The table shows that 80 per cent. of the per 30 feet of height, and that 40 per cen duces within small limits the fluctuation of once filled, and constitutes one of the reaso ure, as it enables the establishment of the below, at a line not lower than 25 to 35 fee area was thus largely increased, by reason the reservoir. * * * * The distributing system.-From the dam the main pipe is 36 inches in diameter, and plastered with cement. From this point i lows the valley for 5 miles, and thence ri feet above sea-level. Its entire length is is divided into two 24-inch pipes, one runn where it is reduced to 18 inches diameter National City. per inch will be reached, in which event a years' time, and still irrigate 20,000 acres, of National City. simply the privilege of becoming a customer Diego Flume Company flume at the rate of e value of the irrigation supply of the reserthe works has already added a value of acres which has been supplied with a comT million to the value of town property in e vicinity. O PROJECT. ower Tulare Lake to 15 feet below the 375,000 acres, including swamp land, equent overflow. This is to be effected pth, which is to extend from Tulare oaquin River at the head of navigafrom the lake. The line of the canal p which extends north from the lake. tion is 48 feet below the level of the fall for the discharge of the surplus Irained. An additional outlet is also irrigation scheme, which is to take ation of over 400,000 acres of valley , with Tulare Lake, a continuous inIt is expected by its affluent discharge quin River to so improve navigation The maximum discharge during th ing of the mountain snow is 19,04 eight months of the maximum flo July, inclusive. The actual discha 1883, by calculations made, was fo inches per month from the whole miles. This gives a depth of 3 in 1,200 square miles, or 768,000 acres larger from the middle of February for irrigation. By close calculation second will irrigate 160 acres. In this valley, and mainly on 1 canals, some of them with branch and several with many, the main in length and covering nearly gated. About 150,000 acres are lands, with good care, alfalfa gives at least 2 tons to the acre each cro tons to the acre besides affording every six weeks for eight months in this irrigating system was first ina irrigate land. Science and art, wit perfected this system of irrigation cents per acre, as a rule averaging under favorable conditions. པ བས་ཡད མཔ་སསས བཔ་ and a grade of 1% feet per mile, cubic feet per second. The impore state that it covers about 200,000 he point of diversion from the river lumber, 6 by 6 struts, 4 by 6 side Indation is 20 feet wide up and down f sheet piling, 4 by 8 Oregon pine, 6 feet, with intermediate or anchor material to which the sills, 4 by 8, 5 bays, and the gate-boards are 2 by is 8 feet from the floor. The gate to the stream, and is connected with 5. The weir extends from this abutand is 400 feet long, being of similar only difference being that the gateacross the bays. By means of the the water is under complete control, Calloway appropriates 74,000 inches feet per second. The location was he head-gate of the Calloway Canal, the bottom and is 2 feet deep. It loway and the river. The appropri26 cubic feet per second. The date a length westerly of 11 miles, bein feet deep. This canal flows throug ranch, which is wholly irrigated branch, the Pottinger Ditch, 16 fee Buena Vista ranch, furnishing main priation is 20,074 inches, equivalent canal was located April 26, 1873. The head-gate of the Edwards 1 section 1, T. 30 S., R. 26 E. It is 2 bottom, and 1 foot deep. It appro cubic feet per second, and was loca The James and Dixon Canal is ov Company. It commences in the so R. 26 E., and runs in a westerly di wide on the bottom and 3 feet deep equivalent to 279 cubic feet per s 1873. The Johnson Ditch is owned by ing Company, and begins in the sou R. 26 E, a few feet below the Jam waters join in a shallow slough, a fo southwesterly about 4 miles. It feet deep. It appropriates 8,640 per second. It was located June 12 is |