Enigmatic Casey Faces Overland Pacific Mission in Arizona
Chapter summary shows engineer Rickard summoned by President Marshall in Tucson to handle a crisis for the Imperial Valley. Casey, a mysterious figure in odd attire, once left engineering to become a road fireman with a famed promotion. Rickard weighs opposing Hardin, a former student who married his love interest Gerty Holmes, as Marshall orders river intervention to save the desert region. Rickard travels to Calexico to witness the desert and uncover Hardin’s work.
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Colorado
Thomas Hardin
Desert Reclamation Company
Hardin
Rickard
Gerty Holmes
Imperial Valley
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Calexico
Priester Desert
Hardin Faces a Rising Tide in Twin Towns
In the Overland Pacific affair, Hardin clashes with Rickard and Estrada as leadership prompts tension. Estrada mentors Richard while Hardin rails at perceived slights, fearing loss of control as Macklean and others plan a decisive meeting. The river project and managerial politics intertwine amid uneasy loyalties.
River power clash as Hardin fights gate and funds
In the Overland Pacific reorganization era, Hardin clashes with Rickard and MacLean over completing the Hardin headgate, a new spur track, and a $100,000 quarry appropriation to save the valley. Estrada shows precise calm while harboring doubt about river governance and warns of hidden traps.
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Istrada
Ogilvie
Richard
Estrada
Hardin
Babcock
Maclean
O. P
Ert Reclamation Company
Marshall
Tom Hardin
Maitland
Lawrence
Rock Foundation
A Desert Garden and River Men in Deep Conflict
Hardin visits a desert garden home as a river project rumbles. He battles internal doubts and external delays with Rickard and Estrada voting to fund a spur-track plan. Estrada reveals visions of the valley and seeks to meet river men Cornel and Maldonado amid a tense finance clash.
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Maldonado
Estrada
Rickard
Powell
Betrada
Mr. Estrada
Weil
Cornel
Matt Hamlin
Hamlin's
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