Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-01

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indestructible, except as against me
chanical force. The ditch ends high uI
on the mountain side, overlooking Hes
peria plains. From this 14-inch diane
ter steel and iron pipe extends for ovel
six miles to the lands of the Company
furnishing a large supply of pure noun
tain water for domestic use, and for irri-
eating purposes.
The source of water supply is the high
mountain watershed, covered with a
heavy growth of fine pine timber, in the
shadows of which the winter SHOWS
slowly melt until late in the season. In
this way large and permanent supply
OF water is assured. In times of rain the
stream of water is one and two hundred
feet wide, and several feet deep. There
is abundance of winter water to irrigate
hundred thousand acres, and summer
water for all the lands of the syndicate.
This water supply is fully men,
toned from the fact that land
or colony enterprises in Southern
California are somewhat dependent on
the water supply. If the water will
sustain one thousand people, that is the
limit of the colony; if it will sup
ply fifty thousand, that is the limit.
The Hesperia supply is considered
one of the best in Southern Cal
ifornia. Parties contemplating in
vestment should examine the water
supply, and conduits, and see for them
selves the extent and certainty of the
supply.
The lands.-The lands lie principally
on a mega, or a table on the northern
slope of the Sierra Madre mountains.
The A. T. & s. F. r. R. runs through
the middle of the Township, from north
to south. About the center of T. N,
R. 4 w., Hesperia City is laid out.
1t is beautiful townsite, on
smooth, wide spreading dome of land
overlooking the lands of the Mojave
plains, encircled in the distance from
the east to the south and southwest. by
the snow-capped mountains. The air is
dry and pure, free from fogs and mois-
ture, magnificent region for sun-curing
all fruits. The soil is rich, yellowish-
red loan, deep and rich, underlaid with
clay formation. 1t is of such charac-
ter that moisture will be long retained.
A large part of the soil is covered with
heavy growth of mountain cedar or jupi-
ter. The balance is covered with
growth of shrubs, yucca and bunch grass.
Sales-The sales of town lots and farm
lands have reached the sum of $IS7 900,
over one-fourth of which has been paid
in cash. The farm lands are now selling
at from 500 to $3.50 per acre, with wa
ter. Town lots at from $3.50 to $3.50 each
EAST SAN GABRIEL.
A year ago last May the San Gabriel
Valley Land and Water Company was in
corIofated and began TO make improve
ments about the quaint old town where
the Franciscan fathers made their first
selection in Los Angeles county. OF
this company, H. H. Markham is Presi-
dent; N. Vanderlip, Vice-President; Z.
P. johnson, Treasurer, and A. L. Bur-
bank, Secretary. Its Board of Directors
are II. h. Markham, F. D. Sanborn, A.
l.. Burbank, N. Vanderlip and G. H.
Bradley The spot whidh is designated
as East San Gabriel lies about half a mile
east of the old Mission and nine miles
from the city OF Los Angeles. Fifteen
hundred acres are covered by the tract,
including the property formerly in the
Titus, Ford, Gibbs, Clapp, Bradbury
and Hall & Stillson ranches |
Since the land came into the
possession of this company improve
uents of all kinds have been steadily
pushed forward upon it, until to-day it is
one of the most promising, as we'll as
one of the most beautiful of the suburbs |
the city of Los Angeles. |
Through the center of the tract runs a
boulevard, 100 feet in width, extending
on through adjoining property for eight |
miles. Streets are laid out and graded in !
all directions, and over So, 200 worth of
cement sidewalks have been put down.
The Southern Pacific, which runs through
the southern part of the tract, has erected |
a two-story depot, one of the most ele- |
CANT to be found in Southern California. |
There are number of fine residences
here and there throughout the district,
and work is beginning on stores and
other buildings.
But the chief attraction of East San
and one which will attract to it
large numbers of tourists, is the beauti-
full hotel which is now COM