"[1][2] The company founders claimed to be able to irrigate 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2), with 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) of that being in San Diego County, California, and the remainder in Baja California, Mexico.
Rockwood was aware of O. M. Wozencraft's earlier attempts to promote a scheme to irrigate the Salton Sink.
[4] The company failed in September, 1894, with the director, John.
[2] In 1894 Rockwood sued the company for outstanding salary and was awarded the data he had collected as well as engineering equipment.
[3][4][5] Rockwood and Anthony H. Heber later formed the California Development Company and, with George Chaffey providing capital, this new company constructed a canal system to divert Colorado River water to the Salton Sink.