The herald., 1897-01-24
LONG REACH
Summer Tourists Coming Early-The
Sugar Factory Prospects

| OF people QOW II IGlt iiiSeeis 4AS'
| comers from the middle, western and
| Atlantic coast states, who are perfectly
| captivated with our charms of scenery
and Incompatible beach drive. Since
| the late heavy rains the ocean in the
vicinity of the wharf has become rolled,
and the larger fish, such as rock bass.
bonita, halibut, yelloWtail, etc, have
some out from shore short distance,
where at distance of half mile they
are as plentiful as fieas on the back of a
Santa Monica dog. The smaller varie-
ties, such as smelt, sardines, mackerel,
croakers and surf fish, are. however,
still with us and furnish sufficient sport
for our men and women anglers, who
take the keenest delight in the fascina-
ton, prompted by the desire to excel
in making the biggest catch of these
toothsome beauties.
Another source of wonder and amuse-
ment to our eastern visitors is in watch
ing the pelicans, helldivers and other of
the predatory sea fowl circling around
in the air few feet above the water
and suddenly swooping down, head first.
into the midst of a school of fish and
taking one of them "in out of the wet"
ION the fly" as ii were. That is only one
of the many ways visitors can find to
pass the time, for there Is shell hunting,
boating. driving on the beach, fishing or
stretching ones self out at full length
on the clean warm sand, and to the
lullaby of the waves, as they gently
break upon the beach, take a delicious
sun bath while doing under the com
bined somnific influences impaired by
the ozoneladen ocean breezes and
genial warmth of the sun.
The beach drive is something we pride
ourselves on, as there is not its like on
either coast and probably not in the
world. Since the dam has been put
across the mouth of the river, which
emptied into the ocean west of town, an
an unobstructed drive from East San
Pedro, as the terminus a t the end of
the terminal railroad on Terminal island
is designated to the mouth of New river
(San GabrieD. a distance of nine miles
east from starting point, may be had at
low tide over the most magnificent nat
ural beach boulevard and embracing
views Of the grandest scenery, noun
tain or marine, that can be found on the
footstool. Coming back, supposing the
drive to have been made as outlined
and the parties driving have in the pure
wantonness of enjoyment dallied ON the
way until the tide has flowed in and got
ten to be too high to make the return
over the same route practicable, there
is the drive on the bluff overlooking the
ocean that possesses the same charm of
scenery, and with the exception of tine
same firm noiseleSs smoothness of the
hard, broad beach, iS almost as fascin-
ating. The bluff drive extends from the
extreme western limit of the mesa at
Long Beach through all the Alsmitos
Beach townsite overlooking the ocean
until it reaches the eastern boundary
of the latter townsite overlooking and
adjoining Alamitos bay, at the mouth
of which is situated John McGarvin's
American fishery. Many beautiful resi-
dences may be seen by diverging, say at
Alamitos park and taking one of the
streets leading north toward Signal hill,
from the top of which view of unpar-
allied splendor may be had, and of itself
worth going long way to see. The two
reservoirs on the Alamitos are also
worth visiting. especially the one on the
top of Alamitos hill, Immediately east
of and connected with Signal hill by
ridge, upon which is a good driveway.
The Signal hill section of the American
colony has also many lovely homes, and
will well repay the home-seekers for the
time expended in visiting it. This sec
tion is largely devoted to lemon culture,
the area on the slope of and under Signal
hill and Cerritos heights being especially
adapted by reason Of being the repos-
itories for centuries of the rich sandy
loam composing the everything heights.
The reports from New York about the
placing of the bonds of the proposed new
beet sugar factory on the Cerrtos, in
the neighborhood of Bixby station and
Bouton lake, are highly favorable and
the chances are that the factory will be
built, but it will be some time yet, a year
or more at least. The report circulated
that the new company had alrady on
Monday last filed articles of incorpora-
tion is slightly previous. as the only
papers OF Incorporation fled on that day
in Los Angeles were the papers of the
Pacific creamery, and to this fact may
probably be attributed the mistake of
getting the two institutions confOunded,
as the writer of this has been assured
by General Bouton and George II. Bixby
two gentlemen interested in the pro-
posed factory, that if any papers con-
tanning articles of incorporate by
company for the manufacture of beet
sugar on the Cerritos have been filed
they know nothing about it," However,
as was stated in The Herald of last
Sunday, it is only question Of time, and
short time at that, until the factory will
be built, that is if San Pedro is selected
as the deep sea harbor. Since writing
the above The Herald representative
has been informed by the gentlemen
with a capacity of 500 tons, the same
size as the one at Chino, will be built
next year sure.
There was meeting of the lemon
growers at the home of Hon. II. c. Dill
lon, Signal hill last Saturday night. at
which the preliminary steps toward the
formation of a district lemon growers
association We're taken. There are about
three hundred and fifty acres just in
bearing. and there Will be between three
ard four hundred boxes of the fruit, or
more than carload, that will be put
on the market from the orchards of this
section next July. 4 co-opera tive curing
and storing house will be built close to
the track of the Terminal railroad. and
there is no doubt but that the associa-
ton will be formed and ready for busi-
ness long before the incoming crop is
fit for market. Committees on organi-
ze.tion and location were appointed c.
b. Summers being the chairman of the
first named and Joshua Andrews of the
last The next meeting for final organi-
cation will be held at Signal hill school
house on the night of Saturday, the Goth
inst.
Mrs. f. II. and daughter, Miss Juliette
Graham, VINO have been visiting here for
several weeks, returned home to Los
Angeles on Monday, where they viii re-
main a month and then go to Redlands
for an indefinite stay.
c. j. l.. TaYior, q supervisor of Kern
county. and an old friend and former
neiShbor of MI Frank AlcCutcheOn of
this place paid him friendly visit and
was his guest over Wednesday night
Mr.. Taylor, like every other person of
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