452 . HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



1882, viz : David Townsend, H. H. Markham, Chas. H. Watts, E. G. 

 Halleck and Frank H. Heald. At Pasadena's great celebration of the 

 Mount Lowe railroad to Echo mountain, Gov. Markham told the story thus: 



" In the spring of 1882, a small party of the bravest bear hunters in 

 Pasadena ( I was one of them) followed a grizzly bear from the base of the 

 mountains right up over much of the ground where Professor lyowe's 

 trails now lead from Echo mountain to Mount Lowe. We followed him 

 clean over the ridge and down into the deep canyon on the other side. 

 We were cautious hunters, and did not press the bear too closely ; but away 

 along in the afternoon he concluded to come back. As soon as we dis- 

 covered this, we wanted to come back too : and we started on ahead 

 of him on a run. In fact, we were not able to go half as fast as we 

 thought we ought to ; and when we reached Echo Mountain we would have 

 mortgaged all our earthly possessions for a trip down that Incline — indeed, I 

 believe we were all sufficiently frightened to have begged the conductor to 

 cut the cable and let the whole business slide, regardless of consequences. I 

 tell you, this Incline will be a great comfort to bear hunters — of our make- 

 up. (Great laughter.) " 



ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORS. 

 The Mount Lowe Echo gave the following particulars : 



" There are several power generators on the system — one of 150 horse- 

 power capacity at Altadena Junction, one of 50 horse-power at Cabrillo 

 Heights, one of 1 50 horse-power, two of 50 horse- power and one of 30 horse- 

 power capacity at Rubio Pavilion, one of 75 horse-power and one of 35 

 horse-power on Echo mountain.* The generator at Altadena is operated by 

 two 60 horse-power Otto gas engines ; that at Cabrillo Heights by a Pelton 

 water wheel, which receives its impulsion by the flow of water from the 

 Rubio Pavilion reservoir. This is filled by the flow from Echo mountain, 

 1 400 feet above, which first operates the 1 50 horse-power generator of Rubio 

 Pavilion, ere it goes on its further career of usefulness to Cabrillo Heights. 

 The three small generators of Rubio Pavilion are all worked by water 

 power through Pelton wheels, which is piped from Mirror lake in Rubio 

 canyon. The motor of the Great Cable Incline is so arranged as to receive 

 its power from either the gas engines at Altadena or the water wheel at 

 Rubio Pavilion." 



In August, 1895, the upper trolley section from Echo mountain, four 

 miles up to Crystal springs and the Alpine Club house, was opened for travel. 

 This piece of road startles and amazes and charms the traveler with the as- 

 tounding audacity of its engineering feats, and the consummate grandeur of 

 scenic prospect revealed at each exploiture of salient recurves. [See 

 " Alpine Falls," "Chapman's Glen," etc., page 385.] 



*A later account says these engines are fired with gas piped up from Prof. Lowe's Pasadena city gas 

 works, from which source also the Echo Mountain house is completely furnished with gas burners as 

 well as electric lights. 



