Show SALTON SEA ADVANCES Southern Pacific Trying to Turn Colorado River I Old Channel Salon Ca Cal Jul July f 9 Confronted 9 with wih a final washout ashout within the next six weeks by hy Y the Iho rapid advancing waters waters waters wa wa- of the Salton Slon sea the lie Southern Pacific company Is now making ever every pO possible effort to turn the he Colorado river liver hack back into Inlo H its old bid channel which leads tears inlo 1110 the gulf guJ of California Forty Forty For For- ty miles mies of or the company's compans mental line lino Is af affected Large Larse gangs of men with wih teams learns and anI graders have been heen sent to Pilot Knob a few miles nilles mies this side of Yuma Yumna and tho ho construction construe construe- tion toh o 0 oPa a nine milo mile mio spur track branchIng branch branch- Ing from tho the maui line at Pilot Knob In leading down through Mexico and ending at ul the lie famous in take has been Co commenced lit The he work vork of checking the flow fow at athe atthe atthe the he In take where the Colorado river js rushing fi from lii Its Is old oM channel into the thealton alton ink has been entirely handicapped hand handi i- i capped cappell in In pail parl by hy Its Us isolation from the railroad Machinery and amid material mater mater- in ial need to 10 construct the lie dam lain and hlad ats had to be lie hauled nine tune miles mie h by wagon waon or 01 floated down the Colorado Colo Cole I ratio lado mn ft-mn Yuma It h is s proposed to torim torun run rim of rock from from the quarries ries near Pilot Knob antI and dump thou them Inlo Into the In take thus the lain dam which Is intended to check chec the flow fow of the tho river ri el from Its Us mad mar rush Into the Salton Salon and to lo run It into the he gulf uJ The opening to he be closed Is over 0 1 00 feet wl wide e and a dam of a untie mile mie InJen in iii len Ion lh will wi be necessary necessary- With Ih these transportation facilities facilities- t les those In charge chare of the lie work ork feel confident that thal thathy they UH will wi I b bo able ahle to avoid an another hell move tuiSe of the lie Southern Pacific tracks I IThe The Time time Is short however in which I to accomplish this feat feal and efforts will wi lie be directed toward lo ard it ii I. I |