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? I would state that th© underground water is undoubtedly abundant and the cost of pimping will be low. Attached hereto are the logs of a number of wells drilled at the various points in th© Valley, which show the existence of large bodies of waterbearing gravels. From some gravel seen at loll Ho. ?, which had just boon completed, th© gravel is coarse and should contain a largo volume of water and offer little resistance to its passage. ITitb the soil as it is on your lands, would say that with proper cultivation, two acre feet of water will bo sufficient for all crops except alfalfa. These figures are based upon the estimate of Engineer Hulholl&nd for the distribution of the surplus Aqueduct water. The cost of two aor© feet with a 100 foot lift (the average in the valley being 50 feet) will be approximately $3.00 per acre per year |1§ cents per inch por hour) and for alfalfa (three acre foot) $5.00 per acre per year, including cost of rnaintatnance and operation of plant. Below is a table showing about the lifts used in various localities in Southern California. Yucaipa Valley apple lands Corona alfalfa lands Tehachapi fruit lands Ferris Valley alfalfa lands Beaumont fruit lands Blalto Citrus land San Oabrisl Valley 100 to 350 feet. 140 ? 300 8 100 * 135 * 400 * 400 ® The high Phosphoric Acid, Potash and Lime content of the soil as shown by th© report of Prof. h.J.Stabler of th© U.S.C., is particularly desirable, as it means there will b© very little, if any, fertilization required for a number of years. The