The herald., 1894-01-01
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A County New in Years, but
Old in Progress.
Riverside Has Entered the Sister
hood of the South.
with an Area OF 7ooo Square Mles, 1t
Has Population of $4,000.
Some OF Its General
Festurss.


Fsaturss.
Riverside county, which was formed
less than year ago from portions oi
San Bernardino and San Diego counties,
is about 1S0 miles long by 40 miles wide
having an area of over 1000 square
miles, and extending from Orange
county, on the west, to the Colorado
river, on the east. The population is
about $4,000, assessed valuation nearly
S$3, 1000. The principal places in the
county are Riverside, East Riverside,
South Riverside, Perris, Elsinors, San
Jscinto, Winchester, Wildomar, Muri-
eta, Temecula. Rincon, Hemet, West
Riverside and Banning.
Riverside, beautiful city Of orange
groves, is striking example OF what
can be accomplished in Southern Cali
fornia by well-directed efforts in irrigs-
ton. A little over 20 years ago the cite
Of Riverside was a forbidding. arid plain,
covered with cacti and brush. This sea-
son the district ships $500 carloads of
oranges, and there are nearly 10000
aCIoS VI BtoNoe WithiH q lauiuo VI 10"
miles.
At Riverside the advantages of city
and country life are com bined. Most OF
the residences stand in spacious orange
groves, and the daily mail is delivered
and refined. Riverside is said to have a
greater per capita wealth than any other
city in the United States. There are
10 hnv 70 nf
100000, and two savings and loan
sus, was 1858. The assessed valuation
OF the property is nearly S5,GGGGG,GGtGe. &C.,
One OF the features of the Riverside
section, to which it owes it's wealth and
beauty, is the system of canals, by
always available for irrigation purposes.
A complete domestic water system is
extended to every part OF the settle
ment.
The picking, packing and shipping OF
an orange crop worth about $l,000,000
employs many people. Within the city
houses, and several more just outside.
Besides the orange groves, there are
over 1900 acres in reisin grapes within
carloads of rsisins are shipped. New
outlying sections.
East Riverside is at the junction of the
Perris and Riverside branches of the
Southern California railway. There are
extensive citrus nurseries here. Here
is an electric light plant, operated by
water power, that supplies light to Riv-
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A short distance farther south is Ales-
ssndro, new citrus colony, that is be-
ing rapidly improved. A few miles to
the east is Moreno, pleasantly located
settlement with a grand view and fine
climate.
Journeying west from Riverside, past
Arlington, a growing suburb, with fine
orange groves, South Riverside is
a sloping mesa. Though only founded
about six years, it has made rapid
growth. There are over 1900 acres in
ing ia done here, including vitrifed pipe,
tire.brick, pottery, porphyry, fertilizers,
etc
San Jacinto, one of the most thriving
towns in the new county, ia uleasantly
situated at the base Of the San Jacinto
mountains, whose peaks are capped
eight months in the year with snow.
The San Jacinto hot springs are known
far and wide for their medicinal proper
ties. This is great fruit region.
To the west a few miles is Hemet,
whose new irrigation district has
brought it into prominence. The Pleas.
ant Valley irrigation district is bringing
that whole section to the front. This is
a fruit and wheat section of unusual
outlook. Hemet is new place, but
supplied with all kinds of stores, news
papers, etc.
Elsinore hardly needs an introduction.
It's beautiful location on the Elsinore
lake. it's renowned hot sulphur springs
and it's vitrified and glazed pipe and
clay works, have made the little city By
the lake well known.
Winchester promises to become one
OF the most substantial towns in the
county. Fruit, grain and honey are
extensively cultivated.
Banning is perhaps one OF the best
known towns in the county. 1t has all
modern improvements and is thriving.
Perris, the growing town Is miles
southeast Of Riverside, the county seat,
is the home OF all kinds of fruit, grain,
etc. The indian schools are located
here. Five miles to the west and eight
rniies 10 the north are situated Alessau-
dro and Moreno. Six miles eoufh is the
famous Good Hope mine, owned by
Millionaire Sigsfus. and other old mineE,
all Of which are being worked 20 ad-
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