Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-20
TINE coon WORK sEcum.
The Plans OF the Herald Being Car
ried Out-Aaron Smites the Rock
and the Waters Come Forth.

Only few months ago the HERALD
contained an argument in favor Of tun.
neling the Sierra Madre Mountains for
water, and repeated the necessity of the
project in several issues, with sugges-
tions of location where such tunnel
could be made with success.
To-day we have the pleasure to an
nounce that the good work has been
begun in several places. Mr.. James
Noel, who has a fine body of land be.
tween Cucamonga and Etiwanda, has
begun tunnel six and half feet high
and FIVE feet wide, in the mountains at
the upper side Of his land. Mr.. Clark,
who is making the same, was in town
yesterday for giant powder, tools and
provisions. and reports a length of
about fifty feet. About ten miles to the
west of this tunnel the Chaffey Brothers
are preparing to make another tunnel to
water part of the Ontario Colony. In
the rear of Sunny Slope Mr.. G. c.
Hastings has begun a tunnel on the
upper side of his tract. Mr.. Abbott
Kinney has made short tunnel that is
yielding fine stream of water for his
ranch.
Next west of the Kinney tunnel, Hon.
J. F. Crank, VIM. Allen and Mr.. A.
Brigden have commenced a tunnel on
the west side of Precipice canon, and
have completed about forty feet of the
same. 1t is yielding water quite freely
already. About three miles west of this
tunnel Messrs. Graham, Lowell, Gano
and Jewett have run tunnel into the
mountains about fifty feet, and secured
beautiful stream ten inches wide and
an inch and half deep, which is car
ried into a reservoir near the mouth of
the tunnel. The water in this tunnel
comes up out of the bottom OF the tun-
mel and in from the sides. The present
supply is ample for all their needs, so
that work for the present has been sus-
pended. 1t was found that the water
increased steadily as the tunnel was
heightened If more water should be
needed they will extend their work fur
ther into the mountain. This last men,
toned work is near the spot that was
Indicated in the HERALD last spring, and
shows the unerring theory of the argu-
ment then advanced.
Another spot equally as favorable,
may be found midway between the Gra-
ham and the Crank tunnel where water
can be found in going but a short dis
tance. These enterprises are the more
gratifying to the writer because he made
a careful examination of these noun
tains, and decided in favor of this
water supply ten years ago. The
result will be that the choicest
lands in the country, most noted
for health and fertility, will now be
brought under cultivation and made the
most delightful places of residence on
the continent Messrs. Maclay and Moi
fit, of San Fernando, also have good
location for tunnel on their high mesa
land. Another recommendation in favor
Of this water supply is the clear and
puts condition Of the water as it emerges
from the tunnel, and the further fact
that the riparian rights, as enunciated
by the Supreme Court Of California, can
not apply to these precious streams.
All these are good beginnings, but there
should be one large, long tunnel, thou
sand feet at least, and two thousand
would be better yet. Who will make it?