New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-12
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
NOTES FROM THE LOWER HALF OF THE
GOLDEN STATE.


IRON Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TEE T1uSE..
Los Angeles CAL June Ill had taiN lcco"'S
with Frank Osborne an old prospcctor VINO mas 'lo'
four months Prospecting and travelling OH io' '
one end 10 the other OF Lower "'i'' -
described the country rs containing ia ~ "''''
Of excellent land and being very pfouuo'No io
evamplc he said: ~ crossed the mountains ABOUT
eight miles from san Miguel. At the Top Oh u"o
,oogo . MAGNIFICENT view met eyes. For miles
rca folds Of clover and rycgrass could DC seen WI"
matches of vivid color made BY flowers ISc-E'd,s
tbree feet high and clover two feet hlgh' 80 '''h
as IN be matted. covered the whole mesa io''''
two varieties Of 'alnllcra and SIX VarecS Vi Vo'0''
none Of which IS found in Upper California 9lN'oo'
,os sco when passed through Lower California not
49, 20 c,over ar .alRllerllla could we find; now
tho whole country IS covered with these plants. All
,bc canons are lined with wild palms growing elshty
or ninety feet high and bearing delicious 1rult' Al
san Borla in partial concrete rock fonhh inc com
pletc skeleton of what appeared to be whale. Inc
whole peninsula Is docd win on MISSIONS l
found two which Nordhof in his book ialis 10 men'loh
one * twenty miles south of san Borja, named San
pemo and the other IS about eighty miles north of
san Borja, half way to Santa Maria, named Gala
Moiuc."
Pcfore the Centennial Santa Ba,bara possessed the
largest grape vino in the State, but prior to the
celebration It was cut down and shipped to Phlla-
delphia where II was placed on exhibition and justly
attracted great attention It's dimensions / have for
gotten. but II mistake not. this state has two vines
which are sufficiently phenomenal In size 20 be worthy
Of note The larger of the two is at CarpentcIfa.
pretty little town in Santa barbara County The
circumference Of the trunk SIX inches above the
ground is feet . inches. II 3 7 feet high. and
the main trunk IS divided into branches which are
trained on an arbor, and extend 10 feet one way
and 90 feet the other. The annual yield Of grapes
from It averages four tons Carpcntcra rather runs
10 the mammoth IN vegetation, for in front OF the
house Of the Rev Edward Fish. Of that place, IS
growing a ccranium bush which Is SO large that 1t
takes forty-one PAGES to walk around IT, The other
big vine f. on the Machado ranch, nineteen miles
southeast Of san Diego near the Mexican line. 1t
IS of the old Mission variety and YVES planted II le39
reaches up about SIX feet where IL divides into three
large branches, which in tam divide and send our
other branches t~ined over an arbor' me vnge Tine
covers something over half an acre Oi ground ms
immense canopy Of vine ard fruit is Within easy
reaching distance OF the ground Tho average Yield Is
from three TO four tons OF grapes.
There now seems little doubt that the Chinese SIX
Companie, are cyading the Exclusion Act 10y bringing
miles south OF san Diego. The United states Mar
shaI's Office This city i In possession or evidence
that such IS the case. The chinese colony III san
Diego is constantly Increasing. and al the same tlme
every train coming north from there contains num-
bers Of Cinnamon going 10 different paris oil the stae
Tho boundary line is over goo miles long. aud the
only United States officer 10 guard # IL the deputy
customs collector stationed at Tia Juana- Public
oninon here is strongly I'm favor Of the immediate
adoption Of measures TO prevent this INVASION
The cable road system Of this city, which IS twenty
two miles I'm extent. has been partially completed.
and division OF IL was to-day turned over TO the
operating department. The cost Of the whole sys-
tenn Is 81 100000. and the claim IS mado that the
power plant is the largest in the world.