Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-10-27
WORK PROGRESSES
Toward flusl Victory Over the IreaCh- cross Colorado. Dams Across Redwood Bypass SuCCeSS-
 ful. Water Raised 6 it

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 ed much of the progress of the work at that point When he arrived there
 Tuesday morning the third trestle over
 the Redwood bypass was just being finished and while he was there large
 amount of rock was dumped from it into the stream. Mir Aten says the
 rocks are showing above the water eon the upper and lower dams in the bypass
 and were almost to the top of the wat
 CT In the middle one. The abutments of the Redwood gate still hold and this is a great help in controlling the
 water and keeping i' from cutting the
 bypass wider. The water was about six feet higher above these dams than
 below them and about one third of the water of the river was going through
 the bypass and the remaining two thirds going over the Hind dam. The Hind dam had been built up almost or quite to the top of the railroad trestle for much of the distance across the chan
 nel, but after the Redwood gate went out if was lowered for distance of four or five hundred feet. so the water could be turned through Ii and relieve the pressure in the bypass. This work has been entirely successful and now the bypass can be closed up in short time and is completely under control. The Hind dam is holding perfectly and everything seems absolutely secure, but in order that no chances be taken a second railroad trestIe is being built so feet above the dam and from this treste rock will be dumped and sec ond dam erected to lessen the pressure against the Hind dam when the final work of closing off the river Is under taken. Mir. Aten visited the old chan nel of the Colorado and measured the amount the water would have to be raised before It will flow down that way. He found that 1t would have to be raised about l8 inches before 1t would flow down the old channel at all and about three feet before it would flow that way in any quantity. The water had been raised about six feet already and it would take at least six feet more to force the entire flow down the old channel. From this It can be seen about what stage the work of closing the intake has reached The work oi dumping rock into the channel began about September 2Oth. In spite of the loss of the Redwood gate and the many disadvantages encountered the net result of a months work was 10 gel everything secure. make solid found alton and to raise the water level about six feet and confine its entire flow tc two streams, one about 500 feet wide and the other less than two hundred
 Another and very important thing that has been accomplished during the past month has been the stirring up of the Southern Pacific people to a full realization of the size of the job and the imperative necessity of completing 1t as soon as 1t could possibly be done
 While they have been willing to furnish all the men money and material neces- sary all the time they have only re- gently realized what large numbers of men and large amount of money and materials were required. Every farm CT who ever irrigated and had a ditch break knows that the easiest way to re- pair it with the water running Is to shovel In dirt just as fast as possible, the faster the better The same kind