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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-10-14

The floods of the Colorado divide themselves naturally into two general cIaescs-those from the Colorado river, which drain the large areas in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming l have hereinbefore described, and those from the Gila river, which lies; in Arizona. 4
 The Gila river, owing to its temper amental and flashy nature, sometimes furnishes a volume of water and flood waves at its mouth near Yuma almost as large as the maximum discharge of the Colorado at the same point. These floods from the Gila, however, are of relatively short duration, but their sudden flow and cratic nature make them particularly menacing to Yuma and have already done enor- nous damage. .#
 The Colorado river rises gradually, carries a large volume of water for several weeks, and declines gradually.
 
 Should it break into the Imperial Val ley at time of flood, the long duration of high water would cause great ero- sion and render it's control difficult. The great floods of the Gila occur in winter, while those of the Colorado oc- cur in the summer. So far as 1 know, they~have never coincided, but should this occur, and no man dares to say it never will, enormous losses would be occasioned.
 During the past 25 years at flood seasons the Colorado and Gila have OverflOWed their banks and have done e immense damage to the land owners and water users on the eastern side of the river below Yuma, and although the land in that region is very fertile and the average yield per acre is high, the expense of controlling this mighty river and keeping it in a fixed chan nel is a burden of crushing weight which cannot and should not be borne by the farmers there, as has been done in the past. The control of the Colorado river should be made na- tional affair, and the saving of these farms from destruction should be one of the first features of such control.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-10-14

unit of or part of the complete plans of the development of the rivers re- sources, yet each project might ap- pear to be independent.
 
 Intensive development of Big Col orado river basin will, of course, mean the building of the San Carlos reser- voir, the irrigation of the white and Indian lands in the Casa Grande Val ley, and the control of the Gila river in Graham county, Ariz., so that the lands of the settlers in the Gila Valley will not be destroyed by floods of the river, and the development of the Gila river will undoubtedly embrace pro- jects at Duncan and Franklin. Neither my time nor the patience of the Senate permit me to describe dozens of other projects that may be promoted within this Big Colorado river basin, but among them will be an all-American canal for the Imperial and Coachella Valleys.
 Navigability
 It is by no means beyond the do- main of probability that one of the features of an intensive development of the potentiialities of the Colorado river will lead to the resumption, dur ing certain periods of the year, of nav igation on the Colorado river.
 Prior to the construction of the Southern Pacific railroad into Yuma, in 1876, practically all of the supplies reaching Arizona for the settlers and the troops came from California by steamer to Yuma, where the ocean steamers lightered and their cargo was transferred to river steamers, which distributed the merchandise to the various settlements along the river between Yuma and Callville, thence to be hauled into the interior of the coun- try by OK teams. For many years two steamers, the Esmeralda and the Nina
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-10-14
Boulder Canyon.
exceeding 6,7OO,OO0 acre-feet.

exceeding 6,700,000 acre-feet.
 Green river heads near Fremont Peak in the Wind River Mountains in a group of alpine lakes fed by perpet- ual snows. The source of Grand is in the Rocky Mountains west of Longs Peak. Like the Green, it is fed by small alpine lakes that receive their waters directly from eternal snow banks. Including the Green, the Col orado river is about 1,700 miles long and empties into the Gulf of Califor- mia in latitude 31 degrees 53 minutes and longitude 115 degrees.
 The Colorado river, including its principal tributaries, the Green and the Grand, flows through or is part of the boundary line of the states of Ar izona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah. In addition, its tributaries drain portions of New Mexico and w. oming. The Colorado river enters Ar izona from Utah near what is called gne Crossing of the Fathers and flows through Arizona for a distance of 33O miles to the Arizona-Nevada state line, in Iceberg Canyon, just below the Grand Wash. From this point the river forms the western boundary line of Arizona for a distance of 400 miles to the point where it intersects the boundary line between Arizona and Old Mexico. The Colorado river basin, that is to say, the region traversed by this river and drained by it's trib-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-10-14

seemed to sever him from human things and to remove him an infinite distance from the world with it's in terests and it's occupations, but nature in one of her capricious moods, placed in this same basin the richest agricul- tural lands in the Western Hemis- phere, tract of about 45,000 acres and known as the Yuma Mesa, near the town of Yuma, now under course of irrigation by virtue of a bill which introduced in the Sixty-fourth Con- gress and which became law on Jan uary 25, 1917.
 In this basin, which was a populous land before the Pyramids were built, ancient peoples builded cities not wholly lacking in grandeur. These peoples of antiquity wove and spun cotton and flax into gaudy tapistries before Romulus and Remus were suck led. They melted gold and silver into chieftain's ornaments and queens gir- dies before Caesars shouting legions and laureIed ensigns brought tribute back to imperial Rome.
 Centuries before the Knckerbocker set foot on Manhattan Island tribes of men now vanished irrigated the fertile sands of the Colorado river ba- sin from canals and reservoirs finished with hard Innings of tamped or burnt clay which in some degree possessed the endurance of our modern concrete. The origin of this mysterious people
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-10-14

a unit of or part of the complete plans of the development of the rivers re- sources, yet each project might ap- pear to be independent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

A deputy immigration agent in the
employ of the state was not satisfied
to get his salary and expenses paid,
but he tried to work graft by charg-
ing $1,000 an acre extra for the land
and splitting up the commission with
real estate dealers. Of course, he
was promptly "ired" when DR.. Worst
found this out but that fact would
never have come to light except for
the legislative inquiry.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Elks Initiate Class of IS

The Minot Lodge 1889, B. P. o.
Elks initiated class Of IS Elks Sat
urday night, this being one of the
very largest classes ever receiving
the antlers in that lodge. This gives
the lodge a membership of more than
900 the largest Elks' lodge in North
Dakota. Following the initiation, an
interesting impromptu program was
given. D. R. Gregg, a prominent
Sherwood banker gave dramatic
reading, showing that he has kept in
fairly close touch with his college
days. Mr.. Gallagher of St. Paul
told group of excellent Irish stor-
les. E. J. Fecker and John Reiner
entered contest in buck and wing
dancing which was draw. Ed Shir-
ley, Otto Johnson and Joe Belanger
gave dancing exhibitions and Mr.. Be-
LANCER and son sang number of
French songs. Martin Lyons gave a
reading P. J. Montgomery, Glenn
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

things. Brinton undoubtedly has
gone just as strong as any of the
others but it appears that he has fall
en- out with his former friends be-
cause he failed to have his own way.
Brinton has already told enough tales
on his former associates, which if
true, should result in their removal
from office, and while he has been try
ing for months to get someone to ar
rest him, it appears that he has had
a hard time in being accommodated.
We are inclined to think that Mr..
Cathro and his cohorts will find that
they have picked up "a hot brick be-
fore they get thru with Brinton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

Uncle Sam has indicted 226 coal
operators and miners in the states Of
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, In
diana, and Pennsylvania, for conspir-
acy to boost coal prices. 1t is believ-
ed that the old boy ''has the goods.
The operators and miners are charg-
ed with holding joint meetings, and
planning to raise the price of coal alb
normally, the coal operators getting
half the raise and the other half go
ing to the miners. They are charged
with agreeing to create a shortage.
The bail has been fixed at $4,000
each,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

DR.. Ladd, U. S. Senator-elect, wired
a New York paper that the Bank Of
North Dakota is on sounder basis
than any other bank in the state.
That's all right, Doc, but have you
tried to get check on that bank
cashed lately, for say ten per cent
discount? MIR. Ladd neglected to
inform the New York paper that if
all Of the re-deposits in the state
banks in North Dakota were return
ed to the Bank of North Dakota, and
adding up the sums owed to depositor
banks, public general deposits and
other liabilities, this institution would
still be short $780, 1863 of being able
tb go onto cash basis, according to
testimony given by F. w. Cathro,
the director general in his testimony
before the legislative committee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
A. LIMBAUGH TALKS
AT POTATO MEETINGS

Albert Limbaugh, potato grower Of
Berthold, is giving the Berthold po-
tato district lot of good advertising
in his series of talks through the
Northwestern part of the state Word
comes from Mckenzie county, where
Mr.. Limbaugh spoke at series of
potato meetings, of the good work
he did in encouraging to farmers to
grow more and better potatoes. Bot
tineau county and the Granville COM
munity club were also pleased with
Mr.. Limbaugh's work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

J. ". Brinton, former personal en-
ploye of A. c. Townley, who was ar
rested at Bismarck on complaint Of
r. w. Cathro, director general of the
Bank of North Dakota, who charged
perjury, will have his hearing March
Z. Brinton has furnished $1,000 bail.
He appears happy over being arrest
ed and it is reported that he claims
to have much sup his sleeve" to tell
when the proper time comes. Brin
ton has been in very close touch with
Townley, Lemke, Frazier and others
prominent in the league, and he ought
to be able to tell some interesting
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
SYMPATHY, BUT NOT SIX MIL.
LIONS

Minneapolis Journal Governor
Frazier of North Dakota went to
Washington to induce organized labor
to come to the rescue of the Non
partisan League in his State by the
simple process of furnishing six mil
lion dollars on loan or investment
basis.
He returns laden with sympathy"
and recommendation to the various
union organizations recommending
friendly consideration Sympathy
and consideration are pleasant words,
but they are not tractors stout
enough to pull the State Of North Da-
kota out Of the slough into which the
League has dragged it.
Governor Frazier assured the labor
leaders in the conference Of the zeal
that animates the League leaders in
Bismarck in behalf of all the things
that organized labor wants. He
pointed with pride to the laws that
had already been passed to seal the
grand alliance Of farmer and labor.
He besought labor to take a paltry
six millions out of it's union treasur-
les and let the League use them to
demonstrate the soundness and bene-
ficience of it's various schemes of
State socialism.
Strangely enough, the labor lead
ers were not moved by this appeal.
They are opposed to socialistic expert
ments, and they do not believe in in
dependent political action for labor.
Probably, too, they feel a certain re-
luctance about sending the dollars Of
their supporters out on Quixotic
mission, from which most likely the
pecuniary knights Grant would never
return.
Meanwhile. the people of North Da-
kota, using the Leagues own pet
weapons of initiative and recall, are
preparing to rescue their government
from the parlous state into which it
has fallen under League control. This
emprise will not, it appears, be him
dered by the inflow Of six million dol
lars for use in further wasteful ex-
Pronunciation and unsound financier-
ing
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Tooley and others sang. A big BAN
quet was enjoyed.
Rev. Harry Walker Visits Minot

Rev. Harry Walker, pastor Of the
Episcopal church, gave one Of the fin
est patriotic talks ever heard in Mi
not, at a meeting Of the Blue Lodge
at the Masonic Temple Thursday
night. Mr.. Walker is delivering a
number Of lectures about the state in
the interests of the Masonic Service
Associations an organization whose
aim is to unity the Masonic work in
the various states. Mr.. Walker spoke
before the students Of the high school
and Junior High Friday afternoon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Dr. Pence Captures Mosouito

DR.. J. r. Pence discovered large
mosquito on the porch at his home,
early this week. The doctor is not
certain whether it is the last mos
quito of the fall or the first Of the
spring. He captured it, placed it in
bottle and is carrying it around to
show his friends.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Plaza Bow MissinR

Sheriff Scofeld received word from
Stanley that Daniel Lynne, aged 16,
is missing. He left his home near
Plaza Feb. 81 to attend school and
ran away. He wore black short
coat and black hat, gray overcoat,
blue striped trousers, blue striped
shirt and brown shoes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Sewage Disposal Plant Fund

Leland Drug Co.. services- 1.29
and the City Auditor instructed to
draw warrants on the Proper funds in
payment of the same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm Shaft, Shaw.
Report Of City Engineer in regards
to the leakage Of the reservoir was
then read.
Moved by Com. Bowker, seconded
by Com. Householder that the same be
accepted and placed on file.
Carried.
Moved by Com. Malm, seconded by
Com. Bowker, thta the Final estimate
No. s to Bartleson & Ness for 49,
1921 for construction Of Reservoir
and Estimate for Waterproofng of
the Reservoir in the sum of $1313.48
be allowed and the City Auditor in
structed to draw warrants on the
reservoir construction fund in pay
ment of the same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm. Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Com. Malm, seconded by
Com. Householder that tn Getty Audi
tor be instructed to draw warrant
on the Reservoir Construction for the
balance in said fund and place the
same to the credit of the Contingent
Fund.
Roll Call--Yeas: Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm, Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Com. Malm, seconded by
Com. Bowker, that the following pay
rolls be allowed:
General Fund -------------- SGT 90
Fire Department ---------- $1,000
Health Department overwhelmingly $3.50
and the City Auditor instructed to
draw warrants on the proper funds
in payment of the same.
Roll Call--Yeas: Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm. Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Com. Bowker seconded
by Com. MaIm, that the City Attor-
ney be instructed to take up with the
Police Magistrate the matter of his
reports and instructed him to have
the same filed
Roll Call-Yeas: Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm. Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Com. Bowker, seconded
by Com. Malm, that we adjourn.
A. d. HAGENSTEIN,
City Auditor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

ing and printing --- 1O6.50
G. S. Wooledge, legal expenses 5000
Contingent Fund
st. Joseph's Hospital, SER
vices ------------- 900
Fl. M. Greenfield, services---- 5000 |
G. Roy Ringo, services $500 |
j. B. Reed, services and feed
bill ------------------ 5000
0. P. Nustad, services ------ 1900
Paul Mitchell, services 100
j. j. Keavin. taxi ----- so
Public Service Fund
A. f. Boynton Co., chains 1000
Burlington Coal Co., coal - 1924
Cash Feed & Fuel Co., oats 100
Dahlheim Electric Co., lamps 4.5O
Gross Printing Co., envelopes 1875
A. d. Hagenstein, expenses &
supplies ------------------ 4o.sO
International Oil Co., gas & oil 63.92
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., corp.
cocks, and cutter hub 4l8.56
Minot Drug Co., water-- 1876
National Mteer Co., meter re-
pairs lZ.6O
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

Iowa and Northwestern at Evanston.
Notre Dame and Maruuette at Mil
waukee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
EIGHT LETTER MEN REPORT
TO COACH RUTHERFORD FOR
TRYOUTS ON FOOTBALL FIELD /
Sixty Minutes Of Fight is
, Slogan Adpted by o. A. G.
Pigskin Pushers This Year.

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Sept. 22.--."Sixts
minutes of fight" is the slogan which
will lead Coach "Dlck" Rutherford's
Fighting Aggies" through the coming
football season. Last Thrsdav morn
Ing the Beaver eleven started training
pfor the 1921 season. Thirty huskies
responded to the first call 10 don the
football togs.
The return of "Cog" Campbell and
Lovey to the college has been great
boost to the strength OF the squad, ac-
cording to reports from the coaching
staff. Campbell was left tackle on
the 1919 freshmen team. Locey play
ed fullback on the famous 1915 team
which defeated the Michigan Aggles
He is out for a tackle position.
Letter men who have reported for
this years squad are Captain Gap"
Powell, Bob" Stewart, Ted" Heyden.
"Nito" Daigh, Murium McFadden,
Harold McKenney, "Huskey' McKen-
ma, and Joe Kashberger. All of the
men reported in fine condition, ac-
c0rding to,the coach.
Armory gill and Ray Lougrey from
the 1920 "rook" team are making
strong bids for regular place ON the
varsity. Gill is showing ability as a
punter and Loughrey is after place
on the right end Of the line. Eugene
Miller, star player from long Beach,
California high school, is out for the
squad. He was in college last year. but
did not turn out for freshman football. |
The coaching staff for this year will
be headed again by "Dick' Ruther- |
ford. He will be assisted by Guy L. |
Rathbun, Ralph o. Coleman, and Rob-
ert II. Hager. Clyde w. Hubbard,
former o. A. C. end. will coach the
rocks this year. Dad" Butler, var
sity trainer, promises to have the men /
in the best possible condition for the
season.
The team is spending very little time
on the fundamentals OF the game. This
work was covered In the spring train
Ing season. Real work is on the pfo-
gram for the Beaver "Huskfes" Twen-
ty-nine men have been admitted to !
the training table by the coach.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
CITY HALL TOUR LEADS
TO CUPID'S CORRIDOR

DENVER, Sept. 22.-U. y. ST.
Cupid, always lurking around the cor
ri-ors of Denver's county court, made
a double killing here when two couples
! from Nebraska started on sight
seeing trip through the pudding, which
they m m.stook for the state capitol.
The newlyweds are Ernest Young
and Ola Largent Young and Eddie
Olmstead and Ella Ely Oimstead all
of Guide Rock, Neb.
While searching through the court
house for the state museum exhibit,
not knowing that they had missed the
State Capitol by several blocks, the
party noticed the marriage license
signs swinging over the door of the
County Clerks office.
We'll, what do you say?" young
suggested to Miss Largent
Yes" came the blushing reply.
"All right, let's 60" Young shouted
"and how about you folks?' he de-
manded of Olmstead and Miss ELY.
Let make it "A double wedding"
A few minutes later the quartet ap-
peared before Magistrate Henry Bray,
who interrupted a session of court to
tie the double knot.
The party was on an automobile
tour from their Nebraska homes and
were sightseeing in Denver while their
machine was being repaired in a local
garage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

women would only take your Vegetable
Compound they would have better
health. Ialways recommend your Veg
etable Compound to the neighbors. -
Mrs. TRACY PATTEN, Lincoln Ave-,
Salisbury, Massachusetts. :,
The experience of maternity should
not be approached without careful ply
steal preparation, as it is impossible for
a weak sickly wife to bring healthy
children into the world.
Therefore if woman is suffering
from displacement, backache, intiam-
nation, liberation, bearing-down pains;
headaches, nervousness or the blues
she should profit by Mrs. Patterns ex-
perience, take Lydia Z. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound and be restored
to health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
ANYBODY'S RACE IS
EXPECTED OUTCOME OF
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ohio Not Touted to be as Fast
as it Was Last Year; Stock
in Chicago is Going Up.


,t,,1.i..,.. ,.iis.1Aeo, nep'' .nu III, ~.
s "e9'oiii ohieieieo iootDf',i W.. ~ !,
uiDute iIs Shaie " "nat 20 o%pe.lou .,1'
~ pe 'he oisecs' Sos~'oi III ''ie 'ii'''i'
VI liie siiuiioi'
The "Blg Ten gets under way on
October and closes on November lS
with five games.
Critics are slow in making advance
| predictions about the championship
battle. Ohio State, however, is gem
orally regarded as having heavy, job
in winning the championship again
this year The loss of Stinchcomb and
| Workman will be severe for the Buck
eyes, but the Columbus followers look
at Coach Wilce for one or two OF his
usual finds from the new material.
For the first time an opportunity
will be afforded for a comparison be-
tween eastern and western football
through the game between Chicago
and Princeton. According to word
from the east, Princeton is rated as the
sure champion, and Chicago is expect
ed to stand well among the conference
elevens.
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, as
usual, can be counted upon for strong
teams. Little can be expected of In
diana or Northwestern.
While not member of the confer
ence. the Notre Dame eleven will be
prominent on the weston stage. De-
spite the loss of the great George
Gipp, the South Bend university is ex-
pected to have another great machine.
Three fames with conference eleyens
Iowa, Purdue and Indiana are on the
Notre Dame schedule, which may be
resulted in some tangimle dope for the
award of the western championship.
Notre Dame also has games with
Nebraska, the Army and the Michigan
Aggles.
The schedule for the big games in
the west is as follows:
October S
Chicago and Purdue at Chicago.
Minnesota and Northwestern at Min
neapoi!.
Iowa and Notre Dame at Iowa City.
Wisconsin and South Dakota at
Madso
Ohio state and Oberlin at columbus.
Michigan and Case at Ann Arbor
October Is
Iowa and Illinois at Iowa city.
Northwestern and Wisconsin at
Evanston.
Ohio state and Minnesota at Column
bus
Michigan and Michigans Aggies at
Ann Arhor.
Purdue and Notre Dame at I.afay
cite.
October %
Michigan and Ohio state at Ann
Arbo..
Illinois and Wisconsin at urbara.
Minnesota and Indiana at Mime
apolis
Notre Dame and Nebraska at Notre |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
Pacific Coast League Standings.
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
At Portland 2, San Francisco 4 at
Seattle /, Los Angeles 0; at Los An
geles. Salt Lake 6, Vernon 4; at San
Francisco, Sacramento 6, Oakland 2.
American Association Results
Toledo 90, Milwaukee 40.
Kansas City at Columbus, rain.
Louisville 8, Minneapolis 1.
= Indianapolis IS, St. Paul 4.
Western League Results
Wichita II, st. Louis 2.
Oklahoma City /, Sioux City 0.
Tulsa II, Des Moines 8.
Joplin s. Omaha 0.
How the Series Stand
At Portland no games, San Fran
cisco 2 games.
At Los Angeles. Salt Lake games,
Vernon no game.
= AT san Francisco, Oakland game,
Sacramento game.
At Seattle l game. Los Angeles no
game.