SEMI-TROPIC CALIFORNIA. 
Smtffjcrit galitotitiss, 
SPADBA AND POMONA. 
EmtoE Skmi-Thoph : Spadra ami Pomo¬ 
na have not progressed as rapidly during 
tho past few years as some other sections 
of our county, hut now seem in a fair way 
to prosperity. The land difficulties hnv 
n early all been settled, and it is probable 
that before long capital will develop the 
water supply and rentier both settlements 
attractive to new comers. 
spa ora. 
Mr. A. T. Currier, one of the most enter¬ 
prising and liberal man uf Lus Angeles 
county, has a beautiful home about three 
miles from the village of Spadra. ilm- the 
orange and other semi-tropical fruit* seem 
to grow to perfection, while ihe grain Held* 
surrounding generally yield an ample 
harvest. Nearer Spadra is the ranch of 
Mr. C. 1. Wright, which, bcaide* being 
well adapted to grain and stock, ha* a fine 
twenty acre vineyard loaded with fruit. 
Between Spadra and Pomona are. the thrifty 
ranches of Messrs. Fryer, devoted to grain 
■TVui"' -'T " r ' sl "' " ,r -Squirt.” of 
the. little settle meet, nod Louis I’hillin* 
cm of the largest Jami-nwners j n tfin* 
county. 
Phe village of Spadra has an excellent 
Intel kept by Mr. Metakar, known better 
It /-in i, ’* lf e, "' ral "tore owned by A 
• t aldwell, one of the finest school build- 
iSith;"’'* 'Ulm, I „ ld 
1he grain crop is Hot |„ . . 
Jcir, l.ut quite Baliefaetory to the farmers- 
the Cl, mate „ f„|| } e 4 u»l to that „f ^ 
emi,tty, „„J , k \. 
irappy ” “ "‘ le h ' ptotperoua and 
POUON 
farms ot this section and see what a little 
I capital ami inoch labor can accomplish in a 
short time on a seemingly barren plain. 
Mr. C. E. White is the owner of an eighty- 
acre tract, which lie has planted with deci¬ 
duous and semi-tropical trees, many of 
I which are now hearing. He is experi¬ 
menting with nlives,and will, wo trust, find 
the culture of this tree both successful and 
profitable. f)r. Fairchilds, who owns n lot I 
in the center of the town, has a promising 
little orange orchard, which shows what 
may be dune with this fruit with opnr 
cultivation. The Doctor also has a fine bee- 
ranch in the mountains, which he assures 
us will bring a fair crop of honey th« 
present season. 
Mr. Jno. Whyte is the owner of ten acres 
close to the village, ilia land is devoted 
to trees anil vines, the fruit this year being 
very fine, Ins peaches having the flavor of 
those grown in the mountains. Uev. R SI, 
Until, the Episcopal clergyman of the place, 
lias II beautiful home surrounded with trees 
sod vines. Like others he is a firm bu¬ 
ilder in the future of Purnnnu. Mr. S. 
tJalcs, formerly of I .us Angeles city, has 
gone into the nursery business nn his 15- 
f ' : «t»l» '* 1.0 tvi.l. to buy 
Iru™ ttrst Spring bo pl»„ e J | Mr J 
JSiL’to JL”"A w, "T' 4 
rnul. he wc |, u p rol „l of. hTh orJm 
'—'fl'y. True from black "3, 
it, South.™ Cllfontk 
NOTES FROM SAN FERNANDO. 
The wheat Vield of San Fernando j s 
aliout two-thilds ns large as last year but 
I the quality in every respect much better 
| 1 he total amount of laiiil in wheat is ahm,» 
40,000 acres. The following are ,ome J 
the principal owners and amount of acres 
under cultivation: 
Lankenthim Ji Van Neys.2(>,000 
5’ I' ‘‘ 0rt<,r . 3,000 
U. I\. Dorter. ,... 
.lemfer A Burnett. ' o’L 
|J G. Patton. I’ooS 
r 1 - Pra ° M . . .loo 
for a large and prosperous settle, uem 
wuniler/'r * l ' Kl ,v * 9 ‘" r l ,, ihl -'l a*/The I 
saissiS 
perns, ar.net*, g m «,e» 
i,lii m, iV , * pvsehes, and even 
punm, flo exuiudino y we I Tl.r • 
tin- uetuur they am ,,, t b, 1,01 "."V 
O* "Itueur there it, “T"'*'"* 
bat. i>t,queat,„nab|y a '...t OI “ ot ' a 
Ityeatlot), free from di», g „ M J - ?' U ' r . 
r« k -’ "* 
But the timo and knap,, n .;ti r -1 
.,.r.k,. r ,i, .it,tbe.,,,if„M™i“r.;;‘ 
m ttie 1 oinnna sett 1 
UertLdc, MillL Sri?"' K'"*. 
b£ 
■mith-al,„p, W *' k - 
clttirclte, an,| H (i.,1. ::r " Inn 
l.r Trnm l'i'''" ,|r 
Uiinu ranch, recrntlv i 
Gird „f Arisons. Mr cfrdt Tat ** Mr 
improvement,, lind * f "*kn.g great 
“ill m.u-ri .11 VS ,“ '" , 'i"'»l.'oJ that he 
“■'I '».“r,.ii; I,,. 
.upe.bnltallSllrfKt 1 * 
r^on-tnof rJXS: 
■i. c. p! 
ifc "ioMBiS'hh 1 kLb fi nkm 
fiml< u mtm *ho a , > 1,11 «l>" 
The littery yield of San Ternetido in not 
a total failure this year, but growers are 
very much disappointed. Haney proving 
h doubtful crop the ben men are turning 
thnr attention to fruitgrowing with eoii- 
aidrrable success. Mr. J. H nr ps t about 
three miles Irom Ihe village of San Fcrnan- 
do, bas a very thrifty little orchard which, 
without irrigation, produces the very finest 
ipiabty of deuiilunus and semi-tropical 
"ms. J lie McClure Brothers, who own 
u,u acr ''* *even mile* from San Fcr- 
rum.Jo are about to put a portion of their 
T , Can - y,, ‘‘ Int ," F ra j’<- vines, to which 
H.c land ,s well adapted. The San Fer¬ 
nando valley will, in „ ni e, become a fn.it- 
prorb.cmg section of Mnail importance. 
■ ‘ lr ‘ , Iilnahli is the owner of the 
largest fruit farm in the Valiev, having a 
n,t. ,,r„W, V„„ 7ar ,|. f-, u[t ri 
Z T'"“ >l»n •« met 
.portions of the county, and bears very 
labumlantly. This gentle man is u believer 
" thH f . ,lt,,rc ' °f the olive, and lots a large 
plantation of young tree*, which average 
abrnit fifty gaHons each. The fruit pickled 
r ls fi r . f,1 'y, gallon, al.d the 
demand ih unlimited. At the old mission 
of ban I ernondo close by, .s « r) aged ol.ve 
fee which the owner says boro '45(1 gallona 
last year, an enormous yield. The olive is 
destined to become a great source of 
income to those of our horticulturists who 
are far •seeing enough |« plant ami properly 
care (or the trees. ' 
FK0M LOB AS0ELES TO WILMJS0T0S. 
Ml.iu.l, Skjii-Tiwph : The Country be. 
fwco " l "' Ati|?ele« oily and Wilmingltm 
eonprliwe « *.iiety,,f B „ 0 d, b ad ami indif. 
or.-nt lend. Where the alkali ha. „„t 
'Iroriffly impregnated the K i| rr „p, , r „ 
generally good, „„d thongh r ,„ kil ns 
Uir- l„.,t „f „u, Mmi-empfo,] Iruii |„„j 
•ttll .irangt-s, lo,,,,,,,,. „, 0 ur „ 
dotted in eotn. loeeliti,-, „f oacellont qttal- 
VKttNON 111 STRICT 
itettio.l V.-rtirm, Thi. S' , l‘P ro P'"*lely 
i-to twenty am) forty-acre farina prlncip'aOy 
