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many such enterprises, for in the moun- 

 tains east of Santa Ana are many such 

 canons, the waters of which may be im- 

 poun ed in like manner for use in irrigat- 

 ing the adjoining mesa lands. Among 

 these may be mentioned Trabuco, San 

 Juan and Silverado, besides many others 

 of lesser importance, but in all of which 

 sufficient water might be secured to add 

 many times to the value of adjacent lands, 

 the probable cost of such an undertaking." 



Ca I ifo rn ia Minor. 



WATER FOR CORONA. 



The stockholders of the Corona Irriga- 

 tion Company met Tuesday for the pur- 

 pose of electing officers and otherwise 

 perfecting their organization. T. P. 

 Drinkwater, president; T. C. Jameson, vice- 

 president; L. R. Curtis, secretary, and M. 

 Terpening, treasurer. The board of direc- 

 tors, previously elected, consists of the 

 following named gentlemen: Daniel Lord, 

 L. R. Curtis. T. P. Drinkwater, T. C. 

 Jameson and George W. VanKirk. 



This completes the work of organization, 

 and hereafter all the proposed develop- 

 ment work for the purpose of securing an 

 increased supply of irrigating water for 

 Corona will be conducted by the new com- 

 pany. It will make all purchases of lands, 

 construct canals, pipe lines, etc. The 

 company is now in a position to prosecute 

 the contemplated work with vigor, and it 

 is the purpose to push matters as fast as 

 possible. 



Work on the water-bearing lands in the 

 Perris valley is already progressing under 

 the supervision of A. F. Call and John 

 Megginson. and the indications thus far 

 are all for the best. It is stated that the 

 wells already completed will yield an aver- 

 age of 150 inches each by pumping. The 

 water is found at a depth of seventy feet 

 and it rises to within twenty feet of the 

 surface, making pumping comparatively 

 easy, not requiring heavy machinery. The 

 boring of additional wells will continue un- 

 stil enough water has been developed to 



secure the company in any possible emer- 

 gency. 



Contractors are going over the territory 

 with a view to making bids for the con- 

 struction of the necessary pipe and canal 

 line to convey the water from the wells to 

 the head of the present pipe line in the 

 Temescal valley. The new line will -be 

 twenty-nine and one quarter miles in 

 length, and will be principally open ce- 

 ment ditch, pipe being used only where 

 absolutely necessary in crossing canyons 

 and traversing steep hillsides, and along 

 certain county roads. The capacity of the 

 proposed canal will be 800 inches, and the 

 system complete will cost about $150,000, 

 exclusive of water-bearing lands. 



The right of way is now secure, the 

 company having been granted permission 

 Wednesday by the supervisors to run the 

 line along certain public roads in the Third 

 and Fourth districts, and few obstacles re- 

 main to overcome. The work of construc- 

 tion, when begun, will be required to be 

 completed inside of three months. Cor- 

 ona (Cal.) Courier. 



ARROWHEAD RESERVOIR. 



The Arrowhead Company has been 

 spending more energy and money of late 

 on the reservoir project in Little Bear val- 

 ley than ever before. 



Work on the tunnels is being prosecuted 

 as rapidly as possible, and now work on 

 the great dam is about to begin. It has 

 been stated by officials of the company 

 that over 300,000 worth of cement has 

 been purchased, and that the thousands of 

 barrels will be conveyed to Little Bear 

 valley at an expense of almost $50,000. 

 They will soon attempt to sink a dam down 

 to bedrock. It is expected that when the 

 tunnels and dam are completed and the 

 water let in the valley, pressure of 10,000 

 horsepower will be obtained. This is far 

 greater than the combined pressures of all 

 the other reservoirs in the San Bernardino 

 mountains. San Bernardino Times- 

 Index. 



