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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />r <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2~} <br /> <br />~ " (j' ,- <br />~~ ...i <br /> <br />juced i! t~c aCr0~&J be ro6~co~ by cutting off t~0 uore <br /> <br />doubtful and.. 1(;58 dasir.::.blc acreE:. w~1ic:r h_".VQ bc:)r.,. included. <br /> <br />To rG~"[.:)VC th'J m']il?CU 0:"" flood. from tho Colo~'ado River <br /> <br />I,;v1.11 rcquiro ,;~ ~ch le..rgcr s ~Or3.g0 cal'a.city tJ:::m t"nc.t 2..bo~.~c <br /> <br />given. <br /> <br />OVd~5 to the:" gr3.cil.:.3.~ u.fibuildin~ of its d'=llt,uc bed <br /> <br />3..aQ. b2,nkG, the ~'looJ. E,3naC0 from tho Colorz'.do Ri"lJ Jr is an <br /> <br />inl~ro=.sil1g z'..nd \Jv::r-Z'Gcurrinb, :for-ableu of sro.:l.t im.f:ort?J1C'J. <br /> <br />T'nc l.zuli' 01' Cali':or~1i3. foZ'mcl'ly a"Ctcnded nOl"t~T',Vl.JS'~- <br /> <br />w~rd to a poiht a f0W rrdlos abov~ tn~ town of Indic, acout <br /> <br />144 miles from th~ ~rcsont h~~ of thc gulf. ~~C Colorado <br /> <br />River, 0raptying into t110 gulf 2. short distMco S01.lt.~~ of tho::.: <br /> <br />intcrn?tion?.l bound3.ry, c3.1'l'iul1. its l:ca\~ load of s:lt into <br /> <br />the gulf for c.Jnturi '3S, gradu:..;11~r buiJ.1ing u.~ 2.. gr3a.t d81.~a <br /> <br />cone entiraly a.cross th3 gulf ?nd cutting of~" i"us :"1orthorn <br /> <br />end., w}".ich rcaains as a. groat dspresslor.. f:"om W:U ;:;-1 !T..jst <br /> <br />of th0 water h;\s bsen 8yap:)rated., 19u-vine; in its bo.etoH the <br /> <br />S?~lton Soa of 300 squ.....r3 milesJ 7v.it~1 its sUl'i'a.C0 abou.t ZOO <br /> <br />feat bcloh Sca lav81. <br /> <br />Ti"10 riv-3r .flO\'1inl, o~rer its d:'31 ta cone st;Jd.dily dp.pos- <br /> <br />its silt in its c~~1~1 ,.ni ty oV0r:low on its irnrc8ai~to <br /> <br />banks, 60 that it ~radually builds u~ its channel ~nd <br /> <br />its b=ks a.nd forms .sc ridge grolVing :ligh'3r and hi gh"r u.~til <br />