The herald., 1895-11-03
THE LOTS AT LANCASTER
The March OF Progress ia the Ante.
lope Valley
Broad Acres With nany Flowing Wells and
Reservoirs-Planted to Almonds
and Fruit

The march of progress and improve
ment in the Antelope valley is steadily
forward and the future of that section OF
Southern California is assured" This
was the remark Henry Hollamby. an old
time settler in the valley. made to a Her.
aid representative yesterday. Mr.. Hol-
lamby and Perry Neelev, who is the for
tunate owner of a few acres in the valley,
we're in the city yesterday on business
and consented to being detained long
enough to tell briefly what was going on
IN their neis b Dor hood in the way of de-
velopment.
''We live" said Mr.. Hollamby," about
four miles west of Lancaster in the Es-
peranza colony. We have as fine belt Of
land in our neighborhood as you would
wish to see. II begins four miles west
OF Lancaster and extends three milss east
and west and three miles north and
south. There are three section line roads
leading into Lancaster. which is our
tracing center. There are thirty-two
flowing wells in our little district and
more are being sunk right along. We are
in an artesian belt and We will exper-
ence no great difficulty in getting plenty
OF water for every foot of land that we
desire to cultivate. Many settlers nave
erected substantial residences on their
ranches and more are now going up. We
have fifteen already constructed.
IL. MarnoX, who lives six miles west
of Lancaster, has as prettily improved
forty acres as your eyes would care to rest
Oh. 1t is all planted to fruits-al monds,
prunes and peaches. 1t is fenced and has
five flowing wells and three reservoirs.
My friend, Perry Medley, has 100 acres
Ia, I'll ofN ,,,,,.r
Part of 1t is planted TO fruit and vegeta-
bles and the rest to alfalfa. He. TOO, h as
i've flowing wells on his property and
one reservoir.
DIR. W. |. Van Riper has 100. acres to
the south of MIR. Marnux. all OF which is
improved. Forty acres Is in alfalfa ana
sixty acres inorI is bedded ready for SOW
ing. 1t is all fenced. There are six flow
ing wells GA the property and two reser-
vOirs. Dr.. Van Riper's father visited
him for a time last winter. The father Is
now about to give mp his residence in
New York state, where be has resided all
his life, and remove to the Antelnpe val
ley. He says that our climate is irresst.
ible. He will put up $40, 600 residence
near the home of his son and spend the
balance of his days there.
In addition to these there are numer-
Gus other holdinsg that are imnroved in
and about US. Il. Long la, $50 acres.
Olu61SuaW DIOs. lnO acres, W. haulolI lou
acres. &. E. j. White l60 acfrps, J. l..
Whitaker 100 acres, \. Waldorf l60 acres,
Mr.. tImpleley loo acres, Mr.. Hatch 160
acres, Robert Paulsen l60 acres, Miss lie
Force l6U acres, f. Keym 100 acres. Mrs
Adamson 100 acres, and ether bodies of
land similar. All of these properties are
mure or less improved already. Each
season sees the water supply for ririgat-
ing purposes further develored and more
land planted either TO alfalfa or to fruits
OF various kinds. Water we have in
plenty. All we have to do is to dig to
obtain it. Ana 1 want to TIL you tina:
we are digging for it. Furthermore, We
are getting 1t.
The town of Lancaster is our trading
center and it certainly has as bright
prospect in front of it as any OF the towns
in Southern California It at | know of.
Every acre of land developed in the An
teope valley means that much more for
Lancaster. 1t will always be our railroad
point and will in time not far distant be
pretty little city. 1t is already place
Of considerable importance, but nothing
to what it gill be in the near future"