SEMI-TR<>ric r.IIJFORNTA. 
388 
THE COLONY SYSTEM. 
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iMHKftS Cam- 
The writer of I In 
few years. Las had 
and thoroughly r\ 
tlemcd, conducts, 
located on 
IJPSt lOD (l'< 
tline onr vn 
url 
daring if 
opprirtunity i 
in- maillv cvc 
i (lie oolo.iv 
[ilun, 
tlie Pacific Const As Die 
to tin; lit-I manner of “H 
inf. lands is nun of mei whelm¬ 
ing importance, a I •riel Account of tin* ori¬ 
gin and jiragrris of m rend -if lhe rulony 
enterprises in Southern Cull forma can not 
fail l.o lie ill teres! Wip. 
wn \ coi • 'SiBiM *nc< 1 * 
There are venous r mis mis win I he colony 
plan is (lie best method of yeruirjnc a latino 
in California. Our irrigating system n* a 
peculiar one, and requires Immmnv of nr- 
timi in the use of water, otherwise the ro- 
sulte are tli'.isti'iuis to tin ci uniti unity In 
u colony, mi oh rules and regulations nau 
I'U adopted nr, w ill n-eiire to Mich individual 
the use of the irrigating facilities ut the 
j.mper lime ami without inconvenience to 
hia neighbors. Then I lip class of pp.iph 
■who join colonies, ut least such is ill*, mxq 
lliesp we may properly add Anaheim, the 
third most important town in thin county, 
and in proportion to its size, the most 
1 wealthy. 
ltrnnisinr. 
In llic two piece .ling iiutnlxus of this 
'magnxiue w>- lmi, given n brief nccouui of 
llm piesriil condition of the IliveraiJe Col-1 
oUy . it is the Iniycst and inoM avsteniftt -' 
i ml I v conducted HuttUuuont on the const, | 
and already aonin of flu* seillci- an* in re¬ 
ceipt of eon aider a hie ineoiiies from their] 
I'e-pei live places. Il whs founded by J 
W. ‘North ami fissncinti'S in 
much bem fit. Tim water supply is assured, 
the land is easily worked and very fertile, 
and the town boasts of n good hotel, two 
' banks, substantial stores, and various 
manufacturing enterprises. The local 
newspaper, the (Invtk, is edited by R. 
Melrose, and has done much to spread val- 
ui»Me information concerning Southern 
Culifui'iiiii m flic Eastern States. 
CKNTRJJ. OAUPOKXM COMiXV. 
A ve.-u ago we vifited llm duntral Cali¬ 
fornia Colony, in Fresno county, which is 
sjialilc uup. 
ols, literary 
ads, and all 
■ah uuudiiiie 
in California, is generally a 
They want cliurclic*, aid 
and uocial societies, good i 
other improvements. They 
together anil inaugurate oitum home in¬ 
dustries, Kiii-h as fruit-drying and canning 
'•■.lablislinmtilh, woolen nuJIb, soap, March, 
boot, shoe, hut, and other uiaiiiifaetmie^, 
and they find that one industry helps to 
sustain another. Ollier lid ViliiUV’c*. art* 
Unit they cun usually olilain lowci lulls of 
tiunsporlution, and w lmn tin y auivc ft! 
♦ heir destination, feel that while tin y are 
a btrnuge t'mintry, limy me utlmng 
mi--; for, us a lull*, in most cidnuic* 
n c have visited, ilu.-ro arc uumv faiu- 
>ui llm same locality. 
Cl 
Massac 
sen tub vc 
the oilier 
sum 11. lint i> not required, a- there are 
noiu in the colony who depend entirely 
upon 1 ha cliiud- for their supply of moi*t- 
uye f.ir tlioir I re. ► and crops, uI least not 
directly. Die chniclicn, schools, hotels, 
Mores, shops, etc., ace all good, The 
in 
Intiii 
w loci, 
il 
f. 
timi , 
d V: 
huh, noth I'cpro- 
al' ■- I hi* aw of i||. Sortli unit 
the SoiiiIj, were Ijui 1, original 
lv settled by colonics The Mem Pd-rim 
FilllibiH who came over , n tie* Minitower 
Slid 1 iimlcd on tilt# rocky .dunes of N.*w 
Jiuglaud, and the loumlcts of || 
Dominion,” llm " Mother of 1 
both h it for their rhildren » 
Old 
I1J7, ' i the heart of the San Joann in Valley. It 
ill 1*71 Its bon. .bines w,:: .-Jiarged' and *’***' b « Vm 8 f *‘ lk ’". in 
the .101.1* r I a In .* band l*v M. - * Km.»s "" w, ."'7 of aml ^ compumon 
an*) s,I, wl* * le , -t adverhs- <" ua, we crossed (lie brown 
.. eiutnit hav< brought w M-nwept pinna, Unit then Old not 
tl,- si11h*.ncii. .).■ ii-. pr. id .loavi-biug '‘‘gelaiuni enough rcmaim.ig 
condition. the supidv , f water is im v- u *, ll,e ""'-."‘<cd deducts to support 
Inn. .1,1,1,.. and iho land' is .... -itu ded that 1 11 s|,r ’ J P- A * the colony tract, how- 
.1 can ■ a• dv b, in, ■ u.-.l Tl..* cliinnt. .* tU f ;' , -" 1 l .V rs i | ave ’ b - v careful ? ultiva : 
equabli ami not to. wan..; the rainfall is,'! 011 '"" l ,lu ''iH-ral use of water, changed 
lbe seeming desert into ii garden, and 
alfalfa fields, iiuirdieldM, vineyurds, and 
orchards abound on every side. There are 
710,001) acres in the settlement, a largo 
portion being under cultiiivtum. The 
land Was purchased in l*7t>, of W. S. 
fn.il caiomiV just-Varied wniU upnll "the ( l,,l l"" n " » wealtliy gentleman residing 
surplus fniii, and rcndi rs ovT.-p.o.bmiiuu Stt, 1 1 Fmn.-.Koo, who has certainly done 
an impossibility. Mm,, orange L .roves nn* 1,11 b,s l”*" 11 ' lo rouilor the colony pros- 
jubt coming mb, be,ling, and tlm fruit i- l w . ronfc : 1,111 ' vu,< ' r difficultics have lately 
large, thin 4,nm,il. ami fiec f r ..i U -mut anst,u which ll.reatuu to a, rio.ialy «m- 
Tlie people lire from tllf botter classesIbc ,,ftriasS tba ■iPttlei'H, The climate m ox- 
ICusl. anil 1,1. ten,,., rate in.lir-lnous, and fi ysively hot in aiimmer, and tile progress 
> lii n't v. I h.' fat-in• of Itivci Hid' I- as- w,, ' ,:b hue beeu made by the ooionists of 
••111. d. mid HV seeing believing. tJiriHo, Ceutral California tract certainly has 
who may think ,i remurrea Imv. been ^cn aouom]disl.cd uuder difficulties, 
overruled are invited In personally inspect pas.vdkxa. 
the colony, ami observe wind mcflit ve/irs i* ■ ■, . , 
./.,,■ . . , 1 lew visitors come to this county who 
lluiffiid "" 1U " ' LttVe “ C ' fnil pleaced with the bcmutifnl little 
| settlement Coven miles east of this city. 
, a ,\m m, Shmi-Twjmo 0*M*oltJWA has contained nev- 
vnulini.n m, wo I*. 11. V . , the oldest col- eraUrticles relating to the wonderful pro- 
1 ' !- 11 ■\ nK , 1 .. "• .grrus of this gem of Los Angeles county, 
and I"* 1 W-settled cx.-luMvely bv but «s yet the'half h». liutbeun told. Not 
1 ', luH ' ,1 people of J-UAudrim are situated in 
cullivatirui oilain.c.l d. would imv., dis any (Tanlmi of Eden, whom fruits grow 
l,M K| °" t *"' 'lie 'lH.rdai,. .mdv ami their wants are supplied 
o.igimd piopncio, m. old * idifiunian, without labor Far from it, The success 
.a„l.l,d ,1 wa- no l Id. for a pnMiirng. („, of the colony not occmiormd by any 
‘.V, V" T ' " 11 ■' ,nt "' ,r, . v ,v<), ‘ < l' ifill I*.*,11lily Of soil, or great supply 
>‘: R t' lVV " , I f ■ with un.qmd of walrr, but rutlicr by the patie.d, w.'ll- 
w lucl 
most 
tacky 
theii 
Hi -t 
.null 
beritugf 
'lb 
KS ,;,■ y-w ^ 
'"S 11 ."" r<i Tr! ; *«r.#eted «fr» r u 0 / u... settiem, who mSe 
! 1 M T" n, ' ,cl1 11,11 of Villi', and Iissist Nature in her 
„ , , . d ' , ! ; 1,1 11 ,, 7 n 01 U Hforts, instead of lazily throwing all the 
, ; s. du Am, ri 1 T' i v T Wulko, ‘ ,bcobl lady's si,oul,l.*i,is Iho 
,U ' U ' |J ,,f of wlmlivver, planb'd wilb^im,. x£dd ' l,ttB ****** ,,b " Ut 
visit lo Analici.ii sidmfied us Unit llo., yr-c- 
aci ouiplidied "Uu of tbog,. dost 
fit ten ,1 I.cttbrii I w * 1 J .‘o ’ 11 Y nf the- Uuilndl 
Slutc-. H„. high prices of wine, and I 
brandies have mjinuluii ,1 the viiiayardmU.! 
to pul fortli their bent c*ffi,rt». nml thm 
llh 
. Ml 
progress 1 
-III.,! 1,1 1 
bv tin 
HIKI 
U til,, fact I lint I In \ 
"ids of 1 Iicigi.'tic (din 
11 ' United 
time w b 
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Will 
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A. located ill 
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l.o- Ai 
Lolupoc, of 
I"lgtiled, ot 
no; Wcst.mn- 
- veu years, the fust aatthUiurUL lining 
Hindi by rcHidcnU id Indiana; hence, in 
d<s early days, it was culled tin* ludionu 
f’olouj I In* wator m brmigliti m pipes 
Doiu ilu* Siena Mud re mountains, which 
bum a picturi-mpn Viiu-kgrouiid to the set- 
. -! tlfunoiit. There, arc two OlmrolitiH, ono 
1 j he high school, one hotel, one stun* and past- 
plain. but ci unfurl abh- and i b,-,, '.V,.. I T I II®,' 1 *’' ,Q 11 ^ number of orange tr.csnro 
. on.l, .. , I " bearing, nml t be oxbibilmn i.tlhe Pnsn- 
. 1 ,. „ v ,'T 'V ,*!*'«*« L'itr.»« l'air last spring m„ prised and 
v,d.*.iJ^r'ii ..-«dors. wi,,). p 1(Ml ,i„m,, Bfm e 
l .,-1 . P)„ ' “7**1 I'h'HM'itc'U spots It, the world in 
, ami invalid* | winch to secure a home, cniiitul is needed 
, 'l , “' louo, "l i lu commence With; u.oj tin* same m the 
■d llm f iigmul (i“inarm settlers are 
bennies j front llm Eastern Elute- huv 
