The herald., 1894-01-01
New Turnuerein block, Main, near Third street

neola canal, taking the underfow of the
Mojave river at point four miles west
of the railroad town of Daggett, In San
Bernardino county.
The Mojave river drains over 4, 900, 600
acres from the summit of the Sierra
Madre mountains on the south, to the
Tehachapi range on the northwest, This
is the largest stream in Southern Cal
ifornia, and at the head OF the Minneola
canal from 10000 to $4,000 inches of
water can be secured by the works now
in process of construction.
East of Dsggett there is a fine valley
comprising hundreds of thousands of
acres of as fine soil as the sun ever shone
upon, and although it is q desert yet it
is 80 only because OF lack of water. The
even sections belong to the government
and can be taken up under the desert
act in blocks ranging from 40 to 800
acres.
Ths company owning the Minneols
canal will sell water rights on easy
terms-$20 per ecre-$2.50 per acre
down $3.50 when water is on the land /;
$5 July /, 1897 So July l, 1900 and $5
July l, 1902; with an annual payment
of $3.50 per acre for the perpetual de-
livery of the water. This buys q water
right equal to one inch to five acres.
ALFALFA.
Here can be raised in great abundance
the poor mans crop-alfalfa. Poor
mans, because the land can be sown
with barley in February, March or
April, and crop of hay taken off in May
or June, and one or two crops of alfalfa
hay during the season. These crops
will average one ton to the acre each
crop, and will sell ct from 81 to $l2 per
ton in the stack.
The second year from to 10 tons can
be harvested, and the prices are always
good because OF the extensive mining
districts, which must always draw on
this valley for their supplies. Besides,
there is good profit in alfalfa hay at
81 per ton, for 1t can be raised so cheap
ly. Whenever the price OF hay ia too
low to suit the producer, he can con-
vert the hay into beef and pork.
DEcIDuoUs FRUITS.
This great valley will become one OF
tho great fruit sections of this great
state OF orchards. The peach and the
apricot will here find home, while the
apple, prune and other fruits can be
cultivated with great profit.
Here is the great fruit drying ground
OF Southern California. For this reason
the peach, apricot, prune and raisin
grape will be favorites. In Oregon choice
prunes sell in the orchard slowly at $40
per ton, because of lack OF drying facil-
tiles, while here in Southern California
they are worth from $50 to $50 per ton,
because they can be go cheaply dried by
sun heat. In this great valley fog is
never known.
EARLY FRUITS.
The springs ara early and warm, and
hence fruits come into market O few
weeks earlier than they do in the coast
valleys. Early fruits are always very
profitable, and the earlier they ripen the
greater the profit. No section of Califor-
mia or Arizona can ripen fruits much II
any earlier than this valley.
WATER POWER, FoUEDRIEs AND ROLLING
MILLS.
Ten miles from the head this canal
falls 100 feet, yielding several thousand
horse power. This power will be car
ried by electric wires to different sec
tions of the valley, where it will be used
in running stamp mills to develop the
mining interests of that great mining
region, one OF the richeet in the world.
Some OF these mills are already con-
structed, but lying idla, waiting for
cheaper power. Six mills contain lz5