Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-24
ANOTHER GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
Waste Water Turned TO Valuable
Accountable salubrious Tuiun-
ga Rancho to be Settled Upon and
Improved The Works Nearly
Complete.

BY tho psiiitssisss vi john Goids-
worthy, G. E., a reporter of the HERALD
was yesterday permitted to examine the
plans of the Tujunga Colony, new pro-
ject that will furnish another source of
trade to the city of Los Angeles The
land to be irrigated consists Of about
25O0 acres. that will furnish homes for
two hundred families, at the foot Of the
Sierra Madre mountains. The land Is
about 1900 feet above sea level, and
specially intended for the production of
raisins.
The system Of tunneling or burrowing
for water. so warmly recommended in
the HERALD, has been carried out in this
Tujunga Colony in fne style. A blind
ditch, or tunnel, is run into the cahon on
the northwest and southeast sides, to
strike the bedrock beneath the wash,
or "shingle," !" and conducts the water out
into the plain, where it will be placed In
reservoirs for the use of settlers. The
pipes will lead from the reservoirs to the
various subdivisions like the Pasadena
system. The north pipe is ten inches In
diameter, and the eastern twelve inches.
Each pipe will be about four miles in
length and supply water to about 1850
acres apiece.
The work was begun about four
months ago. and in a few weeks the land
will be thrown open to settlement, and
another fourishing colony added TO the
suburbs Of Los Angeles.
The plans and projects Of improve.
ment in and around the oity are so nu-
merous that hardly copy of the HER.
AID is issued but that contains some new
d stall Of an Improvement now taking
place or soon to be consummated. Sur
vsyors, architects and engineers are busy
in all parts Of the country, and the i'm.
provements and developments are of a
permanent aud substantial character.
A few years ago it was said that the
facilities for irrigation had reached their
limit in Southern California, but yet the
work Of water development goes on
apacs. and now settlements are spring
ing up in every part Of the land. and the
water supply is constantly increased,
and appears nowhere near It's limitation.
1t is the method of securing and con-
Quoting the water 10 its place OF use
that has caused this steady increase of
tho irrigated lands Of the country. By
this oare of water, in placing it in pipes
and reservoirs. mountain spring that
only supplied single stock ranch in
former times, now supplies colony of a
thousand persons. A continuation of
tuDnsling and storingof water will soon
enable the entire tract Of land, from the
Sierra Madres to the sea to be settled
with prosperous population as dense as
that Of Belgium.
The projectors of this Tujunga
settlement are pushing ahead in
rapid manner, which is the true
method of progress. Mr.. Coldsworthy,
tho engineer. is a gentleman who has
been connected with public enterprises
for nearly score Of years in our mids.,
and is entirely familiar with our peculiar
climate, and the nature of our seasons
and freshets, so that he will guard
against the exposure of his system Of
water works to the terrible power of
mountain freshet, Of which stranger
has no knowledge. and against which he
might not guard. The plans are care
fully made. and seem TO cover the neces-
stiles Of the situation.
With no accidents or hindranoss, the
beautiful aad salubrious Tujunga colony
will soon be wheeled into liue with other
settlements along the mountain base,
and at colony roll-call there will be
Tujunga. Canada, Pasadena, Sierra
Madrs tract. Duarte, Azuss, San Dimas,
Pomona, Cucamongs, Ontario, Etiwanda,
Hermosa, Cotton Terrace. Grafton, Red
lands, Lugonia, Riverside and San Cor
gonio, making chain Of upland settle
ments in fruit belt 100 miles in length.
. spectacle seen no where else in the
Union except In the counties of Los
Angeles and San Bernardino. in South
ern California.