Show A VAST AVAST PROJECT arid land commis work 3 C LAND TO BE BE RE E hund red s of acres will be fed when the file plans arc carried out over will be spent by tile the government ern erni ment nent and will mean rile rhe of vast at tracts of now worthless lands 1 ands through gli the courtesy of hon william liam E white menther member of the tha arld arid lund the free latice lan eo la Is enabled this week to present to t its readers it part parlo of the gigantic plans for the irrigation and of vast that tire now practically I 1 1 worthless and for which the govern duent la Is furnishing the needed funds partial of the irrigation schemes contemplated arc as fol follow lowe 1 the cont contraction ruction or of it a reservoir in n strawberry valler tit at feat eleam tion to lo catch and bold boldthen the head waters of thol Duchesne river 2 21 the cutting of a channel about in length to catch the head cateri of the duchesne river thearry to carry to the reservoir tile the construction or of a oliree undone one half mile lu bength through yu ya atch satch rathe banfe for the iho wat wal pra of tile y valley to in be carried in lothe head i waters batera of the spanish fork Klyer 4 of distributing chan from near mouth of spanish F fork ork canyon canjoe to town 5 A similar illar flannel in a northerly direction to boin abino 0 sij auila tabla ble point in salt lake valley also branch for fald channel to cios croaa jordan river tit at a point at or near bornau narrows for tile the conducting of tile the waters into luto the high lands west of jordan river 6 construction otist ruction of biinte dams as aa nece necessary to convert hear bear luke lake into reservoir for blaring surplus water of rhoel and tributaries tributa ries rles locel albertini itil 4 of bear lake valley oui ancl subsequently relenting such stored water luto into benr B ear river ive channel ch rinel 7 erection of ona one or more danis dania of feet iu in for impounding flood and winter waters or of muck foot basin und snake river iii lu tile the revend basins or valleys at about jeet feet elevation 8 extension of channels 1 13 to 15 14 in miles I 1 lea in length lu in which to conduct stored waters blackfoot Black font over divide abd into bear river cli chempiel eunel at al a point near soda roda springs 1 I aho 9 a channel to divert radu imi aai sea the waters walet of blackfoot and bear rivers divers and conduct them thein on or gibout nebout we tha 4 foot contour along tile the west caile of the cache ache valley a distance distance of 20 anro or miles alt i possible extension tu malad and blue lake valleys 10 construction of channel to of beau arver q at t n pointel point IM ll canyon wh where ere r river runs lit in passi passing fig front from cache valley into salt lake val valley ey and P estoil lit in a southerly herly dit direction along ulong g he baso bahe oahe ch mountains to io a connection in suit salt lake valley with tile the similar channel heretofore described na its extending northward front from mouth of spanish fork canyon toe lucan cuton cut on it la contemplated will acab alb 0 he be utilized asa as a dani dam to restrict area of waters of preat great salt lake to to th that ailt part lying south of cut oil 00 shuit thuit reducing bost losa of water tigh aal bieu insuring aln g tha trie p ra pre lake as tills would reduce the laka area allbut one half tie original plans it tile comilla slona content contemplated plated merely the ha vallon of llie ahe waters ot of U tah lake and diveris di diverting veril mg then them for use and preservation or reclamation of lands immediately ly affected hut but since blaco the pas age by tile the gg government vern ment of the irrigation law prof newell or of wast washington ington tile the ch chief lef of the department was appealed to and these plana submitted tu to him allt tift T met with his unqualified approval I 1 1 I nifa and abe ar are e that the alle will maiure ere are long the total ost willitt about to fo be paid originally by HIB government but to be returned to tile the govern government mak by bj by thy thu installation of 0 these ten yeara aluie being allowed by ilia government fur for the repaying of the money so BO expended d sir air white exacted a promise from froin the commission that fluit when these plans wife were adopted and work under way that attention should be turned to the MIL southern part of thy tha swe ati ta along the lines lines und and lit he desires th itin tu rested will coun coinman nun loate with libin hani bugge suggestions steloi pr or ideas it must be understood however ev er that that the governa tent does pot not want any adall enterprises the arld alid land consists of abo following A F Dor doremus entus halt lake chairman miln A J vest ogden ogdena sen senator a tor harden ben W E white I 1 mar ala rya cavale vale other othe gigantic plana aro contemplated 1 and if all these m measures e acure as c contemplated oil I 1 tem plated dure are put into operation j it means the reclamation of hundreds of of acres of now wor worthless land |