The herald., 1897-06-01
AZUSA

AZUSA, May 31.-(Regular Correspond
ence.) Memorial services were held at
Azusa today with an interest never be-
fore evinced. At o'clock a large con-
course of old soldiers and patriotic people
marched to the Oakdale cemetery, carry
ing literally wagon loads of flowers. At
the entrance to the burial grounds a line
of march was formed. headed by the vet
erans and each comrades grave was
covered with flowers. From there to the
Fairmount cemetery the line took its way,
Joined by larger delegations of citizens in
carriages and fresh delegations. bearing
flowers for the graves of the brave boys
buried there. An address was made by
Rev. T. 8. Mren of Glendora, followed
by other appropriate exercises. In the
afternoon the services were continued at
Odd Fellows hall in the presence Of large
congregation, the G. A. r. boys joining at
the hotel and marching to the hall to the
beat of military music. Taking the exer-
cises as a whole, this town has never OBJ
served the day with anything approach
ing the interest manifested in this Me-
mortal occasion.
The San Bernardino Power company will
finish its survey of the headwaters of the
San Gabriel river early In June. The sur
veyors are now at work in Bear canyon,
having finished the North fork and Iron
fork lines. The survey was delayed two
weeks by the absence of Engineer Tinkle
at San Francisco, but 1t has been re-
sumed and will soon be finished. The
power house is to be located at W. G.
Potter's ranch. about twelve miles from
Azusa at which point the waters OF the
tributaries above noted will be consoli-
dated and turned down an immense steel
pipe to the power wheels.
The Glendora Power company. still an
other organization formed to utilize the
waters of the San Gabriel river. has Just
finished its survey. This company has
fifteen men at work, building wagon road
from the West branch of the river up the
North fork to Crystal lake, a body of water
with capacity Of forty acres and a fall
of over thousand feet In g. little over a
mile. This company claims unusual ad-
vantages in cheapness of construction of
its works, and has taken all the necessary
steps to secure right of way on the govern
ment reserve and to the water for power
purposes. The Glendora company claim
to have a natural reservoir. capable Of
running 100 miners inches continually,
and that the lake from which the water
will be drawn has no connections with the
natural water shed Of the river, and have
filed on the water for irrigation, as we'll as
for power. Altogether, the prospects for
power development In the mountains north
OF Azusa are exceedingly bright, and more
than one of the propositions will mate
rtalize before the end of the pear.
T. B. Perringer, who was badly bitten
by rattlesnake at his mountain ranch
north of Glendora. early last week, is
considered out Of danger, showing that the
bite OF that venomous reptile is not nee
essarily fatal. He, perhaps. owes his life
to the fact that he Immediately slashed
the wounded hand with pocket knife,
squeezing out mucA Of the poison with the
blood flowing from the wound made with
the knife He also killed the snake and
bound the bitten hand with vitals of the
rattler before starting down the trial for
q doctor, but few believe that had any
thing to do with immunity from poisoning
The town - suffering from scarcity
Of water, with thousands Of inches ro-
ing to waste down the river that mieht Be
applied with a larger pipe system. It has
been demonstrated that one sfx-inch OUT
let from the reservoir - no longer ade-
quate for Z town Of 800 people. Many of
the ctisens heretofore opposed to 1ncorpor-