Tombstone epitaph., 1890-02-08
The Florence Canal.

to the furthermost linlit-contemplated at the present time, is a matter Of great importance to he people Of thi- valley and particularly to those who have taken up government land under it.
 From the headgate nelr the Butte to the end of the eynrnl branches along the Sau,hern Pacific railway the loud length k fiAy-two miles, be sides which there are many miles of small laterals reaching out to lands several miles di< ant from the main canal, and the water now flow through is entire lengths
 From the headgate t4 4the storage reservoir now under cor ftruciion he tween Florence and ihs railroad, the canal has uniform widlh oi twenty five feet on the bottom and has |" capacity equal 10 a Howof 40 cubic  feet per second. and is sd constructed that 1t can be easily enlarged and l. capacity increased.
 Near the point where 1t crosses the railroad; six miles etst6f Casa Gran de, a branch has been constructed parallel with inc track toward Casa Grande a distance Of nearly three miles, with a wiIjh Of twelve feet on the bottom, gradually decreasing to ten feet. From this branch an eight foot lateral is built north for three miles to carry off the waste water and to supply lands in that vicinity. The branch crossing the rtilroad is con ducted a distance of twp miles, where it's waters are divided, ! DOT ion flow ing nearly two miles n a northwest erIy direction towards. Casa Grande and the remainder continuing in a westerly course nearly five miles. Near the point of separation the water has thirteen-ioot drop or fall.
 All the land taken up along the railroad from the point of the canal crossing to Casa Grande can now re ceive plenty ot water for irrigation and its owners can bagin their i'm provements st once In lact all the entries made under he canal can now be supplied with water and be made to produce crops the present year.
 Here and there parties are at work clearing or planning tleir lands and laying the foundation for q future competence, anI the wlole lace of the country is rapidly undergoing a change from barren desert b a blooming garden. As the water Iupply is now ample for every one owning land, the activity in this respect will now doubt less be greater during the spring and summer months.
 The Florence canal company have accomplished d great wolI and an ex- pensiye one, and in.estab ishing for it. sell very profitable bushes, il is ac complishing a great dpA of good fuf the whole valley. O7erone hundred thousand acres of land will soon be brought under cultivation through its influence, every acre of which is equal to the richest and mostftrGle portion s of the western country. It will pro duce anything adapted to the telu- perate zone and many Of the semi tropical productions. I5is particularly adapted To the growth ofraisin grapes, figs, oranges, lemons, times, dates, prunes. auricot<, peaches, plums, al monds and all kinds o nuts as We'll a. the farm productions usual to the northern and eastern states. These mature several weeks ia advance oi southern California and gan command the earliest and best markets both east and west.
 The completion of ths great canal Is matter of congratulalion to the people of this valley and insures the perpetual prosperity of.every one SC fortunate as to own property along it's couroe.-Florence Enterprise.
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