The herald., 1893-12-13
A REGION OF GREAT RICHNESS,
Mines of Wealth in Owens
Valley.
A Peerless Territory Tributary to
Los Angeles.
The Nevada Southern Will Bring It's
Products to the City OF Angels.
An Important Irrigation
Enterprise Begun.

Every new enterprise or improvement
in South California is benefit to Los
Angeles. The HERALD is ever alert to
make known matters of this kind to
the public, because every announce
ment of such enterprise is a new induce
meht to the investment OF more capital
in the city,. and increases population
and the value OF property.
The great activity in building all over
the city at present, and for months
past, is due in great measure to the GER
tainty that enterprises Of very great
Importance are now under way and Will
be pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible.
One of these great enterprises is the
Nevada Southern railway, with which
the business men of Los Angeles are
now familiar. The building of this road
will develop such industries in connec-
tion with coal and iron as will make
Los Angeles the center Of the greateat
manufacturing interests on the Pacific
coast.
Another enterprise of great interest
to this city was begun last week. This
is canal to take water from Owens 8
river and convey it to Indian Wells val
ley. The center of this valley ia about
50 miles north from Mojave. The tract
contains about 100000 acres, and is one
OF the finest bodies OF land in South
California.
From the north end OF the valley to
Owens lake the distance is 80 miles.
Over this distance the canal wilitraverBe
canon. In places the cafion IL not
more than 200 yards wide in other
places it opens out and forms valleys
containing several hundred acres OF fine
land. The largest of these small valleys
SCALED Rose spring; it contains several
Thousand acres OF good land. With
Owens valley united to these other
tracts, the aggregate area that may be
irrigated is about 100000 acres.
Owens valley is noted for the excel
lence of it's deciduous fruits, exhibits OF
which have been made in this city.
The grain, alfalfa and other crops are
also noted for excellence. ALI the lands
to be irrigated by the canal now under
construction are fully rs we'll suited tc
the growth OF fruits and other crops az
Owens valley.
The great area OF land available fol
settlement; the low cost per acre of con-
veying water upon the land. as com.
pared with other irrigation enterprises
in South California; and the character
OF the land, all offer such inducements
as will insure the rapid eettling up o.
the whole territory. Another powerful
attraction will be the excellent climate
No part of California is more conducive
to good health; the winters are just COO
enough to promote vigor, but free from
or
hot as to cause debility. In the longes
settled parts OF Owens valley there is NJ
malaria, and the same can be safe ly
predicated OF these lands now to b,
opened for settlement.
Nearly all the land to be irrigated by
canal belongs to the United Statel
ment. Inc canal company will made
contracts for supplying water on sucl
easy terms as will promote the rapit
settlement and improvement of the
lands. There is no other part of South
California that can now offer equal cp.
portunity to men of moderate means tc
secure land enough to make fair sized
farms and good homes.
As to what crops and how much per
acre may be expected, the following
facts may De of interest:
At Olancha, at the south end OF Ow.
ems lake, the past season, from nine
acres OF alfalfa 20 tons of cured hay
were put in stack. The alfalfa has been
cut regularly every season the past 20
years.
Near Independence, 40 miles farther
north, from five acres of sage brus h
land go tons of cured hay were put in
stack, and this was the first season after
breaking and seeding the ground.
Many similar instances could be given
from different parts of Owens valley.
About Independence the past season
from 30 to 40 bushels of wheat per acre
was a common yield. Every farmer
who grows potatoes confidently expects
an average crop, one year with another
OF seven tons per acre, and the quality
is always excellent.
During the past season many citizens
OF Los Angeles and vicinity visited
Owens valley and traversed some of the
lands to be irrigated by the new canal.
Let anyone who knows any OF these vis-
ltors make inquiry, and every word of
this report will be confirmed.
All OF those visitors who examined
orcharos IN owens valley agree in the
report that they never before saw finer
crops OF apples, pears, peaches, nectar.
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other deciduous fruits, than they saw
growing there, nor did they ever before
see more thrifty and healthy trees,
Men who have little capital and
would prefer to buy farms already partly
under cultivation and with houses and
other improvements, can buy in Owens
valley far more acreage for the same
amount of money than can be got any
where else in South California. Tracts
OF l60 acres that have alfalfa enough
already planted to produce each year
zoo or 500 tons of hay, all the small
grain, corn, potatoes and other crops
that one farmer can take care OF, can be
bought at prices ranging from $25 to $40
per acre. Such places have comfortable
dwellings and usually small orchards.
say from three to six acres. Larger
tracts containing from 800 acres
up to 1900 acrea, but having
less proportion of land under
cultivation can be bought at lower
prices. say from SIS to 500 per acre. All
of these places are provided with
bitches for irrigation, and the supply OF
water ia abundant and never falling.
Thousands Of cattle and horses pasture
the year round on outside range. and
every farmer owns more or less stock
Large numbers of beef cattle are sold
that never got a pound of hsv or other
prepared feed, but got fat on the range.
Schools are located at convenient diu.