. The climate of that
portion of Lower California embraced
In the concessions to this company is
shown by the recorded observations of
the Signal Station established there, to
be the mildest and most equal of
which any knowledge exists" Agassiz,
one OF the greatest scientists the world
has produce, visited this district in
1872, as a member of the "Hassler"
Scientific Expedition, and subsequently
made the following statement: This
is one of the favored spots of the earth,
and p ople will come from all quarters
to live in your genial and healthful
atmosphere"
Every encouragement is offered to
s-ttlers on this peninsula. ColoDists
are exempt from taxation, and have
the right to import anything required
for their own use free of duty. The
government officials are polite and
courteous, and do everything possible
10 make the settler feel at home.
FNsENADA.
We can hardly imagine anything
more delightful than an evening at
Ensenada, on the beautiful bay of
Todos Santos, only sixty-five miles
south OF San Diego. The moon shin
ing brightly over head, every ripple on
the broad expanse of the bay rejecting
back lis rays, the magnificent hills and
fertile valleys skirting the bay from
Punta Banda around to the San An
tonic. The peculiar atmosphere of the
trop ,cs, in which the wholeds Embedded:
the DaImy bteeZe, invigoratipg, full oil
ozone, filing and expanding the lungs.
and bearing the odor of wild flowers
with which the whole surface OF the
country is covered. Seat Yourself in
one of the luxurious arm chairs on the
piazza of The Hotel ItUr blue overlook
ing the bay, and do you wonder that
feeling Of perfect rest pervades one
whole being?
Below you on the bey the pier ex-
tends for 1 coo feet, anu in every ore.
ton the lights of the fishing boats.
Yachts and the steamers of the Inter
national Company. and to your left the
numerous lights Of the town make up
the fairy picture. In The Say at anchor
lies the MOntse,rGt just aD from the
lower coast, it's black sides elistening IN
the moonlight. the MdaueL DubG5... |
which plies between San Degl and |
Ensenada, at the pi T, the saucy Carlos |
PGchscO, commanded by The genial aud |
untiriDg Captain Nelson, and last. land |
least in size} the gallant steam launch |
4 lice. In and about the hotel all is |
cheerful, music, and her sister, song"
in every direction. Ladies and gentle |
men, senoritas and caballeros promin-
aiding on the piazza or seated on the |
balcony; the sturdy accents of the |
Eaglish tongue harmonizing strangely |
with the sweet musical Spanish.
Directly across the bay from Ensen-
ada is Punta Banda. more beautiful |
spot or one more favored by Nature it
would be hard to conceive of, q natural
harbor with dep b of water and tine
anchorage for the largest vessels a1 sat,
completely sheltered. the land rich ana
covered with most luxuriant growth,
the hills at the back CT the low mesa
verduTec clad, and offering the finest
grazing to the cattl VIII Oh summer and
winter pasture there; its hot snrinos