The herald., 1897-11-07
KERN COUNTY
BAKERSFIELD

| SA44AAS S4tnSG AGA0
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Nov. 6.-(Spe
cial Correspondence The approachin;
completion of the San. Joaquin Vale,
railroad to this point seems to awake'
many interests that have lain dorman
for several years past. Among others II
that of incorporation, and mass meet
ing is to be held this evening at the cal
OF leading citizens to discuss the expedi
ency Of immediate incorporation. Opin
ions differ regarding the boundarie!
which should be adopted and other de-
tails, but the consensus Of opinion seem.
to be emphatically in favor Of incorpora.
tion. This movement and others pro
jected for the welfare Of the town are op.
perfume, as it is generally conceded that
Bakersfield is soon destined to occupy O
prominent position among the progress
sive cities of the state.
Merchants report that business is
much better than at this time last year
and there is decidedly more money In
circulation.
There are at present sol children at
tending the public schools of Bakers
field This is the largest number ever
enrolled.
The Veto saloon was gutted and Matt
sons harness shop considerably DAM
aged last Thursday morning. The fire
was discovered in the saloon just be-
fore o'clock. The loss was about $500.
| a fair-sized and appreciative audience
attended the Madame Bishop concert ut
Armory hail on Thursday night Mad
anne Bishop has a voice of wonderful
power and fleXibility. and Mr.. Fellows,
the tenor, has n strong but melodious
voice of great compass. Mrs. Colby, the
third member of the company is an ex-
quisite pianist and captivated the audi
ence by her admirable rendition of piano
solos. EncoreS We're enthusiastically
demanded with each number
The contract has been let for the con-
struction of the Valley railroad from the
Tulare county line to bakersfield. dis
tance of forty miles. Track laying has
been completed to point five miles
north of the Kern county line.
General Manager w. b. Storey, jr.,
states that the work will be pushed rap
idly to completion. 1t is expected the
road will reach Kern river about three
miles from town by December 1st, and
the center of Bakersfield by New Years.
The hotel men report a material in
crease in new arrivals during the past
month. and that many of them are seek
ing lands and business openings The
Southern, Cosmopolitan and Arlington,
besides the lesser hotels are doing good
business and anticipate very lively
winters trade.
H. Vincent Wallace, the assayer and
chemist. reports mining news as fol-
lows: The Mayflower mine, Greenhorn
district, has just milled at the mill on
the ground forty-eight tons of ore from
the 16O-foot level, which produced $520D
DR.. Helm and Messrs. Bledsoe & Gree,
are just going to mill ore from their
mine in same district, which is in 250
feet of tunnel, that will net sufficient to
pay operating expenses of the mine
since commencement eight months ago
The owners of the Mountain River
placer mine on Kern river report FIVE
feet thickness of gravel with prospects
of from five to % cents per pan. They
propose to wash fifty tons to demon
strate whether the value is sufficient to
warrant putting in a water wheel. The
Blue Chief, Greenhorn district. shaft
is down sixty-five feet and shows from
thirty to forty inches width of ledge The
ore assays SIS. Some rich finds have
been made in the Piute mountains and
there is general activity in all the min
ing districts of this section of the coun-
try.
THE STOCKDALE AND BELLEVUE
RANCHES
Through the courtesy of William s.
Tevis, vice president of the Kern County
Land company, the writer was given n |
delightful ride to the above ranches on |
in company with w. II. |
Thomas, superintendent of the compa-
ny's stables, who is an expert knight |
Of the reins" and prince of good fell
ows. He was, by the way, a resident
Of Los Angeles for years, and, like all
erstwhile citizens Of the Angelic City,
has warm spot in his heart for the old
town.
To attempt description of Stockdale
ranch with it's wonderful diversity OF
interesting and charming features, in
he necessarily brief space of a weekly
etter, would be rank injustice, but the
writer hopes to have an opportunity ere
ong of giving readers Of The Herald an
adequate pen picture of this delightful
and interesting property of Mr.. Tevis',
which he and his amiable wife have con-
yerted into an ideal home" The ranch
$500 acres, a large portion of
which has been allotted to the beautiful
home and surroundings, and the outly-
ng poultry and cattle yards and stables.
Stockdale is famous for its fine horses,
md the writer enjoyed the sight i'm
and among other features five
loble-looking draft horses weighing
rom 1900 to 2000 pounds each; also
1orses sired by the following we'll
Known thoroughbreds: Alaska, Bis
narck, Westmont, Del Paso, Kentucky
Algona, Robert Il. Lee, Exile Zulu Chief
Ind the thoroughbred horse Alexander,
'ull brother to Keene's celebrated Fox
lall, who won the English Derby some
,ears ago. There is a wonderful variety
n height and weight of horses, rangin.
rom thirty-six inches to seventeen and
l half hands in height and in weight
rom 250 to 1000 pounds.
There are 1000 head of cattle, MANY of
hem of choice and valuable breeds;
900 horses and mules, jacks and ien-
lies, and 1900 hogs. The home and sur
must be described in mere
,utline this time. The elegant and com
nodious residence, of exquisite Span
sh mission architecture, cost fully |
$4,000. and adjacent is the former resi-
Ience, which is less pretentious but a
ommodious and substantially built
tructure. The grounds contain a vast