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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-28
EVERYTHING READY
To Shut Off Mexican Intake and Put
 Water Under Control


 waging against the mighty Colorado river, Col. Epes Randolph arrived in Los Angeles yesterday more confident than ever that eventually the fight will be won. The end will not come today or tomorrow, but just at the time when the great railroad corporation was al- most ready to abandon the fight, con- ditions changed 50 that the situation is considered more promising than it has been for months.
 Some twelve miles below Yuma on the Colorado river an army of more than 1000 men is camped in a long skirmish line ready to spring to action at the word of command in last des- perate struggle to overcome the greedy river and to force 1t once more back to its abandoned channel.
 And although everything is in readi- ness down to the finest detail, and al- though the Salton Sea is yet slowly but steadily rising. menacing more and more the main line tracks of the South ern Pacific, the chiefs at the head of the great enterprise do not dare to give the command which shall precipitate the battle and hand to hand struggle between the ingenuity of man and the devilish cunning of the treacherous Colorado river.
 Today not even the most sanguine could hope for success in the enter prise in the face of the flood that is Toaring through the 2OOO-foot mouth of the ruined intake of the old Califor- nia Development company. Patience to await decided fall in the level of the river is imperative. How soon that will come no one can say.
 Of the 32,OOO feet of water per sec ond rolling down through the Cobra do from the mountains. practically ev- cry drop is pouring into the Salton sink through the sadly dilapidated canal The old channel of the river, stopped up with silt below the intake, forms a dam, beyond which not a drop of the rivers volume flows on its old way to the Gulf.
 Not until the level of the river falls two feet by the gauge, which will re- duce the flow to 10000 feet per sec ond, will the long preparation attempt be made to stem its tide.
 Then the carefully laid plans of the engineers who have failed repeatedly in previous attempts, but who have grown wondrous wise through the ex- perience gained by their failures. will be put into operation.
 In this preliminary work large forces of men have worked for months. They have built powerful wooden headgates to be used as temporary structures. They have dredged out bypass to act as a run-around for the water through the temporary wooden gates, leaving only a narrow shell of earth to hold back the water from the canal un- iii the proper time. They have con- structed wonderful concrete headgates four miles farther up the river, and they have been dredging and excava:- ing for a new canal to extend from those gates to the water distribution system of the development company. They have built railroad twelve miles in length to haul their supplies and to handle huge trainloads of rock and mattress for dam building.
 WORKS ON HAIR TRIGGER
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-28

confidence that the contemplated move ment to shut off the river would prove successful.
 The scheme of the engineers, as he outlined it, is to cut out the light re- taining wall of earth between the canal and the dredged-out bypass as soon as the river falls low enough. An hours work will accomplish this.
 This will cause portion of the cur rent to flow through the by pass. Im- mediately hundreds of men will be put to work just below the mouth of the bypass, throwing in mattress work, and pinning it down with piling. Trains filled with rock will be in readiness on the new track, and the cars will be run upon trestle. and their loads of heavy rock dumped down upon the mattress to hold 1t in place, and to form the base of dam which is expected to force all of the water of the river through the bypass.
 When this is done the dam will be strengthened and made heavy enough to withstand the heaviest floods of the river. Then the gates in the bypass will be closed down and the Colorado river will turn back down its old chan nel and be finally and effectually shut out of the Salton Sink-if the mattress holds.
 Or again, the volume of water may prove too great for the wooden head gates built in the soft soil, and they may be swept out and the river again set loose on its course of devastation.
 Col. Randolph, when asked if the wooden headgates might be relied up- on absolutely to hold back the weight of water admitted that they might not but gave the assurance that the con- crete gates would be made to do so.
 ''ln that event" said Col. Randol ph, "we shall be driven back upon the ne- cessity of finishing the canal through the permanent concrete headgates, four miles farther up the river. These headgates are built in the solid rock, and no floods that the river might ac- cumulate could wash them out. We would then shut the water off beyond all question. and return the river to Its old channel. But it would delay mat ters for several months longer, prob ably.
 'lf our plans go through all right down at the temporary headgates, we ought to be able to fill in the dam and shut the gates down tight within five days of the time when we begin. am confident that this will be successful. have every reason to believe so, but am not given to playing the prophet and making predictions.
 ENGINEERS INTERE sTED
 We are counting heavily on the success of our present plans. We have worked out every detail carefully, and have had plenty of time in which to get everything in readiness. AL though we were handicapped for time by a scarcity of labor, we now have large force on hand, and even though we could use a good many more men, we are not really short handed.
 The situation is difficult one ana has excited the attention of engineers and scientific men all over the world and especially those in the United States.
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-28
RuShin0 the Work

The work of building the spur from Pilot Knob to the intake is being rush. ed with all possible speed. Hundreds of men are being shipped in from the east and west, large number arriving here almost daily. The company ex- poets to turn the river back into its channel by the first of September and there is good reason to believe that the present plans will prove successful The cost of this great undertaking, in- cluding the money thrown away on the first efforts at closing the break, will reach the enormous sum of Sl 100000. The engineers say there has been no recent cutting at the mouth of the in- take; as matter of fact it is not so deep as it was year ago.-Yuma Sentinel.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-28

1 have 32O acres of the choicest land in the Im- perial Valley, nicely lo= Cated and well imprOv= ed. All fenced and cross fenced. Price right and will give good terms. See Wilson about it.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-28

WANTED-Position on ranch by man and wife. Is experienced irrigator and has farmed in this Valley two years. Best of references Address k, care of this office. July 28tf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows. each buyer purchasing the num-
her Of head indica fed,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
General Mass Of the Market is Inert and
Lifeless.
LEADERS MOVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
Union Pacific and wabash Advance
sharply and Consolidated Gas
Drops Nine Points on Adj
verse Legislation.

NEW YORK. Feb. a.-There were con,
spicuous movements in a few individual
market was inert and lifeless. The tact
that the few stocks which moved widely
to hold the general level practically sus-
pended.
Union Pacific continued to advance and
was less affected by the later reaction
Of IAN intended distribution of scrip
dividend to dispose of a new preterred
stock issue, although they met with dl-
rect denial from Official sources, had an
There was concerted demand also for
the stocks in the Wabash group, led by
Wabash preferred. These movements had
some sympathetic effect on the general list
dated Gas which began to disturb previous
sentiment. This stock fell an extreme nine
points under persistent offerings, induced oy
the fixing of an S0-cent rate for gas by
was inclined to be heavy throughout.
The bank statement failed to show any
of the anticipated increase in cash, the
loss of S2,24 500 serving to make. up more
ment from the known movements OF
money. In addition to the cash decrease,
however the deposit item was reduced by
a loan contraction of more than $S,OOOO0O,
serve requirement. The inroad on the sur
plus was thereby restricted 1864, 200. The
sagging tendency became slightly more
pronounced after the appearance OF the
and heavy.
at Paris was an incident of the day of
interest to this market owing to the large
making to Paris banks to relieve the re-
qurements on New York banks.
Total sales of bonds, par value, N,54o,Wo.
The following was the range OF prices on the
] NJ Narly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

HOGS-Tnere was fair average Satur-
days run of hogs here this morning, u9
cars being reported in Shippers
opened the market by paying prices that
done. When buyers and sellers finally got
together Il was on the basis OF a shade
higher prices Later reports from Chicago
indicating an easier market up there gave
the bears stu further announcement and
the market closed on little easier than II
opened The bulk of all the hogs finally
sold at s6.02Q607A as against s6,O2lxq6:0 90
yesterday. The top today, s6l5, was the
same as yesterday.
While the hog market has huctuated back
and forth to some extent this week, there
has been an upward tendency all the time,
and at the close of the week values are ON
an average 12hc higher than they were one
week ago. One year ago today the aver
age price at which all the hogs sold on this
market was only AI4 two years ago s6.S2
and three years ago $3.50. Only twice since
the yards at South Omaha were opened
have hogs sold as high during the month
OF February as they are now selling. In
1888 they sold considerably better than $500,
and in February, 1898, the average price one
day reached as high as $50.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

sHEEP-1t has been long time SINCE as
many sheep have been seen In the yards on
The fact cf there We BEING se many mans here 10
day was due to the wrecks yesterday,
which prevented the arrival OF stock which
had been shipped for Fridays market. II
happened, though, that nearly everything,
barring four or Ave loads. was consigned
through. and had not been intended for
offered here had been ordered in at the re-
quest OF buyers, and were practically sold
before arrival. The prices paid today would
with yesterday.
The market on both sheep and lambs has
experienced decided change this week, as
may be noted by comparing quotations now
current with those OF a week ago. The
best yearlings. wethers and ewes, of which
very few are arriving, have not shown very
much decline, being almost as high as a
week ago. The demand, however, has not
been very urgent at the prevailing prices.
On the other hand, medium and common
suffered the most decline of any kind. being
all Of S5qeoc lower than last week The
due tS the orSs cause
prevailing points. AS was noted from day
to day during the week, the trade was
pearing to have use for any great number
of either sheep or lambs.
The break on the common to medium
grades of both sheep and lambs brought
prices down a point where feeder buyers
could afford to take hold and they bought
very large proportion of the receipts
in fact, 1t was the feeder buyers who
cleaned up the yards and kept things NOV.
Ing.
Quotations: Good to choice native lambs
| s6.50q6.7 IS; good to choice western lambs
| Sc. 1000 6; fair to good lambs, s6.15a640; cul
| lambs 45Oq5. %; good to choice light year
| lings, S. 75a5. 30; good to choice heavy year
| lings, IS. 6Od5.75; fair to good heavy year
| lings, s5.40q5,6o; good to choice wethers
| S. 5O96. 80; fair to good wethers, IS. 2q550
| good to choice ewes, 4.sO@5. rs; fair to goot
ewes. s4.5oG4.So Gull sheep and bucks. $50
G4.Oo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and CLOSING
Pricea on Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, Feb. A-Liheral primary re
ceipts and wet weather in Kansas onset
a number Of bullish foreign advices and
caused a steady close today in the Ioeal
wheat market, the May delivery showing
no change from the final quotations of yes
terday. Corn and oats were each up A9
sc. Provisions were down 21zc TO 2Vc.
At the opening the market was strong,
there being an active demand by shorts
and commission houses. Initial duotatIISons
on May were up bnAc to hqSsc, at SZ12o
to S2ssc. Higher cables, reduced ship
ments from India and exports from AUS
tralia of $4,000 bushels against lHs,VOO
bushels for the corresponding week one
year ago tended to strengthen the mar
ket. Later advces were received that not
one bushel of wheat had been exported
from India during the week against LIS
600 bushels for the same time last year
Another bulish influence was the esti-
mate of an English crop statistician th Hat
shipments this week would be 2,V1VO
bushels less than those of last week. rhe
advices were largely offset In the minds
Of the traders by reports OF wet weaver s,Itier
wheat section. Towards the middle OF
the season the market sold of consider
ably, May selling down to S2bc because
OF an increase of nearly 20 per cent In
primary receipts over those of the cor
responding day of last year and lower
prices for cash wheat at Minneapolis. The
slight decline caused fair demand by
shorts and the market closed steady with
May at S2AdS29sc. Clearances of wheat and
mary mar receipts we're $4,000 bushels, com
pared with 502 600 bushels one year ago.
Minnea polls, Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 4Ss cars against 314 cars last
week. and 1895 cars one year ago.
Wet weather in the middle west and an
advance of l to 1IAc in the price of cash
corn created a firm tone in the corn mar
ket The effect of the damp weather was
seen in the small amount of contract
corn in todays arrivals, only one car load
out OF a total of 479 being of coatract
grade. The market closed with firm prices
almost at the highest point of the day.
May opened &c to &c higher at 4Slsc to
43kc, sold off to i9c, rallied to 1880 and
closed at 434I43Bc.
The market for oats ruled firm through
out the day, chiefly because of an increased
shipping demand Shorts were active bid
ders but offerings were light. May opened
n shade to sc higher at 90G30hc to SOAc
sold up to 30Hc and closed at Sg9s43O12c
Local receipts were 179 cars.
Provisions were firm early In the day
on sc advance in the price of live hogs
Later, however the market declined be-
cause of selling by local packers and realiz-
! ing by longs. The market closed weak
with prices almost at the lowest points
| OF the day. May pork was off Oc al
| SIS 421A Lard was down 2hq5c at S1.15
! Ribs were INC lower at $l5.
Estimated receipts for Monday are
Wheat, cars; corn, 29O cars; oats, III
| cars. hogs, 5000 head.
! The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Various
Com m Oddities.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-FLoUR-Receipts
AsiI bills; exports, 11,052 bbls.; dun and
Minnesota bakers, $35Oa3.S5; winter pat
ents, A.00q4.30; winter straights, 81. 1903 80;
extras, 50. 75qS25; low grades, s2.65qS.2O rye
to fancy, S395GD4 .25 buckwheat -four dull,
81 10 SPOT and to arrive.
CORNMEAL-F1rm; fine white and yell
s5 SsSo i'' coarse aO'@i-O'; hiln-dried' $40
RYE Nominal; No western. .7sc (. o. b.
BARLEY-Dull; feeding, 4o%c, c. /. f..
WHEAT--Receipts, 5000 bushels; ex-
ports, 1892 bushels spot market steady; No.
2 red. S614c elevator; No. 2 red, S91sc, T. o.
o. b., ahoat. The wheat market had a
firm and higher opening from the effects
Of bullish cables, prospects fol-. small
!. worlds shipments and covering. Later IL
vreacted under bear pressure. and at the
close was net unchanged. May. S7M@
SSi Esc closed at Sse yHlg ,s@S'4e closed
NSSpRN-Receipts, 1885 bushels; exports
SsssTronsheis; sales 5000 bushels futures;
arc {. o. b.. aioat; No 2 yellow, 47Ikc: No
white, acc. option market was quiet, but
steady, closing net unchanged. May closed
4S9sci July, 49lac closed at 49lRc; September
50lsc. closed at 50lsc.
OATS-Receipts, l0O,S50 bushels; exports
oats, 2S to SO lbs, Si1Ec; natural white, 4
70 80 lbs; sS9s61sc; clipped white, IS TO A
lbs, 36lJ3Sc
Hayden; spring, 47lta52hc; good tc
choice, 76QS0c.
HoPs-Quiet; state, common to choice
1905. llql6c; 1904 sole; olds. 5q7c; Pacific
coast, 1905 sql4c; 1904, sale: olds. 5Q7c
HlDEs-steady; Galveston, 20 to Is lbs
"a to 80 lbs. l9c.
LEATHER-Steady; acid, 26lkG27Ikc.
PRONISlONS-Beef quiet; family, $ll.
4lS0O; mess. SSOOQ10OO; beef hams sci OOd
A.5O; packet, Sl0,50dDli.O 90; city extra Indis
mess, SlS50ql9Oo Cut meats firm; picked
bellies, SS5Oq9.50; picked shoulders, $40
picked hams, $9.75dl10 90. Lard steady
western steamed nominal; refined quiet
continent, $50; S. A., 1856; compound
$6l2lsq6.S1s. Pork steady; family $40 5OG
100; short clear, Sl5.Oogl75o; mess Sl6.2 5G
TALLow-oulet; city. SCI country. 81
RICE-Full domestic fair to extra, $40
&c; Japan nominal.
BUTTER-Steady to frm street price
extra creamery, 2sq2Slsc; official prices un
changed
CHEESE-Steady; state fun cream. small
and large, colored and white, Septen, be-
fancy, l49i4c; state. October best 1870
lSAci state, late made, small, ave agi
best l2A; state. large. l2lzc; state. lIr
EGGs-Firmer; state. Pennsylvania an,
choice. lSdlSc; state mixed, extra, iSikS
lie; western frsts l5c; western seconds
AQl4lkc; southerns 12Qll5c.
POULfRY-Live, quiet; western chick
ems, Toe: fowls, l2lhc; turkeys l6c Dressed
quiet; western chickens, i06ll3c; turkeys
lbqAe; fowls, lOais5.c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
Kansas City Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. N--CATTLE-Re-
erns; market steady; choice export and
$4,000. Is; western fed steers. S.dqb.6o;
steers, So 50a49o; southern cows, e.. 3Q375;
native cows, s2.25d45O; native heifers, $500
CENTS for the week, $500 head.
HOGs-Receipts. 5000 head; market &c
higher; top, 1925; bulk of sales, s6l0d6. 20;
heavy, S. fbq8B; packers, s6.10Ge20; pigs
and light, s5.6Od6.10. Receipts for the week.
81 800 head. 80
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. $500
head; market steady native lambs, $500
ESQ; western fed lambs, $550Q6.75; ewes and
yearlings, 3.SGo so; western fed yearlings
S. 50de.fb; western fed sheep, 81 25a6, 10;
stockers and feeders. SO. 2Q45O. Receipts
for the week, Al 900 head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

FRIDAYS SHIPMENTS.
The following shows the number of cars
Of stockers and feeders shipped to the
country Friday and their points of desti-
nation:
CATTLE. Cars.
8. Parker, Lyons Neb.-M. & O.........
William Priestman, Shenandoah, Ia
NdD........ ........... ss...s.s.......'s,.. :
z. II. Nichols, Woodbine, Ia. c.. !
John Wagner, West Lincoln, Neb,-Q,...
II. p. Hall, Brayton. lar. I.."........ /
T. Plummer. Craig. .Neb.-M & o.....".
c. w. Ramsey, Oakley, Ia--Q............
o. b. Gable, Harrington, Neb.--M. & o. l
Carey & c., Anita, lar. I...............
e. MantT rel, Corning: la,r0 i;.''''...''
William Stuart, Calhoun, Neb.-M. & O..
The official number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was:
CattlA HnRs Sh ID II, ses
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
Totals

CATTLE-As usual on q Saturday the
fresh receipts did not amount to anything
but owing to the wrecks which delayed the
arrival OF some OF the stock intended for
yesterdays market, there were more cattle
in the yards this morning than usual on
a Saturday. They sold steady to little
The receipts continue large at this point,
the total for the week amounting to q. 7s2.
as against 1857 last week, 1S233 a week
ago, and 1888 for the corresponding week
| OF a year ago.
The market has been we'll supplied with
been as a rule satisfactory to the selling
| interests. During the first two days some
| little weakness was noted, but that was
close there was not much difference as
| compared with one week ago Considering
the large receipts, 1t certainly speaks very
| well OF the market to be able to call % as
| steady, but the consuming demand has
| been very satisfactory, and all packers
have accordingly been free buyers,
| lowed very closely that on steers. During
the first two days a little weakness was
days days following. but there WAS e anothe s
! easier spot on Fridays close. II will be
remembered that at the close of last week
| perienced q decided bulge in value due to
! heavy buying orders from the outside. AS
| there was no such active demand at the
prising that the better grades OF cows and
| heifers had to sell a little lower than one
| week ago. Prices on the common tn
medium grades, however. were we'll main
tained being fully as good as at the
| close of last week.
The feeder market has been In a good
healthy condition all the week, both sup
ply and demand being good. Buyers have
/ had orders for all the cattle OF that de-
| soription that have arrived and receivers
| have met with no difficulty In dlsposlng OF
their stock. The fact is the market has
! been quoted steady or strong every day
| this week, with the result that prices are
now little higher II anything than one
| week ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following real estate transfers were
filed for record February "a:

The following real estate transfers were
filed for record February "a:
Felix j. McShanc ard wife to Anna
Bennett, lot 2, block 2; lot 2. block
8, and lot 2 block 4, Kendalls addi-
tiOn ...................' toO
Mary Rooney and husband TO Oscar
Ocander, lots and 6, block i.
Rooney's addition. Observation-Disclosures. 225
Frank Hajek and Frank and Mary
Jansky, lot II, block Is, First addi-
ton to South Omaha................... 800
James and Anna Mats to Margaret
Noon, lot H. block % First addition
to Corrigan Place. South Omaha. 1,5O0
Daniel G. Mckay and wife to George
w. Karbach ct al. lot II, Stewart
race ,..,'........'....... ...'.ss.'..... ooO
Elizabeth McManus and husband to
Helena Swanberg, lot s, block 6, Mel
rose Hill. Observation-Disclosures. 900
Samuel b. Christie and wife TO
William Tucker lot 7, block 152,
South Omaha ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Marius Sorensen and wife TO Lucy
M. Black, lot G. block s, Kilby Place. $500
James F. Nolan ct al. TO Catherine b.
Nash. WIZ lot 2. block 124, Omaha. 5000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25
Coffee Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-COFFEE-Th
market for coffee futures opened steady at
unchanged prices to a decline of points
In response to lower European cables and
reports that March notices representing
about 10000 bags were in circulation.
There was a good demand for March in tho
open market, however. The notices were
promptly stopped and the market rallied
during the later trading covering by
European shorts and medium bull support.
Sales were reported OF 124,5O0 bags, includ-
ing March at 6.60G6. zoe; May, $500; July,
7.50Q715c. Spot, Rio. steady; No. In.
voice, sac.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-25

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-MONEY-On call.
nominal: no loans Time loans. steady;
sixty and ninety days and SIX months, 81
yer cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5d5h
per cent
STERLING EXCHANGE-stead with
actual business i'm bankers bills at AS625d
4S635 for demand and at AS2S5d4. 1895 for
sixty-day bills. Posted rates, 4.S31R44.Si
sixty-day bills. Posted rates, A.S2hd4. S2A.
SILVER-Bar, este; Mexican dollars,
51hc.
irregular.
Closing quotations on bonus today were