The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 1, 1901, Page 9

HUNTINGTON FALLS. “Go ahead and draw on me.” These were the words wriiten by Collis P. Huntington, the words which started the building cf the $25,000 Huntington Water- fall. It took six months to complete. The water is pumped from the wells in the valley up to the top of Strawberry Hill and it de- scends one hundred and twelve feet to Stow Lake below. It can be seen in all its strength and beaury on Saturdays and Sundays, the Sunday flow being one million tne hundred and-twenty-five thou- sand gallons. Stow Lake is capable of holding twenty-five million gallons, and the water for irrigating purposes is drawn from there. Up and down the falls have been planted trees of a special quality, such as the linden, elm and maple, which make its sur- roundings distinct from any other part of the park. These trees grow with more vigor under the influence of the spray. Rare ferns were brought from the Hawaiian Islands to beau- tify the rocks and boulders down which the water rushes, thus making the falls the most realistic and natural of all artificial falls in the world. |