The herald., 1894-01-01
ORANGE COUNTY IS PROGRESSING
A Section Teeming With Varied
Resources.
II Embraces A Very Large Agr;cul-
turM Area
A Valley OF FruIt and Mowers and All
tho Varied Products That Ara
Found in This Moss
Fertile State.

Orange is new county, which was
aggregated from Los Angeles ia 1880.
1t ia the smallest Of the counties Of
Southern California, containing only
GIL square miles, or AIS. SOP acres. bus
most of this is susceptible of cultiva-
ton, the area of mountain land being
comparatively small. Population, 1890
1859.
Everything grown in aemi-troplcal
climate Aourishss here. Oranges. rai-
sins, walnuts, deciduous fruits, corn
barley and vegetables sre the chief
products. Much stock is raised, eape-
cially fine horses. There are nearly 100
miles of irrigating bitches. and over
1000 flowing wells. The county is well
supplied with railroads and has wstsI
communication through Newport Land
ing. The assessed valuation of tha
county is $4,000, 100. The county n
free from debt and taxes are low.
Santa Ana city is the county sea&
The boundaries of the county are fho
Coyote creek on the north, San Be1naEv
dino county on the east, San Diego and
the Pacific ocean on the west. 1t hal
about 90 miles of coast line, indentpd
by three fine roadsteads-Anaheim
landing, Newport harbor and San Juan
bay.
The topography of the county il that
of a plain sloping to the ocean from the
Santiago mountains. 1t is intersected
by the Santa Ana river, which emerges
from the pass of Cajon de Santa Ans
and empties into the ocean at NeWport
harbor.
In the Santiago mountains there are
valuable silver and coal mines. There
are large beds of peat in the lowlanda.
n atuIa al gas ai6o exists and &C.: s>s:.
used considerably. The petroleum fields
are extensive and valuable.
There are mineral springs in the
mountains possessing curative proper
ties.
The mission Of San Juan de Capis-
trano was founded in 1875. The church
building, erected in 1906, was destroyed
by an earthquake in 1872.
Anaheim, the oldest town, was founded
in the year 1857 as cooperative colony
and was a great success.
In the Santiago mountains Helen
Modjeska, the world-renowned actress.
has castle" where she enjoys her
vacations.
Fullerton, two miles north of Ana
helm. is young town which has made
rapid growth. There ia an irrigation
system and all varieties of fruits are
grown. Large quantities of vegetables,
fruits and wool are shipped. There is a
cannery, two packing houses, large brick
schoolhouse, church, newspaper and
several solid business blocks.
At Buena Park, on the Southern Pa
cific railroad, ia q condenHed-milk sac-
tory.
THE WESTMINSTER COUNTRY.
Westward, between Santa Ana and
the ocean, is q stretch of level country.
underlaid by an apparently inexhaust-
ible supply OF artesian water. The chief
centers of population are Westminster
and Garden Grove, Around Westmin-
ster are the famous peat lands, whore
astonishing crops of corn, vegetables
and other products are raised; also fine
apples. A drainage ditch which has
been built by the county will bring
under cultivation 10000 acres more of
this rich land. A railroad is shortly to
be built from Santa Ana to Westmin-
ster.
Just southeast of this section is New
port Landing, reached by railroad from
Santa Ana, summer resort and ship
ping point for much lumber and pro-
duce. Coast steamers call regularly.
Between the landing and Santa Ana are
the towns of Fairview and Newport, sit
uated in fertile farming region.
The great San joaquin ranch of 107,-
600 acres, one of the largest undivided
ranches in California. belongs now to D
young resident of San Francisco. 1t ID
at present devoted almost entirely TO
the raising of barley and stock, over
100, 900 sacks OF barley being marketed
annually.
Eaat Of the San joaquin ranch is the
Santa Ana range of mountains. with Sill
verado, silver ana galena mining
camp whence ore is shipped to San
Francisco, and the Santiago cafion, TO-
mantle camping ground, where . big
dam is being built to store water for the
San Joaquin ranch. There 10 coal
mine here, the product OF which is used
in Santa Ana.
Following the Southern California
railway past FL Toro, near which place
an English colony has been located, San
Juan Capistrano is reached, lying in Z
| pretty little valley on the coast. An air
| of drowsiness hanga around the ruins
of the historic old mission, 8 point OF
| interest to visitors. Soil. climate, and
scenery unite to make this an attractive
spot, but comparatively few improve
pients have yet been made. Some fins
frnit is raised.
Just beyond is San Juan, on high
bluff overlooking the ocean, town
which was founded too late in the boom
| to get good start.
Arch Beach. with hotel. and Laguna
Beach are seaside resorts, north OF Cap
istrano.
IL is advisable not to plant too many
varieties of fruit. Conhne yourself to