The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield

The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield — page 9
N A A system of aqueducts and a flume transported water from the mountains to San Diego The 35 6 mile flume shown here was an open wooden ditch that crossed ravines and canyons by means of trestles to keep the slope constant To celebrate its opening on February 22 1889 California governor R W Waterman and other dignitaries floated down the recently completed flume in flat bottomed boats City dwellers often hosted flume floating parties where they would dress up in their Sunday finest and let the flow of the water carry them downhill in small