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HISTORY OF PASADKNA. 



brought out and distributed over the plains. Then we visited Wilson's and 

 Rose's to see places that had been improved long before I broke ground on 

 my place. 



Mr. Berry was so certain that he had found the desired spot that he 

 immediately sent back a description of the property and what it would cost. 

 Negotiations began, and steps were taken for a partition of interests between 

 Wilson and Griffin, the former not wishing to dispose of his. It was three 

 months before a satisfactory partition was effected. Meanwhile the Indiana 

 Colony Association failed ; but those who had embarked in it were determined 

 not to give it up, and commenced immediately to canvass the city of L,os 

 Angeles to fill the places of the delinquent subscribers. Their efforts were 

 crowned with success, and a new organization was formed and incorporated 

 under the name of the " San Gabriel Orange Grove Association." Messrs. 

 Porter, Green, W. T. Clapp, Barcus, Mundell, Bristol and Col. Banbury 

 were Los Angeles recruits. In the meantime the partition of the Griffin 

 and Wilson interest was completed, and about 4,000 acres were allotted to 

 Dr. Griffin, who sold it to the colony, and the balance, 1,600 acres, to B. D. 

 Wilson. [Wilson's allotment included the original water ditch from Devil's 

 Gate. -Ed.] 



HOW THE COLONY WORK COMMENCED. 



One of the first acts of the Board of Directors was to appoint a com- 

 mittee consisting of Messrs, A. O. Porter, Calvin Fletcher, and B. S. Eaton 

 to superintend the subdivision of the lands and devise the construction of 

 water-works. At the first meeting of the committee, business opened about 

 this way : Mr. Fletcher stated that he had had a good deal of experience 

 in laying out towns, planning streets, etc., and if it was agreeable to the 

 other members of the committee he would take charge of that part of the 

 business, and direct our engineer in his work. "But," he added, "Judge, 

 you will have to look out for the distribution of the water, for I don't know 

 anything about that." 



Mr. Porter, in his modest, conservative manner, said, "I know a little 

 something about land, and a little something about water, for I owned a 

 grist mill once. But I am satisfied with your arrangement, and I will act as 

 umpire ; and if I see you going astray will call you off." Accordingly this 

 was the understanding, and each one set about his special task. 



Mr. Fletcher was a thorough-going energetic man, and he immediately 

 commenced planning for a convenient and equitable subdivision. He trav- 

 eled on foot from one side of the 1,500 acres which was to be subdivided to 

 the other, and from end to end, studying the topography and the general 

 features of the tract, and in his own judgment determining the character 

 and value of the lands. He so contrived the laying off of lots that one- 

 share stockholders (fifteen acres) had the same chance of obtaining desirable 

 situations and good lands as those who represented twelve shares (180 

 acres). This obviated a difficulty which had very much perplexed the 

 company — that was, how were selections to be made so that all would be 

 satisfied ? 



At a meeting one Saturday night, our engineer announced that his sur- 

 vey was completed — all the lots — (100 of them) — were staked off and num- 

 bered. Several of the sul)scribers were living in a temporary way in L,os 

 Angeles with their families and were impatient to get onto their newly ac- 

 quired lands. But how were they to be assigned — that was the momentous 



