The herald., 1897-03-21
ESCONDIDO RESERV OR

season bring the county about S250,000, I.
O. b., and with the legislation now pend
ing in congress in force as law, these re-
turns would be materially increased.
The orange comes second in import
ance as a profitable fruit. Last season
the crop amounted to less than zoo car
loads, and this season that crop will be
nearly doubled. The lemon and orange
crop of the present season will amount
to about 100000.
From now on the increase in the crop
will be very rapid as the acreage of
young orchards just coming into bearing
is very large. San Diego county will
produce next season probably 1900 car
loads of lemons and oranges, which, with
favorable legislation, should give the
county an income of $1,000,000
The lemon and orange crops Of San
Diego county have never been injured
by frost to any extent. The orchards
are mostly planted where damaging
frosts are unknown. There are locali-
ties where citrus fruit cannot be safely
grown, but such localities are usually
used for other fruits or for other pur-
poses.
The olive Is largely planted and the
crop in the older orchards is usually
very profitable when the fruit Is prop
erly picked or converted into oil. This
much for the past.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
The work of developing the water re-
sources of the county is but just com
menced.
The Southern California Mountain
Water company is now at work on
plant that will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000, 900.
The system consists of four reservoirs
having capacities in acre feet as fol-
lows:
Morena reservoir. ir.................. 46,6OS
Barrett reservoir. .................. 1882
Lower Otay reservoir. ............. AZ, ,137
Upper Otay reservoir. r.............. 15,30O
Total capacity. .15l 1897
The Morena dam will be $50 feet high;
the Lower Otay dam which is now near
ly completed, will be 130 feet high; the
Barrett dam will be IT'S feet high and the
Upper Otay dam will be 120 feet high.
The company will be ready to supply
water for the season of 1898. The city of
San Diego voted to issue bonds to the ex-
tent of 81, 500, 900 with which to purchase
from this system a continuous flow OF
1000 inches of pure mountain water. The
legality of this bond issue is now being
contested In the courts but the works
will be built regardless Of the result OF
that litigation. E.S Babcock of the Coro-
nado hotel, Is president of the Southern
California Mountain Water company
and the enterprise is being backed finan-
cially by the Spreckels.
The Puterbaugh enterprise Is not yet
in shape for definite talk. 1t is proposed
to convert a portion of the Warmers
ranch into a large reservoir to supply
water for the country lying to the east
of Oceanside, including Fallbrook
Poway. Bernardo and that section OF
country.
The Linda Vista district, comprising
| AZ, 900 acres of some of the choicest lan.i
in the world, Is now nearly ready to COM
mence active work on their irrigatine
system. Major Jones, who is secretary
and practically father of the district
several parties are now ready to invest
in them and that work will probably be
commenced on the system within sixty
days, and they will be ready to furnish
water next season.
THE INTERIOR.
Further back in the interior the WORK
Of development goes steadily along. In
the Julian country there is taken from
| the earth quantities of gold and silver
and the soil produces the finest apples
grown in the world. Chester Gum ship
ped several carloads of apples to market
the past season and in this section Of
higher altitude and greater rainfall irri-
cation Is not necessary.
| Fallbrook, very fine settlement. has
grown out of nothing In the past dozen
years, although irrigation will be nee
essary there to secure the best results.
| Chula Vista Is one vast orchard-most.
| ly lemons. The residences indicate d
thrifty population OF intelligent people
The work of development having fairly
commenced San Diego county Is destin-
ed to make rapid strides to the from
until 1t becomes one Of the wealthies1
and most prosperous counties In the
state. for It has the soil, the water AMI
| the climate az g foundation and the righi
tind Of people 70 carve out Just such Z