Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-18

follows that there is no known dupli-
cate of the climate. The topography of
La Canada valley suggests that, possibly,
in the 'ice period" it was deeper than
at present, without door through the
south side mountain wall, and that the
valley was full of ice, high piled to the
submits OF the loftier north side mount
aims. And that, when nature heayed
the world out OF the eciptic of the "ice
PERIOD" thereby turning California
more toward the sun, why then three
rivers OF melted ice poured through the
three lower notches in the south side
mountain rim, securing down the three
doors by which we now so easily enter
La Canada valley. Wall up the doors
and then the Big Tejunga and Arroyo
Seco streams will find storage room Tor
trillion gallons of water. Such a lake
would temper our present pineapple
climate to suit the tropical tenderness
of the star-apple, and would give more
congenial home to the banana.
The bottom of the lake would be 700
feet higher than Pasadena and 1900
feet higher than the city of Los Angeles.
The thunderboldt pressure power would
cause both cities to hum as Lowell, and
to CLEAN with farther snnward towering
fountains than the fountains OF Versail-
les. The many spring, at the 3000-foot
elevation of the north side mountains
would give FOUNTAINS on the foothil
coasts OF the lake. TIE fountains would
have pressure of 700 feet. The Ter
minal railroad would climb the foothill
coasts on the way across the mountains,
and branching in La Crescenta, might
climb to summit plateaus, there to help
build little cities above the clouds.
These sunward cities would look down
on the lake with isles for "Vivian,"
and waiting for Tennyson to sing more
Idyls of the King. The sunward cities
would northwardy see the smoking
trail of trains crossing the mountains on
the way to the Mojave desert, and
would almost see the smoke sign where
the locomotive touches Nevada. The
sunward cities would southwardly see
more than Cortez saw from the rim OF
the lake glorified valley of Mexico. be
cause our scene is abloom with Amer
are horticultural kings, and are lake is
the Pacific ocean.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
General Shields offered the following
preamble and resolution, which we've
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, S,uthern California will
soon be visited by manv railroad pro
prietors, distinguished for the genius,
experience and financial resources es-
sential TO the success of colossal railroad
schemes, such as the proposed ex en-
sion of the Terminal railroad from Yer
dugo park, by way of La Crescenta in
La Cafiada valley, to Salt Lake City,
branching to San Francisco;
'And whereas, La Crescenta is the
key to La Canada valley because in the
center OF it, and La Canada is the gate
valley OF the proposed railroad extern
sion, because it opens the way to the
short cut across the mountains to the
Moiave desert; therefore,
Resolved That we invite the said
railroad visitors, also the Hon. w. III.
Workman and General Manager t. 3 |
Burnett, to visit La Crescenta and the |
rest OF La Canada valley"
The chairman appointed committee /
of reception and general business as fol- |
lows: Gen. Shields, chairman; s. 7. |
Holly, Ignace Scherb, Prof. w. q.
White, DR.. Briggs and f. H. Gould.
This committee will cooperate with the
La Canada colony committee.
General Shields said that the peo-
pie throughout La Canada valley were
willing to give the right of way. Mr. E.