Year: 1873




a EDITOR HERALD:-An "epistle' y
from this thrifty neighborhood may
not be wholly without interest to the
already numerous and fast-increasing
patrons of the HERALD. The writer
hereof had occasion, yesterday, to
travel through this part of the cOun-
ty, and will briefly pen some observa-
tions made while "on the wing


Leaving Los Angeles ut an early
hour in the morning, your correspond
ent had the pleasure of making the
journey in the, to him. most enjoyable
time of the day. The atmosphere was
clear, the air invigorating, and sold
Sol " impaired his radiating heat with
just sufficient warmth to temper the
soft, cooling breeze from the sea, alto
gether making the ride over the inter
vcning plain between Los Angeles
and San Gabriel river, exceedingly
pleasurable and healthful.


The extent and grandeur of the land
scape and mountain scenery presented
to view, will not attempt to describe.
The countless herds of horses, cattle
and sheep, which seem to lazily feed
over the vast area of country in view
from the top OF the mesa. east of Los
Angeles, give it Il picturesque appear
ance, such as an artist only can justly
portray.


AS the "Laguna Rancho" is APP
preached so numerous seem the horses
and cattle that the novice, on his first
tour through Southern California, is
led to believe this to be, as it were,
the great "stock-yard ofsthe conti-
nent, and the inquiry naturally sug-
gests itself, as to what the animals
feed upon. From the appearance of
the ground at this time of the year, as
one passes over it, he would suppose
that no creature could subsist on the
scanty pasturage afforded by such
seemingly barren soil, but glance at
the plump form and glossy. coat OF the
sporting colt near him, soon dispels
such thought, and conyinces him
that this is par e1cettence stock, as
we'll as fruit and flower country.


This tract OF country lying east of
Los Angeles is now undoubtedly
profitable as a pasturage, and we hope
soon under more approved system of
irrigation to see transformed into a
fruit and grain producing district, and
thickly studied with the cosy home of
the farmer. Crossing the San Gabriel
the Los Nietos country is entered, and
on every hand is seen the fruits of the
energy and industry of the farmer.
Corn, barley, and all the vegetables
seem to have been grown in great
abundance. Three or four years ago
this entire district was comparatively
uninhabited. 1t is now thicllly setted
upon, and nearly every irrigable acre
under thorough cultivation. A greater
Transformation in SO short a time is
seldom seen. Gallatin, seems city
in embryo, having Il representation
of most of the trades and professions,
and other features that enter into the
makeup of more pretentious towns.
It's school building is especially cre-
ditable to its people. The establish
ment of hotel would seem to be the
greatest need of the place just now.
Observing a group of men, in one of
the business houses scrutinizing the
columns of newspaper and evil
IDENTIFY with more than ordinary inter-
est, | advanced towards them, and
soon discoved that a copy of the
"DAILY HERALD' was the magnet
arouud which all had clustered, and
the merits of which they were discuss
ing. That it is, what it was intend
ed to be, the largest and best paper in
Southern California, all agreed on,
and without doubt the HERALD will
soon become Il favorite with the people
of Galatin, and Los Nietos generally
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