anaheim-gazette 1919-01-16

UTILIZATION OF MOJAVE RIVER WATER FACTS RELATING TO EARLY PERIOD OF RIVER TOLD IN ENTER-TAINING MANNER JEDEDIAH SMITH AND PARTY OF TRAPPERS AMONG FIRST TO EXPLORE THE DESERT Mojave River is situated in San Bernardino county, California, and constitutes the chief drainage system of the northern slopes of the San Bernardino mountains. The mountain headwaters comprise two distinct branches, East Fork, or Deep Creek, and West Fork, which unite at the base of the mountains to form the main river. This junction is known as the Forks. Below it the river, in its course 90 miles across the desert plain, receives not a surface tributary of consequence. The course of the river is first northward 30 miles, then northeastward 20 miles, and finally eastward 40 miles. The river sinks at Soda Lake at an elevation between 900 and 1000 feet above sea level. The mountain watershed of the river, 217 square miles in area, extends from an elevation of 8000 feet at the summit of the range to 3000 feet at the Forks. The upper portion has heavy precipitation and the main tributaries are never dry. In summer the water sinks in the river a short distance below the Forks but appears again several-miles below, reaching the Upper Narrows at Victorville, 14 miles below the Forks. The surface first trip but who had then been excited to hostility by the Spanish, and eight of the twelve members were killed. The survivors, as had the party of the previous year crossed the desert and arrived in Los Angeles after much hardship. Again, in 1829, Ewing Young, at the head of another party of trappers, a youthful member of which was later to be General Kit Carson, made a similar journey. A member of this party has described the stream as a dry river rising in the Coast Range and leading northeast into the Great Basin, which was followed several days before water was found; also as a singular stream running southeast 200 miles and emptying into Colorado River, not two miles of its entire length in which it does not disappear, and in part resembling a line o f shallow lakes. In four days after leaving the river the party arrived at San Gabriel Mission, where they were much refreshed. The river could have been none other than the Mojave, and the pass was undoubtedly the Cajon. Evidently these early travelers were unaware of the sinking of the river at Soda Lake, 100 miles westward from Colorado River, and believed its course could be traced to a junction with the larger stream. Whether the emigrants who later, but prior to the fifties, traveled the Spanish or extension of the Santa Fe trail from Colorado River to Cajon Pass discovered this error is not known. Certain it is that the early official maps show a juction with the Colorado, and that the Army engineers believed them to be correct until 1853, when reconnaissance surveys were made by the War Department for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. That part of the survey in California was in charge of Lieutenat R. S. Williamson, who had with him William P. Blake, geologist, and 25 soldiers to guard against attack by the Plute and Having determined a channel for 100 yards to the Colorado River Lieutenant Williamson idea of a railroad over retraced his steps through which they go Angeles and on to San Francisco. But after he was informed of San Gorgonio Pass he surprised found excellent railroad through this between the two highest California Mountains and Mount San Jacinto est to note that there from Tehachapi to constructed practically only recommended by that portions of the Sierra Lake follow in part he first attempted to Emgants, including '49, came to south through the thirties New Mexico and the Spanish Trail, striking at Soda Lake Spring to the Lower Narrowing toward Cajon Pass mons blazed the Salt settled the new So 1851, their wagon train traffic. The freighter from Los Angeles and to the mines both northward. The northward off from the older trunk of the Roard" near where been located. A toll put in 1862 and due stage service was in the river. By the late sixties first only ranged their gion, risked danger of the Indians and began river. The first settler The mountain watershed of the river, 217 square miles in area, extends from an elevation of 8000 feet at the summit of the range to 3000 feet at the Forks. The upper portion has heavy precipitation and the main tributaries are never dry. In summer the water sinks in the river a short distance below the Forks but appears again several miles below, reaching the Upper Narrows at Victorville, 14 miles below the Forks. The surface flow continues through the Lower Narrows 4 miles farther down stream and again sinks several miles below Oro Grande. The water is then brought to the surface for short distances at a number of other points, these points being farther apart and the flow of diminishing quantity toward the lower end of the stream. At places in the dry channel wafer may be had by digging to shallow depths. The water is generally seen at Helen 10 miles below Oro Grande and again at Hicks. The valley is confined between bluffs from the mountain to this point, but between Hicks and Barstow it widens on the northwest side. The channel is again between bluffs from Barstow to Daggett and the water is at the surface at Barstow and at Nebo, 4 miles above Daggett. Below Daggett the river crosses a broad plain. The stream is twice more between bluffs, at Camp Cady and at the Caves, and at both places the water is at the surface. The Caves are remarkable for the columnar appearance and the variegated coloring which nature has given the clay bluces of the canyon walls. Below the Caves the channel is dry in summer. The late winter flood water resulting from the melting of the snow always reaches to Barstow and generally to Camp Cady as an unbroken stream. Some years it reaches entirely to the broad basins of Soda and Silver lakes, which it fills to a shallow depth and in which the water gradually disappears by sinking and evaporating. The flood water generally flows to Barstow from December to April or May. This report is concerned chiefly with the upper part of the river, including the mountain watershed and the adjacent mesas known as Victor Valley, and with the ditches having rights to water. The east mesa is known as Apple Valley and the lower portion of this mesa bordering the river bottom is called teh First Bench. The upper portion of the west mesa above Hesperia and stret hing westward along the foothills beyond Cajon Pass is known as Baldy Meas, the name being known. Certain it is that the early official maps show a juction with the Colorado, and that the Army engineers believed them to be correct until 1853, when reconnaissance surveys were made by the War Department for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. That part of the survey in California was in charge of Lieutenat R.S. Williamson, who had with him William P. Blake, geologist, and 25 soldiers to guard against attack by the Piute and Mojave Indians. Lieutenant Williamson, after deciding on Tehachapi Pass as the most practical entry from the Tulare to the Great Basin, set about to locate the best route from there to the mouth of the Gila River, where his survey was, according to instructions, to join that of another party working from the east. It was reasoned that to cross the Sierra Madres to Los Angeles by the Soledad and Newhall passes would but necessitate another crossing of the Coast Range to reach the Gila. Not only was Warners Pass believed to be the only gateway from the southern California coast to the Colorado Desert, but it was also believed that by running eastward from the Tehachapi to Mojave River and the following that stream to its supposed junction wiith the Colorado and finally along the Colorado to the mouth of the Gila, that excellent grades would be offered. An alternate or second possible route in order of preference was to go up instead of down the Mojave River in the hope of finding a pass through the San Bernardino mountains at the headwaters of the river which would lead to Colorado Desert with but a single crossing of the range. A route southward through Cajon Pass was not considered because it would, like a route through Los Angeles, require a second crossing at Warners Pass, understood to be impractical for a railroad. The surveying party traveled along the north side of the Sierra Madres and arrived where the Spanish Trail from Cajon Pass reached Mojave River (probably below the Lower Narrows), October 19, 1853. Here the river is described as a broad shallow stream with valley abundantly wooded between terraced banks from one to three miles apart. The water soon sank to reappear at some plont of rocks below. A detachment was sent up the river, who soon returned with information that it would be impossible to reach the Gila by the ascent of the Mojave. By the late sixties first only ranged their gion, risked danger on the Indians and began river. The first settlements on the trail, lands were moist one of the river was sufficiency of hay to feed on the freighters. Settlers near the Lower Narrows points down the river immediately on the two locations settled earlier;the Upper Narrows on Ranch was started as of West Fork, ciley. The report of Lieutenant land, on his expedition conditions on the river He had been instructed feasibility of diverting River of the West from purposes of irrigation. Starting with his polygeles, he made his own Colorado along a riving at Lane's Up highest station on thc cated just below thc June 29, 1875. Here found to be 100 feet deep. Bergland's massive stations going to have been: Point Helen; Cottonwood; vine now Barstow; located eight miles Daggett; Camp Cadde on military post; Soda Lake Spring. Continued by way of Plute Hill to Fort Monmon trail branched off the Forks of the Road;the stages, instead bend of the river passed a more direct road to "Fish Hole" river between Grass of the Road. Another traveled route was between the Upper arid by way of Stoddard of the Road. Bergland found Sodry and to give mirage He states. This report is concerned chiefly with the upper part of the river, including the mountain watershed and the adjacent mesas known as Victor Valley, and with the ditches having rights to water. The east mesa is known as Apple Valley and the lower portion of this mesa bordering the river bottom is called Teh First Bench. The upper portion of the west mesa above Hesperia and stret hing westward along the foothills beyond Cajon Pass is known as Baldy Mesa, the name being derived from Mount San Antonio, generally called Baldy. The lower and northern portion of the west mesa about the settlement of Adelanto is called Sunrise Valley and the section around the dry lake bed at Grey Mountain is called Mirage Valley. Although the history of the Mojave River country after the beginning of irrigation is more essential to this report, a few facts relating to the early period may be of interest and not out of place. Until about his time of the Civil War the territory along the river was dominated by the Plute Indians and it was not a place of safe habitation. Aside from the native Indians, probably among the first to explore this part of the desert were Jedediah Smith and his party of trappers from Salt Lake City, who in 1872 crossed Colorado River at the Mojave Indian villages (now Fort Mojave) and traveled westward to the course of a river, undoubtedly the Mojave, which was thereafter followed toward a pass, the Cajon, in the Coast Range enroute to Los Angeles. The trip was repeated the following year, but while crossing the Colorado River on a raft this party was attacked in midstream by the Indians, who had been friendly on the from Cajon Pass reached Mojave River (probably below the Lower Narrows), October 19, 1853. Here the river is described as a broad shallow stream with valley abundantly wooded between terraced banks from one to three miles apart. The water soon sank to reappear at some point of rocks below. A detachment was sent up the river, who soon returned with the information that it would be impossible to reach the Gila by the ascent of the Mojave. Being now more confident on the preference for the river route, Lieutenant Williamson started down the river, and as he progressed found it more difficult to procure sufficient water for his mules at some of the camps, it being necessary to dig in the sands of moist places in the channel. Finally, a canyon between clay bluffs 100 feet high, with a running stream for seven miles, evidently the Caves, was reached. Below this canyon was a sandy plain on which the channel was entirely lost, but a lake bed (Soda Lake) was observed to the north, which on examination was found to be 15 miles long and covered with an incrustation of salt and moist in places. Camp was located at springs (Soda Lake Spring), at the base of mountains near the lake bed, for headquarters for further exploration. The first lake bed was found to be connected to another (Silver Lake) two or three miles to the north of it by a ditch about 20 feet wide and 2 feet deep. This second basin, reached November 16, 1853, had a smooth floor of hard dry clay, and it, like the first, was found to have no outlet. Thereupon it was concluded that the river sank in the first basin and that the accumulating flood water when high overflowed into the second basin. A few small ditch have been used prior permanent conduits from 1873 to 1880. settlers had no title session to the lands piled and they herded away from the river could be found. As ed land in the river first titles was that Stroobel, who, in 1880 organization known Parallel Association government, un in force, about 30,000 per part of the river that it was the inta German colony o ANAHEIM GAZETTE Having determined the maps showing a channel for 100 miles farther east to the Colorado River to be erroneous, Lieutenant Williamson abandoned the idea of a railroad over this route and retraced his steps to Soledad Pass, through which they went to Los Angeles and on to San Bernardino, and from which latter settlement he expected to go to Warners Pass by way of Temecula. But at San Bernardino he was informed of the existence of San Gorgonio Pass and as a second surprise found excellent grades for a railroad through this pass situated between the two highest peaks in southern California, Mount San Gorgonio and Mount San Jacinto. It is of interest to note that the Southern Pacific from Tehachapi to Yuma was constructed practically on the route finally recommended by Williamson, also that portions of the Santa Fe and Salt Lake follow in part the general route he first attempted to survey. Emgants, including gold seekers in '49, came to southern California through the thirties and forties from New Mexico and the East over the Spanish Trail, striking Mojave River at Soda Lake Spring and following it to the Lower Narrows, then diverging toward Cajon Pass. After the Morons blazed the Salt Lake Trail and settled the new San Bernardino in 1851, their wagon trains increased the traffic. The freighters carried supplies from Los Angeles and San Bernardino to the mines both northward and eastward. The northward route branched off from the older trail at the "Forks of the Roard" near where Daggett has been located. A toll road was instituted in 1862 and during the sixties stage service was in operation along the river. By the late sixties stockmen, who at first only ranged their cattle in the region, risked danger of depredations by the Indians and began to live along the river. The first settlements were the such plan was carried out, and the land, although later transferred, still remains in a single corporate ownership. PASTURE FOR POULTRY Where the double-yard system of confining poultry is used, one of the yards is kept in green feed, into which the hens are turned when the crop attains a height of 4 or 5 inches. This method of alternately yarding poultry furnishes green feed for the birds and at the same time freshens the yard. Rape, wheat, rye, oats, and barley are usually sown for this purpose. Rye is good for late fall and early spring feeding, as it will live through the winter in most sections. Oats, wheat, and barley are used throughout the spring, summer, and early fall. Several of these grains may be sown together to secure a greater variety of green feed, and any quick-growing grains may be used for this purpose. ACTION TO GET BACK $75,000 RANCH STARTS Judge West began taking evidence in the trial of the action in which Mrs. Anna G. Walters, formerly of this city, is suing to recover a $75,000 ranch that she says was deeded away by her because she was defrauded by George A. Fox under promise of marriage. The story of the manner in which Mrs. Walters says she lost her fine orange grove at Anaheim has been told a number of times in the last few months. The first known of the affair officially came when she had Fox arrested on the ground of embezzlement. She said Fox made love to her, got her to deed the property to him so he could look after it better for her, and then sold the ranch, which she says was worth $75,000. PROVIDE SUCCULENCE AND BULK IN WINTER RATIONS Poultrymen Should Have a Supply of Green Feed for the Winter Green feeds for poultry contain only a small percentage of actual food nutrients, but are important because of their succulence and bulk, which lighten the grain rations and assist in keeping the birds in good condition. When chickens are fattened without the use of milk, green feed helps to keep them in good condition. Cabbages, mangel wurzels, clover, alfalfa and sprouted oats are the green feeds commonly used during the winter. Cabbages do not keep as well in ordinary cellars as mangel wurzels, to where both of these feeds are available the cabbages are fed first. They are often suspended, while the mangel wurzels are split and stuck on a nail on the wall of the pen. Clover and alfalfa may be fed as hay, cut into one-half to one inch lengths, or may be bought in the form of meal. Alfalfa meal has a feeding analysis equal to bran, but is not as digestible on account of its larger percentage of fiber. Clover and alfalfa should be cut while slightly immature if they are to be cured and fed to poultry. The leaves and chaff from such hay are especially adapted for poultry feeding. One of the best and most readily obtainable green feeds which is now being used extensively as a winter feed is sprouted oats. The oats can be soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then spread out in a layer of from ½ to 1½ inches deep on a floor or in a tray or tier of flats. The trays should have openings in the bottom or the bottom should be made of 3-16 inch wire mesh, so that the water drains freely. Sprinkle the oats twice daily and stir them every other day until sprouts are well started. Unless the oats are stirred, mold may set in, thus spoiling the feed. They are usually fed when the sprouts are from 1 to 1½ inches in depth by tilted temperature house windows Texas or built up less exertion than in thicker basement walls. The basement house should order to cause cold only the construction encing which may be used up wall of a room or in grower's country structured since in cold warehouse shows downs or to shine during muslin, or be used for cloth shopping a slow churn draft. The grade of cloth is often used for soups. For soups the front end adapted, success in States. Than house controlled windows, or United States; keeper of the fridge under coors snow; rain; house during thain is no tin-front thyme than By the late sixties stockmen, who at first only ranged their cattle in the region, risked danger of depredations by the Indians and began to live along the river. The first settlements were the stations on the trail, located where the lands were moist or where the flow of the river was sufficient for the growing of hay to feed cattle and supply the freighters. Settlements were made near the Lower Narrows and at other points down the river. Although not immediately on the trail, other choice locations settled early were just above the Upper Narrows where the Brown Ranch was started and in the valley of the West Fork, called Dunlap Valley. The report of Lieutenant Eric Bergland, on his expedition in 1875, records conditions on the river at the time. He had been instructed to examine the feasibility of diverting the Colorado River of the West from its channel for purposes of irrigation. Starting with his party from Los Angeles, he made his outward journey to the Colorado along Mojave River, arriving at Lane's Upper Crossing, the highest station on the stream and located just below the Lower Narrows, June 29, 1875. Here the river was found to be 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep. Bergland's map shows the successive stations going down the river to have been: Point of Rocks, now Helen; Cottonwood, now Hicks; Grapevine, now Barstow; Forks of the Road, located eight miles below the site of Daggett; Camp Cady, then an abandoned military post; the Caves, and Soda Lake Spring. The eastward trail continued by way of Marl Spring and Plute Hill to Fort Mojave. The Mormon trail branched northward from the Forks of the Road. At a later time the stages, instead of following the bend of the river past Grapevine, traveled a more direct route from Cottonwood to the "Fish Ponds," located on the river between Grapevine and Forks of the Road. Another shorter but less traveled route was from Huntingtons, between the Upper and Lower narrows by way of Stoddard's Well, to Forks of the Road. Bergland found Soda Lake nearly dry and to give mirages of perfect illusion. He states that the drainage cause she was defrauded by George A. Fox under promise of marriage. The story of the manner in which Mrs. Walters says she lost her fine orange grove at Anaheim has been told a number of times in the last few months. The first known of the affair officially came when she had Fox arrested on the ground of embezzlement. She said Fox made love to her, got her to deed the property to him so he could look after it better for her, and then sold the ranch, which she says was worth $75,000, for $53,000 to R. M. Moore and a man named Starr, both from Long Beach. Mrs. Walters had the charge of embezzlement brought here dismissed, it being reported that she and the man had become friends again. Later, in Los Angeles, he was again arrested, and he has been in jail there awaiting trial for embezzlement. He was brought to trial here today by a deputy sheriff. Mrs. Walters sued to set aside all deeds given to the Anaheim property, and the court is asked to return title to her. William Morse, Jr., of Los Angeles, appears for the woman. while Attorneys Leonard Evans, of Anaheim, H. C. Head, of Santa Ana, and Earl Rogers, of Los Angeles, are attorneys for the defendants. The case was thrown out of courts when it came up for trial. Girls should remember that paint and powder will never cover up a mean disposition. It often costs a lot to keep virtue in repair, but the self-starter of vice is always in working order. VENTILATE THE POULTRY HOUSE Fresh air is one of the prime essen- ALBERT the national joy smoke Bergland found Soda Lake nearly dry and to give mirages of perfect illusion. He states that the drainage from these saline flats is supposed to connect with Death Valley to the north, but that this had not been proven. It may now be stated that this is as much in error as the once supposed junction with Colorado River. Although some ditches were in use on the upper part of the river at the time, he makes no mention of irrigation; however, he notes having observed vegetation at Point of Rocks, Cottonwood and Camp Cady. Some of the moist lands at the stations produced hay without irrigation. A few small ditches are believed to have been used prior to 1870 and more permanent conduits were constructed from 1873 to 1880. Some of the early settlers had no title other than possession to the lands which they occupied and they herded cattle for miles away from the river wherever feed could be found. Aside from pre-empted land in the river bottom, one of the first titles was that granted to Max Stroebel, who, in 1870, acting for an organization known as the Thirty-fifth Parallel Association, purchased from the government, under a statute then in force, about 30,000 acres on the upper part of the river. 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The back and sides of the poultry house should be absolutely tight in order to prevent drafts which may cause colds in the flock. This leaves only the front of the house of muslin construction or entirely open. An opening which can be closed by a shutter may be used to advantage in the rear wall of a poultry house in the South, or in growing houses in all parts of this country, but this should be constructed so that there will be no draft in cold weather. The front of the house should be so high that the windows or openings will allow the sun to shine well back into the interior during the winter. Burlap, unbleached muslin, or light-weight duck cloth may be used for curtains in the front. This cloth should be thin enough to allow a slow circulation of air without a draft. This is impossible if too heavy a grade of duck cloth is used or if the cloth is oiled or painted. For southern conditions, houses with the fronts entirely open are well adapted, and this type is used with success in all sections of the United States. They require less attention than houses where the ventilation is controlled by the use of curtains or windows, but in the northern half of the United States the majority of poultry, keepers prefer to have part or all of the front of their poultry houses under control, in order to keep the snow, rain, and wind from beating into the house and to protect the poultry during the colder weather. If the curtain is not attended to, however, curtain-front houses may be less satisfactory than the open-front type even in NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel J. Griffin, Deceased. Notice is hereby given, by the undersigned, Executor of the last Will and Testament of Samuel J. Griffin, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said Executor at his place of business, to-wit, at the office of H. G. Ames, Esq. suite No. 1, Odd Fellows' building, at No. 115½ West Center street, in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, within four months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 31st day of December, 1918. SAMUEL C. HARTRANFT, Executor of the Estate Last Will and Testament of Samuel J. Griffin, Deceased. 1-2-5t NOTICE OF MEETING OF MEMBERS OF ANAHEIM CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the members of the Anaheim Cemetery Association, a corporation, will be held at the office and principal place of business of said corporation, located at Suite 2, Golden State Bank Building, at the northeast corner of Los Angeles and Center streets, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, on Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1919, at 2:30 o'clock P.M. of said day, for the purpose of adopting by laws, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meeting. By order of the Board of Trustees of said corporation. Dated this 17th day of December, 1918. A. G. LANGENBERGER, President of said Corporation. MAX NEBELUNG, Secretary of said Corporation. 12-19-4t Warm atmosphere quickly, so that it heat or to keep during the wintry sprouted out of the year. 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Some glass, however, is helpful in providing light when the curtains are closed. Some ventilation should be given in a poultry house even on the coldest night. It is usually best secured by leaving a small window open or having muslin curtains in the front of the house. If the house is shut up tightly without any muslin curtains in the front there is a tendency for moisture to collect in the house and condense on the rafters and other woodwork on frosty mornings. It is not necessary to close the muslin curtains in the front of the house except in very cold or stormy weather. Hens are protected by nature with warm feathers and a high body temperature, so that they are better able to withstand dry, cold air than warmer air which damp. Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1919, at 2:30 o'clock P.M. of said day, for the purpose of adopting by laws, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meeting. By order of the Board of Trustees of said corporation. Dated this 17th day of December, 1918. A. G. LANGENBERGER, President of said Corporation. MAX NEBELUNG, Secretary of said Corporation. 12-19-4t NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Providential Oil Company, a corporation, having its principal place of business at San Diego, California, with location of works at Orange County, California. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors held on the 2nd day of December, 1918, an assessment of five cents per share was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable December 3rd, 1918, to the Secretary of this Corporation at the Southern Trust & Commerce Bank, Trustee for this Corporation, the address of the Southern Trust & Commerce Bank being Third and Broadway, City of San Diego, County of San Diego; State of California, (the post office address of said bank being Third & Broadway, San Diego, California); that any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 18th day of January, 1919, shall be delinquent, said last mentioned date being hereby fixed as the date on which unpaid assessments shall be delinquent; that February 16th, 1919, at 10 o'clock A.M. of said day, and said office of this corporation at 325 Timken Building, are hereby fixed as the day, time and place of the sale of delinquent stock; that, unless the Board of Directors of this corporation pursuant to law otherwise order said delinquent stock to be advertised for sale at public auction at said time of sale aforesaid, and, unless payment is made before so many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be necessary be so sold by the Secretary of this corporation to pay delinquent assessments thereon, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. 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