The herald., 1894-05-17
cAHUENGA.

Improvements Goiag on All the Time.
Fine Crops the Rule.
HOLLYWOOD, May 16.-The Cahuenga
foothill country is especially noticeable
just now for two things. First. it is
improving and settling up more rapidly
than any other locality, and secondly
the crops are better there this dry ses-
son than anywhere else in THE part OF
the state. At no other time, not even
during the excitement OF the boom year,
were there anything like 40 many dwell
lings going up. With other advantages,
its proximity to the city Ia being noticed.
and as place of suburban residence 1t
10 especially attractive. To those who
would avoid the noise and turmoil OF the
city at times and enjoy the quiet of
country life nights and Sundays the Ca
huengs valley ia just the place. The
refreshing ocean brsezes in summer and
freedom from frosts in winter are attract
ing the attention OF eastern people as
well a. OF Oslifernisns, and new homes
are dotting the country az never before.
In an endeayor to keep up with the
times ine new school house is being
erected on the site OF the old Pass
school. 1t will have, when finished,
three apartments and all the modern
improvements, including outhouses and
laboratories. Notwithstanding the strin-
gency of the times a large addition to the
acreage OF lemons will be made this sea.
son.
There will be grand balloon escension
and parachute jump by Hagal, the
prince OF parachute jumpers, at Coles
race track, Sunday, May Goth, at 8 80
p. m. List OF games and prizes to be
given away before the balloon ascension:
Fifty yard foot race, free fer all, $3.50;
sack race, free for all, bunch OF cigars;
egg race, free for all young ladies under
IA, box of French mixed candy bicycle
race, one mile, free for all, $3.50. A
beautiful present will be given to the
handsomest lady in attendance. Admia-
sion 25 cents. children 10 cents.
Constable T. j. West has been at work
on the testimony in the Varela murder
case. 1t appears Vareia received
Q letter addressed to the woman killed.
After reading it he told his friends he
was going to kill her, which was some
two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Atwood have re-
turned from San Francisco, where they
attended the sessions of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows and Daughters OF Re-
bekah.
A half interest in the Surplus mine in
Rattlesnake cafion has been sold by Mat
Morris to Metcalf Bros. for 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fleming and Joe
Wagner returned from the midwinter
fair last evening.
The older orchards are bearing boun-
tifully and the prospect for fruit of all
kinds was never half SO good in Oshuen-
ga. The area in watermelons ia large,
and the outlook for fine yield is good.
Several schemes for supplying the
valley with flowing water are agitated.
Mr.. Harper, of the large hardware firm
Of Harper & Reynolds. is laying several
miles Of pipe from his tunnel in Laurel
cefion. Mr.. Hurd last yesr piped the
water of Sepulveda cafion to his place
in Holly wood. These and other opera
tions have been pushed forward and
several orchards have been and will be
thus supplied with that useful element !;
but the main reliance for water in that
valley will be upon the Los Angeles
river. large share OF which is always
running to waste.
A large part of the Cahueuga valley
is within the limits of the old pueblo,
to which the watersof the Los Angeles
rlVer peloug, anu tnefo ID no reason In
the world why that fertile suburb should
not havs its share. Ths quantity run
ming to waste would suffice for the needs
OF all the country between the city and
the sea. Water is only required there
for a few objects. The land in that val
ley does not need to be flooded. Enough
to water the citrus fruit trees two or
three times in the summer, and few
other products about as often, is all that
is required. People would not inundate
the land there if they could. That VAL
ley was never desert like many other
localities in Southern California which
have been reclaimed by water. 1t was
always productive, volunteer crops often
growing there many years in succession
without any cultivation whatever. The
farmers of Cahuenga never think OF
water for their corn, pumpkins and
watermelons, aud yet these grow there
to perfection.
The regular trips of the Cahuenga
Valley railroad enable people to visit
that region at almost any hour and
without loss of time, and the number
that avail themselves of this privilege
is large. There is nothing like seeing
for ones self.