Show SAVING WATER FOR irrigation t immix TIMMIE hrcan RICAN leivi lt 11 AN lat lut tin I 1 ml ims JJ re ord union frimm an nil of twenty five live years sears in california as miner and ditch operator tile the writer ventur ventures to give to the public such facts as havo have come under his observation having havill 1 a bearing tearing on the subject of irrig irrigation irrigate ou from an article published in fit the placer merald herald of some months ago a brief outline ofa of a plan dl deigned ned to supply many ol 01 0 the tilt wants wanti amt ami successfully encounter many of the difficulties of the state will be re produced in fit this writing the fact isasi L assumed timed without argument that irrigation navigation levering leve eing and the t of that garat and anti growing evil hydraulic debris are one une and anti all to be controlled decontrolled by liy the like P tuune tine agencies nud ami lirou plit gilt t flito into ue use u e by the ile 8 duino duine int iman in ri rn order that this my inay le be apparent op parent a brief sketch of the tile proposed scheme 1 h 3 given it IS assumed that thit the tiie construction st of a barrier in the carlon cation of the american riv river r to the heh beh height I 1 lit of WO soo or 1000 feet at a sul sui suitable table tabie point above folsom would not in lit tile the least lewt operate as aj an injury to any ally hydraulic mining of which this river Is an outlet all object tinus being removed the tile practicability and use of such works Is respectfully presented pre Minted for the tiie deliberate consideration and anti action of the public it Is a well known fact amon among miners that the strongest e A and iott arnot durable dam dain that can be tie built bulit Is that which ii constructed ted of tre trees and anil brush bruh with nil all the tile interstitial spaces tilled with band sand kind gravel kravel antl and ee diment sediment deposited cited by tit the water from the nil nii mine ile which la hs heavily liea ilea vily char charged ed with a solution and mixture ft wf these materials te rials tile the trees and bruh brush being placed in the pame same order as hii shingling ng a roof say kay a proper bae base Is prepared for this tills lit purpose apo e extending up tip and down tilo the aru aiu feet A stratum of trees in ill the order described h N placed in lit a short time this entire st stratum if 14 A solid of water waler watertight ti tight lit compact continuous Ts masonry A continuo continuous repetition of tills this procesa proc esq varied only by working to a design will complete to any required alight within tile tiie compa compass Rs of tilo the canon cadon the tiie proposed prop oed harrien barrier A side chute for the permanent ina ilent tient occupation of tho the ilver it I 1 is mry eny eay to conce conceive lve ive may lio ito commenced and finished hed with the tiie barrier barrien rier rien ne n e and will be forn for a waste wa to awny away for safety considering si a sufficiently clear idea of the tile design to bo be understood under tooti an examina examination twi of pomo some of or its claims 1 is 4 presented tito of such sueh te will DC be iw nn anent nl allio ilo lio of the tin wa wate to material from tilo tito mine ii iiii tho HIP next will im IMI that alint tho tilo w water uter tyvr will lit im filfli ciet clet itly filtered f aa n to be clear elfar antl anti ani pure puru in lit up peara pearn nei net but not really so front taij point to tile the ocean ocein it bears no menace with it this much muelu heing being becom plis pils lied it requires but little engineering knowledge to understand that an excellent it site for an artificial lake inke has thus tiina leen been firmed of froni from eight to ten miles in lit length and from two to two antl and a ivila li gir sif miles miu a in width now now how cupply tills tilis lake lako with proper wait watt eways ways outlets cutlets for bartty barety safety ty arid and uli ili and repent repeat thein in every ivery mining river in lit tha state until thes they can be counted by tile tiie hundred then ii 14 it a shock to public credulity to assert that tilo the storms of winter inay may im ini gathered and controlled fu iio ii f u o sm to lo ito 10 of im 1 nuno nune neli zo tm neit nelt ill lit preventing tile tite 1 of inundation and what is more mon vait enit m de ilc it titi 1141 upon ariy any for its cupply if of water I 1 which imm doea IMS I 1 nol not eni braet bract tiie tite tit idea of gathering tho lim storms of winter for ila ita ue expert merits menta havo have fully the tho tio greag great poverty of any plan of ditching which ilot ilota a not also alco c carry with it iago lago reservoir reser void voin for fur the lie lic l niti fiti of 11 lation tills this plan pian lin ain Is I 1 Ki aln vin who will say suly that expedient of or wirt wilt 11 iati lali lain fail ming in order to or oren eren a stream up to fall ii 14 in it any ans 11 it d it it 14 1 A 4 tou IOU ou I 1 ll 11 til ail to chalin that the tho of leve luve fluk fiUK to reclaim overflowed jinji inny inis not receive vat ikiri its nis from it if then thon tile tilo I 1 barrier barrien arrien py sv t teni ni will onell on half lif atif ti of j wil wit tt lal laa I 1 claimer cla cia imel for it thon then itji bajt its ita practicability and anil coat lih hiltl interfere lu in bavins having them tho the writer not only believed ucile belle ved tho rian plau to bo practicably able ablo but thu ule cheape cheapest A and aud lct lot t to meet te v onta odthe of the try ien ito alf nih I 1 fon fou nd lid A if i f this vind lind I 1 ind entered upon ulon will viii give vill chil it oy irl Ill ellit to many mans lin liu who lu anre coming among j ti aid ard aid will tw idof of vm vat t in ill gathering quati tili lill me of water in lit settling feut neut 4 and mid diali cuttles which are certain to spring from a scar scarcity elty eity and which alo alao will bring tho the state to its ruil rull agricultural status iu ili the tiie shortest time and will also avert many calamities ly by lins C pure instead in aten d of nui nut water gil oll G H sacramento record t vidon uldon cikut AN or OF SEA following experience perl peri per lence fence ence of capt II 11 C coleman of llie tile american rinne rifle team irani was waa obtained bained from fro ni a mem member berof of his hla fatuity fam fum I 1 ly and arid of coune coun e ia Is authentic tile tiie captain capt nin ain soon won after retting netting out of sight tight of land lanil was ati att attacked tacked with ft a peculiar peculiar kind klud of sea nea 14 it very rare rate it affecting ane ant cling not more it alian I 1 arl all otio olio in a hundred plungers pT rengers engers instead of developing F in li the tho ordinary ferm form of ter terrible tible nausea it nf af ref rel felti feets t i the brain producing delirium and all the symptoms of brain fever inthe if tiie patient remains in ili this tilis condition until ho lie reaches land or even feels eels a land breeze lie may way recover 1 but a recovery from front this tills tilea 0 o p under oilier circumstances t ilan than those thoo mentioned t that lint ladli lle ila on board tile the ship chip away from land laud ia Is siire sure to be followed by ship still fever oever which is certain and almost imme i dit alt death tiie tile fever and delirium lasted during the tile cotoio cubage over and his comrades were almost certain that lie he would bo be too much unstrung koshoot in the tiie team eam cam lie hr reco reca recovered vered rapidly however on oil rea ren ching land und and his liis practice noon houn proved that his ability to lilt lilt bulls eye hye was va s nut not impaired rhe lile captain was informed by fly tho the blimp shir physic ian lan and other hleb bleb medical medica authorities that be he bad bad kad a narrow escape from death ane ant ho lle ought not to coobs cruas the ocean arain acain under such circumstances lie he very naturally dreaded adeil tile tire return voyage but it had hall to be attempted at any risk foon soon oon after on oil his return lie was attacked the hime bime aa as benore before though even more severely ile he 1 delirious tile tho whole time however until the vessel tessel reached sandy bandy hook nook v and esc ese escaped blied blile feyer it was a bovero severe experience but considering si tho the nhe fact t that but few affected wi is lio tic was t a f ocean ocearl lawsage pam paw p kagl kage i are age sage bage aRl ile liu feels feelo that lie lio wn was very fortunate though lie m returns turns covered covell with lio iio nors norr it would take greater gretter inducement 4 than tho the victories tories of dollymount Dolly mount or wimble don to tempt him to cross old ocean ag again X N 1 nrc J rc than bark bruk tanned leather ieather ein eln can cin c in ie I e lualle with thi f sweed in III lif lays his kia k ltv ia 43 thrle thile atul anti blutt olie olle tolt toll of the tin plant will tan tat pi ind iud nf leuther while lle ile the lie mcf aline line lint weight of cmrk u ill but 1 17 poli poll hitsu ki that valeer ur island raland arr arre love rove love iove community property was sold soli the tile other oilier day il ay iy under a of |