The Open Court 21, No.608, C.1
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Feet of railway trestle built, 3800.
Miles of 5^-inch steel cable, 40.
Tons of rock in dam, 70.000.
Cubic yards of earth by cars, 200,000.
Cubic yards of earth by horses and mules, 300,000.
32 ■ THE OPEN COURT.
Locomotives employed, 8.
Men employed : Caucasians, 600.
Men employed : Indians, 450.
Cost of dam, $1,250,000.
Time in building actual dam, 86 days.
Acres of rich land saved, 1,500,000.
Miles of canals saved, 300.
Value of all that was rescued, $100,000,000.
The latest estimates of damag...es report 30,000 acres of land washed into the Salton Sink ; and 30,000 more acres injured by gullies. Part of the land was under cultivation. Eighty miles of railway tracks were submerged. The town of Mexicali in Mexico was four-fifths washed into the sea. Millions of dollars in value of salt in the bottom of the sink is covered by silt. At this writing • — on Thanksgiving day, the area of the Salton Sea is 500 square miles ; and its greatest depth is 78 feet. The average rate of evapo- ration is 7 feet per year at Yuma, Arizona.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Feet of railway trestle built, 3800.
Miles of 5^-inch steel cable, 40.
Tons of rock in dam, 70.000.
Cubic yards of earth by cars, 200,000.
Cubic yards of earth by horses and mules, 300,000.
32 ■ THE OPEN COURT.
Locomotives employed, 8.
Men employed : Caucasians, 600.
Men employed : Indians, 450.
Cost of dam, $1,250,000.
Time in building actual dam, 86 days.
Acres of rich land saved, 1,500,000.
Miles of canals saved, 300.
Value of all that was rescued, $100,000,000.
The latest estimates of damag...es report 30,000 acres of land washed into the Salton Sink ; and 30,000 more acres injured by gullies. Part of the land was under cultivation. Eighty miles of railway tracks were submerged. The town of Mexicali in Mexico was four-fifths washed into the sea. Millions of dollars in value of salt in the bottom of the sink is covered by silt. At this writing • — on Thanksgiving day, the area of the Salton Sea is 500 square miles ; and its greatest depth is 78 feet. The average rate of evapo- ration is 7 feet per year at Yuma, Arizona.
What to read after The Open Court 21, No.608, C.1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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