The Imperial press., 1905-09-16
Coronado Tent City now open

Oll last Sunday night Ire destroyed what was known as the old pool hall Ill CaieXic0. It Is not known how the fire originated, but 1t Is believed to have been incendiary. The building was not occupied at the time and it Is supposed some fire bug applied the torch to It un- der cover of darkness. There was a re- port that there was 30 barrels of whisky 'cached" in the building and if this were true tile fire would point to some Imperial Valley Carrie Nation as the possible culprit. Judging from all the surroundings however, there is very lit tie credence to be given the 35 barrel story, for goods of that character is not likely to be stored in vacant houses iu such quantities in Calexico. The build- ing and contents were totally destl oyed.
 While in Los Angeles recently we met our old friend and well known Inn perialite, M. V. Butcher and he in- formed us that he is now i'll the hotel business. Anxious to see how a mule skinner would run hotel, we accom- Brunswick, corner of Sixth and Hill streets, where we were ushered into a hostelry that is quite up to date. The
 
 modious and elegant. It is newly fur nished and renovated and while it is conducted on the European plan at present, it is his intention to open the dining room in a very short time and operate on both European and Ameri- can plans. The hotel is centrally located, quite near business center, and the accommodations are frst-class Valley people should stop at The Bruns wick and they will certainly be treated right.
 Necessity is the mother of inven- tion" is wise old saw, and many Im- perial Valley people have had occasion to resort to extraordinary means to overcome the difficulties they have had to meet. The destruction of the bridges by the high waters in New river cut off the people of Number Eight from all communication untill they rigged up a cable over the river with a light car suspended under it and propelled them selves back and forth oyer the seethlng waves in this way. Later heavier cable was put in and canteloupes, bar lev and freight of all kinds transported on it. While a large number of acci and this aerial method of crossing the river was always quite dangerous, yet it was the only way it could be done and so was rrsnrtpd to per force. One man, John Tishbierek, was drowned several others fell in the river and mar rowly escaped and it was a common thing for small bundles, bags of grain, boxes of canteloupes and other freight to fall into the river ami he lost. Now that the New river will soon be bridged at Brawley, the high line wire will be thing Of the past and the cable crossing and it's dangers become only memory Water Measurements.
 The water measurements reported this week carry out the general downward tendency of the river. On Sept. 7th the United States Hydrngrapher measured the water in the Colorado at Yuma and found it to be flowing 5l0O cubic feet per second. Below the lower Mexican in take of the Imperial Canal the river was only carrying 90 cubic feet per sec Ond. One is constrained to exclaim, "Iiow have the mighty fallen" when they contemplate these figures. It means that we certainly have "stolen a river," for it is stated on good authority that few miles below tn. point where this measurement was made, the bed of the river is dry and the farmers on the Arizona side are digging wells in it tn get water for their live stock. Just how many remarkab.e things the Colorado will do during this remarkable year Of 1 1905 yet remains to be seen, but it cer- tainlv has been "going some" since Jan uary 1st On September l2lh' Mr. Har- dy measured the New river at Calexicu and found it carrying 1892 cubic feet per second, and on the 18th he mrasured the Alamo at Rock kwood and found 1t tu | be carrying $500 second feet. This with 9 second feet wasting from Water Co Mo- , made 5417 cubic feet per second wasting into Ssltnn Sink against 62l5 one week before and 7074 two weeks be 'rI;o al, ,n,,o Il ,.,urt