Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-21
yus Anselss Aemla,
The Projected Canal.

On last Monday the preliminary ex-
animation for the canal, projected by
the gentlemen composing the Los An
geles and San BernardinO Land AssO-
citation was completed. Starting from
point in the Santa Anna canon about
twelve and One-half miles northeast
from Anahem, where the river is con-
fined between high banks, the line
passes along the face of the hills on
the northern bank of the Santa Anna
river, to the commencement of the
mesa lands of the Yorba rancho,
thence in n nOrthwesterly direction
over the mesa to the rancho La Habra.
1t has demonstrated by the survey that
not only is it practicable to irrigate all
the lands, contained in the lands con-
tanned i'm the large plains, lying south
ditch can be continued across the di-
vide into the valley of La Habra, sup
plying to the most beautiful valley i'm
Southern California the only requisite
to render it perfect. has also been
demonstrated that no serious physical
difficulties oppose the construction Of
the canal, and that the cost will fall
materially short of wha. was at first
supposed. La#
The benefits, which will accrue to
our community, by the completion of
this work, are almost incalculable. It's
presence will be beneficially felt, not
only by the farmer, who for so long
time has struggled almost against
hope, but by the artisan and mer-
chant as well. New life will he infus-
ed into our section, confidence in our
capabilities for acquiring and accumu-
lating wealth will be restored, and an
impetus will be given to the immigra-
tiOn, which has already learned our
inherent resources, and which only
awaits their eirdevelopment. In almost
every other portion of California con-
tanning agricultural lands, the qucs-
ton is, not how to conduct water over
the irrigable lands, but how to OBJ
tain it.
The Santa Ana river is the only
stream i'm which the flow of water is
sufficiently great during the whole
year to supply the demand. Hereto
fore 1t has been impossible on account
of want of money to utilize this
wealth-prOducing power; but now that
the matter has beenl taken in hand by
gentlemen, possessing the most ample
means, there is no question but that
the work will be prosecuted and vigOr-
Ously, to a successful conclusion. AL
though the inception of this work has
been directly caused by an apprecia-
ton, on the part of the members of
the Land Association, Of the many
and valuable benefits, resulting to
them from its construction, and the
seriOus-damage to the finances Of the
Company without it, still it must be
acknowledged that to the untiring and
disinterested efforts of their agent,
w. II. Olden, to convince them of the
necessity of the undertaking, the
community is undoubtedly indebted
for the commencement of actual work.
With his characteristic energy, he has
talked "ditch" to them, until they
were compelled perfOrce to listen to
them, and in the face of the most su-
preme Indifference to their own pc
cuniary interests, he succeeded in con-
vincing them, not only of the i'm
pOrtance, but of the actual necessity
of the construction of an irrigating
medium. If the canal is constructed,
therefore-and knowing the character
of the men at its head, we do not hesi-
tate to assert that it may be consider
ed an fdit accOmpli--it is to him that
all credit should be given for the
thousand fold increase to our pOpula-
ton, wealth, and individual and gen.
eral prosperity, which will surely fol-
low its cOmpletiOn.-(So (Southem Cali
fOrnian, Anaheim.