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Show __y__ by the Analysis of the Colorado River sediment, made by the University of Arizona. I attach this analysis to my report, marked Exhibit B, and refer you especially to Tables vegetation 3 and 4 There is neither sage brush nor cactus on these lands and but little vegetation of any description. Near Superstition Mtn. there is a body of mesquite covering several thousand acres, and along the Salton and New Rivers, several smaller groves are found. In years when the rains are unusually heavy, a species of grass called pepper grass grows luxuriantly; this makes good feed for stock, but the absence of water prevents extensive grazing, however several herds of cattle, aggregating some 5000 head, were wintered there water {n 9^ 92 and 93# Water for domestic purposes can usually be found at depths of from 20 to 70 feet. Lower The lands in Lower California, that are sub- Cahfornia ' ject to irrigation under the proposed canals, have been formed in a similar manner to the Salton basin tract, namely by the sedimentary deposits of the river. They are all in the Delta of the Colorado River and would be classed as river bottom lands. The water is much nearer the surface, wells being from 6 to 25 feet in depth. There are many lagoons, some of large area. Within twenty miles of the river, the entire tract is covered with a dense growth of cottonwood, mesquite, brush Protection ancj native grasses. The greater portion of Overflow . - . _ , this area is subject to overflow, but many |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |