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no. 1. no wnrner mnoh 1e an old Spanish srant. 1D fo.ot; two grants. ono kno-:zn ao the Slln do Jooo Val1o, and the othor tho VO.lle do Jooe. It o 4n th!o mnoh that Genora1 Kearr11 ond Kit Carson oo.mpod darlDg tho Uoxioon · • on their nnrch from Cslifornla, o.D4 tm dnys betoro the Eattlo of san Posqual. ·

J. Do.tney narve31 and Vail & Cstoc omed tho r.arnor ranch, ar.d it aa l.Btor pnrahBSod. b3 tho J?acU1o Meht & ?ower Company, nt leaot tho J. DD:?noy Harvey intoreat, ond Mr. Honoln puroh\ aod both :troa tho :?ao1f1o Light ~ _i?ower Coa}J)~. and Vnll and Go. to a.

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It aao tho Hot Spr.l.I80 at i'Ulrmr Ranch 'fthore tho IndiaDo lived :f'or oontur1oo. ThOJ failed to toke BdvMtago of tho aot ot Coll)roes mon after California beoam o. fltato, ~ra1n tho:? ooald lnvo por£ootod their titlo 1f' thoy had gono into. conrt at that timo. Conarose paosed an Aot t~..o.t o.n:vono ala 1m1ng property by advoroe po sao sol on had .to sho titlo ~thin 5 lOBrs, or otblr 1eo tho lorXI rovorted to tho govornmont. Tho Indinno at riarnor Hot springe failed to provo th(llr titlo ond loet out. You prooobl:t knCJrJ tho history of the rCtlO'lul or tho Indians to Palo. b7 the sovcrmmnt aftor 31GllrB of 11tSgo.tlon 1n at-tornpt1118 to hold pocooouion 'of tho Sprlnse.

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JJo• 2. !he Beoom14o torr1to17 a dovolopod 1n tho 1Bto 1a. !hero aro Blnut 1000 aoroo of oltrua fruit vn4v 1rrisat1on nou, snd apwox!mtol, :! eoo aorou moro in othor trolaata. ~C bBve roaQh 4 tho l.1m1t ot tho1r dovol.opmont with their prooont D11PR1J ot ater. Thoro aro literally thouonndo ot aorea . o1' lrmd ava1lablo for irrigation 1n th1a 41otr1ot. ndjofnJng Eooon11do, including san lttlroou, !ornardo anrl b1gh lands. and in· !BOt aU tho Wl-"1 to tho ooean, 1nolud1ng i ~ and 10 or 15 miles or ocean f'rontage from ' Dol UBr muth.

, I mve bOon 1n 'th1o oountr;y ror 3G ~ar . · I

oould bBvo bought tim ar ~ land botweon Son Uarooa and Encom 1d-> 30 ~ar ago tor ~1 to Cl5 Gil aero, dry lonl. They are n0-9 l!o:hlint; 1t at from $100 t .o ~roo an nore, without ter. end tJ1th a bount1ful onpply of ~a tor aeeared. it 1B \'JOrth WQwhoro fl'Om f(GOO to ..,1,000 o.n aoro •

• . . .. pot, 3, ~ ro 18 tw1oo o.e muah U{;ric ultnrnl l8nd ao tmro Is wator. hon our mom weitor rooouroea nro oomplotoly developed. our JAnda aro _ oot1ollll1 froot-loso ilnd aro tieal :ror o itrWJ :f'rnlto; tnrtion ar ~ winter vogotablea that anture 1l'l Jei.Wtl.cy e.m ~o~ . CnrlobB4 · eh1ppod out 109 oarlmds of pens 1n J uaey am Fobrua%'l', 1921 ~ .300 aoroa. Thoy nettod war D oonta a pound • .

Our maao. lanla fmo Eooonllclo to tho c OBBt will ,rnloo \1lnter vesetabloo o! 01.1 tt n1 o,. with tho market a ol tho Unltod states ava1lablo d ur1ng tho oontha of ooa or~ JBDWlrJ ana Febrmr, and lfLlrOb, am nt.b1gh tr.ioeo, tor otring 90BJlD• pose, lattuoe, oggplo.Dt, chilli peppers. et'O. Bmt. obovo all, the ultinnte at~ af son Diego Coanty 1e one of SU!HliVioiOD am SnU]l Sttburba.D ro.noheo, arid all tbo

ter that aan bo 4ovolopa4 \11.11 oomo dfl)' bo uood for that purpooo • within the mxt 20 or 30 ~ar it oontinm · to gro oo we ~o • tmlooo wo f101 n ouz>pl.J of water tho.t

lalCJI n.ot of at tho }reaont timo. It ia tor BDd tmno-partot1on tmt mkos ltlD1 Yalm • . ..

• sm Diogo 1~ 1s srotd.ns no rapldly tlnt 1t will aoon

have to look for anotbor oouroo of aupplJ. Ito preoont opatom, tm o itJ ola!ma, me a not oafo Jiold or 9.3 l!l1111on sallona a ~. our ell81neoro ~1 ro it 1e onlr o m1111on gnl.lom daily. '!1» 1r o oaoumpt ion last ,oar aa marl-7 11 mJ.Ulon sa nona datl.J. Ur. Troa.nor oan, thru llr • . !.1pp1noott. farrush you 1th offialal 4 ta on tbio subject tt l'C1l ~o ro o.~ the po1Dt I de Biro to r~ out 1a &m Die so mast lmed!B tolJ

loo out for onotbt r 5 or 10 m1Ulon gol.lom or ater 4a11l', beoGuoo mvo 1D4 e:aaept1onal Jldna the lan JMr, and ~o evell' 1n4Sant1on sm D1eso's UM oJ.ono Ul marl-1 double. 11o Boat &.m Dieso, Coro•n4o aDd natioml 01ty are davolopln6 rapJ417 ,, tbere azro at loaet 15e000 pcoplo ~oat outa14o the o1t7 11mtta ot san D1eso. dth a rapicl idor oe 1D population

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Ss.n Diego County ater projoat, will BBl' 11hont wator they will ~oro or rema.in or nomlml wl.ue. 11th o.tor tho ~ o Bl:"o aqDBl to any 1n southern 0u11rornsa 1n agrioultorol poalll bl.litles. I am rei'olTi!JH IBrt1onlarl.J to tho L1n1a Vlota mosali o ar~n to tho C t~ or san Diogo, the Dernardo and P0\1 ~ ranohos, travoreod bJ pavod h~h und BdjoooDt to Esoon114o; also tho lo.nla :fzorn .Eeoon11do to Ooesna1do BOrved both by tho f.)anta Po B!lilway nnd 0. p:lVod bJgmay.

· ao nol1 ae the ooast lardn. 1th 1':h1oh ,ou are famil1-r.

It w hl:rdl3 nooosoory far mo to oall :vom· attention to tho gro tb 1n vuluo of tho rroot1on~ :trootleos lando 1n Southam Cnli!'ornill , and praot1oslly oll tho hoio I havo mett1oncd above ore frontloso. or ac noar co ao ~ thD.t can bo i'ounl in soutb:Jm Ca ~orn . ~ho aro ideal. hoth for o 1traa :1nd doo1duooo fruita. aocowa t rolling, but tbl t nnl'.oo it 1doal for oubd1vlo1on o.nd for homoo,. Tho o1Smte is an oar PfiDBod and if to m vo conoral tr oopor1ty fo:r .. ho next ton :voars, the l4ndo tlat oeoaro ator from Loko Honohnw dBm will eao1ll eoll at from tGOO to ..-'100 un naro tor fsrmu end 1,000 to \P2,000 !l)r aero in fJOV)llor oubd1v1s1ona rrtth water. Thoro oan bo no quoat1on ao to tho wooooo ar the &ln Diego Oonnty , tor Coo ~ from n. f 1n:n o1al otsndpo1nt, with ito revenno £roc ~or Bld ito Mlo of wo.tor. I grod1ot

1th 1n 3 or 4- ,aura all the mtor al. ll lnve boon d131)03od of to the City or san Diogo,. to lflndo nhJDh ! • DmGlnw oms at Bernardo nnd to tho other lAndo toot I b:lvo doeorlbod. umoubtedljt thra 1rr1sation d 1otr1ats.

I will bo glad to r arninh vou any tar thor 1nf'orma-t1on dealred.

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baUt noor mSlea of ~ h C08tln8 Oft1' ~.ooo · thtn t'bo , ~ tbo Bo · o renob. ,., Ye4 b1 n ~

1a oom,loted • . or ~. the cat!ro 4letsnoo to t ooator o tbo C ~ of san Dleso. '!ho oocp10t1on ot thlo ~ ... vaa ..... ~J 115• aa!atob 4oubl tho luo ~ tb . ~ :roaoh prop l o. 'l'blo Mo 4oao ted bJ 'mr . b1 ~ thrll ao:on ce'. tmpor1a1 t~ up tbo OOGn. , . . ,

~ rto po l .ooo aon o~ ~hi laD' tllable. lt ia 14 1 for olt:ras fndte cw 4eo14aoaa t t ~ ors4 JSYSO 'baota ~ ~ 04t2oSntr.a tho nMh bo1118 srom. tboat br.taatton. Vo:&» suaoosofull,. ·

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. o.D4 planted to oltrao or 4 o14uoua fru.lt • About .160 aarea ~ tho me lrlDJ havo ralrOQd)' boon olomro4 Bad pat to sra.tn, ar, tnmsua. ·

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planned to put h ~a tbnl tho W110l' b)' tho ooant~ h1tb loa.

~C rt baa bouuo. bam on4 than p to aot1011 o-r Ob.oco. · plog plsnt.

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lo oU oomplete4 bat 1'7 mtlea. The ooaDt, ·evoDttml17 lU oomplote . a ~ h1@1 . to · 8pr1 ; DOODlbl7 111 ·th0 n fa , IIR!er OOWJtl'· boD!. 108110. '1'he ptlvod hlftlW ~ 1o 10 ft. 17140, 5" thlok, o~. onor to oa4 wm bo a. n1er.ta1 Wlt to t proP«\'tzr.

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oo n 14 1 for deo1da.otttJ f'ru1ta ao an1 laM .D1 Count7 ann produce, part!Qn]erl.7 Dpploo. pearo, poaobee. Oborl' t oto. It tu Onll' a Dhort t1• ben ln cub-41v1010D 1t 18 r ~ rh g•211

valooblo ari4 1U ba 41Vld · !nto l!mll :fumo. tha tho '81'1a'01ttJ1lol loD4 lo ~C 2'100 to 3!00 ft. n ~~~ .... -n!nf; 1 io fluD 28 to 00 1ncb0 s. !barci are l6 U'9'ine ~ t

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. . . 'n!o . n 'for th lmtton lo 1i the lAndo Ins mod· for hlgbDr purpoeo. am: an J'eOO tho kay to ~ otOra · 4 lopmoat £or. either t clowlo ont, o:r 1rr1C4t1on on· tbo upper - Lule ltOJ l\1\' • . Ill :taot. lt la th on~ zaGDOl"'I!r otto uvallab1 oo4 l)MOtJ.oebla on 111a i Lula no:t ... U.vor or tbe atoraso ot ·arw conoS4 bl.e ·lr.IOWlt of terr. Tbo ~ot to bQ1PO rooo eel that. l.ando ed Yalu fole roccrvo1r arpo 0 D4 bOOt be 'Witluod or that p5rt1calor rmrvooo. DOt nooosonrJJ;t for 00* ws Other leaD Jm tout uoo • . ·. • • • • • . Bo:to:ronao to u. a.· o ao t Daolrilon, one Co n~ vo.· , ttoroon • . oo u •. ~. ~on. ~ oro nuawruno later o o · o-r -tbo court . hioh ap-bol4 ol.l th prlnolple o lAw stated· ubovo • • ~ )ronoo -eh"o to tbo . ota.l\Ote. CAoa, 232 u. 2; . 36S, to. 5U1to brouaht· to oondoal 0 1n loDl 1thln tho r zuvotrn

~ tbo ~ · ot ~or tor Co~ od tbe ton Die 0 5'1 1th1n tho bouodarlO cot ~ oa I.eke. Ja n~t oo~ o ODd 4oo1d.on ~ .1tai-1Jl· 1n o ot !DO, per ooro, oowr-106' tho o~orana l' ot aver01 Jlunt5J'04 aoroo thlD t h botmllar1e o~ rooorwlr. ·

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For tbo DODO 4 boVo ato.tod. and a4d1t1 DD:ll J.nfortD-tS.on o bo coeur ad • .if 4 trod. to oubot::.Dttate my olil1m, I ooMS4or t}lo foUG·dDa oonac•vat1vo value fo: :reDOJ!vo1r lMUlo f'or bonding parpouoo:

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MSS.81

Box: 2 Folder: 19

General Correspondence - Blyth,Witter and Company, Los Angeles

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