The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-03
III SALT0N SEA.
A Great Inland Lake ResuIting From Care
q ioas IrrtRAtien Work,
From Me North American Rssfsv.

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From Me NorfA Amerfesn Rstfsv.
Owing 10 a diverslon OF the course Of the
lower Colorado River, southern California
has, within the last two ysarg. added 10 hs
geographical features q lake that covers
more thnn 400 square m!les. Il surely destined
20 attain much greater d!nehsions, bus ID
already. without reckoning Lake Michigan.
the largest sheet OF water, next to the orea'
Salt Lake OF Utah, wholly within the boun-
darles Of the United States OF America. The
main limo OF che Southern paoiec Railway
traverses this southwest corner Of the Great
Colorado Desert. and By q serioe OF submer-
sions Its roadbed 10 being gradually driven
of the plain toward the fooshnls OF the ad-
jaosnt mountains. Agricultural area. too:
from ths wildorness by great irrigation WORKS.
a. we'll 90 BY stalwart individual eferA are
ssrlouSfy rnenaced.
This great sauoeriiks hollow. is7 miles
across from Yuma TO PALM Springs, WIN
some sixty-hve miles Of che distance actually
below the level Of che sea, 70 bounded on the
north BY q broken up series Of ranges known
collectively a. the San Bernafdino Mountains.
On the south, running eastward srom ths
Ban Gorsonio Pass, 10 the swstpina curve OF
the massive San Jaointo range. but when
Balton 10 reached there IL only Q proerudine
spur OF the range In evidence. and soon this
also disappears. leaving toward che south
the broad open plain now known a. the lm-
periel Valley. where for some years psst q
Imperial Valley rises Of q Sharp pitch ous OF
the salton Sink. for Calsxlco. on the Mexioan
border. Just forty miles south Of salton. 70 as
sea level.
Nov viii bs understood the pteoarious
position that has been occupied up 20 fsosns
tlmes by the lower Colorado River. In
point Of fact. II has been flowing south alone
thn rtvn ~ a dnap holtov that llen En- tha west
Of lts course. Five yearo ago the California
Development Company got Itself 10 supply
irrigation water to the Imperial VALLEY, rioh
lands formed Of Colorado srt dspoe!ted osn;
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on the California side OF the stream, No head
s9se: sl ws5s p sIlo ta:s The 3 d ssarlh Il. t ]Sst Fl y fu Sss ar
s sRs%steun expenses csrssiniS. but ysfy costly
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below ta .so %Si,sdIn a.. ia : y &, "a 9,l @s1 aSnn. ssTri,
ln@no 8eShanloa devices q, soptroiilns the
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bags dropped between them. Bqt. after the
5 psssSssa .S Si.e s..h hsd barrier szG q sur fn,ef h. 't see.
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pl.n into ridIeyie: H. .s,sos xss not %
thinea s az pre aro a0S1 h, tn Yo1 pf tb. - 90 s,s eq NO e yesKs
land Of ALT, which. In renewed contact. with
water. at once heooYss ouieksand. 90 that
ends Of any obstruction.
The salton Sea has been rising st the rate
s 81 seog lie ' ...s ssrt.'i ne! iHShf shlr 4 T rel d. a.
as measured. by the tefeGrsph poles marking
the original Line ef Il, Southern Pscldc Ran.
show above the surface. IL has been cafcu-
lated that. should the waters Of the river con.
s voinm 60 aHs 'n Maxine ihs e eSe pr n snei al, STeseos
forty years to al the entire saYoeH1fe. de-
happen. there would be q lake nearly 1000
sgSn,a o miles In area. the oveEaoy wsterf OF
bome new channel cut through the barriers
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