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Scientific American, Vol. 94, No. 16 (1906) (1906)

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n of 1,800,000 yards of earth. conform with a provision of the Mexican charter to The permanent work at intake 3 is resumed near headquarters to stop the work. The water was rising the irrigation company. It was practically unused. so rapidly at Salton that some other expedient must the point where… … channel, and with two pile- water. A site was chosen a mile above the former drivers and a large force of one. By reference to the diagram, it will be seen that men rushed as much as possi- an island divides the Colorado River channel opposite ble. All progressed favorably until the piling and 1,…

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