Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-04
LONG BEACH.
NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT AN
ATTRA CTIvE PLACE.
Sheltered from Storms-Abundance of
Water - Beautiful Surroundings.
Typical Ranches and
Their Features.

Inc storm last week that damaged
several wharfs along the southern coast
failed to touch the pier at Long Beach.
So perfectly is the place sheltered that
nothing in the way of a gale reached it.
The wharf is rapidly nearing compile
tion and by February it will be turned
over to the city.
The water system is good, but by mex t
summer it will be perfect. The Ala
mltos company is preparing its new
plant. by which the best water possible
will be furnished.
Within the last few weeks the pro-
Ject OF forming a stock company and
enlarging the present hotel has been
discussed and has met with favor. Al
ready several persons have sub.
scribed $4,000 each, and as the citi-
zens all work for the best interests OF
Long Beach, it seems probable that the
company will be formed and work
started within month or 30.
The crowds last year at Long Beach
were of the better class of people.
There were no boisterous Sunday crowds
and the people who visited there on
that day went to spend an enjoyable
and not rowdyish time on the beach.
The town proper extends over much
territory, but it also has two suburban
dependencies in Alamitos and Astbury.
The latter place is about half mile
west of Long Beach. Alamitos is east
OF the town and also is delightful.
One of the most attractive places
around Long Beach is Signal hill, which
is about two and one-half miles to the
north OF the beach. On this elevation a
view commanding the whole surround
ing country can be had, and on a clear
day AZ towns are visible, the Raymond
hotel appearing in full relief. Streets
have been laid out and grove of trees
planted. The scene around this eleva-
tion ia a perfect panorama. A vast
tract of rolling land runs around the
hill from east to west. The scene
here is the grandest in Southern Cali
fornia. 1t is perfect place for hotel
and it is only question Of few years
until one is erected.
The ranches around Long Beach are
numerous and prosperous. Everything
is raised on them, and all without any
irrigation. The fruit exported equals
that of any other part of Southern Cali
lorna, and the figs especially that are
prepared for export are the choicest in
the market.
The apple raised there on the coast is
full and hard, and the oranges and
lemons are worthy of special mention.
The finest farm in this part of South
ern California is about three miles from
Long Beach and is known as Colorado
orchards, under the management of H.
G. Dillon, esq. The place is admirably
situated on the south slope of Signal
hill, three miles from Long Beach, and
commands beautiful view of the sur
rounding mesa and the sea. In the
spring of 1887 Mr.. Dillon came from
Denver, Colo, to Long Beach for in
somnia. He bought of lothian Bixby
the tract of land, 140 acres. The place
was then covered entirely with sage
brush and mustard plants. With
characteristic energy he planted what lie
now known as Colorado Orchards.
Since that tine the place has been di-
vided into five 20-acre lots and one 40.
acre home tract and sold to several
prominent Denver business men. Mr..
Dillon retaining, however, the 40 acre
tract.
The products of the place are guavas,
figs, oranges, lemons and olives; besides
these all of the staple fruits are aleo
raised. The place is inclosed on the
east with grove of gum trees so feet in
width, which forms break to the winds
from the southeast. The home tract is
aleo protected by wide row OF gum
trees on the south.
There are even orchards on the ranch
in which are gated the various varie-
ties of fruits
Every tree and bush has been laid out
with mathematical exactnees.
There are the following number of
trees on the place: Two thousand figs
1890 white Adriatics and 1000 while