The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-10-12

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twenty acres in and about Hemet,
San Jacinto and Florida with the
thermometer at 100 to lOS deg, in the
shade every day for week, to see
what country from six to ten years
old, without irrigation or rain from
April to November could do raising
grain and fruit. | rode alongside
large fields of wheat uncut that had
been ripe for six weeks waiting for
the header, straw standing up with
long heads Of we'll filled grain of finest
qality strange sight for au old Min
nesotian who had been obliged to cut
wheat in from three to six days after
fairly ripe to save it.
| After viewing many of the small
fruit ranches, partaking Of the luscious
fruit picking it from the trees, visited
one of sixty to eighty acres, owned by
a Mr.. Butler, a man about 40 years.
old. He has one of the finest, heal
thiest lots of trees from four to six
years old that | have seen, and they
were raised without irrigation. They
were loaded with peaches,
pears, plums, prunes, walnuts, nee
tarines, figs and various other kinds
besides several several acres of grapes,
all under fine cultivation and prln-
ing, guided by an intelligent and
skilled hand of 10 years experience in
Southern California backed by ferti-
lity of brain as we'll as well as soil.
Mr.. Butler has good buildings on the
rach, where he resides and enjoys the
fruit of his labors-an affable and i'll
telligent gentleman. Language fails
to describe this beauty of beau-
!, ties. 1t must be seen to be fully ap-
preciated and enjoyed. What he has
done others can do.
In the artesian belt ! noticed fine
groves of cottonwood tress along the
San Jacinto river, some of the trees
measuring Is feet in circumference
and not only furnishing firewood but
but beautifying the prairie and max
ing shade for the fine herds of cattle
and horses in natural and alfalfa
pastures. After these visits am pre-
parared to believe wonderful things
as to what the soil and climate of
lsoutherp California can do Or pro
Ny unbiased opinion is that the
possibilities of southern California
are no longer theories. Everywhere
is manifest what can be accomplished
in land with an equable climate and
fruitful soil by diligent industry. 1t
is essentially the home of the horti-
culturist, who is defined by Webster
as zone who practices the art of cult
waiting gardens 1t is that has been
claimed for it as to climate, soil and
productions; a desirable place for
eastern people who wish to es-
cape the sudden changes, the intense
heats of summer and the bitter colds
of winter which characterize the
climate of the whole country east of
the Rocky mountains, remembering
always that while the whole country
is productive, desirable and grand,
that the fine citrus belt from Red
lands, San Bernardino, Cotton, River
side and South Riverside. with Pasa
dena, Pomona and Ontario, all thriv
ing places, is my choice.
Here are offered the best induce
ments and so it will continue to be
as the unoccupied lands are brought
under cultivation Gas they will beg
they will increase rapidly in popula-
ton and value, surprising the future
tourist as to when all this develop
ment and growth was accomplished
as they ride through these beautiful
sections Of country that have been SO
recently transformed from the ugly
looking deserts of cactus and sage
brush into a thing of beauty and a
ioy forever, j. p. MoULToN.
C>.Al> D:..a..:ll1 GNol On4 Ond 1902