The herald., 1894-02-22
CAHUENGA.
Plenty of RAMA New School House.
Annoying Pot Hunters.

Plenty of RAMA New School House.
Annoying Pot Hunters.
CAHUENGA, Feb. 21.-It seems we have had
more rain here than has fallen in the city,
though only four or five miles away. The fall
at Colegrove, as determined by careful gaug-
ing, is thus far this year SO inches, or just a
little over ~ inches, while in town, as we are
informed, the total for the season is less than
inches. The rain thus far, though less in
quantity than last year, has come so oppor-
tunely as to do the most good
The long continued cold weather has kept
vegetation back, and the newly sown grain is
smaller than usual at this season, but there is
nothing in this fact to at all discourage the
farmers. The ground is moist, even to the
surface, and fine growth is expected as soon
as the weather turns warm.
Lemons and oranges are ripening last not
outstanding the low temperature, and the
yield is unusually large. Some shipments OF
lemons have been made and others will soon
follow.
Winter vegetables are doing fairly well, and
quantities of them are taken to market every
day. Uninjured by frost, the yield is bounti-
full Now is the time for doubling people TO
come out and see for themselves that we are
truly in frostless belt
The Cahuenga Valley railroad, with its new
Baldwin locomotive, makesiregular trips week
days, and on Sundays, to accommodate the
larger travel. it makes number of extra trips,
and runs two passenger coaches III is tast
dreds of people come out here to get good
view of our valley, the soldiers home, old
ocean and the mountains. All express ad-
miration of the country, and many contem-
plate making their homes here.
Most of our roads are now in excellent con-
dition, so good, in fact as to tempt the bicycle
riders, many OF whom pay us visits on holidays
and Sundays. Bicycle races are talked of, to
come off on the boulevard, or foothill road, in
the near future.
The good people of this valley are not a little
annoyed by a class of pot hunters who visit
here with their shotguns every Sunday, and
play havoc with our larks doves, and other
innocent birds They pay no regard to thelaw
on the subject, but no one wants the trouble OF
prosecuting them.
Preparations are in active progress for plant
ing more lemons this spring; indeed some are
planting already The plan for getting water
Tor purposes OF irrigation rom the Los An
geles riveri is still alive but not making much
progress Just at present Some city litigation
has put temporary check to it. Nearly all
the land included in the district formed by
the Cahuenga Valley Water company is within
the limits OF the old pueblo of Los Angeles,
ana the inhabitants OF that district are there
fore entitled to share in the Los Angeles river
water.
The Los Angeles and Pacific railroad would
have been running as early as the first of this
month but for the stubbornness ofcertain land
owners along the line who are throwing OBJ
stacles in the way. AS tits the matter canno
| be much longer DELAYED Captain Cross The
promoter is Working actively and earnestly
upon it and will soon have the track cleared.
| People and particularly strangers from thu
| east are giving bnlS valley an unusual amour
OF attention OF late, and small places of a few
acres each are being secured for suburban resi-
dences.
The funds are provided and in the count,
treasury for a new school house for The Pas
district, and the beginning of work upon i
only awaits the plans, which are in course o
preparation. 1t win be calculated for the &C
commodation of tw', and eventually three
teachers, as the pupils are now quite too nu
merous for one.
Revival meetings have been held nightly q
| the old school house for fortnight, and 1t i
! claimed that the spiritual condition of TIL
| neighborhood has been much improved there
| by. 1t was not thought to be in very deplor
able condition before, but so far as it is rem
dered better we all rejoice.
An enormous number of eucalyptus tree
have been felled this year for wood, but as tina
tree springs up again from the stump, Their
will be no marked depletion OF it in this val
| ley. The black waffle, many of which, of larg
growth, are to be seen at Colegrove, is regarded
! by most people as preferable to the eucalyptus
1t grows as rapidly, is as good for wood, pre-
! sents a denser shade, and is more ornamental
| than its famous rival.