Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-15
RIVER SLOWLY
FALLING AND 2
CRISIS PASSING

Inc river IS falllng, ana the main
current of the river is so far to the
southwark tnat it is wholly improb-
able that it will find it's way to the
break in the Volcano Lake levee.
Sidney McHarg was in the city
this morning from Calexico, having
teen to the break in the levee yes
terday, and he stated that he had
talked with IN Indian who had Just
come from the Pescadores river, which
cmpties into the Hardy several miles
south of Volcano lake, and he
described that channel as carrying an
immense flow of water. This was the
first definite news as to the location
of the main current and it is highly
gratifying, indicating that with the
subsidence of the flood the water will
continue to the gulf and the over
flow will soon exhaust itself.
The gauge behind the levee, how
ever, shows that the water in the lake
is not now subsiding, being kept up
by the increased discharge of the
river of the last few days.
The report of falling water at Yu-
ma, however, indicates that the wa
ter in the lake will be affected by
the subsistence of the flood in a few
days.
Speaking of the cotton fields below
the international line, Mr.. McHarg
said that Casey Abbott's 8OO-acre field
has been invaded and about 600 acres
flooded, with every indication that this
is the limit of the spread of water
through the cotton fields.
George A. Long is strengthening
the bank of his ditch, which is the
natural boundary Of the overflow, and
this will probably save his fields from
overflow, while the remainder of the
cotton fields probably will not be
reached, this being the extent of dam
age to the crop in Mexico. 1t is
thought the water now working down
Arroyo Hondo will reach New river
today, where there is a levee that
will turn the overflow into Tule lake,
and Mr.. McIIarg does not believe it
will reach the flume for six days.
Referring to the call of citizens on
Receiver Holabird and Depositario An
drada in regard to work on the flume,
which was stopped for six hours on
orders that are not yet thoroughly
understood, Colonel Holabird gave the
committee assurance that he had no
desire to take advantage of the pres
ent situation, and it was perfectly
agreeable to him for the work on the
flume to proceed in the name of Jack
Bennett, who had been employed by
Mr.. Andrade to do the work.
Mr.. Andrade expressed himself in
q similar way and orders were at once
issued for resumption of the work.
Hot in Colorado.
AT noon today facts developed
which indicate that the flood is not
yet at an end, but will continue at
high point for about a week longer.
Word came from Denver that very
hot weather prevails on the upper wa
tershed of the Colorado and the snow
is melting rapidly. 1t was also re-
ported that another crest of the flood
has developed above Needles, and the
water at that point is again rising.
From Yuma, also, this morning
there came report that the decline
in the water reported last night had
been offset by rise, though between
the crest now at Yuma and the one
reported from Needles it is believed
there is considerable of a drop.
Farmers Take Hand.
1t was reported this morning,
though not officially, that the farm
ers of water districts Nos. 6, II and 8
have decided to take the closure of
the break in the Volcano Lake levee
in their own hands, being highly dis
satisfied with what they consider
lack of vigor in closing the break, and
200 men from those districts are ex-
pected to move at once on the works.
Engineer c. N. Perry, who is in
charge of the work, has not been in
town since the break occurred, and it
is not known what his reason is for
not setting large force of men at
work for immediate closure. But the
fact is that there has been very gem
eral demand for more vigor in this
work. Mr., Perry, however, is vet
eran in this work, and~-a statement
from him as to his policy and pur-