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ARMY OFFICER INSPECTS THE CANAL IN STOCKTON
Damage from Overflow Results in Plans for Protection.
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, Aug. 3 ---Captain William P. Stokey, successor to Captain Demeritt of the United States army engineer corps, is in this city and is investigating conditions in the diverting canal. The residents east of the canal seek damages from the government as a result of the overflow their lands received this spring. Henry Meyer of the chamber of commerce accompanied Captain Stokey to the headwaters of Mormon channel today. It is believed that the construction of levees near Bellota will improve conditions considerably. There is said to be $30,000 in the diverting canal fund which will be used to bring about flood protection.
Damage from Overflow Results in Plans for Protection.
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, Aug. 3 ---Captain William P. Stokey, successor to Captain Demeritt of the United States army engineer corps, is in this city and is investigating conditions in the diverting canal. The residents east of the canal seek damages from the government as a result of the overflow their lands received this spring. Henry Meyer of the chamber of commerce accompanied Captain Stokey to the headwaters of Mormon channel today. It is believed that the construction of levees near Bellota will improve conditions considerably. There is said to be $30,000 in the diverting canal fund which will be used to bring about flood protection.
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This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
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ARMY OFFICER INSPECTS THE CANAL IN STOCKTON
From Wikipedia:
Stockton Channel (or Stockton Waterfront) is a waterway in California's Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It runs 2.5 miles from the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel at the Port of Stockton to McLeod Lake in Downtown Stockton. The Stockton Channel is contained by levees, with Miners Levee is on the north side and Tuleburg Levee on the south side. The Mormon Slough branches off the Stockton Channel to the Southeast.
Also:
United States Army Corps of Engineers performs annual maintenance on the Stockton Channel, which includes dredging to remove silt.
So overflowing is still an issue today.
3.
Captain William P. Stokey, successor to Captain Demeritt of the United States army engineer corps, is in this city and is investigating conditions in the diverting canal.
A quick google gave me nothing on Captain Demeritt. I'm surprised he was mentioned, given that Will has been in San Francisco for over a year now.
4.
There is said to be $30,000 in the diverting canal fund which will be used to bring about flood protection.
$30,000 in 1911 is worth about 996,833.68 in 2024.
5.
Will went to Stockton several times. There are mentions of it in the following documents:
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
2.
ARMY OFFICER INSPECTS THE CANAL IN STOCKTON
From Wikipedia:
Stockton Channel (or Stockton Waterfront) is a waterway in California's Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It runs 2.5 miles from the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel at the Port of Stockton to McLeod Lake in Downtown Stockton. The Stockton Channel is contained by levees, with Miners Levee is on the north side and Tuleburg Levee on the south side. The Mormon Slough branches off the Stockton Channel to the Southeast.
Also:
United States Army Corps of Engineers performs annual maintenance on the Stockton Channel, which includes dredging to remove silt.
So overflowing is still an issue today.
3.
Captain William P. Stokey, successor to Captain Demeritt of the United States army engineer corps, is in this city and is investigating conditions in the diverting canal.
A quick google gave me nothing on Captain Demeritt. I'm surprised he was mentioned, given that Will has been in San Francisco for over a year now.
4.
There is said to be $30,000 in the diverting canal fund which will be used to bring about flood protection.
$30,000 in 1911 is worth about 996,833.68 in 2024.
5.
Will went to Stockton several times. There are mentions of it in the following documents:
- 1911-08-04 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL ----- Will goes to Stockton to investigate complaints about an overflowing canal.
- 1911-09-01 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET ----- Will sends Mama Margaret a postcard showing the Stockton waterfront.
- 1912-10-03 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL ----- Will gathers information about the Stockton Channel.
- 1912-12-14 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL ----- Will is back in Stockton, gathering more information.
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