The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

land above the lakes forms a great, white
gravel channel, through which the water
percolates from the mountains into the
lake. This gravel channel is several miles
IN width, and one using a spade in it at
any point readily brings to the surface
stream of crystal purity.
Engineer Hansborough was sent to the
region to search for a solid stream of
water, which it was thought must pour
cut of the mountains at some point in
order TO feed these great lakes at Castro
Vile. Instead of the solid stream gushing
from the mountain-side or rushing down
the gullies he found this great gravel
channel. And he declares that he can
convince the most skeptical by the most
casual or the most thorough examination
that this channel of fine, white gravel
forms the most perfect filter in the world.
The region around these lakes is one Of
those earliest settled, and the oldest in
habltGnt of the land, as we'll as the newest
conner, lauds the purity of CaStroyille-
lake water to the skies. The Hotel del
Monte used the water for years, before it
put In It's own pumping plant, and the in
| habitants OF Castroville claim to have
given the water, in all these years, a far
better test than the most perfect scientific
| analysis could vouchsafe it. So much for
the lakes and the source of their supply
| and the quality of the water. 1t is only
hNNSoooIg " tudG IueI6 are no COW
| ranches near the lakes and no possible or
| probable sources of contamination, either
at present or in the future.
NOW, ABOUT the water system. Engi-
neer Hansborough has located a solid
stream OF water that runs from the lakes
to the ocean. This is called the Tenn bla-
| dera, and is ravine eight feet deep and
/ twenty feet In average width, through
which there flows a steady stream equal to
! thirty teet per second. At point on this
| channel, about $50 feet below the crossing
| OF the Southern Pacific's Monterey branch
railroad, Engineer Hansborough has To-
Gated his site for pumping works. From
this point to the mouth of Lake Superior
the largest OF the Castroville group of
lakes-the distance is three-quarters of a
mile. And from this point, in the other
direction, the stream flows on down the
channel to the ocean, or rather to Monte
rey Bay, at point about three miles from
| Moss Landing.
Mr.. Hansborough says that his expert
ments at this point show flow of $780,
UO gallons IN twenty four hours. These
measurements were taken at time when
! the lakes were at their lowest point, owing
to long dry spell. When there is the
ordinary rainfall each year, of course the
flow Is considerably increased. Being i'm
pressed with the extraordinary advantages
! OF this stream and the lakes which feed it
as forming the basis of water system for
San Francisco and the nearby cities the
following document was drawn up by At
torney Babb and duly filed with the proper
authorities. The document speaks its own
purpose and reads as follows:
NOTICE OF APPROPRIATION AND LOCATION.
Notice is hereby given that 7 S. L. Hans
borough, of the City and County of San Fran
cisco, State OF California, resident and house
holder therein, have appropriated and do here
by appropriate of the water here flowing in the
Tembladera Slough, at point about $50 feet
below the place where the Southern Pacific
branch to Monterey crosses the said TEN bladera
Slough, in the county of Monterey State of
California, township ID south, range east
Bolsa Nueva Morocojo, NJ. D. B. & NJ, to the
extent of five thousand $4,000 inches.
The purposes for which / claim said water
are as follows: For sale for domestic use to
the residents of the City and County of San
Francisco and to the City and County of san
Francisco for the purpose of extinguishing
hres, hushing sewers and all necessary or
proper uses thereof by the said CITY and
county or the residents thereof, and for sale
Tor domestic use TO the residents of the cities
OF san Jose and Oakland. the towns of Berke-
ley ana Alameda and of all residents of the
towns and cities and the country along the
line OF the aqueduct or pipe carrying the said
water from the said Tembladera Slough TO the
SAID CITY ana County of San Francisco and the
SAID town OF Berkeley and also to said cities
towns and residents for the purpose of ex1
tlngulsh1ng fires, flushing sewers irrigating
lands, and all necessary or proper uses thereof:
said aqueduct or pipe line will follow AS nea rly
as practicable the route of the Southern Pacific
railroad from point of appropriation and loca-
ton to said City and County of San Fran.