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Company. MY.. Chabot Was made. once i . ve hed read elLer
1 president of he was engaged in engincecring in Southerr
the concern, which 2OSition
he held until Canada. This scheac was iovwn as Touadling ."
1888, the j . ear o sabe
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3 ? y TMs death. He used hundreds of herses to trannle baci
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4S the pooulation of Oaklund increased. ; and forth over the earthvorks to knead the
f>. Chabot saw that a creater suonly of water earth which then acted as ‘cement jand prevented
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wes necessury. His thoughts turned to Sen . fever from passing through, so in this way
: was formed a wat if “OY
Mg ctcean mich lerger ther ead awater proof wall for Lake
Chabot, as it is now called.
Temescal Creek and at 4 distunce of about
eight miles southeast of tre city. . Meny years afterward ‘the earthen dam
He secured the water rights in 197% at Lake Chabot was covered with cement and
anc immec ately began work on the greay Cae improved, but the strength of it was in-the
ia Gonmcaname oneek te.e0e SYructure built by Mr. Chabot.
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which chen :
3! woh was 1nver Buel ne Ingineers from many different parts
ake which We 7 : came aeons BE
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the w seantie . orld have visited and inspected the