St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

ty of the same name The county has
an area of 1000 square miles, or equal
ing that of the state OF Massachusetts,.
Much of this is desert land, but II the
| great problem OF wa er could be solved
it would become highly productive. The
city has population of about 10000,
and is much spread out. It has three
| banks with aggregate deposits OF over
$4,000, 900; many fine business blocks,
| good stores, sixteen churches and eleven
pubic school buildings. The high school
building now being erected is one OF the
| finest | have ever seen. It's cold
! day when one cannot run on to Car
negie library, and Riverside is putting in
the foundation for a $50 600 one.
A beautiful drive is through Victoria
avenue and heights This section was
opened up by an English syndicate,
which owns several thousand acres OF
land, laid out largely in orange groves.
The view from the heights is one OF the
finest in the city.
| E A. Chase and three sons, OF Roches-
ter, N. Y seed culture fame, came to
Riverside in about the year 1890. They
have done much for the orange growing
industry by retaining desert land, set
tiug out tees, and then parCelIIng out
ranches to others. Tile they have
made good thing Oft they did not try
to get it all, but sold at prices that
would enable the purchaser to do well.
From a pinnacle near the home OF Mr..
Chase there lies spread out before one,
on tie gentle slopes from the foot hills,
II n
to five ears old, one OF the most beautl'
tul pictures | saw in Southern California.
When Judge Brown located at Riverside |
he discovered a plot OF 40 acres OF
desert land which was not included IN |
the original Spanishgrant. He procured |
a homestead patent from the United |
States government and erected hi, hum
bic adobe house. Today The Anchor |
age" is one of the delightful spots of |
Southern California, and as has well been |
said "a monument to the work he |
wrought" 1t is mentioned in Kate San
born's "a Truthful Woman in Southern
California" but had forgotten reading |
it until it was again brought to my at
tention on the spot. After the deaths of
Judge and Mrs. Brown the son and |
daughter wisely decided to continue to
make the place a resort for eastern |
people 1t was our good fortune to Sc
cure accommodation there through a |
friend. The house has grown from a
family re idence to a structure aCcommo- |
dating sixty people. 1t is situated in tile |
heart of a thirty.hve acre orange ranch, |
with about five acres additional laid out |
in pepper, palm, fig and walnut trees,
some OF which are the finest specimens in
California. Through the center of the
grounds runs the main canal of the
Riverside Water Company, spanned by
rustic bridges covered with ivy. Walks,
play grounds and rustic summer houses
are at the service of the guests, with no
signs to Keep off the grass" The
Browns have never advertised, nor do
they open the doors to the general public,
but they never lack for guests, some OF
whom come year after year.
At the entrances of the beautiful drive
ways the words Private way-visitors
welcome" seemed to extend a greeting
and were indeed a precu1 sor Of the copr
teOus and cordial welcome we received at
the doors of the acknowledgement
The Anchorage"
PERLEY F. HAzEN.
Denver, Colorado, April 20, 1902.