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of implements, work animals, aiitl im¬ 
provements. Moreover, have paid tlio 
$300 dollars and interest, borrowed to 
bring me here, and delinquent tuxes back 
East to the amount of $130.” Now, as this 
rise of a moneyless stranger in California 
comes of the banker’s trust and a butter 
dairy, that rise is my fact-answer to the 
question, “ How is butter dairying 5,1 ^os 
Angeles?” The other question, as to 
11 How is milk-growing for the cheese 
factory?'' f also fact-answer, in this, that 
“ 1 have quit milking butter, at which I did 
well, and am having Walker to irmlco 
cream cheese of my milk, because in this 
I am doing better. Most of onr fifty cows 
will come in fresh within the next ninety 
days; cheese will go up and our income 
will run up to near twenty dollars a day, 
the half of which will be mine. Besides 
this, we have just sold about ono thousand 
bushels of corn at about Ihu cost of pro¬ 
duction, a round lot of fat hogs without 
profit. Sell the male calves of the band, 
and of oggs and poultry a tnlle. Our half 
Jersey cows are worth $40 at two years 
old. and, if the dam is a nlioicn Shorthorn 
or scrub milker, the cross is a heller 
milker than the full Jersey. We are in¬ 
creasing our fields of alfalfa, which yield 
eight crops from March to October, and 
no little grazing from November to Feb¬ 
ruary. But,” says Me., “ if you repeat 
what I say, add that I stand to my original 
impression, upon my arrival, that Lob 
Angeles is the rich man’s Paradise, but 
the poor man's rack, unless the poor man 
catches a banker, or. at least, has money 
euough to pay for twenty acres of alfalfa 
land, twenty cows, a milk cart, two horses, 
a wagon, a plow, Borne humous, a shanty, 
some furniture, and has sonic money 
remaining.” 
Space fails me to give other cases, 
prominent among which are the cheese 
factory gf John Bixby, of the Alamitos; 
of Julian Valdez, of Ballona; and of scores 
of private creameries; and of numerous 
more or less seriously contemplated cheoHC 
factories. 
RIVERSIDE'S RESOURCES. 
THE WONDERFUL GROWTH Or A SOUTHfcll.X CAL¬ 
IFORNIA COLONY. 
ETOIir MILES OF nEAUlNO ORCHARDS AND VINK- 
VAIIDS WHERE EIGHT VRAUH AGO Till HE WAS 
NOTHING BUT A UAIlftl.N l'LAIN. 
“T HAVE been but three Weeks m River 
-L side,” said a gentleman to us on the 
pleasant, veranda of the (Hen Cottage Hotel, 
" but 1 have seen enough to eimlilu mo to 
decide (0 make this place my future home. 
Never in my travels have I enjoyed such a 
climate and seen such flourishing trees, 
vines and flowers, such pleasant people and 
delightful homes,'’ This seoUinent will he 
oohood by all tourists aud travelers who visit 
the settlement, examine its reanurflfifr, and 
note the continual progress on every hand. 
It. could hardly he believed by the Htrnimer, 
who visits the colony in July, ig«o, ij m |, 
these beariug lemon ami orange orchards, 
these beautiful vineyards loaded with 
embryo fruit, these ornamental and useful 
trees and shrubs on every hand wore, many 
of them, planted /css than eight years ago. 
Comfortable if not showy odificoB aro to be 
s en on every hand —Ideal homes where the 
owners can literally sit under their own 
vines and fig trees. 
TUE WATER SUPPLY. 
Tim Genii, wIiobo magic touch has 
changed the almost desert and caused it to 
bloom like the rose, may first be seen a 
few miles from the settlement where it 
appears in tho shape of a huge irrigating 
ditch, at. the time of our visit full to tlm 
brim with water taken from tho Santa Ana 
River, which in turn receives its supply 
from the groenclad summits of the neigh¬ 
boring mountains. It wends its course to 
the borders of the indony tract where it 
begins its lifa giving mission and con¬ 
tinues it throughout the whole settlement. 
ft is tho opinion of the State Engineer 
that, in some respects, water taken from 
rivers is superior fur irrigating purpose to 
that from artesian wells or other sources— 
If so Riverside’s supply is of the very best 
qualify, but as a beverage wo cannot speak 
highly of it While it is not unhealthy, 
unless cooled, it is warm and discolored 
This difficulty, is, however, largely ob 
vutod by Wells. The water is held, and 
sold by the Land and Irrigating Company, 
and, so far as we could learn there is an 
abundant supply, KyetywhOrO ill South¬ 
ern California there has been a tendency 
to use more water than is actually neoes 
sary, often to the real detriment, of the tiees 
and vines. Careful investigation has proved 
beyond doubt that cult ivation is of greater 
importance than frequent irrigation. If a 
plant is forced to penetrate tho soil to 
some depth for the natural moisluro it 
becomes far more healthy and vigorous. 
CLIMATE OV H1VICU81D8. 
Tho atmosphere of Riverside is dry and 
healthful. Il i« beneficial in consumption, 
asthma, catarrhal nflinstiotm, etc. Many 
invalids have recovered their health, anil 
the good people will oxiuiho us, wo trust, if 
wo (data that their cemetery seems to bo 
the least flourishing portion of their sultlc- 
mont. Physimarm complained to un of a 
dfiaith of patients and tho two drug store 
aro doing anything but a rushing buainess. 
Probably the dryness of the atmosphere 
and thn regular afternoon sen-breezes arc 
responsible fur this atuta of affairs. Thorn 
is no miasma, no ''r• 1 1 i 11 h,” and wo camiol 
learn that any epidemic lifts ever prevailed 
tllMt’O. 
TUlt llUBINESB QRNTKH 
Is built oliiofly nf brink and though not 
large is amply Hullicituil, for the present 
needs of ‘.ho colony. There are three 
liolelH, Glen (lollngo Home, Riverside 
Hotel and Riverside House, Throe general 
merchandise stores and twelve or fifteen 
other establishments, There is a largo 
hall used for tho various societies and the 
Episcopal Gongrcigiilion on Sunday. Two 
religious denominations have small' edifices 
for their people. 
THE POPULATION. 
Riverside is settled principally by East¬ 
ern people—Many New Yorkers with a 
sprinkling from New England and the 
Western States The census will probably 
show n population of over 2,000. Nearly 
nil cmno with considerable capital and have 
not bad the disadvantage of poverty to 
contend with. 
iiivfiibide'b iniuistbifs. 
Horticulture is the great induetry of 
Riverside find tho people are confident 
that the quality of their fruit wilt challenge 
comparison with that, of any of the great 
fruit, producing regions of tho world. 
Last Spring they had a fine opportunity 
to show the wonderful variety and excellent 
quality of their horticultural products by 
an exposition which was so successful that 
it surprised even the oldest, settlers. Many 
Eastern visitors were present and Riverside 
received quite an accession to her popul¬ 
ation as one result of her Exhibition. 
Raisin making is one of the most successful 
and profitable industries of the colony. 
Tho dry atmosphere of tbn wlir.de region 
makes it possible to cure the fruit in a very 
superior manner and there will lie no over¬ 
production, for the marked for raisins is 
unlimited and 7,000,000 pounds nre an- 
ually imported into tho United States. 
One gentleman showed us three acres of 
vines, &ii years from I,ho slip, from which 
ho stated that he realised $1,000 last year. 
The Northern fruits, with tho exception 
of cherries and plums bear immense crops. 
Apricots do exceedingly well Wo saw 
many two years old trees loaded with fruit 
and the best of nil is that tbis year there 
will he a market for all that can’be raised. 
Tho San Jose Fruit. Packing Co., has 
established a branch factory at Riverside 
and are prepared to purchase any amount 
that may b(J offpred. 
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. 
The Southern Pacific Railroad will reach 
its Eastern terminus in the next two years, 
and a route free from the many disagree¬ 
able features of t.lm Central Pacific, w ill be 
open for travel. It is but reasonable to 
prOBiuim that the completion of this 
tllO rough fare will great y benefit Itnorsido 
ami n large number of tourists and sojour¬ 
ners will liml their way to tho pleasant 
little colony. 
TEMF8CAL TIN MINES. 
Within five miles of Riverside are tho 
only known tin mines in the United States 
tho ore being of good quality and in paying 
quantities. We learn tlmti a company is 
being formed in New Ynrk to work this 
Valuable deposit : if so the business inter¬ 
ests of tho fiottlemonl w ill receive n fresh 
impetus 
W have intended to dcsovibo some of 
the pleasant Riverside and Arlington 
homes wo visited ami to give nit account 
of the methods by which these people 
succeed when many would fail, but the 
pAgais of Skmi Tuorio Cai ifornia nro full 
already so wo must, defer our notes ou 
this subject until tho next, issue.—J. O. l\ 
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