The herald., 1893-12-10
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS
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to have q colonial supper gotten up by
such fair hands every night at O'Clock.

A. M. Shanks of Fresno is enjoying
life at our big hotel.
Santa Monica Lodge. f. and A. M,
held particularly interesting specia
meeting on Friday evening. There were
40 members OF the lodge, Ia from east
ern lodges and one from far-oH Bonnie
Scotland present to witness the superior
work of the members in the third degree
Next Friday officers for the ensuing term
will be elected.
The new and handsome Gem club
rooms were opened last night with su-
perb supper, which was enjoyed by q
large delegation.
These are busy times at the wharf,
with three yessels there daily. The
British ship Amulbree, with a miscella-
neous cargo the Minneola, with a cargo
of coal. and the Santa Rosa Oh Corona all
unloading, makes pretty scene OF COM
mercial activity.
Frank Lawton is feeding 120 regular
Iboarders at his restaurant on the wharf.
Frank is a good fellow and deserves all
the luck Imaginable.
THE WATER WORKS.
For some time past the Santa Monica
Water company, which is ably oficered
by Messrs, Robert F. and Roy Jones, the
son and nephew of Senator John P.
Jones, have for some time past been not
only revolutionizing the domestic water
system OF the thriving seaside town,
making it the model for ali other towns
lin southland, but determand to keep
pace with all developments and to make
tthe whole territory adjacent to the sea-
sport bloom and blossom as the rose by
nf 70 Oic wand nf irrInQtlnn
ION Friday HERALD representative en-
joyed trip over the system when
sMessre. Robert F. and Roy Jones, the
managers of the water company, es-
corted merry party, consisting of j. j.
GARLIC, E. j. Vawter, r. K. Harris, rep
Presenting the Santa Monica board OF
trustees, Treasurer George Boehme,
Judge l. A. Willis, Street Superintend-
ent Lowman, Marshal M. K. Barretto,
sCity Attorney r. R. Tanner, City Clerk
tC. s. Daies, E. j. Gorham and H. w.
Keller, representing the Bank OF Santa
Monica, II. A. Winslow representing
the library board and Mr.. TAFT of the
Times and J. G. Hemingway OF the
HERALD; E. j. Durham, I. r. Lowe and
G. f. James to the springs, reservoir,
etc., of the water company to inspect
the system and improvements the
model water company OF Southern Cali
fornia have inaugurated.
THE LEGEND OF THE SPRINGS.
There is beautiful legend connected
with the Springs (the 30-acre piece OF
land from which the water is obtained),
which the Spanish portion OF the COM
munity has handed down. In the early
days of the Spanish regime, when priest
and soldier were hand in hand to make
q good Christian of Mr.. Indian. whether
he wanted it or not, there was small
Spanish settlement in that neighb
hood. the few remaining adobe walls be-
ing the only evidences, and there dwelt
an aged sonora, whose only son was con-
etantly away or on some wild escapade.
He was good-hearted young man, but
full of the devil, and his spirit often led
him to commit acts which caused his
pious mother to weep and pray, suppli-
eating the virgin and all the saints to
save her boy and turn him from the
error Of his way. In the middle of the
spring lot che had cross erected, and
there che would go and pray and count
her beads, while the heart was rent
with anguish and the eye wet with
tears. Aftes paaA8e ~ ears thus spent, the
erring loved one. now grown to middle
age, came home, declaring that he had
accepted her, God to be his God, and
espoused the Catholic iaith.l The good
news 30 overpoEered the sainted seilora
that she expired when receiving the
glad tidings. To reward her faithful.
ness and as perpetual memorial to her
memory, the Lord caused the hitherto
dry ground to abound with springe, and
Santa Monica thus blesses us to this day.
The legend teaches pretty lesson, and
readers can believe it or not, az they
choose.
SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT.
In the early days OF the settlement
?. R. Death was the water man and did
a thriving business, going out to the
syringe with an OK team and bringing
in water, which he sold to the pioneers
OF the present town.
Afterwards sort OF reservoir was
made OF the springs and the water con-
Quoted to the town by pipes, but thia
was found inadequate and water de-
velopment commenced, and reservoir
of 1,250, 900 gallons was built on Nevada
avenue, 10 which the water was piped
from the springs, 40 miners inches of
water being developed. The system
passed through many managements, in
Guiding that of j. j. Carrillo and W. II.
Bray ton, of whom the maxim grew that
naught was certain save death and
Braytor the water man. But there
were many errors connected with it, and
the story is told of man who called to
see the doctor about his throat, who
said, why, man, that is your only
trouble" exhibiting hsh bone. to the
mans surprise, as he had never eaten
fch.
When the present management took
charge they commenced to make i'm
provements. the fret being a cover for
the reservoir, the overhauling OF the
springs and receiving or sand box house
the water now running as clear es
crystal from its source to the boxee
then to the reservoir and thence 70
town. Not satisfied with their supply,
they commenced tunnelling in a side
hill on the water property for water, the
work commencing about ak months ago
under the management of e. j Durham,
four tunnels being well under way and
the fifth ready for active work, with the
following results to date:
Tunnel No. in go feet 10 feet below
level of mouth.
Tunnel No. 2 in II feet % feet below
level OF mouth.
Tunnel No. in 46 feet 26 feet below
level of mouth
Tunnel No. 4 in 40 feet 25 feet below
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