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Ostrich Farm. — Early in 1885 an ostrich farm was started on the 

 banks of the Arroyo Seco at the end of Old Fair Oaks Avenue [now called 

 Lincoln Avenue]. A fee of twenty-five cents was charged to see the birds ; 

 but on April 10, 1885, it was announced that the ostrich farm is closed ex- 

 cept on Sunday, and the admission fee is then $1. Stephen Townsend ob- 

 tained a franchise and planned to build a street car line out to it, but finally 

 gave it up. The Dai'/j/ Star oi May 18, 1889, said : 



' ' The nine ostriches at the Gardner ranch above town were disturbed 

 by a dog early this morning, and six of them broke out and scattered on the 

 run. Five of them were soon captured and returned to their quarters, and 

 a sixth was corralled by some of Vore & Hoag's men and run into their 

 back yard. The manipulations of the owner to rope this captive were wit- 

 nessed by a large crowd. The bird was finally led away in limbo. ' ' 



Ten days later the same paper reported : 



' ' The last of the escaped ostriches was captured the other day by Mr. 

 Gardner. The bird was caught near the Brunk place, apparently on its way 

 to Switzer's to see what could be found to eat in the way of tin cans, etc." 



For some reason the business did not succeed well ; and on September 

 2, 1 89 1, I find this last mention of it : 



' ' The Pasadena ostriches which had been under attachment and in 

 charge of Qfiicer Slater for some weeks, were yesterday released and taken 

 to lyos Angeles, their owner, Dennison, having given a bond as security for 

 the payment of the amount claimed." 



CKMKTERY AND HOSPITAL. 



Mountain View Cemetery. — When the Orange Grove colony settled 

 here, and B. D. Wilson made them a free gift of the land now known as Al" 

 tadena, a man named J. W. Potts owned a considerable tract southwesterly 

 from that, and he offered his also to them if they would pay the delinquent 

 taxes on it. But they did not accept his offer ; and they would not have ac- 

 cepted Mr. Wilson's offer either, only that he assured them that the taxes 

 were paid, and they thought in that case they would "risk it" — -so little 

 were these upper slope lands valued in 1874. In 1875, however, Mr. Pott's 

 land was bought by the Giddingses, Col. Banbury, and others, and it was a 

 portion of this tract that was devoted to cemetery uses. The Pasadena 

 Cemetery Association was incorporated December 13, 1882, by E. H. Royce, 

 C. A. Hartwell, J. L. Hartwell, E. W. Giddings, J. R. Giddings, G. E- 

 Giddings, E. W. Giddings — the latter being elected president ; J. E. Hart- 

 well, vice president ; Calvin A. Hartwell, secretary and treasurer, which 

 position he still holds — 1895. 



From the records of the company I have compiled this table of the 



number of burials during the successive years : 



1883 24 1887 133 1 89 1 109 



1884 30 1888 146 1892 116 



1885 29 1889 96 1893 138 



1886 33 1890 104 1894 131 



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