| 词条 | Colorado River Irrigation Company |
| 释义 |
The Colorado River Irrigation Company was incorporated in Colorado on January 7, 1892 for the purpose of irrigating "lands contiguous to the Colorado River."[1][2] The company founders claimed to be able to irrigate {{convert|3000000|acre|km2}}, with {{convert|1000000|acre|km2}} of that being in San Diego County, California and the remainder in Baja California, Mexico. They projected that the canal would be completed within two years. The Colorado River was described as an "inexhaustible source."[1] The company employed C. R. Rockwood as an engineer. Rockwood was aware of O. M. Wozencraft's earlier attempts to promote a scheme to irrigate the Salton Sink.[2] The 1893 depression impacted capital flow to the company.[3] The company failed in September, 1894, with the director, John. C. Beatty, accused of fraud.[4] In 1894 Rockwood sued the company for outstanding salary and was awarded the data he had collected as well as engineering equipment.[2][3][5] Rockwood and Anthony H. Heber later formed the California Development Company and, with George Chaffey providing capital, this new company constructed a canal system to divert Colorado River water to the Salton Sink.[2] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=TO IRRIGATE ARID LANDS; INCORPORATION OF THE COLORADO RIVER COMPANY|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1893/05/13/archives/to-irrigate-arid-lands-incorporation-of-the-colo-rado-river-company.html|accessdate=5 August 2010|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 13, 1893}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=When the Imperial Valley Fought for its Life|url=https://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/75winter/imperialimages.htm|work=The Journal of San Diego History |accessdate=5 August 2010|author=Robert L. Sperry|date=Winter 1975}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|title=The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink |publisher=John J. Newbegin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=62JEAAAAMAAJ&dq=rockwood%20%22colorado%20river%20irrigation%20company%22%20sued&pg=PA1232#v=onepage&q=unpaid%20salary&f=false|author=Harry Thomas Cory|author2=William Phipps Blake|accessdate=5 August 2010|location=San Francisco|page=1232|year=1915}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=DIRECTOR BEATTY ACCUSED OF FRAUD.; Application for Temporary Receivers for the Colorado River Irrigation Company.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1894/09/11/archives/director-beatty-accused-of-fraud-application-for-temporary.html|accessdate=5 August 2010|newspaper=New York Times|date=September 11, 1894}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The history of Imperial County, California|year=1918|publisher=Elms and Franks|pages=100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMQUAAAAYAAJ&dq=john%20c.%20beatty%20colorado%20irrigation&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q=john%20c.%20beatty%20colorado%20irrigation&f=false|author=Charles R. Rockwood|editor=Finis C. Farr|accessdate=5 August 2010|location=San Francisco|chapter=III}} 4 : Imperial Valley|Colorado River|Colorado Desert|Irrigation in the United States |
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