Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-24

and including Claremont and a large
scope of country adjacent thereto was
considered practically worthless. 1t had
not been tested and the character of the
soil was not known. The pioneers in
that vast section, however, believed that
here would some day be found the very
finest orange groves, and year by year
proves that their faith was we'll founded.
The soil is deep, rich and warm sandy
loam, and citrus fruit trees grow with
remarkable rapidity. All the section,
too, is practically frostless, which is an
other salient feature OF desirableness.
The 3O0-acre navel orange grove of Seth
Richards, the Sc acre young grove of S.
n. Androus, the fine home places of
George McClary, G. Seaver, and others
in the vicinity of Claremont and Indian
Hill, show what can be done upon
these lands in the way of citrus fruit
culture. That this large section pos
sesses soil most admirably adapted
to the orange aud the lemon, possessing
in an eminent degree all the conditions
favorable to the production of the very
finest citrus fruits, needs no further
demonstration and is beyond question.
The first one hundred acres that were
planted of the Richards grove is now
three years old and it bears fair crop
OF oranges this year. They have been
pronounced unexcelled in size, appear
ance and flavor. Messrs. Seaver and
McClary and others in that region have
groves that are now in bearing, and the
fruit will bear comparison with
the very best. The facilities for
irrigation are, being extended and
perfected, a large portion of the
section referred to being already
supplied with an abundance of water,
and the $500, 900 bonds recently voted by
the. Pomona orange belt irrigation dis
trict will cover the entire region with
abundance of water for all purposes at
nomial cost to the land owners. Within
this section is located the Rhorer and
Fleming tunnel system which is furn-
ishing an abundance of water Seaver's
Indian hill property, too, has tunnel
system in embryo and the developments
already made, which are only preliminary
in their nature, resulted in a very satis-
factory flow OF water. Artesian wells
have been obtained in many parts of
the tract, besides the whole region lies
below the great subterranean reservoirs
known to exist in the Sierra Madres, and
which, with capital and enterprise, will
some day be tapped and will send down
Cnelr crystal nOOds upon the orange
groves OF this great citrus-growing belt.
During the past year these lands have
been in active demand and large areas
are now being cleaned up and made
ready for tree planting. Lands are yet
sold at the minimum to those who pro-
pose to build up and improve. The To-
cation is handsome and desirable, COM
manding magnificent view of the Po-
1a fIA
San Gabriel valley, and the immense
table lands stretching away toward San
Bernardino, beside the grand peaks of
the Sierra Madre as background and
the foothill and Temescal range far away
to the south. This is coming section.
and as the years advance the prediction
of the writer's, made nearly decade
ago, that upon this vast foothill and
mesa region would some day be located
the very finest homes of the valley. il.
being fulfilled. Pomona Timee,