The Salton Sea Electronic Resource An Account of Harrimans Fight With the C
The Salton Sea Electronic Resource An Account of Harrimans Fight With the C
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" ... In cutting from the main canal to the river at this point, we had to dredge a distance of 3300 feet only, through easy material to re- move, while an attempt to dredge out the main canal above would have meant the dredging of four miles of very difficult material. We began the cut the latter end of September and com- pleted it in about three weeks. As soon as the cut was decided upon, elaborate plans for a controlling gate were immediately started, and when completed, early in November, w...ere im- mediately forwarded to the City of Mexico for 37 THE SALTON SEA the approval of the engineers of the Mexican Government, without whose approval we had no authority or right to construct the gate. Notwithstanding the insistence of our attorney in the City of Mexico, and various telegraphic communications insisting upon this approval being hurried, we were unable to obtain it until twelve months afterward, namely, the month of December 1905.
"In the meantime, serious trouble had begun. We have since been accused of gross negligence and criminal carelessness in making this cut; but I doubt as to whether anyone should be accused of negligence, or carelessness, in failing to foresee what had never happened before.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" ... In cutting from the main canal to the river at this point, we had to dredge a distance of 3300 feet only, through easy material to re- move, while an attempt to dredge out the main canal above would have meant the dredging of four miles of very difficult material. We began the cut the latter end of September and com- pleted it in about three weeks. As soon as the cut was decided upon, elaborate plans for a controlling gate were immediately started, and when completed, early in November, w...ere im- mediately forwarded to the City of Mexico for 37 THE SALTON SEA the approval of the engineers of the Mexican Government, without whose approval we had no authority or right to construct the gate. Notwithstanding the insistence of our attorney in the City of Mexico, and various telegraphic communications insisting upon this approval being hurried, we were unable to obtain it until twelve months afterward, namely, the month of December 1905.
"In the meantime, serious trouble had begun. We have since been accused of gross negligence and criminal carelessness in making this cut; but I doubt as to whether anyone should be accused of negligence, or carelessness, in failing to foresee what had never happened before.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Kennan, George, 1845-1924 to read onlineMoreLess
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