The herald., 1896-11-15
!: 4 PROJECTED WELSH COLONY F.:
THE FERNANDEZ RANCHO
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This IN the rancho where it IL proposed
to establish q model welsh coiony' -
stated before. 1t Is situated IN oAnt4
Barbara county. one and one MAJ, iniies
from the Pacific Coast railroad, 1ouI
miles from the town of Los Alamos, ana
fifty-eieht miles north of Santa Barbara
It contains 4400 acres of fertile lano, am
for dairy industries and mixed farmans
and fruit growing 1t STANDS W1tnout
peer in the whole OF Southern California.
There Is not an acre OF poor iahu Ia .he
entire rancho, seven -eighths or the trWG.
being sandy loan soil, Of great depth
and fertility, the balance light ADOBE,
which is easily worked. Cattle, hogs ana
sheep were seen by the writer (durins
two days thorough investigation OF the
rancho) feeding contentediy on the oriso
alfileria, clover and bunch grass, IN tne
valleys and on the hills, even at the hign-
est elevations. And this during the dry
est month Of the year. october, where
no rain has fallen for over six months.
The land is naturally moist, as demon
strated In the fact that on the summit
of the highest hills moist earth as
reached by digging down few inches
from the surface. Springs OF pure.
places on the rancho, and a never-fail-
ing cienaSa Cor Lake Of water) extends
for q mile In the vicinity OF the ranch
house. Thie property was formerly
owned by q native Castilian, who de-
rived a handsome revenue therefrom
each year. and It 10 now one Of the best
paying tracts Of land owned by the Pa
cific Land company. Well water is OBJ
tanned at q depth Of twenty-five feet IN
the valleys, but as the land is naturally
moist, no irrigation IL required. Should
II be necessary to pipe water to any part
Of the tract, however, a plentiful supply
can be obtained by pumping from til.
- ntV q
hill, which VIII give sufficient pressure
to reach most Of the tract. The same
reservoir will supply the proposed town
site, situated near the ranch house.
a most delightful location. near a natural
park Of sloping and hill land. dotted here
and there with magnificent live oaks
It IL proposed to construct a branch ct
the Pacific Coast railway a distance Of
one and half miles from the main line
to the town site. The latter will contain
Uncluding the cienega and park as com
mon property Of the colony 400 acres.
The remaining 1000 acres will be sud-
divided into 100 tracts Of 40 acres each.
be entitled to q one-acre lot in the town
for residence purposes
Anyone desiring two or more forty
acre tracts for dairy purposes, raising
choice dairy stock or for mixed farming
will have that privilege. Forty acres, Is.
however, BuIlClcnt IOI IIulI purposes
only, as every variety Of deciduous
fruits berries and nuts will grow to per-
fection in this fertile soil and excellent
climate About $500 acres Of the rancho
is cultivated land; the balance can be
cleared of the oak timber and consid-
cradle money realized from the wood, as
there is always a good demand for 1t. San
Francisco and Los Angeles, the principal
cities of the Pacific coast. are easily
reached by rail and water, hence the
proposed colony Is assured Of two good
markets for its products. There is q
large deposit of bituminous lime rock in
the vicinity, with which material many
Of the leading streets of Los Angeles are
paved This will be of great advantage
for streets and sidewalks in the proposed
town and for roads through the colony
Those who desire to purchase tracts ir
the colony and have their land set tC
fruit trees, almonds, walnuts, etc, that
require several years to come into bear
ing, and not occupy the same until on 9
paying basis. will be accommodated
Others who desire to take immediate