Show BEAVER CANYON POWER SCHEME times milford utah the prospects are that the telluride power transmission company the greatest concern of the kind in the west will now take hold of the beaver canyon power project install a plant at a cost of ORO and bring the current over to milford and the west side for use in the mines and for lighting purposes two engineers of the company accompanied by W M white and mayor harris of beaver made a trip up the canyon last week and were most favorably impressed the water was at its very lowest stage as the weather was extremely cold but a careful measurement by weir at the mill showed that the flow at that point was eighteen second feet the engineers made a thorough inspection of the canyon and will make another trip in the spring when conditions are more favorable for an examination of the topography the plan is to go up to the lower end of merchant valley and install a plant that will develop 1500 horsepower horse power the estimated cost of the enterprise being the telluride company is operating electric plants all over the state and supplies light and power to mercur bingham eureka cache valley and utah valley it is row now conveying electric current a dial distance ance of miles and the engineers state that they can take the beaver electricity north to a connection with the utah valley system and handle it at a profit in case it cannot be marketed in this part of the state |