Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-19
NEARBY CITIES,
An interesting Ventura County
Letter.
ha Crescenta, Pomona and Redondo
Beach.
Tho INCOME Ventura Gets From Beans
and English walnuts-Pom ona
Notes = shipping ut
Redondo.

some time that Ventura county beats
the world on lima beans.
In making up statistics for the
pamphlet on the ak southern counties
OF California the writer sscertained the
fact that this county produced 1900 car
loads OF all kinds OF beans last year, 3
large portion Of them being limas. A
low estimate is $500 to the car, and this
means 100000 income from beans
alone.
The county is not very slow on the
walnut question, hGving already, as esti-
mated by the assessors books and good
judges, upward Of 10000 trees in grove
form.
presume the readers of the HERALD
have already found out that that Ven
tura county walnuts bring better price
In the markets than any other nuts do.
The reason for this is because the nuts
are grown upon high land and without
irrigation, consequently are plump and
OF fine flavor, with no false ones. A
great many who bave given this matter
very careful study have located here
during the paettw years, and are plant.
ing largely. Mr.. r, W.. Harold, near
Saticoy, already has over 1000 acres
planted, and will continue the work.
Bishop G. H. Fowler, formerly of San
Francisco, now of Milwaukee, has pur-
chased very handsome property and
planted it to walnuts, and since his do
ing this other eminent divinea have
done likewise.
The prospects for good crops in almost
every line we're never better than they
are the present season. Hay is plenti-
full and of excellent quality; barley is
good, wheat and oats look we'll, and of
fruit there will be an abundance, es-
pecially apricots. Thousands OF tons
have been sold, to be delivered later, of
course, at $15 per ton. The bean crop
is looking fine. Ventura people are
generally healthy, hut prosperity leads
them to seek rest and diversion. and,
like other counties, Ventura has its
summer resorts.
Hueneme, with its excellent fishing
grounds, draws certain class, and Ven
tura, the pretty county seat, with Its
many seaside attractions, draws another
class, but of all resorts the Matilija-
(Natiliha)-hot springs draws the
crowd. This place, which is rap
idly becoming famous because
of its wild pictureequeness and
the curative qualities Of it's mineral
springs, is located west from the famous
Ojai In narrow cafion through which
flows the Matitija creek, fork OF the
Ventura river, 1t is fifteen miles from
Ventura, and is reached by stage or car
riage over good road through one of
the prettieet oafions on the Pacific coast.
In natures great upheavals the noun
tains here wero.net rent apart far, as we
can stand on one eide of the cs1on end
throw stones ACROSS or talk to our neigh
bors on the other side. Through this
the sparkling waters of the Matilda sing
their way on to the sea, and by these
waters the people come to camp, to fish
and to rest and grow young. Within q
space of perhaps hundred yards are
six or eight miuerkl springs. varying in
properties and in temperature, adapting
themselves to the wants and tastes OF
almost all complaints. One is hot and
this affords hot baths for those who
like them. Another is cool, and they
call this the Fountain of lifes' which
makes old people young, another is
called "Jacob's well;;" this is
for sick people who come
from Santa Barbara and other places.
Another is Celeste" don't know
Wudb tl6t 10 AOI WAlkCoo ~ 40 10 l0uluu
the ungodly OF their future state. And
.peptics and chronic growlers. sThere
are Others without names, good for un-
namable diseases. Above them all is a
beautiful waterfall they call "Crystal
Cascade" a charming sheet which
spreads itself into gGttering spray be-
dore it reaches the poel from it's rocky
heights above. Far ont over the creek
hangs an immense rock, which artists
have admired 80 much that paintings of
It now decorate the walls OF many a
home. A huge boulder hangs between
the walls OF o broad opening in the
mountain side to interest the visitor,
while, across the way is what they cali
''Devil's 6Iide," almostequal to that of
Rocky mountain fame. BY these
wonderful springs, which have really
become famous for the remarkable cuses
they have effected, Mr.. A. w. Blumberg
has built three-room hotel and
Q lot of three-room cottages and
twenty or thirty one-room tents
for the accommodation ofsvisitors. And
il is needless to say that they are full
from early in the spring to late in the
fall. The proprietor is 90 genial and
accommodating as the place is wild, ro-
mantle and delightful He lets people
come and do just about as they like.
They can board with him at from $40 to
$12 per week. they can take a room and
board themselves o. they can take q
tent and scamp out" There they can
fish or hunt as they like. There are
trails leading on to the mountains, over
which one can ramble; there are camp
ers along the creek oRe can visit, and
there are other hotels farther up the
stream, SO that while in the country
and among the rocks. and wilderness
of natures mountain retreats
one needs not lack for all the company
desired. A few miles above here Mrs.
Lyons, worthy widow. keeps avery
charming hotel with cottages and tents
and has mineral spring aud a fine
orange grove. A few miles farther on
Mrs. Vickers keeps hotel with cottages
and tents. She also has several springs.
one OF which is hot.
There are several profitable bee
ranches along the road and good cattle
ranch at the head Of the cafion where
the trail starts out for the Cuyamaca.
the northern district of Ventura county.
Large strings of fish are brought Ia
from this section daily, which afford
sport for the disciples Of the gentle
Isaak and a most excellent table delicacy.
M.
La CREsCENTA.