Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-08

bOuS OI Cuo OCodu waves D0aGlnR
constantly upon the beautiful, sandy
beach. Reluctantly, indeed, did each
take his departure from that modern
paradise. Some idea of the peculiar
climate of San Diego may be had when
it is known that in ten years the Their
mometer has dropped to IS degrees above
zero but six days, the lowest midday
temperature being SO. From Is to 70 is
the average MONDAY temperature
throughout the greater part of the year.
A variation of 10 degrees between Md
night and midday is considered large.
The mean annual rainfall for twelve
years was but 9.49 inches, less than one
half the average of Bismarck. In what
is known as the rainy season, the rain
fall is not as great as at Bismarck in the
months of May, June and July. The
impression that there is much rain on
the southern coast of California is errone-
GUS. Further north and over in the
interior the winter rainfall is greater.
There is one
POPULARITY OF CALIFORNIA
that is of great Importance, particularly
to health-seekers. 1t possesses every
variety of climate found in the United
States-all within a small radius, reached
by rail in less than half a day, and in
some localities III less than two hours.
This is because of the ocean breezes and
mountain ranges. Each valley-and the
state is a succession of valleys-has a
climate peculiar to itself. Thus it is that
in one valley will be found nothing but
oranges and in another, but a few miles
distant, will be found nothing but
grapes, or apricots, or peaches, or prunes,
etc. The whole state is an intensely in
teresting panorama. In the southern
portion irrigation is necessary and moth
ing grows without it, while further north
n rides all day long in the famous
Joaquin valley, where the wheat fields,
like the Red River valley in North Da-
kota, extend as far as the eye can reach
and no irrigation necessary.
IN SAN DIEGO
I met Charley Collins. All old Bis
markers will remember how Charley
came from the Black Hills in 1879, started
the Champion, run a weekly two months,
a daily one week, and then, in an issue
severely scoring all business men who
had not advertised, expired and left the
country. Charley was a boomer. He
went from Bismarck to Sioux City,
started a paper, made a success of it,
sold it and went to California. At San
Diego he bought and sold land during
the remarkable boom enjoyed by that
city in 1868, but he didn't sell all he
bought and he is waiting for another
demand. He is land poor. However, be
still has a small bank account, and says
ne will hang on "by the eyebrows"
while longer. He has a comfortable
home and it was in his front yard that I
cut a twig containing three handsome
specimen from a tree containing 743 full.
and half grown lemons.
Eastern people are now we'll acquainted
with the Riverside naval oranges
They are the best and command the
highest price. Our party was afforded
the opportunity Of visiting the valley
where this famous fruit grows and the
drive through
THE FAMOUS MAGNOLIA AVENUE AT
RIVERSIDE
will long be remembered. About twenty
years ago a couple of pioneers, owning
this vast Mexican tract, constructed an
irrigating ditch for a distance of about
twenty miles on the divide running ur
the center of the valley in which River
side is located, and plated the tract intt
five, ten and twenty-acre tracts fronting
a wide street, which has since become
famous avenue-perhaps the finest drive
in the world. 1t is twenty miles Ions
and 200 feet wide. In the center there i!
b 5CEooG CUE tTdChs vi odCu 5IUo Ol IL AIt
rows of pepper trees. There is a double
thoroughfare, and on either side arr
rows of eucalyptus trees with a palm
tree every fifty feet the entire distance
and four magnolia trees at the intersec
tion of each cross street. It is not a vii
lage, but a succession of five, ten ant
twenty-acre tracts of orange groves OF
each side. Some of the residences her
are beautiful and owDed by men Wit
have accumulated great wealth in this
favored fruit section. The grounds art
adorned with hedge, cypress, peppe
trees. palms and other tropical trees ant
shrubs. Irrigation at Riverside is tn
most pc rfected of any in the state ant
the land is very valuable, very little t.
be had at less than $500 to $1,000 al
acre, and none for sale at any price abut
ting Magnolia avenue. Riverside
contains about 1000 people and is a very
wealthy city. Its banks show it. Abou
| 1900 carloads of oranges are annually
ehinnad from Riveraida and tho incou.