Imperial Valley (Part 1)

Year Published: 1967

Complete Record: A history of the Imperial Valley recounts the geological origins of the Colorado Desert, traces the efforts of Oliver Wozencraft and Charles Rockwood to reclaim the land twith irrigation, and describes the great flood which led to the constriction of a dam by the Southern Pacific Railroad, creating the Salton Sea. Explains how water is brought from the Colorado River through the American Canal, how the desert is cleared for agricultural use, how drainage systems are constructed, and hw the soil is leached and prepared for cultivation.

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