Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

DRILLERS ENCOUNTER
SEA SHELL STRATUM
is TAKEN AS GOOD SIGN AT
CUDAHY RANCH
Water-BearIng Gravel Is at Hand and
Exceptionally Fine Wells Are
Expected to Develop
Soon

Work on the wells at the main water
supply station on the Cudahy ranch
is progressing satisfactorily. The drill
lers passed through a stratum of sea
shells at depth of a little more than
500 feet last week, showing that the
ocean had at one time covered this en-
tire country. Well drillers consider
this good sign, as the strata of water
bearing gravel lie in much the same
relation as the sea shells. Three thick
strata of gravel were passed through
before reaching this depth and excep-
tionally fine wells are expected.
Bids are now being taken by the
Cudahy ranch for building and equip
ping a modern pumping plant at the
site of the last two wells drilled, and
it is expected to have this in shape for
water delivery within the next sixty
days. Probably another one or two
wells will be sunk near the location
of the two now down, making quite a
water center of the place. This is on
the highest point Of the Cudahy ranch
and once the water is delivered on the
surface, gravity will do the rest in con-
vcying 1t through the water mains to
the various users. There is a. gentle
slope toward the south and east, which
amounts to thirty feet in the entire $500
acres OF the property.
Summer Sales Are Large
Sales during July and August ap-
proximated between $4,000 ana $4,000
WORTHY of property. This makes the
sales total for the past four months, or
since the Cudahy ranch was placed on
the market, reach about $115,000. Man
ager Wagner says that the demand Is
good for the one-acre tracts and that
he expects to handle a large business
within the next few months. He is
now preparing for the fall activity by
getting the water system ready on an
other 1000-acre section of the Cudahy
ranch, grading the streets and making
permanent surveys throughout the en-
tire tract so that all will be uniform.
ten years hence, with the roads or the
surrounding country.
Following are the recent sales in the
Cudahy ranch: To Ben s. Lemon, one
acre for himself and one acre for east
ern relatives, who are coming here to
live, located on Florence avenue. oppo-
site Walker Station on the Whittier
electric line, for $500 each. Lemon
will build handsome bungalow and
improve his property within the next
thirty days.
]. III. Claussen of Bakersfield has
purchased a one-acre lot on Clara
street, near Wilcox station, for $425
cash and will build a handsome home
soon.
Edward P. Baily, recently from Cam
ada, has invested $500 in one-acre
lot on Florence avenue. opposite Walk
er station. He became interested in
the Cudahy ranch while on a vacation
d win ultimately settle here.
Hugo r. Kruger has purchased an
acre on Elizabeth avenue, near VIII
cox, for $500 and has now improved 1t
with home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Ryan Of Mo-
hawk, Ariz., have purchased three acres
on Elizabeth street, near Wilcox, for
$3.50. or $3.50 an acre, and before ieav-
ing for Arizona, made arrangements
for having the place properly cared for
in their absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Danson, recent
" here from England, have purchased
an acre on Elizabeth street, near
Cudahy avenue, for $500 and are build
ing a dwelling.
Mrs. Nellie West and q. r. Beach, a
relative, have bought jointly an acre
tract on Florence avenue, two or three
blocks from the present pumping plant,
for $500 and are now building house
costing between $750 and $1,000.