Show Colorado River Break Serious Calexico Cal M. 1 M. M J. J Dowd general manager and engineer for the Imperial irrigation district announced that the breach in the Pescadero levee on the Colorado river about thirty miles mUes south of the Mexican l boundary had widened from GOO feet to a 0 gap of at over 1000 feet during the last twenty- twenty four hours A crew of men have been rushed to the scene to pile In san sandbags bags to prevent further widening of the break The flood waters are believed to be running off through old channels into the Pescadero river to the south The Colorado river was up to second feet discharge at Yu- Yu ma Reports from points up the river Indicate that the crest of the present hood flood has arrived No alarm was felt by residents of the valley as the flood Is one of the smallest on record and the cultivated lands are protected by byu bya u a secondary line of levees which are still Intact The break In the dike occurred Saturday night when a change in the current of the river resulted resulted resulted re re- re- re In the undermining of the em em- |