POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



RECLAMATION 5£R\ l.Ct.U.S Q S 



LOWER COLORADO RIVER. 

 SHOWING IRRIGABLE LANDS 



UNITED STATES a MEXICO, 



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but since all this territory lies beneath the level of the sea. it is even 

 possible for engineers to change the course of the lower part of the 

 river, so that it would carry water from the Gulf of California to assist 

 'in the lake's completion. It may be remarked in this connection, how- 

 ever, that there is no probability at present of such a series of possi- 

 bilities being permitted to materialize. In the light of present con- 

 siderations, the value of the land and its products far outweighs the 

 possible benefits of such a lake and inland port. Nevertheless it is 

 a matter worthy of consideration. 



The Colorado Desert, of which the greater part would be covered 

 by this inland sea, is bounded on the west by the Sierra Madre Moun- 

 tains, on the north and east hy the San Bernardino and Riverside 

 Ranges, and on the east by the Colorado River. As, therefore, would be 



