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For the following informationon this subject we are imlebted to Mr. Albert B. Clark, of Orange:
Half the waters of the river are assured to the Rancho San- tiago de Santa Ana by Mexican Dreree, which has been con- firmed by the Amorican Commission. Only two thousand acres of land is so situated as ever to derive lunelit from this supply. The canal built by the settlers, cost fifty five thou- sand dollars, and all disputed rights in regard thereto have been purchased. The canal is ten feet wide on bottom aml twenty-two feet on top, and carries six thousand inches of water. There had been an old Mexican canal along here for this purpose, and the hne of that was followed in the new work. A tunnel, a quarter of a mile in length, was constructed through a hill at the head of the valley, and from here there is a fall of fifty-one feet, which the company intends renting as a water-power.
17 bales
1,450
Starch
232 sacks
20 sacks
4,011
Mustard seed
38 sacks
4,700
6 cara
7,294,785
Oats.
75 sacks. 10,000
Barley
6,870,724
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The water stock is divided into twenty thousand shares, at five dollars each. Half the shares have been sold to settlers. There has been a further assessment of one dollar and sixty- five cents on each share.
CROPS.
The principal grain erops of the Santa Ana valley are corn and barley. All kinds of small vegetables and garden produce thrive well. Castor-beans do well, but of late years have not been much grown.
FRITT.
Oranges, lemons, walnuts, figs, apples, peaches and grapes all do well in this valley.
The Museat, or raisin grape, and the Mission grape are the principal varieties grown. So far, wine has been the principal grape product, but the intention among growers seems to be to go more and more largely into the manufacture of raisins.
Most of the orange orchards are very young -just beginning to bear.
The walnuts are in the same condition.
l'igs and peaches are bearing largely.
Olives do well, but, so far, have not been planted to any great extent.
Almonds grow splendidly, but do not bear well, hence they have been nhnost wholly given up.
Apples are of good quality, and keep well.
We clip the following from the Santa Ana Herald of June , 1880:
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We learn from Mr. Brown, agent: We shipped from this depot from crop of 1878, four hundred and ninety-four boxes oranges, thirty-one thousand one hundred and fifty-three pouuds; crop of 1879, one thon- sand six hundred and twenty-three boxes oranges, one hundred aud seven thousand four hundred and seven pounds: showing an increase over 1878 of one thousand one hundred and twenty-nine boxes, or an increase of about three hundred and fifty per cent.
LIVE STOCK.
There are no bands of cattle or horses now in Santa Ana township, but all the farmers have a few of each. There are several bands of sheep, which will probably aggregate one hun- dred thousand head. There are also a large number of hogs raised in this valley, and being corn fed, these always command a high price. Mr. A. M. Bates conduets a dairy of thirty cows at Santa Ana, and supplies the town with milk.
BEKS.
For the following information regarding the bee interest in this valley we are indebted to Mr. Emery, of Anaheim, who was one of the pioneer bee-ranchers of Santa Ana town- ship :-
John Shrewsbury was the first person who gathered together
a number of stands of bees, in the Santiago C'añon, Santa Ana township, with a view of establishing an apiary, and going into the business. This was about the year 1875. He had but a few stands at first, but increased the number, until in the year 1879 he had some three hundred stands. He was fol- lowed by others, and in 1879 the bee interest of the township stood about as follows :-
STANDS.
Allwood Bros 250
Greenleaf
110
Win. Hall . 140
Mustang Bee Ranch. 150
The Oaks.
160
Wm. Bentley
40
Al. Ward. .
50
Fruit & Buckley .
100
Julian .
40
White.
125
Shrewsbury Bros.
300
Fred Hozen
600
Williams ...
75
Tillman Bush .
56
Several others, say
150
For feed the white and button sage is the main crop. The white begins to mature about the 1st of May, attaining its height in July. Then the button sage, and after that the Su- mac blossoms begin to be used. On June 5, 1877, a severe Santa Ana wind blasted the crop of flowers, and spoiled them so far that during that year the bees made only enough honey for their own use.
In 1878 the season began early, and was very good. The quantity of houey made was very large, though uot of as good quality as in previous years. The San Fraueiseo market. opened at about eight cents for the first shipments, and declined to three and a half cents, with no sales. Heavy ship- ments were made by Messrs. Emery, Allwood Bros., Wm. Hall, Shrewsbury Bros., and others, to England, under an agreement with the commission agents that at least eight cents net should be realized.
After seven months returns were had, aud it was found that the expeuses of shipment had so far encroached upon the amouut received, that the owners realized only the advance payments of four cents per pound, or one-half what they had expected. The season of 1879 was the most disastrous of all. Owing to lack of rain, the flowers on the mountains did not bloom, and the bees were unable to make enough honey for their susteuauce. Some persous moved their stands into the valley, and these for the most part survived, but those remaiu- ing upon the mountain ranches, largely perished. The loss dur-
ing that year did not tall far short of thirty-three and one- third per cent.
This year (1880; the prospects are good. At this time there are not so many stands as in the tush part of 1879. but before the season becomes fully matured, it is anticipated there will be quite as many ..
The honey is for the most part, extracted upon the ranch, and shipped in barrels and oil cans. The barrels hold from twenty to twenty-live gallons, two hundred and forty to three hundred pounds; oil cans, about sixty pounds to the can.
The honey is made in wooden hives in large combs on porta- Ide frames. The combs are uncovered with a sharp capping knive on each side, and the honey extracted cold by means of an extracting tank. The same comb is used over and over again, sometimes as many as n dozen or more times in the season.
Fred Hozen has now about four hundred colonies, and is the only person in this neighborhood who ships honey in the comb. He ships principally in small combs. It is still a moot question as to which pays the best.
Mr. Emery thinks that extracted honey at eight cents, will pay better than comb honey at twelve eents. The reason of this, is not only the extra expense of the hives, but also the lost labor of the bees in making new comb every time. About twenty-five per cent increase in swarms annually is considered as high as is compatible with having strong and healthy swarms. There have been instances where parties have started with fifteen swarms, and elosed the season with one hundred; but this is considered an unprofitable increase. In a good sea- son, a strong swarm of bees will produce from one hundred and fifty to two hundred pounds of extracted honey.
Most of the land used for ber ranches is unsurveyed Gov- ernment land, squatted upon by the bee-men. These will ocea- sionally sell out their location, and prices range from twenty - five to four hundred dollars, according to location and buildings.
Bees sell at from two to five dollars per swarm in hive, according to the time of year. Ordinary hives with full com- plement of frames, average in cost about fifty cents cach. Extractors cost ten dollars each. Tank (with capacity of two thousand two hundred pounds), galvanized iron, about fourteen dollars. C'apping knives, smokers, heating stove, and other implements, abont fifteen dollars. in addition to these, every bee-man wants a. full kit of carpenter's tools, cans, bar- rels, horses, wagons, etc.
Almost all the bees in this scetion were originally common black bees. An almost universal effort is now being made to Ital- ianize the swarms by the introduction of Italian Queens. This effort is meeting with good success. The Italian bee being more hardy, and a better worker. In some cases the inercase in honey from this change is at least twenty-five per cent.
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RESIDENCE OF W.H. EDWARDS, SON OF THOMAS EDWARDS .
TENEMENT HOUSE ON FARM
PUBLISHED BY THOMPSON & WEST.
RESIDENCE AND FARM OF THOMAS EDWARDS, 602 ACRES, WESTMINSTER. LOS ANGELES CO, CAL.
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TUSTIN CITY.
Crossing the line from San Juan township into Santa Ana township by the main county-rond, we first come to Tustin City.
This place was established by Mr. C. Tustin in 1869, upon a tract of land bought by him some two years previously from Bacon & Johnson, who had purchased two thousand acres from the heirs of the Yorba estate. Upon the division of the ranch in 1868, Mr. Tustin and his partner, N. O. Stafford, had one thonsand three hundred and fifty-nine acres apportioned to them.
The town site as surveyed, contains ahout one hundred acres, in blocks three hundred feet square, divided into town lots fifty by one hundred and fifty feet.
There are now resident here, about fifty families. There are two schools and school-houses, with an average aggregate attend- ance of about eighty pupils.
There is a post-office with mail twice a day-C. Tustin, post- master.
There is a publie hall over the post-office, and store building twenty-four by sixty, owned by C. Tustin, in which the Methi- odlists, Baptists, Adventists, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians hold regular meetings. There is no regular preacher of any of the denominations resident here.
There are no secret societies.
'There is a hotel, one store, blacksmith and wagon-shop.
The principal crops are corn and barley. Of fruits-oranges, lemons, limes, walnuts and grapes, flourish. All kinds of vegetables. Tobacco for home consumption only, is raised.
The Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company supplies the town with water for irrigation purposes.
Very little live stock is owned, save for domestic usc.
Grapes are used for raisins only. No wine has yet been manufactured.
The settlers here, for the most part, own their own land- principally small tracts-five to twenty aeres. The buildings are all of frame.
Bananas do well here, but so far are regarded only as an experiment.
TOWN OF SANTA ANA.
For the following information we are indebted to the cour- tesy of Mr. Wmn. H. Spurgeon, the founder of the town :-
The Santiago de Santo Ine Raucho was an old grant made by Spain about 1810 to -- Yorba. This grant extended almost entirely across the township and contained about sixty-two thousand acres. It remained in Yorba's family until his death and was then partitioned to his heirs by order of Court.
The land now occupied by the town site of Santa Ana fell to the share of Zenobia Yorba, one of the heirs, and W'm. H. Spur-
geon bought from her From Mr Spurgeon al the present holders of town property take title.
The town site was surveyel and lail off in town lots, in October, 1869, nudler the direction of Mr. Spurgreen It is not incorporated and there are no town officers. The town has a population of from twelve hundred to fifteen humulred souls This election precinct cast four hundred and thirty vote at the last election.
Mr. Spurgeon has an artesian well three hundred and fifty feet deep, from which he pumps and distributes water over the whole town for domestie purposes, by means of a hot-air engine with a forcing capacity of four thousand gallons per hour. The water is first-class in quality and free from mineral taste.
The town of Santa Ana has two newspapers See chapter on "Journalism"), threehotels, a school-house, three church buildlings ( Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian , two public halls, one society hall, and a large number of business houses. There are also seven ministers, seven doctors, six lawyers and a number of music and other teachers. Also a public library.
CHURCHES.
THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH
Was organized in Santa Ana at the residence of W. Il. Titch- enal, December, 1869, The church was built in 1876, and dedicated by Bishop Marvin in October of that year. It is of wood and cost two thousand dollars; parsonage, five hundred dollars. The ministers in their order have been : A Grover (one year), D. M. Price (one year), J. K. Miller (two years), L. A. Smith (one year), Il. W. Featherston two years). F. R. Curtis (one year). G. E. Butler is the present pastor. The number of members is forty. There are two other outlying congregations under charge of this pastor, making an aggregate of seventy-five members.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
At Santa Ana was organized March, 1871. The pastors in the order of time have been: Rev. R. C. Fryer |two years , I. Hick- ley (two years), J. A. Freeman (two years , A. S. Worrell, D). D. (one year). H. I. Parker, D D., is the present pastor. The church was dedicated in September, 1878. It cost four thou- sand dollars. Present membership, fifty-four.
THE M. E CHURCH NORTH
At Santa Ana was organizel in 1874. There is no ehureli builling as yet. The membership is about forty.
THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sends us the following information regarding its history: " Our congregation was organized June 22, 1876. The build- ing frame) was erected in August of 1877, and cost two thousand eight hundred dollars. The congregation was first
organizal ly Rev. D S. MeH. nry, who actel as stated supply until close of March. 1575, when he resignedl. The present pastor T I C. Walter was installe 1 June 6, 1879 Number of members, thirty three The church with which the congre- gation is connectedl is composedl principally of Scotch, and Scotch- Irish and their descendants ; is Presbyterian in doctrine and goverment. Four eblers are asmiated with the pastor in the governing of the church composing the session James Me- Fallen, W B Hall A. R Finley and I. P Thompson "
In addition to the alwww. the Christian Church has a branch here, and holds occasional services
SOCIETIES.
MASONS
Santa Ana Lodge, No. 211, F & A. M. was organized Deto- ber 1. 1875. The first othcer- were: A. W. Birch, W M ; 11. 11. Harmon, S. W , George W. Vaner, J. W., W. 11 Titel. enal, Treasurer; V. W. Humphreys, Secretary. The charter members were: J N. Bortsett, James 11 Fruit, J. II Gregg. Isaac Harding. W. G Hubbard, Isane Hickey, J W. Layman, S. B. MeTarnahan, A. Mekert, D 11 Samis, D. K Shrolle, W L. Wilhite. Of the same the following are still netive members : 1. 11 Gregg, Isnac Harding, . W. 1myman. S. B. MeTarnahan, D K. Shrode, W L. Wilhite. The present otheers are : M J Bumly, W 31 .; L. J Lekhurt, S W .; S. C. Shale, J. W .; ( W. Wilcox, Treasurer, R. F. Chilton, Secretary ; J. B. C'allaway, Chaplin, J W Layın, S. D .; Il. O. Parton, J. D .; V. P. Seleider, Tyler The greatest number of members at nuy one time has lun forty ; members at present thirty eight The present value of lodge fixtures, two hundred aml fifty dollars. The financial condi- tion is said to be good. Amount, disbursed in elmrity, two hundred dollars. The lodge meets in the Old Fellows and Masons' Ilall over the post-otlice, Friday evening on or before the full moon in every month.
ODD FELLOWS.
Santa Ana Lodge, No. 236, 1. 0. 0. F. was organized Octo- ber 30, 1875. The first officers were: W S. Ritchey, N G; M. S. Jones, V G ; G. Spurgeon, Recording Secretary; C. W Freeman, Permanent Secretary; J. H. Muesser, Treasurer The charter members were: W. S. Ritchey, M. S. Jones, A. D. Stine, G Spurgeon, G. W. Freeman, J. H. Moser, 11. 11 Harmon, J H. Campbell, J. W. Swanson, F M. Smith, J E. Hodges, H. W. Sharpe, R. Freeman, A. F. Freisencker, E. M. Salter, C. R Stine. Of the same the following are still active members: W. S. Ritchey, G. Spurgeon, G. W. Freeman, J. H. Moesser, J., H. Campbell, J. W. Swanson, F. M Smith, R. Freeman. The present officers are: A. C. Bowers, N. C .; Henry Jessen, V G .; A. Johnston, Secretary; G. Spurgeon,
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Treasurer. The greatest number of members at any one time has been sixty-four; members at present, sixty. Character and present value of property : Lodge furniture and regalia, five hundred dollars; real estate, one hundred and fifty dollars; money on hand and loaned out, eight hundred and fifty dollars ; total, one thousand five Indred dollars. The financial condi- tion is said to be excellent. There has been disbursed in ben- efits, charities etc., about eight hundred dollars. The lodge meets in Odd Fellows' Hall every Saturday evening.
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Santa Ana Lodge, No. 151, 1. O. G. T., was organized Janu- ary 19, 1878. The first officers were: R. E. Hewitt, W. C. T .; Flora Babcock, W. V. T .; Rev. W. H Featherston, W. Chap .; Wir. Bowdou, W. Sec .; Miss M. Weaver, W. A. Sec .; L. E. Kent, W. F. Sec .; R. MeHadden, W. Treas .; J. Rushing, W. M .; Miss N. Greenleaf, W. D. M. ; Miss Emma Weaver, W. I. G .; A. Greenleaf, W. O. G .; Mrs. S. E. Layman, W. R. H. S .; Miss M. Parish, W. L. H. S .; F. Cobler, P. W. C. T. The charter members were: R. E. Hewitt, Wmn. Bowden, W. B. Parish, L. E. Kent, J. J. Titchenal, Geo. Rayburn, Chas. Yost, Chas. Humphreys, Win. Trask, Rev. W. H. Featherston, R. McFad- deu, T. M. Hoge, A. J. Rushing, Geo. W. Ford, L. S. Robinson, C. H. Peters, F. Cobler, 11. Titchenal, M. H. Gist, Mrs. S. E. Layman, Miss M. Parish, Miss N. Greenleaf, Miss F. Babcock, W. Straw, A. Greenleaf, F. Humphreys, M. Greenleaf, W. Cobler, A. F'. Alvord. Of the same the following are still active members : L. E. Kent, J. J. Titehenal, R. McFadden, W. Straw, M. Greculeaf, W. Cobler, Miss M. Parish, Miss N. Green- louf, Miss F. Babcock. The present officers are: L. E. Kent, W. C. T .; Miss M. Durand, W. V. T .; J. Addis, W. Scc .; Miss M. Parish, W. C'Imp .; M. Yarnell, W. F. Sec .; Jake Thompson, W. Trens .; S. SImle, W. M .; May Greenleaf, W. D. M .; Helen Cobler, W. I. G .; A. Yarnell, W. O. G .; Lottie Patnam, W. R. 11. S .; Sarah V. Conner, W. L. H. S .; H. E. Ford, P. W. C. T. The greatest number of members at any one time has been seventy. Present number of members, forty-nine. The char- acter and present value of property: Lodge furniture, regalia, (te .; value, two hundred dollars. The financial condition is said to be good. There have been disbursed in benefits, ehari- ties, ete., fifteen dollars. The lodge meets every Wednesday evening.
WORKMEN.
Santa Ana Lodge, No. 82, A. O. U. W., was organized, Feb- ruary 27, 1879. Charter members : M. J. Bundy, A. S. Addis, H. Mill, W. T. Brown, Geo. A. Fayle, J. S. Hayword, F. Man- eghon, J. J. Titchenal, H. B. Dibble, I. Chandler, W. Elem- dorf, J. A. Crow, H. O. Porton, C. P. Schnider. First officers: M. J. Bundy, M. W ..; C. P. Selmider, G. F. ; J. S. Hayword, O .; W. Elenulorf. Reedr .; H. Neill, F. W. ; W. T. Brown,
Ree .; G. A. Fayle, G. ; A. S. Adis, P. M. W. ; J. J. Titehenal, I. W .; H. O. Porton, O. W. All of the above are still active ineinbers, The present officers are: Geo. E. Freeman, M. W .; F Manegbon, G. F .; J. S. Hayword, O .: A. C. Bowers, Recdr .; M. J. Bundy, F. W .; W. T. Brown, Rec. : H. Jessin, G .; C. P. Schnider, P. M. W .; H Neill, O. W .; H. O. Porton, I. W. The greatest number of members at any one time has been twenty-eight. Number of present members, twenty-seven. The financial condition is said to be prosperous. There has been disbursed in benefits, charities, etc., three hundred and eleven dollars.
SCHOOLS.
There is a graded school with three departments in Santa Ana. Aggregate attendance, three hundred and fifty.
UPPER SANTA ANA.
In the north-west portion of the Santiago De Santa Ana Ranch, is a settlement (originally Mexican) known as Upper Santa Ana. Here is a school-honse, a Catholic church (the priest from Anaheim officiates), one or two American families, and several Mexican families. There are some young orchards of northern fruits and one or two of oranges and walnuts. Wheat, harley and corn are the principal grain crops of the settlement.
GOSPEL SWAMP.
We copy the following from the Los Angeles Star of April 9, 1873 :-
This is the name of a considerahle settlement on a portion of the Santa Ana Ranch. It is situated on low ground, and is possessed of a soil of marvelous fertility. A well authenticated fact regarding the extraordinary productiveness of this region was related to us yester- day. A twenty-five-acre field of corn, tilled by James Layman, yielded last year the prodigious amount of oue hundred and eighteen bushels of shelled corn to the acre. This was the marvelous result upon weighing. The swamp was originally settled by a number of families, among whom were more than the usual proportion of preach- ers, so the community were remarkable for their piety aud church- going. Hence the name of the settlement. The late severe winds were not felt in this stretch of country; and although the land is low and frost is frequent, yet the crops are always ahundant. The winds are hroken before reaching the swamp hy a great harrier of willows at a point that may he termed the delta of Santa Ana river. During heavy freshets the overflow covers a tract of country of about ten thousand acres, which was settled upon a year or two ago hy a numher of squatters, under the impression that it was outside of Spanish grant lands; but which has since heen successfully claimed hy the San Ber- nardino Land Association. As these settlers were nearly all of the Republican faith, the hard-shells of Gospel Swamp duhhed their place Republican Bend. This vast tract of country is covered hy a dense growth of willows, and serves to shelter Gospel region from the west winds. Persons who have made the atmospheric currents a study in this county, have reached the conclusion that the heavy north winds that pass diagonally across the north-western portion of the county, strike a counter current on reaching the ocean, and are horne hack in a westerly direction toward the Santa Ana region. These reacting gales would he very injurious were it not for the willow harrier they encounter at the delta of the Santa Ana.
We find the following in the Santa Ana Times of December 25, 1879 :-
Gospel Swamp is known as the Egypt of America. Corn is the staple, and ranges from eighty-tive to one hundred and twenty-five bushels to the acre. Two crops can he grown annually on the same land-one of corn and one of harley.
We have gleaned the following by inspection of this region, and from conversations with the settlers there :-
Gospel Swamp is a tract of abont four thousand acres of damp land lying in the southerly portion of Santa Ana Ranch. There is a considerable portion of the cast end of this tract untit for cultivation by reason of alkaline deposit .. About three-fourths of the tract is good agricultural land, growing principally corn, potatoes, and pumpkins. Some barley is also grown, but this grows too rank, and lodges down on the ground.
The bulk of the stoek raised here is hogs; there are some cattle, but few sheep.
The principal hog ranches are :-
H. H. Wakeman, about 200
R. Cuffie, (dealer)
W. N. Tedford, 1,000
H. M. Bear, 125
A. T. Armstrong,
50
James McFadden, 75
1,000
There are four school-houses on the tract, having an average aggregate attendance of about one hundred and fifty.
The Methodists have a church building, which is used by them and the old-school Presbyterians on alternate Sabbaths. The Methodist minister is the Rev. Mr. Butler. The Pres- byterian, Rev. Mr. Bogul.
The Mormons also have a church building, but no regular preacher.
Apples and peaches are being grown extensively on this tract and do well.
Mr. Tedford was the first settler on the tract in 1878.
Almost every ranch has an artesian well, some have several. They are not much used for irrigation, the soil not requiring it.
The Morinon Church was organized by Elder D. S. Mills in 1875. The first President of the district (consisting of the counties of Los Angeles and Kern), was Joseph Burton. There are two church organizations or branches in the district-one in Gospel Swamp and the other at Laguna Canon. Mr. Burton is still President of the whole district.
The presiding elders of the Gospel Swamp Chmureh are Peter Betts and Wm. Garner.
Levi Hemmenway and Henry Gaugh are the presiding elders of the Laguna Canon Church.
The whole county of Los Angeles has a membership of about one hundred and seventy-five.
These churches both belong to that division of the Mormon Church known as Josephites, or the reorganized Church of Jesus
RESIDENCE OF J. F . DURRELL, FLORENCE P.O. SAN ANTONIO TP LOS ANGELES C, CAL.
PUBLISHED BY THOMPSON & WERY,
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Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which Joseph Smith, Jr., is the President.
This branch does not believe in or practice polygamy. There are about one lindred and forty members in the Gospel Swamp Church. They have here a church building.
They accept the Bible, " The Book of Mormon," and doc- trine and covenants, which they claim both prohibit polygamy. This church does not grant divorce save for adultery.
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