Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-06-09

ture, came an hundred years
later, made further explorations,
and changed the original name to
San Diego. A few years ago, when
the railroad came, the town con-
tained $500 people; four years
ago il reached 10000 and now
with the departure of the "boom, ."
is left with 1900. While, as
stated, the harbor is the most
noted natural feature of this place,
the Hotel Del Coronado, across
that harbor, on Coronado Beach,
is the most noted resort hotel in
the world-summer and winter.
1t is said to have the largest din
ing room in the world and in many
of its appointments is said to be
different from anything Of its kind.
The extreme range Of the temper
ature at this place is but fifteen
and one-kalf degrees-55.0 in
March to 70.5 in August.
San Bernardino county, through
which we travelled a good share of
yesterday consists of 81 600 square
miles, and is the largest county in
the United States. IL is larger
than the states of New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and Rhode
Island combined. 1t is larger than
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards
island combined. Its resources
are in proportion to its size, and
its products are as varied as those
of all other states of the union to-
gether. 1t produces grain OF all
kinds; wheat and barley of peculiar
excellence. Cotton and sugar cane
can be raised equal in quality to
that of any state in the union. The
exports consist of cattle, sheep,
horses, mules, hogs and Angora
goats. Vegetables of every kind
are produced in profusion. Fruits
of every variety known to the
temperate zone, of marked excel
lence, are raised within its borders.
Gold, silver, copper, tin, iron,
borax and lead are the products of
the mines. The manufactures en-
brace sugar, lumber, brooms and
brick. The dried fruits for ex-
portation include raisins, prunes,
peaches, aprioots, figs, apples and
nectarines. The nut trees are the
walnut, almond and olive. The
system of irrigation is the most
extensive and the best in the
world and they have three hundred
miles of irrigating canals. Bear
Valley reservoir has a storage
capacity Of four billion cubic feet;
water sufficient to irrigate one
hundred thousand acres oil land for
two years, inpcase of failure of
natural rain supply, and will soon
be increased to double that capac-
ity. The Arrowhead Water Com
pany will. within one year, have a
storage supply of 100000, 900
cubic feet of water. The lumber
mills produce annually $500, 900
feet of lumber. One million dol
lars of gold and silver are annually
taken from the mines. In 1884
there were fifty car loads of
oranges shipped from the county;
in 1891 there were over 1000 car
loads Of oranges shipped. In 1870
there were five hundred orange
trees in the county; in 1891 there
were 1896, 730. In 1870 there
were 400 lemon trees in the coun-
ty; in 1891 there were 1000. The
value of the orange crop is over
81 100000, annually and next
year it is estimated that enough
new trees will come into bearing
to double the product of this one,
and the year after that it is ex-
pected to double again. Is it not
possible there can be an over pro-
duction Of a fruit which must be
consumed in a month or six weeks
from the time Of gathering? These
people say not; perhaps they are
right. An inopportune frost cut
the last crop-the season is abou.
over-very considerably; perhaps
one-third.
The Southern California railway
has what is pleased to call kite
shaped track over which it runs
panorama trains" covering very
fully the citrous fruit growing sec
tion of the state. A tour of this
line gave us a very full and clear
idea of this portion of of the coun-
try and its Industries and led us to
make the acquaintance of a num-
Der of handsome towns and cities,
conspicuous among the number
being San Bernardino, Riverside
and Redlands. NJ.