Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-04-25
CALIFORNIA.
BEAUMONT. April


that il not too rocky can be made 10 pro-
duce good crops OF almost any kind; ana
il seems that their claim IL about coiiect'
The water is generally piped or brought
in open bitches from the canyons, where
the melting snow furnishes au abundant
supply FOR the whole year. u 1t Is proper
" slowed. In many places immense
lakes are formed 10y building dams across
narrow places in the canyons and IN 9TH
er places great reservoirs are built Long
distances don't stand IN the way where
a big area OF land can hc reclaimed. Ia
some instances large artificial creeks 40
or 30 miles long have been made for this
purpose There are artesian belts M
several portions OF the State and in such
places the water is supplied from arte'
sian wells. The town of san Der dino is
in one OF these belts and water Is very
abundant. The rate OF water rent Is fix
cd 10y commissioners appointed for that
purpose and varies ia different localities.
In towns 1t is generally >l.25 per month
anu upNhlhrs d'''lNiH- W INV '''' ~ 80
lot aud family and the number OF head
OF stock kept, &c.
Figs are destined 20 bee profitable
crop in the near future. The trees grow
we'll ia nearly every part OF southern
California. and bear pretty good crops as
early a. the second or third year They
are little OF no trouble 90 set out, as a
branch from any portion OF iig tree will
grow right of il stuck into moist ground.
la fact, have seen limbs an inch in Iii
ameter cut into short pieces, six or eight
inches in length, stuck into the ground
and growing beautifully. The White
Adriatic is tue best variety. The iruit
ripens in June and again in the TALL. The
housewife can utilize II in many ways.
as dessert, with cream and sugar; IN
making sweet pickles, and again. as dried
fruit, sIc.
This valley is doubtless splendid
place for sufferers from pulmonary di-
seases, as plenty OF people here and At
Banning can testify. Many, who came
here in the first stages OF consumption,
have been entirely cured, while others,
who were in the last stages. have had
their lives prolonged Tor years. A mum
Der OF people live here because they can
not exist elsewhere. A gentleman, late
Is deceased, lived within mile OF this
place for several years with only hall
OF one lung. I'm afraid there is no re-
lief for catarrh here, and indeed, I'm be
ginning to fear that there is no place IN
this broad land where one can be cured
OF that terribly annoying disease.
Alfalfa. besides being the most prolific
crop oil its kind under favorable circum'
stances. is wonderful grass in many
other respects. Its roots penetrate from
four To six feet into the earth, and when
once il is well set, hardly ever dies out.
Is is said that .O0 years ago the Jesults
from spain sailed the South seas, and as
= precaution against starvation OF ship
shipwrccked mariners, planted alfalfa on
the little barren islands OF the ocean and
left "A lew pairs OF goats male and female
that they might eat this everything
plant and multiply and bee the means OF
saving human lie. aud ever since that
time ike hor,c i'm the human breast, II
has been eternally springlng up. In the
Valley of Taos, in New Mexico, near IN,
village of that name, Is small field o
alfalfa. which has yielded three crops 4
wear Tor over 100 years. The presen
proprie,or, who has cut the grass iron
this field Tor go years, says the crop o
the present season is sioutcr than eve
before.
The weather for the last week has beer
prettv changeable. but we've had no higi
winds. Thermometer has ranged iron
So at night to - at midday. (oui
readers no doubt think 10y this time thai
give too much space to the weather
but when they are told that climate 1t
about half the stock in trade OF SOUTH
ern California, they'll see the wherefore
of my weekly reports. 1t is an old saying
here that Il person buys the climate ana
gets the land thrown in.
GENERAL NOTES.
Sixteen hundred young orange trees
with 4-year-old roots. which would not
have brought over go cents before the
killing irosts in Florida, sold in Pomona
last week at SIPS pertree.-Seedless rails
ms are being introduced at Ontario
They are very prolific, one vine averaginG
"A pounds during the last four years IT
takes only 81 pounds OF ripe fruit t.
make one pound when dried. They arr
specially suited to fruit cakes, as the tie
dious Job of seeding is rendered unneces
sary.-Ventura boasts OF the largest ros
hush in the State. 1t is OF the Lamarqu
variety and is II years old. The mail
stem measures three feet in circumler
ence and the first branch u inche
around. II covers about l,2Ol squar
feet and yields thousands oil blooms