The herald., 1898-01-30
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNAROINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 29.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence There is consid
cradle interest manifested as to the
amount of damage done by the late
freeze. An expert of Redlands, doing
business in Riverside, made a report
after the last freeze that the pet locality
of frostless Riverside, the favorite East
Side, had frozen oranges. Not to be out
done in courtesy, Riverside sent out her
expert with full instructions to beat that
story or never come back to breathe the
balmy air of the burg again. He first
reported on Riverside and found one Or
chard that was perfectly free from any
damage. Then Frank the expert, start
ed out. Cotton Terrace was somewhat
damaged; Rialte only in spots, owing to
the constant breezes; but when he came
to Highland and Redlands he threw up
both hands in horror-not solitary or
ange had escaped. He came into San
Bernardino and was telling of what he
had found, in store to a crowd of eager
listeners. man had just brought in a
quantity of Highland oranges, and he
was asked to give his expert opinion on
them. Lifting one in his hand, he held it
for moment and let it fall to the floor
1t struck like cannon ball. There
said he, you see-frozen solid" He
was not accustomed to the heavy gilt
edge fruit, and it's weight was such he
| thought it chunk of ice. while, in fact
! it was in prime condition. He went
back to Riverside to report on the tota
loss of the orange crop of Highland anC
Redlands. Just to learn the state of the
crop, Horticultural Commissioner Pease
went out through the same route, follow
ing the Riverside expert making close
and thorough examination of the fruit
and trees. At Highland he found thu
navel oranges had almost entirely es
capped damage, but the Mediterranean
sweet was quite badly injured. He con-
sidered, after as careful calculation a:
| he could make in the premises, that there
was not over 10 per cent of the entire
orange crop, including all varieties, tina
had been injured in this county, taking
| it all over.
Schrader, the divine healer, is not ere
ating any great sensation here as yet
although he advertises like circus IL
the papers. He proposes to try Los An
geles next week, going there Monday.
Jack O'Brien comes in from Provi
dence mountain mines and reports orr
going out that runs S2400 to the carload
He brought in some specimens from thu
pocket that furnished $3S,000 almost II
lump. The principal owners are Mon
Afghan, Murphy & Keene of The Needles
but Jack owns an interest in 1t.
s. c. Freefield of Moreno is in the city
looking after the water fight betweel
the Bear Valley company and the Riv
erside supervisors. He has map of tn
district that Is very complete docu
ment, showing every piece of pipe line
every lot irrigated, and the elevation o
each lot above sea level. 1t is to be use
in the case.
Judge Lewis A. Croft of Los Angelo
lis in the city looking up certain lega
matters.
D. w. Kirkland of Los Angeles was II
the city Friday morning. chaperoninl
party around the kite-shaped track.
DR.. J. w. Aldridge of this city took tn
prize at the Los Angeles poultry shov
for his partridge Cochin fowls.
Hon. Byron Waters Is in the city. en-
gagged on a lawsuit that commenced be
fore he took his departure for San Fran
cisco as an attache of the Southern Pa
cific company.
Mrs. E. NJ. Hoskins of Los Angeles Il
In the CITY on visit and business com
bined.
Hon. w. ]. Curtis returned last nigh
from his trip to San Francisco, wher
he was one of the speakers at the jubilee