SEMI- TROPIC CALIFORNIA. 
SAN BERNARDINO. 
to die oceiti and San Francisco. Mirny i mint*, and planted the 
_ comer* *ee thin future advantage, and 
This is the largest county in the State, the demand for real estate has inoKMed 
having an area nearly as Targe as that of very largely in OOJlMOUer.ce. 
Xew Hampshire, Vermont, (.Connecticut This section of fv.Uttwrn California_ is 
and Rhode Island. Its physical features \ certainly about to take a decided step for- 
much like its sister counties, consisting | ward, and the time is not far distant when 
nd with 1 the major portion of tin* large valley will 
of mountain*, valleys and plain*, i 
San Diego county share* much of the Colo¬ 
rado dnarrl, 
In the mountain* we find good pine 
building lumber in large quantities, and 
many promising gold and silver mines, 
The valley* and plain* with their fine irri 
gating streams from tlm mountains, him 
variety of 
be thicily settled by happy, industrioi 
people. 
The diversity of soil and the abundant 
water supply renders every branch of agri¬ 
culture, horticulture, etc., a possibility. . _„_, 
In some of the lower portion* of this vast | pi table entertainer he is known even Imyond 
K _^......... valley corn ha» been known to yield from : the sobs. In the mountains back of" San 
tired* of artesian wells, and a number one j seventy-litre In eighty bushels per note,I Bernardino are found the Waterman fJut 
soil, furnish homes simoitnded with fine j barley *ml out* in like proportion, and all (Springs, noted for the medicinal tiropertieS 
orchards and vineyards to an active and I other soil products bear a prodigious of their water; a short distance from these 
intelligent population. On the desert are I harvest. Alfalfa fields for Inunc, tlaiiy and ' arc the Arrowhead Springs, which 
grape—the Mission—best suited for all 
purposes. Their berth of sheep and droves 
of cattle ranged by the thousand head un¬ 
restricted over hill nod plain. Their glory 
has departed, but kind memories still re¬ 
main, and they, the principal actors, rest in 
peace while the centime* roll away. Be¬ 
yond, in the San Gorgonio I 1 ***, Dr. Edgar 
some years ngu sought health, quiet and 
repose, He found all for which lie sought, 
ni'J Wire. Hi* vineyard has a national 
reputation, and a* an unpretentious, h<u*- 
i few fins oases, and several 
mining camps now being s 
Worked at a fair profit. The J 
Mohave, probably the richest ^ r 
camp, promises at present to 
be a second Tombstone. Re¬ 
turning to the great San Ber¬ 
nardino Valley we find it sit¬ 
uated between the Temescal 
and the San Bernardino ranges 
of mountains. It is about 
*i«(y miles long from west to 
•a*!, and thirty miles wide 
front north to south. In this 
garden spot arc just enough 
hills and buttes to render the 
landscape beautiful. At the 
foot of the Ban Bernardino 
range, in a matchless climate, 
»e find the city of the same 
(lain*, the county seat, with a 
population of 3,000 inhabi- 
tints. The city was settled 
by the Mormon* from Salt 
I.8he City, and like in mother 
city the streets are laid off at j 
right angles, and are broad 
and dean, skirted with grace¬ 
ful green trees and streams of 
dear water trickling bv to the 
orange groves bidow.' Prom 
the uupola til the Court House, 
n cut of which We hero pnatot 
you, tbo city, with its inviting 
surroundings, presents « beau- 
Will panorama to the eye, 
The mountain* on one hand with thdr foi 
cat of pine and snow clad top*, on th 
with the Southern Pacific]at eadi cuttinp. Miid where'watcr 
highly recommended for rheu¬ 
matism anil other disease*. 
The Altitude of these Springs 
is about site hundred feet 
above the valley ; tho prospect 
is pleasing, hunting is good, 
and for invalid* or those seek¬ 
ing recreation and pleasure 
the location is to bo highly 
recommended. 
The general climate of San 
Bernardino is much the same 
as the other Southern counties, 
save it is dryer owing to its 
inland position. 
Riverside claim* to surpass 
all other location* for lung 
complaints, and refers to many 
remarkable onres to substan¬ 
tiate her claim*. The unusually 
dry air which prevails here 
seems to heal all diseased 
surfaces, and instead of relax¬ 
ing it exerts an invigorating 
influence over the system. 
Tim prime atmosphere found 
upon the moiinlniii sides m a 
reasonable altitude is containly 
to he recommended to thosn 
suffering with pulrmmary 
trinilile*; the mountains for 
the Summer and the vallcvs 
Tor the Winter season. 
This brief review k simply 
a foretaste of what will ap- 
■d turn off front JZ” LZZ^I'Zl ££& J°, 
■ ' iietails and in present our readers with tw 
>u nr HOUSE. HAN ItEltN WtWNu COUNTY 
thur purpose*, 
no Ooln.fl, with the Southurn Pacific.1 at each cutting audwbere'water'bJL '* ^'i d * ,uil ''•'•‘l presont our readers with twt 
Wd jjssmg through u. Aruou., and ; afte/each Xfe ^ "J jg'g i " *}"• W" of cuU illustrating ..W- 
nrriTL.''j:Aw»”ip Sar* *.' ...** 
the 
little 
tow.nl Lu, Altaic, „,i|„ 
*“'*'"* *' 'urn jm li,„] 
‘““V !’!'■"« "■ "» «J« *"d worthy t., b, 
mlin.r.,1. I he SoulWn UMonii/ H..I- 
»d Iroi" f.,, U„ E o, ,h, divi.io,, „„„ 
tin n ■ 7 " P“*“ through 
Wi through the 
oil) W her, thr. ro.J compUti the 
iuh.bit.nt, ot thi, ,.lley .., vc 
■ Choice ol two ,o.thr to lha M « 
feeding purp 
Out Ctorn elorer |r i, „ gran, m ,| k 
■Inning urn.. ..,,1 h«y, while bog f„.J „ 
is very healthful and fattening. 
■Iltl Sen Uurnnrtlitw, . few mile, U| , t|„. 
r* u 'l . .. for it. earl, ...mi.li,,,,. 
It »»„ willed over . humircl ,««„ „„ 
b, the I rairomr.n Kri.rv, who built a tiTe 
l*r B « IttiMion church, irlnnud or.r.ue .mi 
olive orchard v, vinc,. ri i. allli 
lirg.rr the good „„k „r civili.iug ,„j 
Obmt, U ,„ Th .„« e . 
Uirrrrtr.ii n.iMlou.rie, invalid,I, ,vla t( eb 
-he very choicest location* for tfroir aettlo- 
fino 
„ , and 
sspreially interesting to the 
I UK oniric* mad*, exhibit* promised and 
the general nutbmk at this writing (six 
wc. ks bofnro thft opening day) fur the (Vn 
tcnnial and Horticultural Exposition never 
looked bolter. The Pavilion will be 
crowded with the largest anil handsomest 
exhibit of horticultural *„d agricultural 
products over exhibited on the iW.fio 
