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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
THE FALSE AND TRUE ABOUT LOS ANGELES WATER BASIN
FACTS OF ENGINEERS STATEMENTS

The suit in which Engineers Mulholand, Lppncot Eaton,
Koebg and Schuyler testified that brought in 1893 by the city
of Los Angeles condemn 800 of land owned
by ]. D. Hooker and A. E. Pomeroy.
Pomeroy and Hooker he latter part of the Even
ing Ne) demanded $0o00o from the city for the 500 acres
The decided the worth 2500O and that the
of the river belonged the CITY, Pomeroy and hooker
brought engineers testify that there abundance OF water
in the river valley. - ,
The testimony of these engineers dsproved by the verdict OF
court testimony of cys engineers and by observed
conditions since 1So3 the effect that 10000 miners inches
available This has been paed off as either agreed
upon coming from Messrs Lppincott Mholand and Eaton
this effect statement
which might be construed
Muholland and Lippnco did testify to what was the
of of water available
for city Fred Eaton Schuyler and H. Koeblg did IN
behalf of the city.
testified times the normal surface and under
ground the river approximately AZ miners nche
this the only which could be available Tor
city -,
Koebg estimated the entire normal flow of the river appca
BILE to city at 1880 inches.
Schuyers estimate 5253 miners inches
these estimates not only conserva-
tive but excessive
Because and increased demands the
river bed entire flow of the looo
inches gathered in galleries constructed three
wears ago and pumped into the city's reservoirs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
WHAT THE OPPOSITION CLAIMS
FROM THE EVENING NEWS


Compiled from testimony of Engineers Eaton Lppin
co Muholland Finke Compton Newman, Saunders Taylor
and Friel. g..
Drainage Los Angeles river including valley foohi
and mountain 480 square miles.
Average rainfall "a inches
tents for 100oot RISE to 5000 eet
which height of ridges and peaks that mound the basin
Total flow Los Angeles watershed available for use zoooo
inches, sufficient for city of 100000 inhabitants
Total flow used, 3100 inches.
average rainfall equal to $4,000 inches Less S. per cent
evaporation and plant e leaves 10000 inches net
There catch the storm water and II
of except the lower lands between
and San Pedro where it sinks and makes damp places
Eaton's testimony. 49,
Why ESQ miles away impound the bracsh run-oH OF
country where the rainfall only 358 inches when we can
store our own homehen we need thern
engineers named above righ-and they tesneo
on oathen available after allowing fo e
flood waters or ruo city uizes about this
flow 1t will enough plan reservoirs catch the ruo
twenty
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

in the ordinary seasons" he said, Gin
cluding' the surface flow of the Los
Angeles river and also the subterran-
can percolation, 1 think, will amount
to over 10000 inches, measured under
a four-inch pressure, during the sum-
mer'
Later testified for the defendants as
follows:
IT have made estimates of the
amount of water that falls upon the
Los Angeles river watershed and
have placed the average at about "a
inches, which / think is a fair, con-
servative average. In miners inches,
under four-inch pressure, that would
represent about 42,S47 inches of con-
slant flow during the year. In my
opinion about SO 1-3 per cent would be
the right amount to allow for storm
run-off and evaporation and supplying
tie needs of vegetable life. This would
be equivalent to a constant flow for
the year of 22,S52 inches, under four
inch pressure, and that would leave
19,995.4, under four-inch pressure, of
the total rainfall. In this run-off
have not included the normal flow of
the Los Angeles river. 1 have included
only the storm run-off. The normal
flow of the Los Angeles river at the
lower end of this tract of land (Pom-
eroy and Hooker), 1 should think would
fairly average about 5000 inches during
the entire year of the ordinary run-off.'
G. O. Newman, called in behalf of
the defendants, took oath that he was
an engineer and resided at Riverside.
He testified that he had spent almost
five months in a study of the situation.
He believed the average rainfall was
about "a inches and $4,000 inches came
through the gap between the Verdugo
mountains and the Cahuenga range.
There was a total volume of $4,000
inches. He allowed SO per cent for
evaporation and plant life and run-off,
leaving 10, 300 inches subterranean flow.
In his "run-off' he includes Los An
geles surface and storm waters.
Friel and Taylor, called by Pomeroy
and Hooker, testified substantially as
did Newman and Finkle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

cities, no villages-a condition to be
enjoyed nowhere outside of high
mountain source and a course through
a sparsely settled country.
ANY talk to the effect that this sup
ply of water may give out is the ver-
lest nonsense. TIE former county re-
corder of Inyo county, Mr.. Meroney,
told me that during twenty-eight years.
residence in the valley there had been
pul TWO years when the snow VAS not
Vlsiple on the mountains during the
entire summer. And in those years, he
stated, the absence of the snow was
uue 10 such unusual rains that the
SNOW mad been washed down. This
statement was confirmed by other per-
sols VINO had resided in the valley for
many years. The snow banks in the
canyons are perpetual, the supply is
unlimited, and the water that comes
from them during a so-called year of
uroutn elsewhere is dependent only
upon the amount of sunshine during
the summer to melt the snow. What
person who has lived in Southern Cali
forhla Tor few years will doubt the
amount or the heat of the sunshine in
the mountains e":ring the summer?
L saw some alkali in the Owens val
ley, ana nave also seen some in Los
Angeles county, too, but that does not
render the water in Los Angeles county
unfit for drink. When the spring floods
come and the Owens river spreads
far from its banks it then washes the
alkali off some tracts of land and car
ries it down into Owens lake, and this
lake is alkali. Because this lake is
alkali it does not follow that the river
is the same. 1t were as reasonable
to argue that because the ocean is
salt that all streams flowing into it
carried salty water For the spring
floods, when the river overhows it's
banks, the plans of the aqueduct en-
gineers fully provide and to condemn
the water because of the alkai in the
valley or in the Owens lake is as
sensible as it would be to condemn
every drop of water that falls in the
watershed around Salt Lake City. If
some enterprising business men will
organize company and furnish five
gallon bottles of water from the noun
tain streams of the Owens valley at
the usual price 1 will be one of their
first customers, and will continue to
patronize them until the aqueduct is
finished. 1 have used the water long
enough to know how fine it really is.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

arid lands lying between would be in
closed also. AS such lands were gov
ernment lands to inclose them with a
fence was to commit criminal Of
fense and to avoid that Mr.. Hickey
did what many big cattlemen do under
similar circumStances-he purchased
state land scrip and flied Oh the arid
sections with it. 1t gave him control
of all the land between his well wa
tered ranches, was a fair range and
cost him but a small amount of in
terest each year. OF this state land
thus held by Hickey there were about
11,500 acres in Inyo county. 1t is not
irrigated land, has no water rights ap-
purtenant to it and was held merely
for strategic purposes, as indicated.
OF these lands the entries on over 5000
acres have been approved and the city
of Los Angeles is entitled to patents
for them upon making the final pay
ment to the state of $1.00 per acre.
OF the remainder about 2500 acres are
awaiting approval by the United States
land office and about 1000 acres have
been Cancelled. In order to guard
against any slight pollution of the
river it may be wise for the city to
obtain patents for those of the lands
lying riparian to the river that the
banks may be fenced above the point
of intake. Other than that the con-
troll of these lands is matter of STRAIT
egy for the city, as it was for Mr..
Hickey, in that it will help to keep
out interlopers bent on temporary
grating schemes.
The city bought the Hickey land for
the water Gas it has all other land in
the Valley, and as these lands had
no water they have no effect on the
situation. The price paid Mr.. Hickey
was not based upon the number of
acres he had, but upon the water he
controlled, and before he was paid for
his land the city authorities had fully
informed themselves that his title to
the lands controlling the water was
A No. l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
IRON WORKERS CHEER AND
VOTE LMlNGLY FOR
OWENS RIVER ENTERPRISE

Two hundred and sixty workmen
cheered Bill Mulholland to the echo
at the Baker Iron works yesterday
after the chief engineer of the Owens
river acqueduct had talked through the
noon hour on the big water project.
A "straw vote was then taken, each
of the 260 workmen writing "yes" or
mo" on a small slip of paper, and this
resulted in 245 votes for and only 10
against the $23,000,0O0 bond issue.
Mr.. Mulholland addressed the work.
men by special invitation and gave
stralghtaway talk on the details of the
project, which he elucidated with maps
and charts. The MONDAY meeting was
held in the big new pattern shop,
where rostrum was prepared.
The iron workers applauded the en-
gineer again and again when he an
swered the hardest questions they
could devise.
After the meeting Mr.. Mulholland
declared that at no meeting he has
vet attended has there been such clear
cut and intelligent questions propound-
ed, the inquiries showing plainly that
the iron workers have been reading
and studying the Owens river project
thoroughly.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
COMMITTEE SELECTS MEN
TO ACT AS CAPTAINS IN
OWENS RIVER CAMPAIGN

The precinct captains who will have
personal charge of the volunteers en-
gagged in bringing out the vote on the
owens river bonds include citizens of
all classes and politics, and many prom
inent men will devote he entiro day to
rallying the electors at the ballot box.
The councilmen in each ward have
in most instances taken charge of the
all-party organization to get out the
votes for owens river.
The precinct committeeman who have
agreed to serve in the First, Fourth
and Eighth wards were selected by the
campaign committee at the chamber of
commerce yesterday and are named in
the list below.
John Mott enlisted the following
named as precinct committeeman for
the Fourth ward
W. H Clune, 727 South Main street,
precinct 3S.
Fred Stephenson, 744 South Hope
street, precinct 39.
Cod Mallard, auditors office, precinct
40.
E. j. Fleming, us Whittier street,
precinct Al.
Frank A. Kelly, 746 westlake avenue,
S. P. Mulford, 1856 South Hill street,
precinct 43.
F. N. Pauly. 1905 South Olive street,
precinct "A.
Mr.. Henderson, .13 West Tenth street,
precinct 40.
G. NJ. Giffen, Merchants Trust build
ing, precinct 46.
e. Hecht, 9O5 West Eleventh street,
precinct AZ.
Percy Ross, 1920 Westlake avenue,
precinct AZ.
Fred Hines, 1884 West Eleventh street,
precinct 40.
G. G.. Johnson. 9S1 South Hoover
street, precinct so.
John Forward, precinct 81.
William Ball, 110 North Spring street,
precinct so.
M. N. Eskey, 1929 South Grand ave-
nue.. precinct SO.
Judge T. L. Winder, 14O1 South Hope
street, precinct 54.
Ferd K Rule, 721 West Washington
street, precinct So
A. Chappelle, Fielding ]. Stilson COM
pany, H. w. Hellman building, pre-
cinct Sc.
Mark Jones, 1920 West Pico street,
precinct 81.
Jno H. Wonder Lobe, 1881 w. Wash
ington street, precinct 5S.
Ernest Werdin, 1920 Hobart boule-
ward, precinct 50.
Councilman r. M. Dromgold and Carl
Packard enlisted the following named
as precinct committeeman for the First
ward:
w. r. Myers, 107 South Avenue Ga.
J.R. White, jr.. 221 West Avenue 50.
A. w. Cleaver, 222 West Avenue Al.
Rev. Frank S. Forbes, 1888 NORTH
Griffin.
Stanley S. Frentz. PIG Downey ave-
| nue..
]. w. Arnold, 1928 Downey avenue.
David Martin, Judge Chambers court
w. A. Frick, 116 1. W. Hellman build
ing.
Alfred Moore, 66S South Sichel street
Councilman Bernard Healy enlisted
| the following named as precinct com.
mitteemen to serve on election day In
the Eighth ward:
! David Gregg, precinct 125.
| N. d. Oswald, precinct 126.
Peter Heist, precinct 127.
]. A. Guenter, precinct 12S.
VIM. Seawright, precinct 129. =
Dana Bartlett, precinct 100.
John McMannis, precinct 131.
j. ]. Clayton, precinct 1872.
l.. Carbone, precinct 1873.
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
Stuck to His Guns

Her Husband-If a man steals-no
matter what it is-he will live to re-
gret it. .u.. ,,o,,
His Wife-During our courtsnlp Sou
used to steal kisses from me.
Her Husband-You have heard' what
I said.-CasselPs Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

There is no danger froen blood poison
resulting from a wound when Cham
berlains Pain Balm is applied. 1t Is
an antiseptic linament.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
FinkIe's Testimony

F. C. Finkle, called in behalf of the
defendants, swore that he was an en-
gineer, resident of San Bernardino, and
had been investigating the conditions
in the Los Angeles basin for about
three weeks.
"The discharge from that watershed
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29
WITH ACCIDENT
Has Her Right Heel Blown OFF
Mrs A. W. Westfall Badly Hurt.
Accidental Discharge Of Gun

Last Sunday morning Mrs. A. w.
Westfall met with very serious acci-
dent. 1t seems that Mr.. Westfall saw
coyote on his ranch, which IS about nine
miles down the river from Newport, and
thinking he might get shot ut him
followed the animal with l2-gauge
hammerless shotgun, but lost track of
him. Mrs. Westfall, who was with her
husband at the time, volunteered to
take the gun back to their dwelling, and
in doing so the gun was accidentally
discharged, blowing the heel off her
right foot. Her husband, hearing the
report Of the gun, hurried to her assist
ance and removed her to the house.
Neighbors were hastily summoned and
the patient made as comfortable as pos
slble. Preparations were made and the
injured woman was brought to Newport,
where Drs. Phillips and Boudwin dressed
the wound, after which the patient was
taken to st. Luke's hospital in Spokane.
Mrs. Westfall is the daughter of Mrs.
F. r. Braddock, of this city, and has re-
sided with her husband on their ranch
for the past two years.
An operation was performed early
Monday morning and the foot removed
at the ankle, it having been found that
it was SO badly injured and full of shot
that it would be impossible to save it.
Mrs. Westfall rallied nicely from the
shock, Later reports are to the effect
that she is getting along very we'll and
is out of danger.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29
HOW THE TRAINS Run.

Beginning Monday morning an Idaho
& Washington Northern coach is at
tached to the Spokane international
local train leaving the O. R. & n depot
at a. M.
At Grand Junction, Idaho, the Spo-
kane international train makes connec-
ton with the regular passenger train Of
the Idaho & Washington Northern at
1850 a. m. The coach from Spokane is
detached from the Spokane Interna-
tional train and becomes part of the
makeup of the idaho & Washington
Northern train, which consists Of two
passenger coaches and baggage car.
This train leaves Grand Junction at 7:55
and proceeds to Newport, where it ar
rives at 9:20 a. m.
Returning the train leaves Newport at
5:15 p. m and arrives at Grand Junction
at $40 p. M, making connection with
Spokane international passenger train
No. /, to which the Spokane coach is
attached. This train arrives in Spokane
at 7:45 p. m. After transferring the
coach to the Spokane international train
the Idaho & Washington Northern train
returns to Spirit Lake, where it lies over
night. Southbound it leaves Spirit Lake
at 6:45 a. m. and arrives at Grand juno
ton at $50 to take on the Spokane
coach for the daily run to Newport.
Connecting with the Spokane Inter
national freight train, which leaves Spo-
kane at II p. M, an Idaho & Washing
ton Northern picks up at Grand juno
ton the freight for points on the new
line.
The road starts operation with its own
brand new Baldwin locomotives and
coach and baggage car equipment be-
longing to the Spokane International.
The Pullman company is building
coaches and baggage cars for. the line
and this new equipment will be deliv-
cred on the line in about 80 days.
With ihe completion of come lection
which will be made with the Occur d.
Alene & Spokane at Mcguire points on
the Idaho & Washington Northern will
have double train service to and from
Spokane.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29
AMBITIOUS scHEME.
Bonner County, Idaho, People Plan to
Lower Albeni Falls.

Both the Standpoint papers of last
week featured a scheme to reclaim
thousands of acres of bottom lands SUR
rounding Lake Pend d'Oreille, the river
OF the same name and tributary streams
in Bonner county, Idaho, which is being
evolved by the owners of the land and
other parties interested in the welfare of
this district. AS conditions exist at the
present time these bottom lands are
practically worthless except for meadow
lands, as the water in the lake and
streams is so high at planting time that,
If the farmers plant crop, it is invari-
ably ruined.
It is now proposed to regulate the rise
and fall of the water by deepening and
and broadening the channel of the Pend
d'Oreille river at Albeni Falls, about
two miles above Newport, and also by
constructing locks sufficient at all times
to regulate the water in the river so that
the water level in the lake can be held
at common height.
The parties interested have banded
together and raised funds to make the
necessary surveys and profles in order
to present the matter to the state and
federal authorities in proper manner
SO as to interest them in securing fnan-
cial assistance, 1t is understood that
Senators Borah and Hepburn and Con-
gresham French will push the matter
before the proper committees in con-
gress. County Surveyor John Ashley
has been employed to make the neces
sary surveys.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29

coming their way. The company has
orders in for six coaches. and it is said
that they will be the finest coaches ever
turned out of the Pullman shops, electric
lighted, steam heated and luxurious
throughout. All the engines are equip
ped with electric headlights and are
powerful ten-wheelers of the Baldwin
make, the passenger engines being par
ticularly adapted for speed, and it is
expected that its passenger trains will
soon equal the Great Northern's time
into Spokane. The fare to Spokane is
the same as over the Great Northern,
although the latter has shorter route.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29
New Railroad Sued.

On Friday last the Idaho 4 Washing
ton Northern Railroad discharged 26
Workmen on one of the extra gangs
working out of here, and the timekeeper
handed the men orders for the certiti-
Gates to be presented to the auditor of
the road, w. T. Hireen, at headquarters.
M. M Sammons, as attorney for the
men, began civil proceedings against the
road for the collection of the money,
beginning proceedings in the name of
each individual, and in addition began
four criminal proceedings against the
railroad and its timekeeper, charging
them with having paid off discharged
men with non-negotiable or non-trans-
ferable evidences of debt, contrary to the
laws OF the state. The warrants were
secured from Judge d. R. Lusher, and
the case will be heard before the
judge Friday, Nov 20. In the mean
time the men have spent the past week
at local hotels, living on the fat of the
land and their expected judgments
against the railroad, their board bills
having been guaranteed them.
Some of the claims are for as small a
sum as 1.50, and the railroad company
offered the men cash and authorized the
First National Bank to pay them, so as
to avoid trouble. But payment was re-
fused On advice of counsel, and the case
will be fought out to the end, the COM
pany claiming that the order issued the
men does not come within the meaning
of the law.
On Monday Garret Linden, the time
keeper who issued the order for time
certificates, was arrested and taken be-
fore Judge Lusher on the criminal
charge. He was released on $500 bail
furnished by G. F. Craig to appear on
Friday to answer to the charge. It
looks like another aotempt to make
trouble for corporation which has been
liberal in its treatment of all who have
done business with it. In fact, so fire.
quent have been these occurrences that
the head officials of the road never know
when it is safe to come to Newport, and
always have the fear of meeting a pro-
cess server. For road that has been
hailed as good thing for Newport and
surrounding country they have certainly
had large share of grief handed them,
and it is about time to ease up and enter
into little cooperation for the common
good.
A deal is ON for the purchase OF the
hull and machinery of the steamer Sar-
eta, which was burned at her dock in
this harbor last summer. If the deal is
carried through the prospective pur-
chasers will rebuild the boat and place
her in commission next summer.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29

A pretty wedding occurred last We'd
nesday morning at Lamonla, WASH,
when Miss Alice Cunningham was mar
ried to Mr.. Roy Wimber, of Newport.
Rev. Mr.. Daniels, of the Methodist
church at that place officiated. At the
conclusion of the ceremonies reception
was rendered the happy couple by their
many friends, after which they left for
Newport, where they will make their
home.
The bride is we'll known in her home
town, where she has host of friends.
Mr.. Wimber is manager of the grocery
department of the Northern Mercantile
Company in this city. The MINER joins
their many friends in wishing them a
long and happy life.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-29
, Financial Conditions Improving.

Financial conditions seem to be i'm
proving right along. In the east Chi
cago and New York are about ready to
resume cash payments, which will soon
permit of western banks doing the same.
The First National Bank has been dis
pensing some cash all the time on their
own checks. and with continued receipts
of shipments of currency has been able
to accommodate its patrons almost the
same as usual. They expect to be able
ta resume the former business basis in
the near future. Their deposits are
greater at present than before the furry
came.