Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-15

An expedition down the Colorado into the Gulf of California, instiga- ted by Arizona Charlie Meadows, left Yuma on the morning of July 28 and returned on August 9 with some inter- esting information concerning the changes wrought by the river in recent years. The party consisted of Meadows and his wife, Miss Halne Low: Allen Kelly, Editor of the Press; Capt. c. s. Hall and Engineer Will Hams of the lola. The lola IS SIX ty-foot stern wheel boat, used Ill freight service between Yuma and Needles, driven by four cylinder gasoline engine, and is one Of the fastest craft on the river
 Arizona Charlies main purpose was to select a location on the gulf shore for a summer resort for Arizonahs' where they may fish, shoot, bathe and disport themselves generally alter the fashion of beach resorters ln- stead of going to Los Angeles, Cata- lima and other coast points. He had cruised in the gulf some years ago and found good fishing and shooting, and he intended to go far enough be- low the Colorado delta to get into the region of clear water and sandy beaches. The lola, however did not reach clear water, and so far as the discovery of suitable location for a resort was concerned the expedition was not successful Another effort to find the right place will be made Oy Meadows later.
 Lonely Waters.
 The Colorado, below the mouth oI the Hardy and the upper end ot the gulf have been visited but seldom Tn recent years Nothing but curiosity would impel anyone to make the trip, as there is no settlement or habitation of any sort in that region, and the days of water transportation by way of the river and the gulf ended more than a quarter of century ago. In the old days before the railroad came to Yuma ships came up the gulf to
 
 river boats, and there was dry dock at the head of Shipyard Slough on the east shore of the gulf opposite Montague Island. Port Isabel is still on the maps but it is only a memory
 From Yuma to the Gulf in straight line the distance is 50 miles; by the river, which is more crooked than a life insurance financier, the distance is more than doubled. Any good power boat can run down i'll day to tidewater but it takes three days to crawl back against the swift river.
 That Awful Bore.
 Many would-be explorers of the del ta have been deterred from gong down below the mouth of the Hardy by tales of the awful tidal bore told by some riyermen and repeated by Hassayampans, who pretend to nave passed through hair-raising expert euces. The bore" is the advance wave of the il coming tide rolling over mudhats, and as the spring tides rise about 30 feet it is very probable that at certain times and at certain points the bore may be high enough
  unprepared to ride it, According to the Sinbads of Yuma, the wave IS any thing from three to thirty feet high, advances with great speed and makes a terrifying noise that may be heard for miles It appears to be the un- written law of the HaSsayampans that one who has been "buffaloed" by the bore stories shall tell bigger one when he returns, thereby getting back at the other fellows, who can not expose him without owning up to being liars themselves.
 It is we'll known that one who has drunk of the waters of the Hassay- ampa never thereafter can tell the truth nor leave Arizona. The editor of the Press, not having known the taste of that remarkable river and being only an occasional or sporadic liar. is not constrained to perpetuate the bore myth of the Colorado, and therefore frankly confesses that he encountered no bore on the Colorado after leaving Yuma
 Log of the lola.
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