Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-08
Riverside Notes.

EDITORS HERALD--A fine shower
fell Sunday evening, laying the dust and
refreshing everything.
Orange planting continues to boom.
A white man, from near Elsinore, W as in
town last Saturday selling vegetables.
He met with good success, and will make
regular trips hereafter.
Many of our people have put in vege-
table gardens, and will not be depen-
dent on Chinese vendors in the future.
Messrs. Il. H. Perry, of Los Angeles,
M. A. Murphy, of Cotton, and others
have purchased 200 acre tract about
seven miles from here, in the Temeecale
Valley, which is underlaid by bed of
fine clay, said to closely resemble the
English article.
1t has been penetrated to a depth of
sixty feet without finding the bottom of
the stratum. The gentlemen are having
thorough tests OF the clay made, and
think of building large factory for the
manufacture of bricks, pipe, etc.
DR.. X. D. Barber and family of Worth
ington, Mimi, have located with us. The
Doctor has begun improving a ten-acre
tract, setting it in orange and other fruit
trees, and is now considering whether he
will build house on his lots in town or
upon his ranch, for there are no houses
to be rented in the place.
DIR. j. G. Gleason is building a resi-
dence on Sixth street, He mas q choice
site already well improved, being planted
to variety of fruit trees and surrounded
by neat cypress hedge.
Our 81 900 school house is progressing
nicely, the masons having the walls up
to the top of the second story. The rafters
will be put in place this week.
A number Of dwelling houses are in
course of construction, but as they belong
to workingmen and mechanics they pro-
gress rather slowly.
The Pacific Clay Manufacturing Com
pany burned its first kiln of pipe last
week.
DIR. Flora S. Gleason and her friend,
Mrs. Bradshaw, of Orange, are camp
ing in Manning Canon, where they will
sketch and study geology in a practical
manner for week or so. Mr.. w. 8.
Manning, who lives in the cafIon, has o
valuable prospect for oil and gas which
he would like to have brought to the
notice of some expert. The Indications
are first-class, and Mr.. Manning, who
has had much experience in oil regions,
thinks there is no doubt but that his i'm
pressions are correct. Can't the HERALD
induce some practical man to investigate
the matter?
Gilbert Bros. are working at their ccal
mine, pumping out the water and mud
which got into it during the winter.
They are preparing to sink a shaft 600
feet, at which depth they are certain
they will get blanket vein. The coal
they have taken out is Of splendid
quality.
Messrs. Fraser Bros. have made what
looks like a valuable discovery of
crystallizet gypsum. 1t looks some.
thing like rock-salt, and there is good
vein. An analysis is being made.
The Queen Colony" made an exhibit
at the San Bernardino Flower Festival
which was highly spoken of by the local
papers. 1t consisted of bank of flowers,
in the center of which was double
circle outlined in white pinks, and repre-
senting the boulevard around South River
side. The circle was divided into four
quarters by avenues of syringa blossoms,
and the whole was filled in with roses,
verbenas, stocks, anemones, geraniums
and other flowers. There were other
designs, few of pansies, a church, etc.,
and the whole was surmounted by an
evergreen arch trimmed with yucca
blossoms. 1t was acknowledged that the
display was very good indeed, especially
when it is considered that the colony is
but two years old.
L. NJ. Holt, editor of the San Bernar-
dino 1imes-Inde1, is having forty acres
planted here, half of it to Riverside
Washington Navels and half of it to
raisin grapes. As he is a well known
horticultural authority, his choice of
South Riverside as location for fruit
ranch, is, to say the least. very compli-
mentary. D.
South Riverside, May 6, 1889.