Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-13

There have been developments botf
favorable and unfavorable in the flooc
situation.
From up the river there come re.
ports of an exceedingly high flood
indicating that the prediction from
Denver of from 3O5 to 81 feet gauge
at Yuma may be realized within four
or five days.
Apparently the river, by breaking
out into low land, about Needles and
in the Palo Verde valley, has delayed
the date for the arrival of the crest
at Yuma, it being predicted for to-
morrow, and it is possible that this
may permanently lower the record
whicn otherwise would have been
made. But the gauge at Needles has
been rising slowly and now probably
will lise more rapidly during the next
four or five days.
The work on the river levee is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and it is be-
lieved the water will continue to be
controlled at that point.
More favorable conditions are re-
ported from the break at Volcano
Lake levee, where the water contin-
ues to fall behind the levee, while
the water pouring through the break
is. slowly spreading over large area
of sandy soil, the ground taking up
an immense quantity of the water
while the remainder finds it's way
very slowly through the dense
growth
Bert Phillips, who returned from
the Lreak last night, predicted that
it would take the water two weeks
to reach Encina flume, so slowly is it
moving.
1t has been thought advisable to
postpone driving the piles for few
days, as the water is falling rapidly,
and there would be less resistance
to the efforts put forth to close the
break.
There is no indication that cur
rent is developing toward the break
and, that being the case, it is not
probable that the big flood now on
it's way down the river will greatly
increase the pressure at the break.
HOlabird Butts In.
After doing nothing to protect the
valley, boarding the money collected
from water rentals without an effort
to maintain the system against the
encroachments of the river, Receiver
Holabird of the California Develop
ment Company appeared on the scene
this morning, evidently intent on US
ing the present opportunity to make
a showing of possession of the sys-
TEN telow the international line, and
at once the old fight between the re-
ceivers broke out anew.
Holabird had caused some of his
men to go to Encina flume to work,
and Depositario Andrade at once no
titled them, it is reported, that they
could clean the ground to permit the
water to pass readily under the flume,
but that any work done on the flume
must be under the direction of his
engineer, c. N. Perry, who is in
charge also of the break in the levee.
So soon as it became known here
that the old strife was on between
the receivers public indignation was
aroused, and the opinion was heard
expressed repeatedly that the people
of the valley are not in mood to
stand any nonsense of this kind,
though the opinion generally upheld
Andrade, the flume being in Mexico,
where he has legal authority back of
him, and Holabird was roundly criti-
cised for interfering with work on the
Mexican side of the line, though the
critics were impartial in declaring it
would not be healthy for either of
the receivers to interfere with the
work in hand.
1t has been evident for several
days that public sentiment is on keen
edge, and the people are now deter
mined not to permit the obstruction
of the work of controlling the river.
1t is hoped, however, that there will
not be any act by any person to
arouse the general antagonism of the
public, for there is danger that it
would end seriously.
A delegation of citizens from the
south end of the valley waited on An
dradc today The result of the in
terview is not known at this writing,