424 HISTORY OP PASADENA. 



water was lowest of any time in the year. We have a list of 360 consumers, 

 on a tract of 1,800 acres of land, from whom we collected in water rents 

 during the year of 1893, $5,000." 



Total miles of water pipe, 20 ; two reservoirs with storage capacity of 

 1,200,000 gallons; total value of company's property, about $60,000. 



THE LAS FLORES WATER COMPANY. 

 The Union of June 12, 1885, says : 



" At a meeting held on Wednesday [June 10] articles of incorporation 

 were adopted, and the I^as Flores Water Co. organized, with a capital stock 

 of $96,000, of which $73,000 is subscribed. Directors: G. A. Swartwout, 

 J. W. Hugus, D. Galbraith, Iv. A. Wright, P. Gano. On November 2 an 

 .assessment was made of $1.25 per share, payable on or before December 24, 

 1885. R. Williams was then secretary of the company. Some tunneling, 

 damming and piping was done by the company in Las Flores canyon." 



HERMITAGE WATER COMPANY. 



November 13, 1886, the Union said : 



"Articles of incorporation were filed Tuesday [November 9] by the 

 Hermitage Water Co. to buy and sell water rights in and about Precipicio 

 [Eaton's] canyon. Directors : James Craig of the Hermitage Tract, Ed. L. 

 Farris, and T. P. I^ukens of Pasadena, J. R. Scott and George Hanson of 

 lyos Angeles. Capital stock , $ 1 00, 000 — all subscribed. ' ' 



PRECIPICE CANYON WATER CO. 

 Incorporated March 30, 1887. Capital stock, $625,000, in 12,500 

 shares of $50 each. Place of business, lyamanda Park. This company 

 operates in Eaton canyon, the old Spanish name of which was Precipicio 

 canyon — but they printed their certificates in plain English, Precipice Can- 

 yon. The stockholders in 1887 were : 



J. F. Crank 4, 500 shares 



Wm. Allen 2,000 shares 



Albert Brigden 2,000 shares 



James Craig 2,500 shares 



Scattering 1,500 shares 



Total of 1,500 acres interested. 

 Officers : Crank, pres't; Craig, vice pres't ; Herman Blatz, sec'y. 

 The state engineer reported in 1887 that this company had a flow of 

 500 inches during the winter and spring, but running down to forty ( ?) 

 inches in the dry time of a dry year. This report was before they had tun- 

 neled or developed their resources ; but I think was a mistake even when 

 made. 



OAK KNOLL, WATER COMPANY. 



January i, 1887, the Union reported : 



" Articles of incorporation were filed Tuesday [December 28, 1886] for 

 the Oak Knoll Water Co., to buy, sell, and deal in water rights, and to de- 

 velop and increase water supply on the Oak Knoll Tract. Principal place of 

 business, Los Angeles. Directors : S. D. Rosenbaum, New York City ; 



