The Parker post., 1913-04-05
HINDUS ARE
r~f.a ~ ~. r
BEST WORKERS
ALL NATIONALITIES ARE REP
RESENTED IN CONSTRUCTION
GANG WHICH Is BUILDING BIG
PROTECTION WALL.

BLYTHE, April with near
ly 300 head of stock on
the job and dirt being added to the
new levee at the rate of 1000 cubic
yards day the improved lands of
the Palo Verde valley are assured of
absolute protection against the flood
waters of the Colorado in the future.
The levee which is being built runs
from five TO six feet higher than the
topmost mark of any high water peri
Cd eve: recorded on the river. The
big dixie is so feet wide at the base
and IL it. across on top. It's heighth
varies from soyen to fifteen feet
according to altitude of the ground
on which II is Quilt The old levee
which broke during the record-lreak-
irS high water of last June is iDsig-
nificant in comparison with the huge
wall of earth that is now being
thrown up along the river
| The Mutual Water company
through it's cG:rireer. c. K Clarke. is
'"avirg no stone untrfned in nal X
ing tlr new protection wall per-
manent structure that will insurePalo
Verde ranchcrs absolute protection
from overflow for all time to come.
Every fre>nc-full of earth that is
thrown INFO the lovce is inspected an
large force of worl1men put in
their time picking out every little
root. Where the ground on which tn,
luvec is to be built shows adobe or
sand formation, it is dug out and
new foundation built of more sub
stantlal material. ,:.
No sand or adobe is allowed in the
big dixie as adobe will crack and
show crevices when it becomes dry
and the sand has. no stability o. y sl.- ,.-
Jetties are thrown out or the :
river side OF the levee at intervals of
600 feet and these are abatised. s... ?.
James Johnson of the firm of Hud-
sen & Johnson, is the active fore
nan on the work and every detail
is directly under his supervision Mr..
johnson is rushing the levee as fast
as is consistent with good work and
expects to have it completed by May
l.
TIL" Mutual Water company is rep
resented OH the work b! Harry La
Rarron. in,1eCtar, and c.. o. Bean,
surveyor The former keeps close
analysis of Tire i aterials that are
used and keeps a hawk 9 eye on the
operations Of the workmen in the
detail is carried out according to
specifications
Nearly every nationality is rep
resented in the crew that is doing the
levee work Aside from the local
ranchers who are employed, the Hin
dus have the best record for industry.
These worl1men are kept entirely a.
part from the others. Their pecu-
Liar religious beliefs play an import
ant part in their camp life. They will
not eat white mans cooking nor
touch food that the white man has
gaZed upon. They live mostly on but
ter and milk 1t Isl claimed that one
of them recently consumed eleven
pounds of butter in six days.
The clearing work is done mostly
by a crew of Indians who work UNI
der a Mohave chief foreman. Other
nationalities are excluded from this
crew because they say; white man
work with Indian, Indian do no
work; No white man, Indian work
much"
The clearing crew which forms the
advance guard is followed by Hobo
Jack and his stump-pulling outfit.
Then come the plow teams and the
fresno workers. 1t is busy camp
and the work being done will have
important bearing on the future of
Palo Verde valley.