The herald., 1896-08-30

bags; barley. 314s sacks; wheat. 4Oo
sacks; dried fruit, 314, 716 pounds. Stock
of beans on hand July 1, 1896, $500 tons.
Their warehouse at this station is 80
feet wide by420 feet long.
Owing to the large stock carried over
from last season and the prospect of
good half crop of beans this season, the
company Is now building an addition of
80 feet in length and an addition on the
side of 10 feet in width and 500 feet in
length
This station is located in the very
heart of the best bean and fruit grow
Ing district in Southern California, and
makes the largest annual shipments of
farm products of any station on the
Santa Barbara branch of the Southern
Pacific railroad
Montalvo is delightfully."- situated, in
full view of the ocean, and yet far enough
so that the ocean breezes and fogs are
not unpleasant. 1t is six miles east of
Ventura.
Some of the wealthiest divines in the
UNITED States have purchased land
near the town, with the intention of
making this their future home. The
Hueneme, FL Rio. Conejo, Pleasant VAL
Icy ana Springville stages meet the
trains at this point. There is an elegant
school building that cost $1,000, besides
smaller ores in the district, and num-
Der of good church buildings.
The Eagle Manufacturing company
OF Davenport, Ia, has two-story build
ing here containing their agricultural
implements, which are distributed from
this point to all sections of the surround
ing country George Cook is the local
manager.
Morrill, & Son and George r. Bellah
Co nave commodious general mer-
chandise stores. Mr.. Be1lah is also the
postmaster and news agent
pTn
This town and settlement was former
ly called New Jerusalem. 1t is about
one and onehalf miles from Montalvo.
on the south side Of the Santa Clara
river. IL has pleasant farming and
fruit growing country in it's immediate
vicinity; also many large ranches. and
among the latter those of L. j. Rose and
II, Is. Snow. There are a number Of
good business houses. also churches and
school house that cost $60O0
half a mile from FL Rio is the Fl. K
Snow ranch of 10 acres. 125 of which
is III Walhuts, 20 in lemons, and the bal
ance in apples and olives. Large uuan-
titles of beans are grown between the
young orchard trees. Mr.. Snow has a
nursery also of %. 900 orange and lemon
trees His nursery stock is well known
throughout Southern California
SATICOY AND WESTASATICOY
The above towns are about a mile
apart Saticoy being the railroad point
and business center. They are about
eight miles east of Ventura in a very fer
Tile section of country. a number of
large orange, lemon. olive and walnut
orshards are situated in this vicinity,
which rank among the best in the coun-
ty The situation of Saticoy for busi-
ness. and West Saticov for residence
purposes is admirable. and together
they Will ere long doubtless make an
important town. The schools. churches
stores and st. Charles hotel deserve mem
ton in detail, but it must be done in a
future article.
Following is the station agents re-
port of business done from January 1st
to July 1st. 1886:
Merchandise forwarded, ,193, 800 pounds:
grain, "a, 500; beans, 1.099 800; live stock
l,llo.2O0; dried fruit, 50100
Freight received: Merchandise. 5S4.-
80 pounds; hogs, 10000; lumber. "a. 900
The shipments in carload lots of dried
fruit, beans and barley during the above
period aggregated so carloads.
The warehouse adjoining the depot
is 5OX4O0 feet, and its storage capacity
is 10000 sacks.
THE OJAI VALLEY
The writer exceedingly regrets that
the limits or this article will not allow
q description of this most picturesque
and healthy valley. which is, compara-
lively speaking. unkonwn even to ma
Jor1ty of the people of Southern Califor-
MIA. When few wealthy people from
the east visit this delightful section of
oouthern California sufficient length
OF time to become familiar with its pic
turesque beauty and health renewing
climate then its fame will be assured.
ana IT VIII become a veritable Mecca
Tor the invalid and tourist AS q we'll
known writer said, "the very best that
valley" '"-
Leaving Ventura with Smith Bros
commodious stage, behind four spirited
norses, at o'clock in the afternoon. the
drive is an exceedingly pleasant one
along Ventura avenue-the Figueroa
street of Ventura. Upon reaching the
country the road in many places is arch
ed with sycamore, oak and other trees
and festooned with hanging moses and
vines. Many mountain streams are
crossed, which abound with trout. and
the entire route to Nordhoff is delightful
to the traveller.
NORDHOFF.
This is the business center of the Ojai
valley and is reached by Smith Bros
stage from Ventura in about two hours
and half when the roads are in good
condition. 1t is only fourteen miles from
Ventura, but has an elevation of 1000
feet above the sea. In common with the
entire Ojai valley, Nordhoff is popular
winter resort. In the town Mrs. Clark's
Live Ook Villa accommodates the Wis
itor comfortably, the Nordhoff hotel be-
ing closed until winter. Near Nordhoff
are the Ojai Inn. Gally's cottages and
Knox Villa. Nordhoff has $4,000 school
building and four commodious and well
built churches. The products of the
valley comprise oranges. lemons. olives,
apricots, prunes, peaches, almonds and
general farm products, principally bar
ley, and as there is no more fertile val
ley under the sun, it is needless to add,
the yield to the acre Is enormous. The
Ojai is sprightly, well edited weekly
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