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River challenge reshapes engineer to save desert valley
Richard Rickard, an Arizona engineer, is ordered by Ted Marshall to take command down the Salton River project after Hardin’s failure. The mission aims to turn the Colorado into a controlled water flow to save the Imperial Valley, with Richard debating personal ties and readiness before departing at once to stop the river.
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Colorado River
Imperial Valley
California
Ednah Aiken
Ter
Hardin
Marshall
Tom Hardin
Lawrence
Gerty Holmes
Tucson
Ted Marshall
Barrancas
Mexico
Ao Rufi
Ile
Jerry Matson
Wyoming
Claudia
Richard
Ben
Ted Mashall
Arizona
Smythe
San Francisco
Rickard
Colorado
Saiton
Brainerd
Laguna
Faraday
Estrada
Powell
Eduardo
Sis
Ters
Guadalajara
Broadway
Istrada
Desert Reclamation Company
Desert Project
Holmes
Salton Sea
Salton
O. P
Service
Reclamation Service
Jaggar