Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

modern conveniences as the much ad-
vertised apartment house. 1t has
system of telephones, an electric light
plant. it's own individual ice plant,
gas plant of the most improved type;
and two trains a day on the Santa Fe.
| The round trip price from Los An
| geles is $4.15 and trains leave the city
at 7:40 and 10:40 each morning.
| For years the town has been a show
| point of Southern California on ac-
| count of the fame given 1t In Helen
| Hunt Jackson's book, Ramona" The
entire plot was conceived and carried
out in the valley at the home OF MRS.
Jordan, who was given a place in the
book under the name of Aunt Ri. That
kindly old woman, who took such
delight in relating the incidents that
| lead up to the contamination OF the
| famous book, has but recently died,
leaving, as Markham says, "a lone
some place against the sky, but the
admirers of the book will continue 70
make the pilgrimage to San Jacinto
| to become acquainted with the scene
made famous by Mrs. Jackson.
Independent of Ramona
In addition to the fact that the val
| ley is the San Jacinto valley, there
| are attractions independent of "Ra-
mona." An Indian reservation with all
the usual government structures and
attaches proves a point of attraction
| to innumerable tourists every year who
| take the trip by auto from Riverside,
Redlands and even Los Angeles.
South of San Jacinto is Bothin park.
The park is set out on what has been
| known for many years as Park hill,
| which rises to a genteel height In the
very center of the valley. The idea
of Mr.. Bothin was to make such park
as would prove more beautiful than
| the well known Smiley Heights of Red
| lands, and he is succeeding tar beyond
all expectations. There is handsome
Swiss chalet on the grounds that over
| looks the valley to the east, west. north
| and south, and though the park has
but lately been set out, it bids fair to
excel anything that Southern Califor-
| mia now boasts.
| Keen camp, since it was established
| ten years ago, has been known to rec
reation seekers as home summer re-
sort, where the best of ranch lux.
uries can be had. 1t lies eighteen miles
| from San Jacinto and three miles from
| Idyllwild, which is one of the most
| desirable resorts in the entire length
of the state. Two splendid hot springs
| are among San Jacinto's attractions.
| One to the northeast of the town has,
| in addition to the benefits to be ac-
quired through the use of the water.
| TIC dtLEdCtlOu VI d. llONCl lONdtiOiis IL
| is situated upon the northern foot
hills at the head of a fiourishing or
ange grove (whose oranges are second
| to none not excepting the oranges
| from the more famous belts), and over
looks the entire valley The other
springs are to the north and are
known as Relief springs. A good hotel
and unfailing cure of relief to suffer-
ers from rheumatism and skin diseases
bring large numbers from all parts of
the southwest.
Mecca for Sportsmen
And hunting is good. Deer in the
mountains, quail and dovesin the foot
hills and other game in the valleys
make every hunting season a delight
to sportsmen.
Land can be had for $25 up to 5000.
There is nothing that can be grown
in Southern California that cannot
be grown in the soil of the San ia
cinto valley. Alfalfa fiourishes, grain
and fruit have been shipped from the
valley to outside markets for years;
oranges are raised on the foothills and
melons, vegetables and berries are of
the sweetest and CHOICEST Some have
planted acreage to eucalyptus, others
are trying walnuts and olives, for
olives have reached unusual size on
the San Jacinto trees. Some of the
recent purchasers are beginning chick
en- raising on large scale, and still
others are setting out a few acres to
small fruits and vegetables. Many
have found the valley the one place
that is absolute proof against asthma
and catarrhal troubles and have pur-
chased homes simply that they may
enjoy the luxury of perfect health.
Whatever one desires the San Jacinto
valley can provide, and will provide
with a lavish and willing hand.
The town of San Jacinto has pop
ulation of about 1900, and has all the
educational and religious advantages
of the modern American town. The
Christian, Catholic, Methodist, Con-
gregational and Episcopal denomina
lions have we'll patronized churches
and an excellent grammar school and
a first-class high school have been
established for many years.
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