William Mulholland Biography - Pic

Here's another interesting one...I get a kick out of seeing these antique Surveyors!! B-)

> Here's another interesting one...I get a kick out of seeing these antique Surveyors!! B-)

We antique surveyors appreciate that.

:good:

> We antique surveyors appreciate that.

I knew you would. B-)

Antiques are precious and priceless and should be given the utmost care and love, IMHO. :-$

Unfortunately his career ended with the Saint Francis Dam collapse. California began registering engineers in 1930 due to that disaster.

Wasn't that the San Francisquito dam?

Could be.

It was in the San Francisquito Canyon but Wikipedia calls it the St Francis dam.

"We antique surveyors appreciate that."

Is this a roll call?
Present and accounted for.

Don

I think the term which is approved by an agency of the Federal Government (NGS) is most appropriate: Classic Surveyor.

To the best of my knowledge, Dave K. Is the only poster here who has ever actually seen me, so he alone knows how "classic" I am.
🙂
Don

> Unfortunately his career ended with the Saint Francis Dam collapse. California began registering engineers in 1930 due to that disaster.

Yeah...that's what the article said. The link has pics of the before and after dam collapse.

http://waterandpower.org/museum/St.%20Francis%20Dam%20Disaster.html

Cadillac Desert

Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner, published in 1986 and revised in 1993, is an interesting read about water policy and land development in the western United States. PBS did a documentary based on the book in 1996. It used to be available on the PBS website but has been removed. You can watch it piecemeal on YouTube.

Part 1 - Mulholland’s Dream

Part 2 - An American Nile

Part 3 - The Mercy of Nature

Part 4 - The Last Oasis

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Forget it, Jake...............

I remember your old avatar with the nearly handlebar mustache. 🙂