City of Seattle Records

Hon. Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen

Preliminary to a request we have to make we bring your attention to the fact that the surplus water of the South part of Snohomish Co. and of nearly all the great county of King is gathered together at one point, the head of the Duwanish Valley.

White River by the color of its water testifies its origin among the glaciers of Mt. Ranier.

From Stampede Pass comes Green River and uniting with the White Black and Cedar rivers piles up a great flood that the Duwamish is unable to carry and destruction of property and desolation of the rich alluvial valley is the result.

A territory of 1500 Sq. miles, (larger by 250 S1. miles than R. F.) gathers the annual rainfall of about four feet and pours it upon us farmers mainly in the first four or five months of each year.

Last years exceptionally high water