Marshall Sends for Rickard in Tucson Office
Casey Rickard arrives at Ted Marshall’s office as rumor and curiosity swirl through the Overland Pacific and Sonora and Yaqui railroads. Rickard, a former eastern engineer turned Tucson newcomer, ponders his uncertain future while clerks debate his style, and memories of Tom Hardin intrude amid Marshall’s political reach in Arizona.
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Sonora
Yaqui
Richard
Tucson
K. C. Rickard
Mexico
Overland Pacific
Wyoming
Marshall
Smythe
Arizona
Rickard
Stratton
Ted Marshall
Claudia
Thomas Hardin
Colorado
Tom Hardin
Hardin
Flardin
River of Destiny The Desert Reform and a Reluctant Engineer
In Tucson an engineer contemplates his life and loyalty as Ted Marshall pressures him to lead a high stake river reclamation project. Hardin’s failures loom large while personal ties and pride collide with duty as Marshall assigns him to seize the chance to save a valley and pay a debt of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ted Marshall
Marshall
Mexico
Lawrence
Richard
Hardin
Laguna
Faraday
Estrada
Powell
Colorado
Eduardo
General Estrada
Guadalajara
Theyecon
Broadway
Desert Reclamation Company
Tory
Holmes
Hle
Gerty Holmes
Flardin
Salton
O. P
Service
Reclamation Service
Hardin Pane
Tom Marshall
Pshaw
Railroads
Tom Hardin
Blessing of Aridity as Richard Joins Desert Reclamation
Richard leaves the main line at Imperial Junction for a new labors in a developing desert valley. The scene shifts from Tucson to the desert and a rising agricultural district fed by the Colorado River. Amid shifting sea and drought fears, workers arrive in scruffy uniforms, and a hesitant market arouses speculation about Desert Reclamation Company investments.
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Richard
Imperial Junction
Tucson
Old Beach
Gulf
Colorado
Mexico
Ricka
Rickard
Mn. R. Company
Senmrs
Bit of Oratory Sparks Colorado River Mission
Marshall orders Richard to head to the break on the Colorado to stop the river’s runaway flow. The scene marks tension at the desk as news of the mighty river’s struggle grips engineers and officials. Richard weighs risk while pondering his own fate under the chief’s decisive command.
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Marshall
Sam
Richard
Smythe
Colorado
Mexico
Salton
Brainerd
Harding
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Jerry Matson
Queger
Ben
Ted Mashall
San Francisco
the Cobbs-Sterrill Company
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