Arizona sentinel., 1917-06-14
THE DIRTY OLD COLORADO ONCE AGAIN STARTS
 ON A RAMPAGE.

Not content with two overows thus far this year the Colorado starting another rampage though in all
 fairness the old redheaded heer must admit of the previous in the Colorado caused by waters
 flowing down the Ga The present approaching overflow is the regular annual melting of the in the upper branches These regularly clockwork year in and year ou though more severe than others Up last Monday morning early the river Yuma had been falling steadily for week after having reached guage Of 26.5 and discharge of approximately 100000 cubic feet per second Just how big the present river will get only problematica this time for Forecaste Brandenburg the Denver weather bureau has yet made his cacula tions His last predictions about three feet short of the height he predicted but that caused by the Gila waters securing out the channel purely local conditions that he had no means of knowing anything about.
 However it must be source of comfort to Yuma Val ley and Bard farmers to know that Project Manager Schecht is leaving nothing undone successfully combat any that may reach Yuma He has put on double shift of trains between Yuma and the Mexican line and has
 train running night and day from Laguna dam down wards Indian h Every foot of the evee between these latter points rockevetted Not only that but the entire evee has been raised feet and made solid rock will make it. There just two weak points between Indian hill and Laguna dam just this side of Bard sta ton and he other miles below that point Superntend of Construction Ray Priest has this hand and is working day and night prevent erodng banks He has every confidence of being able hold the river within it's banks
 Master Mechanic Jack Levake has charge of the river front work from Yuma the Mexican line. There two weak points this stretch of 25 miles, between the and 2 mile posts where the spway emptieS the river and the other between the Y and IS mile posts Train load after tranoad of rock being used these points day and night for the river strikes both of these points squarely in the face However there nothing be fear ed at either point barring bigger river than known at this of the year At these points the river is very wide and the last had tendency to shift to- Imperial side Should clear channel be cut through dur ing the approaching flood will give Imperial all she can do to cope with the flood waters
 When l wrote my last article on the condition of the eveeS the government then spending 5000 per day in protecting the levee system It is spending fraction over $2OOO per day. NOT ONE CENT OF WHICH IS CHARGED AGAINS THE FARMERS It is very doubt full indeed that the government figured on this e mendous cost when undertook construct the project It will be great calamity congress does provide for this expense every coming year in its river and habor ap proprationS. Nothing has been said about up to this time for all this expense has been borne by reclama ton funds These funds almost exhausted It will therefore, be necessary for annual appropriations by con- gess or the expense will have be borne by the abuttng lands. It is serious condition, say the least However long the money lasts Project Manager Schecht and to prevent disaster to Yuma Projecthe garden spot of the world"