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

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-3- To The Colorado River Irrigation Co. John C. Beatty, Genl. Manager New York. Dear Sir, I beg to submit the following report upon the project of irrigating that portion of the Colorado Desert, known as the Salton Basin. I desire to state here, that my data is yet incomplete and that farther investigations will probably change my views upon several points of interest and importance, but in general I can assure you that the deductions and estimates of cost as shown herein, are amply safe. In the investigation of any irrigation proposition, there are four main features to be examined and considered, viz. Lands, Water Supply, Engineering and Commercial. I will discuss these features in the order named. The Lands (Refer to map marked Exhibit A) Acreag°enand The lands to be irrigated, are divided by a political line into two divisions, one containing about 800000 acres, is situated in Lower California, Mexico, and the other, containing about 1250000 acres, lies in the extreme Southern part of the State of California, in San Diego County and in that district known as the Salton Basin. The saiton The Salton Basin extends from the Interna- Basin tional line between Mexico and California in a Northwesterly direction to Indio, a distance of about 90 miles, and from the San Jacinto