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lined conduit, and 97 miles of covered conduit. Addi-
tional miles were taken up by three large reservoirs, the
largest of these, the Haiwee Reservoir, being capable of
storing more than twenty billion gallons of water.
Built primarily as a water system, the aqueduct also
provided, along its course, the opportunity for the devel-
opment of hydro-electric energy. Thus it has blessed
Los Angeles with two priceless and vitally necessary re-
sources-water and electric power. I ts water invited and
supplied a rapidly growing population. Its electric energy,
developed by the power and light system, established a
foundation upon which has been builded, thus far, this
city's amazing industrial expansion and prosperity.
CHAPTER IV
White Gold

----------.y WAS the lure of Yellow
Gold that started, from the
four corners of the world,
the first march of settlers
toward California. Since the
days of '49 the sailing vessel
and the prairie schooner have
been replaced by giant ocean
liners, transcontinental trains
and motor cars - but the
steady influx of settlers never has ceased.
Yell ow Gold opened the eyes of ' the world to the
beauty and opportunities of a glorious commonwealth;
White Gold, in the form of hydro-electric energy, has
made it possible, in these later years, for this incr~asing
population to find gainful employment and permanent
prosperity.
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