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Los Angeles Times
Saturday, 17 March, 1928

         Canyon to Bury its Dead
         
         Peaceful now that the flood from St. Francis Dam has
       passed, San Francisquito Canyon will be the last rest-
       ing place for several families who lived and died in it,
       it was learned yesterday when Rev. W. H. Evans, pastor
       of the Newhall Community Church for many years and known
       as "The Old Shepherd," made plans to conduct funeral ser-
       vices in the canyon tomorrow.
       
         Services for Mr. and Mrs. HENRY R. RUIZ and four chil-
       dren will occur at the Ruiz ranch, about ten miles up
       the canyon, Sunday morning. The RUIZ family, descendants
       of an old Spanish house resident in San Francisquito for
       generations, maintained a cemetery on their place for
       many years and many of the old canyon residents have
       been buried there. 
       
         So tomorrow will witness, perhaps the most pathetic
       ceremony to follow the tragic dam break. A road has been
       reconstructed to the ranch and many of the residents of
       the hills, still touched with the atmosphere of the old
       West, will be there. Later in the week members of two
       other families will be buried in the same spot.
       
         Mr. Evans, the only minister within a wide radius of
       Newhall, was well known by his flock and many requests
       have been made to have him officiate at funerals. At
       1:30 p.m. Monday he will conduct services over the bodies
       of MRS. HOMER COE and her young son at the Palms Christian
       Church in the Los Angeles suburb. COE was a worker on the
       dam.
       
       [Transcriber's Note: The family of HENRY (ENRIQUE) RUIZ
       and wife, ROSARIA BACELINA (PEREA) RUIZ, are buried in
       the Ruiz-Perea Family Cemetery, Santa Clarita, CA.]
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