ARATA, PIETRO ANGELO
JAN 31, 1973 HERMIT IS HONORED BY MID DIRECTORS
AN obscure hermit, who gained wide attention in life, has had an honor given him in death. Pietro Angelo (Pete) Arata, who come into prominence during the Merced Irrigation District's Merced River Development Project at Lake McClure, has been honored by the MID. Directors during yesterday's meeting agreed to name fresh water springs, near Arata's former home on the banks of Lake McClure, the Pietro Arata (Hermit of Horseshoe Bend) Springs. Board Chairman Richard Parker, who made the suggestions, noted the springs are where the old Hermit, who died last week at the age of 90, obtained his water for household use. Parker and other MID directors and officials were among less than a dozen persons attending Arata's funeral Monday in Mariposa.
Arata lived alone in a small cabin until two years ago when poor health and bad eyesight forced him to leave. He had lived on a one acre farm between Bagby and Horseshoe Bend for 33 years, raising goats, chickens and vegetables. He was born Oct 26, 1882 in Italy.
When the MID began its project in the mid 1960's, which included enlarging Lake Mc Clure, Arata was forced to move up the hill.
Directors Glen Sheesley, who made yesterday's motion, and George Mack, who seconded it, recalled that Arata and other residents in the lake area kept in close touch with Merced through the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
"Train crews took care of the mountain people's grocery shopping and performed other errands for them." Mack said.
When the YVRR became defunct in 1945, Arata's contact with the "outside world" practically ended. Following the end of the YVRR, Arata did not leave his immediate area until two year's ago when the Mariposa County Welfare Department took him into its care. The move followed an incident in which Arata was found wandering near his home after being lost for several days because of blindness. He had no known relatives.
In other business, directors learned Lake McClure Elevation is nearing the 727 foot mark and is storing more than approximately 344, acre feet of water.
JAN 31, 1973 HERMIT IS HONORED BY MID DIRECTORS
AN obscure hermit, who gained wide attention in life, has had an honor given him in death. Pietro Angelo (Pete) Arata, who come into prominence during the Merced Irrigation District's Merced River Development Project at Lake McClure, has been honored by the MID. Directors during yesterday's meeting agreed to name fresh water springs, near Arata's former home on the banks of Lake McClure, the Pietro Arata (Hermit of Horseshoe Bend) Springs. Board Chairman Richard Parker, who made the suggestions, noted the springs are where the old Hermit, who died last week at the age of 90, obtained his water for household use. Parker and other MID directors and officials were among less than a dozen persons attending Arata's funeral Monday in Mariposa.
Arata lived alone in a small cabin until two years ago when poor health and bad eyesight forced him to leave. He had lived on a one acre farm between Bagby and Horseshoe Bend for 33 years, raising goats, chickens and vegetables. He was born Oct 26, 1882 in Italy.
When the MID began its project in the mid 1960's, which included enlarging Lake Mc Clure, Arata was forced to move up the hill.
Directors Glen Sheesley, who made yesterday's motion, and George Mack, who seconded it, recalled that Arata and other residents in the lake area kept in close touch with Merced through the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
"Train crews took care of the mountain people's grocery shopping and performed other errands for them." Mack said.
When the YVRR became defunct in 1945, Arata's contact with the "outside world" practically ended. Following the end of the YVRR, Arata did not leave his immediate area until two year's ago when the Mariposa County Welfare Department took him into its care. The move followed an incident in which Arata was found wandering near his home after being lost for several days because of blindness. He had no known relatives.
In other business, directors learned Lake McClure Elevation is nearing the 727 foot mark and is storing more than approximately 344, acre feet of water.
ARATA, PIETRO ANGELO
JAN 31, 1973 HERMIT IS HONORED BY MID DIRECTORS
AN obscure hermit, who gained wide attention in life, has had an honor given him in death. Pietro Angelo (Pete) Arata, who come into prominence during the Merced Irrigation District's Merced River Development Project at Lake McClure, has been honored by the MID. Directors during yesterday's meeting agreed to name fresh water springs, near Arata's former home on the banks of Lake McClure, the Pietro Arata (Hermit of Horseshoe Bend) Springs. Board Chairman Richard Parker, who made the suggestions, noted the springs are where the old Hermit, who died last week at the age of 90, obtained his water for household use. Parker and other MID directors and officials were among less than a dozen persons attending Arata's funeral Monday in Mariposa.
Arata lived alone in a small cabin until two years ago when poor health and bad eyesight forced him to leave. He had lived on a one acre farm between Bagby and Horseshoe Bend for 33 years, raising goats, chickens and vegetables. He was born Oct 26, 1882 in Italy.
When the MID began its project in the mid 1960's, which included enlarging Lake Mc Clure, Arata was forced to move up the hill.
Directors Glen Sheesley, who made yesterday's motion, and George Mack, who seconded it, recalled that Arata and other residents in the lake area kept in close touch with Merced through the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
"Train crews took care of the mountain people's grocery shopping and performed other errands for them." Mack said.
When the YVRR became defunct in 1945, Arata's contact with the "outside world" practically ended. Following the end of the YVRR, Arata did not leave his immediate area until two year's ago when the Mariposa County Welfare Department took him into its care. The move followed an incident in which Arata was found wandering near his home after being lost for several days because of blindness. He had no known relatives.
In other business, directors learned Lake McClure Elevation is nearing the 727 foot mark and is storing more than approximately 344, acre feet of water.
JAN 31, 1973 HERMIT IS HONORED BY MID DIRECTORS
AN obscure hermit, who gained wide attention in life, has had an honor given him in death. Pietro Angelo (Pete) Arata, who come into prominence during the Merced Irrigation District's Merced River Development Project at Lake McClure, has been honored by the MID. Directors during yesterday's meeting agreed to name fresh water springs, near Arata's former home on the banks of Lake McClure, the Pietro Arata (Hermit of Horseshoe Bend) Springs. Board Chairman Richard Parker, who made the suggestions, noted the springs are where the old Hermit, who died last week at the age of 90, obtained his water for household use. Parker and other MID directors and officials were among less than a dozen persons attending Arata's funeral Monday in Mariposa.
Arata lived alone in a small cabin until two years ago when poor health and bad eyesight forced him to leave. He had lived on a one acre farm between Bagby and Horseshoe Bend for 33 years, raising goats, chickens and vegetables. He was born Oct 26, 1882 in Italy.
When the MID began its project in the mid 1960's, which included enlarging Lake Mc Clure, Arata was forced to move up the hill.
Directors Glen Sheesley, who made yesterday's motion, and George Mack, who seconded it, recalled that Arata and other residents in the lake area kept in close touch with Merced through the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
"Train crews took care of the mountain people's grocery shopping and performed other errands for them." Mack said.
When the YVRR became defunct in 1945, Arata's contact with the "outside world" practically ended. Following the end of the YVRR, Arata did not leave his immediate area until two year's ago when the Mariposa County Welfare Department took him into its care. The move followed an incident in which Arata was found wandering near his home after being lost for several days because of blindness. He had no known relatives.
In other business, directors learned Lake McClure Elevation is nearing the 727 foot mark and is storing more than approximately 344, acre feet of water.
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
