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<br />THE WElL-AND ENGIN~ERING CO. <br />DENVER. PUEBLO. CANON CITY <br /> <br />SUBJECT FI..orrsrGE FLOOD PTIOI}'ECTION <br /> <br />Ir.XHll!IIIT <br /> <br />.TIf...:; FIJ()QI '?',Q5Lj-':.~: On a.cc01...nt of E8~jinezs of aeCC8S ar.o. less grCl_c:eE lr.e <br /> <br />origind bt<ildel-s snd fOtJnd~rs 0" Co,,!' d ties Gnd towns loc,lted_ upon tile <br />low lands ac.Jacent to tjee strearr:s. Our WEstcl'n cOt<ntry, largel:f U pro- <br /> <br />duct of irl'igotlon, V.LS zet1.1ec.i [:tH.~ develcreCi alone. t:r.e loVi alll.lvi.::.l <br /> <br />plai1"'_s of' the :river t,ecs. 'j,'r:is develo"fn€lnr, v/es dOlle first on llCCOtlnt of <br /> <br />the less ccnstl'lOctlon cost 0;' t',e irricatlon struct.ures a no_ t.he e;rer<ter <br /> <br />eDse of putting the le.nc. under cultivation. In corjeclr,ction v.'ith the <br /> <br />lrri[-:ution 01~l"' ci ties E.Dl.1 t.c\':ns ;-:;;.ve LTo\'.~n up on til8se Icy; lyin~:' BrE:(:S. <br /> <br />On account of t;' €.sc exr:os~d pas! tioJ:s r: f1,n~: s0rlo1~s a.nd dis2strovs floods <br /> <br />have resulted, until at prese~t ti:.e flood 'r,!'otlem has 8ssurr:ed irr:portant <br /> <br />e.spect.s_ 'J'he l1\.w:b€'r of flocds f:re lJcco;r,ir:f' EyeDter t:.nd U:()!'(: ~";evere, and <br /> <br />the less o~. life [ud pl'opez'ty is 'lncle~5in[ witt each tiecatie. ~bct is to <br /> <br />be done? \"'e car,not abBnc:on tJ':e l,~nds c.:r.d tYe irr"P!'ovE:>ments a.no. seek othel' <br /> <br />lands 0>1:6 other places on wtiGh to build 01:r citiee ",nd_ towns. ';-j10 raJl- <br /> <br />roc.C:s l:ave tt.".<en advantage 01' tjl€ cas:.{ riv~'):' frares, nnd have bt;llt ex- <br /> <br />pensive lires aJ.oDf the rivl?l' tanks 2CO havE crossed end re-cTossed the <br /> <br />strean,s with expensive trid[;e". ;'ost of tile location [.nd construction <br /> <br />wcr~< was cone at tin:es of loy' flov". ana ,'.-it):, ',ut little rec"rd to t(,e <br /> <br />hi[;r:est steges of' the stZ'8E1.f".S, <br /> <br />':_"e Cf;rll~,Cl [0 back to the d.a~;s o:~ tile nunt.E.'T' snd tranper, who \o\I.ltt te:-.ts <br /> <br />and e(:ui!)~,ent cOl~lc. !tove oc;;t OJ.' U:.€ flooo'~: !lBtJ._ ':.'e IT!'l<.st l;..cccpt cond.i- <br /> <br />ticns as they e):ist tOuf'q, ~:.o(:ij'y the~~': ~;S in\"elli[E'l1\..l;y 2.S '!)osslble, end <br /> <br />il' the cne \'.-e ,,-eet see th't such e:-cs See E.cco"T<lished \':ith s1:ch v cJeg-l'ee <br /> <br />of protecticn ES will renoer lifp s:cfe end property secure. The proner <br /> <br />oer-;rfE? of flood nl'(/t.ecticr~ at a ref.:.sons'r.le cc~:t in orr](!Y' to nrct€:ct ~:f:'i:::st <br /> <br />-"- <br />