Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-10

braces WlVHln lLS DOuHuaIleS sOthS VI eiS
most lovely valleys and highly cultivated
lands in the world, as well as some OF
the highest ranges OF mountains on
the western continent, which, with
their immense watersheds and natural
reservoirs, give an inexhaustible supply
of water for all purposes throughout
the year; besides a greatIabundance of
artesian water is obtainable in different
parts of the county at depth OF one to
three hundred feet making the supply
doubly secure, and favoring those living
remote from the mountain streams and
irrigating bitches. Its mountains are
rich in gold, silver, tin, and copper, and
those who may suppose that all energies
are devoted mainly to agricul-
tural pursuits are not well
advised as to either the extent or gen.
eral character of the natural min
eral resources of this county. There is
scarcely county in the state that pos
sesses such valuable mineral deposits,
the wide distribution of which is re-
markable; and at the present rate of
development mills, reduction works and
other industries which will give employ
ment to a large portion of the idle labor
in the east, are already a matter OF ne
cessity and more are bound to come in
the near future.
The mountains are thickly clothed
with heavy timber, and the output from
the mills adjacent and tributary to San
xriII 000 000 of
lumber annually. While this is un-
questionably the best agricultural
county in Southern California, its
productions are generally diversified
Yet the orange, the fig, the olive and
the raisin grape are chiefly cultivated
because of the more profitable and GER
tain returns. Bee ranches are quite
common and yet very important factor
in the various industries in this
county they are generally located in
canons, where prevailing winds and
changes OF weather are not so per-
ceptible, and too, where the fragrant
flowers are most abundant and where
wild blossoms, so sweet for honey-mak-
ing, find growth most luxuriant. 1t is
estimated that the amount of honey pro-
duced the past year, in this county
alone, exceeds million and a. hall
pounds. 1t has quite reputation both
at home and abroad for its purity and
most delicious flavor, consequently the
highest market price is always obtained
and the demand greater than the sup
ply.
That the climate is perfection is at
tested by the wide range of products
from the orange to the apple, from the
most delicate flower to the hardest veg
etable, that thrives each month in the
wear. While the eastern farmer shivers
bv his fireside or wades waist deep in
snow to care for his freezing stock, his
fortunate brother in San Bernardino is
gathering his oranges, planting new or
chards, or basking in the balmy atmos-
phere. while hill and vale are green
with the growth of grain and grass: or
colored with the myriad flowers that are
sown so lavishly by Natures hand.
The eastern farmer watches anXiously
and worries night and day lest either
drouth or food prevail, and his crops be
either burned up or drowned out. He
plows and plants in fear and trembling.
With no security that he will reap, even
though he exercise the utmost care and
diligence, his life is one prolonged period
of suspense, so completely is he at the
mercy of the elements. Not so with the
farmer in this favored region. He hopes
and fears little from the elements. In
the waters led captive from stream and
artesian fountain he finds his Sc
curity against drouth or flood, and
he plants and cultivates in the absolute
certainty of an adequate return. And
there is no experiment that his fancy
may lead him to try, but somewhere in
this great county will prove successful.
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toes, olives or apples, oranges or chest
nuts, each and all will attain perfection,
thus adding their mute but eloquent
testimonial to the geniality of the eli
mate and the fertility of the soil.
If a question be raised as to the salu-
brity of climate that produces such
marvellous results an answer may be
quickly found in the persons of hun
dreds. yes thousands of invalids, who,
unable to live elsewhere, even in the
most highly favored and best known
climatic resorts, have here found COM
plete restoration of health, and have
had their lives prolonged for years
through no other agency than the
climate.
The consumptives, the asthmatics, the
rheumatics who have found complete
relief from their suferings in this ia
vored climate may be numbered by the
thousand, while the cures that have
been wrought have in many instances
been nothing short OF miraculous. In
the warm, dry air of the foothills and
desert are found exactly the condi-
tions which are conceded to be
essential for the relief of many
ailments, especially those of pull
monary character, without the aid OF
medicine, and for this reason San Ber-
nardino has for long time enjoyed the
highest reputation as a sanitarium, and
as time goes on that reputation is bound
to increase.
Few portions of the state can make
such showing in thelgrowth of pol ula-
ton and wealth in the last decade as
this. In 1880 the county had but 7766
inhabitants all told. while now the num-
Der is %, ,4S6. In 1880 the entire assessed
valuation of the county was but S3,680,-
746, while now it is over $22 800, 900.
The vast Importance of the horticul-
tural interests OF the county is shown
by the fact that there are nearly 27 900
acres now in various kinds of fruit, the
assessed valuation Of this property being
over SIS 900, 900, or, excluding railroad
property, 1873 per cent. of the assessed
valuation of the county.
SAN BERNARDINO CITY.