Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-09
WILL EXAMINE RECLAMATION
POSSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT AID SOLICITED
Daniel w. Murphy Sent by the Federal
Authorities to Investigate the
Feasibility of RecIalmlng the
County's Western Slope
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. S.-Daniel w.
Murphy of the reclamation service of
the United States has arrived in the
city for the purpose of looking over the
project for the reclamation of the
western slope of San Diego county. The
project is fathered by William E.
Smythe, the we'll known irrigationist,
and a committee was appointed some
time since to gather data to be laid
before the government officials to in
duce them to take hold of the project
under the reclamation laws which pro-
vide for the government to undertake
settlers or the people benefited by the
work after it is accomplished. There is
no one river here from which to draw
big supply, but from many small
streams in the county many reservoirs
can be filled and there is enough land
connected with the various possible
reservoirs to make the combined project
large enough for the government to
take hold Of Mr. Murphy will be here
for ten days or two weeks looking over
the land.
The board of supervisors at its Sep
tember meeting decided not to take
the advice of the district attorney in
the matter of compromising the suit
brought against the county by the hor-
ticultural commissioners for their
salaries. The district attorney claims
that he can stop the payment of the
commissioners salaries and the board
has said that it does not want them
stopped.
More cars have arrived to be put
into use by the Coronado Railroad COM
pany in handling the large amount of
rock which is being put into the hotel
jetty at Coronado and into the sea wall
to prevent the sea from doing any
further damage to the beach. The rock
is quarried near the Sweetwater dam
and is brought in at present at the rate
of about 300 tons a day. More than 5000
tons of rock, much of 1t in blocks or
pieces weighing ten and fifteen tons
each, have been used thus far in the
construction of the jetty and sea wall.
U. S. Grant, jr., announces that he
will be ready to call for bids for the
construction of the new U. S. Grant
hotel, which is to occupy the site of the
demolished Horton house before the
middle of next month. He desires to
let the contract for the entire work to
one responsible bidder.
Women to Appear In Bull Ring
1t is announced that two more bull
fights are to be held this month at Tia
Juana on the 18th and oath. An added
attraction this time is to be the presence
in the arena of three Mexican women.
The first of the 1905 series of races
for the Scripps challenge cup for the
swallow boats on the bay will be sailed
on Sunday afternoon over the triangu-
lar course of the Chula Vista Yacht
club at the head of the bay The course
will be twice around a triangular
course with a mile to each leg making
six miles in the race. The cup goes
to the racer who wins two races out of
three, and is now held by the Satanic.
The new challenge cup given by Capt.
j. H. Williams, owner of the Idle
Hour, to the San Diego Yacht club, to
be sailed for under whatever arrange
ment the club shall decide on, has ar
rived. The conditions under which 1t
is to be given will be determined at
the next meeting of the yacht club.
The body of Capt. John H. Marshall
was returned today from Los Angeles.
Capt. Marshall was native of Maine,
veteran of the civil war and a sea
captain known throughout the entire
coast. In former years he was the cap
tain of the Dashing Wave and still
later he was in command of the steam
er Northern Pacific, plying between San
Francisco and Seattle.
The local weather bureau today be-
gan displaying weather signals as in
1901 and prior thereto.
At the regular meeting of the Equal
Suffrage association last evening off,
GERS were elected as follows: President.
Dr. Charlotte Baker; vice president,
Mrs. George H. Ballou; honorary vice
presidents, Hon. w. E. Smythe, Rev.
w. B. Hinson. Mrs. Anna Ferry Smith
and Mrs. James Flower of Coronado:
corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. G. AL
len of Bonita; recording secretary, Miss
Eleanor Partridge; treasurer, Mrs.
Mabel M. Elliott.
Coronado coupon tickets only $225o
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