Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-12
HIGH PRICE
FOR BLOOD
RANCH SALE
JUDGE THOMAS IS THE PUR-
CHASER
WILL MAKE 1T AN IDEAL FRUIT
FARM
Price Reported to Be in Excess OF
$3o,ooo-Mr. Blood Secures
New Slte-other
Sales

Ranch sales during the past week are
reported steady and prices seem to
maintain themselves in spite of the
financial tightness. Many large safes are
under way, but were not completed ow-
ing to perfection of title and other
causes. Some of the sales of the week
were:
The extensive ]. A. Blood ranch in the
Carpinteria valley, rich in abundant TIM
Der and walnut land. with abundant
water and splendid oil indications, has
been purchased by Attorney b f..
Thomas of this city, through the agency
of Johnston e McComber. local real es-
tate agents. The price paid for the tract
of over 300 acres is said to have been
500 per acre. Mr.. Blood has taken an
option on the II. A. Duffy ranch of $50
acres at $4,000.
The land enjoys one of the finest loca-
lions in that section. On 1t is a beautiful
mansion which, with the improvements
of the grounds Immediately surrounding
1t. alone cost in the naighborhood OF
$4,000. 1t is located nine miles from
Santa Barbara.
Mr.. Thomas intends to make of his
newly purchased tract an ideal fruit
ranch and enjoy its possession as Il
country home. For this 1t is said to be
an ideal site, with climatic conditions
of a wonderfully beautiful nature.
Sales Near San Demanding
Many real estate sales have been re-
ported by the San Bernardino Press this
week. c. Z. Gyger & Co. have made a
number of good sales, both large and
small. and have sold q number of differ
ent pieces to one wealthy man recently
from the east. Edwin S. Moffett has
just bought through this firm several
pieces OF very desirable property. North
of town he has bought two pieces, one
of seventy-three acres, from ]. M. West,
and another adjoining piece of twelve and
one-half acres from Miss V. A. Law
renee. This property lies In the River
side tract near the old Indian school A
short distance east of town Mr.. Moffett
has also bought through the same agency
forty acres of partially improved a 'falfa
land from William Beesemyer for $500.
This land has changed hands twice with
in the year, eac.I time at an advance in
price. An adjoining twenty acres was
also purchased by Mr.. Moffett from 7.
3. Marshall This entire piece will prob
ably e regarded for alfalfa and other
improvements made.
George Mason, a recent purchaser mere,
has sold to c. G. Warner of Whittier,
through the agencies of J. Howard john
son of Whittier and c. E. Gyger q Co.
of Ferris, ninety acres one mile north
of town, which he purchased less than
a year ago. Mr.. Mason will farm the
l60-acre ranch recently purchased by
Bryan A. Adams of whittier
Another place reported sold by ]. A.
Reiger and C. e. Gyger g. Co. IS the
ten-acre place one mile north of Ferris
near the foothills, known as the old Joe
Reiger place. w. NJ. Heughan, wealthy
mining man from oregon. is the pur-
chaser of the place. Mr.. Heughan buys
for home where he can find health In
q place free from fog and In a climate
unexcelled in all California. The place
is situated in a beautiful ten-acre orange
grove overlooking the valley toward the
hills and can be made very pretty home,
Cox Ranch Sold
j. H. Crowder has purchased the ten
acre ranch in Rialto at the corner of
Cactus and Randall avenues, south of the
railroad. 1t was what is known AS the
Woodward place.
The Cox ranch. of 80 acres situated in
the Arch orange belt about thirty miles
from Bakersfield, has been bought by
Percy H. Clark of Los Angeles and s. A.
Blythe of Tulare for $21S,000.
Rev Clifford N. Hand of Los Angeles
has purchased of the Southern Califor-
MIA Trust company 20-acre grove at
the corner Oh 0ttNNI oil OAAA Al
tonic avenue, between Claremont and
Upland, Pomona. The consideration Is
S22, OOO The grove is considered one OF
the finest in its locality.
/. C. Ramsey has sold to s. l.. Boyd
the 9-acre orange grove and eighteen
acres vacant land formerly owned by
Crawford brothers and located on East
Holt avenue near the school house. The
consideration was $12500.
Advices from Santa Barbara state that
the Brinkerhoff ranch of 10000 acres, near
Santa Ynez, in this county, has been
purchased by a Pasadena syndicate for
the purpose of oil development.
Robert Young, an old resident of South
Pasadena has purchased 40-acre ranch
with a fine water right, just east of
Chino. Mr.. Young intends putting his
large force of teams and men at work
at once to put the entire piece into
alfalfa. The price paid for the prop
erty was about $S000