, 1879-04-12
FREMONT'S PLAN.

l. 4pGNVNA i - l. 1JANs
An Enterprise to Crento MI Inlnuss acn and
Mako Southern California and Arlzuna
blossom Ltku tho fsnBo.
Hko 1nrk Tribune, ABrtl 10.
ten. Fremont, Governor OF Ar[zona, has Sub
mltted to tho proper authorities at Washington
npEnn for bringing tile waters Of Tho uulf Of
California back to w'at Is supposed to bu tiielr
old basin In Bouthurn California;. Thls basin,
which Is now dry md sanity desert, Is 200
n,iles 1onR, fifty miles wide, md III its contsat
part Is BIO feet below tho level Of tho sen. It
lies between Southern California anl Arizona,
anl Is unfit for tho sustenance Of man or beast.
Gen. Fremont said yesterday to d Herald report
or, III answer TO the question as to how he pro-
posed creating tic inland sea: II ss
perfectly feasible. Dotwocn tie upper end
OF tho, Gulf Of California and the
basin or valley IN question n ridge Of
land intcrposes through Which It is proposed to
cut callal for distance Of ten miles to lake
about twenty miles long. and ut tl,e other end
OF the lako coutlnuo the caual some aftern
miles nitro. The cost might be s1,000, 600. aul
the t!mc. necessary for tho work perhaps slx
months, but the benefit to the two Statcs Ut
Ealifornsa nt,tl Arizona would bo incalcu2ab!c.
The greut wants Of Southern California and tho
adjoining reGlon Of Artzona ure watcr and
n,olsture. On the Eastern slope Of tho low
ratcc Of mountains tl,at separates this basin
from Artzona oil Is dry mid barren rs III the
basin Itself. The heat IS lntotcrable md no
vegetation is possible. The Introduction Of this
great body Of water would cha'Ec the whoIc
face of things. 1t would induce cuol mud tc,,l-
perlng winds to blow ovur ai.1 form eloids to
moiston the parc!,cd a!Nl nr!A ptalns. In short,
It would make thu whole surrounding country
to blossom like rosc."
was nnrc {llel With ,yntcrin S"@'@'
NCcrtaInly: Nil Inc evidence roca tn show
that y,1ci, WA tho cnsc. N,,mbcricss aco ,a,"ifa
mny hn obscrvci on it, snrfacr- nn,I lin M rnmero,
soI( md formation. IL that Of the led nf 4 iried.
t1p sca.', -N
:" iiow Is the project regarded ont hern4r
at ts quito popanr. Il wolld bo tic means
Western Arizonn. Snnnrn. IN tne an,,th ~ III.
znnn. ia vcrw fcrt,,c h"ca',,a Il IN. ,yo,or n,I
thera ia no reason wlly these otinr rrujons
should not 10 tie samc.n' ~@'o''
avail, lie nlau, a. brieIIy drawns d IL IN Wasb.
,utrtou whcrc inteni nrocceIdN, fh,a mootr .,,.1
}lay!nT It al1hmftfeil tn iic PrrsJiemt II nns
proved, rs feel PRETTY wcl assured % It viii BE-.
viii o a s Meea M no e &c cfSc o.
INT ntInI hv t,c I;ov"Tn,.,t ,, - =. ~ t.t H'
rress viii be asku tt, mnkn' the ,,cccas"rv uu az,
preparation }or What vii b. nattonal worl;. Il
Gentlemen IN Wnshl;'uton I wtb - vh9r i! con. os
vcrscd. Ihc canal shn,tIsl. think. h na1a tfcan
as wtdo enough to ain,t .,,, ~ vns"nis usn s'
steamers rs sali tic pariftc. Anots,rr % RI.
sult OF crpotnr this fnim,d sca r,nl1
bo 10 develop settlements nro,1ud
It's border wllere there Ia notbfn.y to he eer INV
int se nrtrn sa1,,i an,I sur,, i'r,,si,. r"i ttH"t
oDicct, however. Ut forming this vast sheet Of
ntrorc motstura IN tnr ot,nnanhc1, ~, rh,c @
it is nuw Il straprcr. Tho une i.r,n,i desiler.
nt,ttn n rain tlmt viii muEn vrtrutntton uri lila
possible, ut,d tlis an satisfied can univ Io d. oi.
taincd b. nuotlinr this yasl ln,ia viii H} liz. w.
ters ot tila Cult ot California; ~ ' 'N
"Arlzops Is rreat ,nincrni c.,',ntrr' nj I /. j,ax
silver mud gusl iotics, mixed gold, aud siIyer YER
iarae % ncrccatare. leail. ou,cksyer. una u .oal. +
| miles. TIo LitumiUus coal tlot1osita @ are % saiil
~ Io ,,,mnrona sIa ctimnt, ~ nor.l,, e.t ~
tween thn sen level md ,tlo htphrst eIey"'ton nv
| i3.o0o fcot hIeh. Any leirht ah"y" s'SfsI fc,t
IL howevcr ycrv nla..ont tGsnnnth,a- liz ~
.gimotn ~ Nnrhcrn i,aiv THMt,h s,on,ain' 1 're
o,,x "onn,rv' II ine .rr,at tn"uv f.rtiI" va1nvs
shnt urc ros,Iiv Iitn ysrnna 4. vnn c,.ar ~ .
rnnntrv frnIn H.. cnst vn,, mcct anrrssinr ~ "
mn,,ntotn ranfses, hetwcen witch nr.s siptnrs,1 ~