Deseret Evening News | 1906-03-14 | Page 2 | The Salton Sink

THE TIE SALTON SINK SIK Mr lr Ir COM ass aM of ot time the thC l survey who wo has been down In II thin the Ih Sal Ral Salton ton hum rm sa pa fount i ly y that it Ht t the ll lire pres present Ir ent emit Univ Ile the tims th sink Ink IH lii 11 filling In II to tn the he th t Southern Pan II y gage gum il cc observer bler r nt mit time I rate maIn Ian of Or of an On cacti earli per ier da la and nun In tho of ut the tit fu rallay station stat the time wa wi wiler ler Is lu 85 8 feet deep delp TIl 1 break hr ak In limit Colorado rivet river Is I where time the I I I valley valy people their The rhe only Industry II ulry In the tho valley where h lo th time water tater wlter Is II rising was 1 a n suit salt refiners and ald the time water must ml rise riM IW 2111 z feet eel before reaching time the level oi oi o the river anti and at tIme the rae It I la is II tilling 1111 In iii It I suon OI wilt will wil cover time the farms Th the h Southern Pacific has hll nl 11 II moved Its Is track twice The ho only on way tay wn the river Inn cnn be he h returned to UN its I Gulf outlet IH Is I to ta divert It ii from lt 11 its present and new n channel quite a i distance above the time sink and send senti It ort off er In a n new channel to II sumac somo distance below helow helo This Thil will 1 require icy sev several Sl eral fril month of nt labor unc tho the tuio turo of ot considerable money alone