Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
VALLEY IS
enjoying;
SUNSHINE
Passing of Storm Brings
Feeling of Relief to
Local Residents.
DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Nothing Disastrous About
Losses in Opinion of
Conservative Minds.

With the cessation of the record
breaking downpour and. with sunny
skies, Imperial Valley with its feet
in the midland plenty of it-has
taken stock of the situation and
finds that the resultant damage,
while it cannot be accurately esti-
mated, is a long way from being dis
astrous, in the opinion of seasoned
growers and shippers.
Under n continued strong sun, it
us estimated that the loss to the let
tuce crop will run in the neighbor-
hood of 1900 cars-with cool weather
and not too much sun-it is approxi-
mated at about 1000 cars. The see
ond picking of the cotton crop in the
upper valley has also suffered dam
age, but to what extent, it is said
cannot be estimated at this time.
, Under the most favorable conditions
it will be four or five days before
it will be possible to get over the
roads and into the fields
! The San Diego highway is in such
shape that it undoubtedly will be
from three to four days, or perhaps
more, before traffic can be resumed
over that important artery, according
to the concensus of reports. There
are several stretches of road this
side of Coyote Wells and Shepherd 3
bridge that have been partially or
totally washed away. Slides on the
Mountain Springs Grade make that
part of the road positively impas-
sable, according to reliable reports
from Jacumba and here. 1t is like
ly that a one way detour can be
prepared in a few days, while more
permanent work is under way. While
the road is washed to some extent
the other side of the top of the
grade, it is possible, by careful driv.
ing, to go between that point and
Jacumba. From the last named
point the highway is in perfect
shape to San Diego.
In the opinion of the branch office
of the Automobile Club of Southern
California, the highway to Riverside
will be open via detour route, per.
haps tomorrow or not later than
Monday morning. The bridges at
the San Felipe Wash and the Tri-
IOlluHl tuustl tlt Dolu out, Dul ttul-
porary repairs are already underway.
The work at Trifolium will be com
paratively easy as concrete founda-
tions for the new bridge, beside the
old one, are already in, and all that
is necessary is to lay planks for the
flooring. Perhaps the longest
piece of work will be at the San
Felipe wash, at which point it will
doubtless be necessary to put i'll
plank road down both inclines to the
wash. The ability to get material
on the ground will govern the quick
ness of repair.
Those wise to road conditions in
the county, believe it will be pos
sible to get to San Diego via West
morland. Banner and Julian. The
stretch to Westmorland will be the
hardest because of the mud.
Stages Resume Operations
Pickwick resumed regular stage
traffic between FL Centre and
Calexico and intermediate points
this morning. The report that the
Brawley sewer at a point the other
side of Imperial had gone out and
let the highway down, was unfound-
ed, as the road is in perfect shape
with the subsiding of the surface
water.
Local San Diego & Arizona offic-
ials, refused to state just when their
road between here and San Diego
would be once more open. A. Il.
Mercier, general manager with gangs
from San Diego is working from the
eastern end through Carriso Gorge,
where washouts and boulder slides
have done II great deal of damage.
Three bridges are out. About 100
feet of the long trestle beyond Coy
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