AZ vs. CA:02 California Exhibits, Vol II; Nos. 58-113A

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-11- through sand pumps, which will be mentioned hereafter, but it is probable that 75% of the fertilizers carried in the water will be placed on the lands, and it means this, that the Salton Basin, like the Valley of the Nile, will never require the expenditure of a dollar to enrich an impoverished soil, and you can charge less for your water rental than many orange orchards of California are paying annually for fertilizers. Engineering features The solution of the problem has involved the study of the river and its vagaries, the examination of the general topographical features of over 3000 square miles of territory and Surveys the projection of over 300 miles of careful surveys through bottom lands, covered with a jungle so thick, that every step was preceded by the axe, and thence into the region of excessive aridity with its consequent hardships. It has necessitated intricate comparative estimates of cost on different routes and with different sizes of canal, in order to determine, beyond doubt, not only the most economical size to construct, but which part of the territory should be first developed. The work has been long and expensive, but, in the development of a proposition of this magnitude, you cannot afford to take chances, and I am sure that you are repaid in the assurance that you are on the right road. I shall not give you a detailed report of all preliminary work done, as it would not be very instructive and I