| Show LAID OUT SAN bernardino bernarding the san ban francisco chronicle giving a descriptive and historical sketch of southern california counties and cities 1 ID its reference to ban bernardino the chief and oldest city of the county of that name has following which will be a reminder to early of the part they took in opening up california the occupants of the san gabriel mission bad at an early period established a sort of outpost or ranch at what is now known as aa old san bernardino and over fifty years ago mexicans mades made a settlement at agua mansion Man saon the banks of the santa ana two miles irom from the present town of cotton colton early in in the neues a party of mormons cormons Mor mons under orders from brigham young penetrated to this valley and being impre impressed ased with its if apparent fertility and general desirableness purchased chased the san bernardino ranch from Sur om its spanish owners and laid out the town of san bernardino with wise foresight the town was planned so as to accommodate a large population with wide streets and large blocks and there being an abundance of water for irrigation the place soon became an attra attractive cLive one the valley round about was settled and put under cultice ion and the town grow grew to be the center of a large and substantial trade before the construction of the southern pacific railroad this place was the last point for outfit ing teams engaged in freighting to arizona and southern utah and for many years year that trade was a source ot of great profit to the he merchants and farmers lar mers |
