Arizona republican., 1911-10-29

| tleS were engaged during the month | upon the Grand canal extension and | the relocation of the Arizona canal, ! west of Central avenue Good pro- | gress was made on the work of the Western canal through sections II
 and F, T. l S, R. F., although | the work was somewhat handicapped | by the cloSeneSs of the ground water | to the surface and the fact that the canal through these sections, runs
 considerably below grade. The con- struction of lateral 13, Grand canal.
 was completed with the exception of small portion, which was held up by lack of right of way. Water ser vice was rendered constantly through
 out both the north and south side systems during the month. During a greater portion of the time canals were run at full capacity, especially
 on the north side, in order to meet the demands of the farmers The
 sluicing gates in the reservoir were
 closed throughout the month. The
 discharge through the gates in tunnel
 No. ? was increased on the 2nd of
 September from S1O to 1.O95 second
 
 1895 and 1,25O second-feet through
 out the month. On August 9 the
 elevation of the water surface in the reservoir was 155.01 feet-contents
 f49 197 acre-feet: and on September
 25 the elevation had decreased to
 15O.69 feet and the contents to 411352 acrefeet Regular operation and main
 tenance work was carried on over the system and the heavy growth in the canals. occasioned by the summer rains, was nearly all cleared out General farming conditions remained
 practically the same as during the previous month, except that prepara-
 tiCns were being made at the close of the month to put in the fall crops of grain and a considerable acreage of land which had not been in cultiva- tion for some time was being cleared and put in shape for fall seeding
 Preparations were also being made for the planting of sugar beet. On the Gila Indian reservation the trans mission line crew made substantial progress or the erection of the line running from the intake of the Sac aton canal to the Indian school The sinking of the caisson at well hav- ing been completed, the construction machinery was moved to well T. where the caisson was sunk about If feet. making a total depth of A feet. Twelve feet was added to the caisson. | making about 40 feet of concrete. The | concrete work of two abutments for one bridge was completed and ex- cavation for the abutments of two | bridges finished. Progress was made | on the survey for the lateral system. | the installation of mud pumps and | Tn the completion of minor details about the wells in operation
 Arizora-C California, Yuma Project (534 per cent completed. the l.aguna dam a small force continued the work of protecting the sluiceway and extending the apron below the gates on the California side. and a few mechanics were engaged in re- pairing and overhauling the plant on the Arizona side. Early in the month the steamer Searchlight. with pile driver and barge, resumed the build ng of permeable dikes for protecting he Arizona bank of Colorado river between points eight and twelve miles below Yuma. At the close of the mouth sitting was occurring at all joints along this portion of the bank. The bank cutting on the California tide. about three miles below Laguna lam, reported last month, had ceased. | At the Colorado siphon. tunnel op- ratlons were continued at an air pressure of about 30 pounds At the lose of the month 60 feet of tunnel vas completed, a masonry bulkhead lad been constructed at the end, and he air pressure was being reduced to ormal, preparatory to the installa- ion of the horizontal lock on the , ndian reservation. water was sup i lied regularly throughout the month , n the TYP farm units occupied. Two , housand and ninety acres of land < 'ere under crop, divided as follows. -lfalfa, 1.272 acres; truck, 100 acres: otton, 21 acres; maize and sorghum, , S3 acres; orchard, 14 acres, and dry. q DO acres The water supply was I curtailed and this probably S xerted considerable influence on the \ ievation of the ground water plane. n 'hich has lowered in places from one V } two feet since the last report. The 4 smporary pumping plants supplied r ater to about 1000 acres of land i, nder crop in the valley below Yuma. I, omplete irrigation occurred about " very l5 days. Surveys for main inals in Yuma valley were continued ( lroughout the month The topo- q raphic survey of the lands on the f. una mesa was about two thirds s )mpleted During the month the dis h 1arge of the Colorado river ranged s om 13,300 second-feet. with an aver n se of $500 second-feet. On the 26th Ic the month the gage read 166 feet, a Id the discharge amounted to 7,5O0 a d-feet. 6 n = R l