Show investigation OF DEAD MANS BENCH PLANNED SALT LAKE CITY sept 9 progressive steps for carrying on oil tile the investigation ot of the dead mans bench project in utah was approved today by director A 1 I davis ot of the united states reclamation service the work done to late date on the investigations lives as to the feasibility ot of tho the project was gone over iu in detail at a meeting held between director da vs F K E weymouth Avey mouth chief engineer for or the reclamation service and H R E caldwell Cald state engineer the agreements entered into are elgner hy by tho the state engineer and W M green engineer for or the service vrho ho la Is in charge of 0 the operative cooperative co investigations of the state white ither in int ions on the whito white river I 1 investigations it vest to determine the feasibility ot of diverting water from the white while river in colorado and converting it thru canals and placing it on the lans in the dead mans donck donch in county the following procedure was agreed upon to run a una line of levels from known benali at jensen and roughly measure tho the land in n tl ti a project start an elevation on oil the lind selected as a point from water will distribute by gravity to the tract aud and back a transit line in fit ou on a grade to whito white river dep depending eiding on oil the conditions found by tile the above procedure make more refined surveys and estimates 0 lf tile the costs of 0 the project the final step wit wil be to complete tho abo water trippy studies and possible storage this will bring the work to a completed stage with full details as aa to tho the possibilities of 0 storage soil boil conditions and other matters which will show conclusively and in detailed form orni what is adjudged by tile tho re clani illon service to be the most ad Ni diate isale ate course to pursue in bringing bri neing cultivation tile maximum possible acreage in fix the silt salt lake basin and tofele tooele valley ou on the dead bead mans mani bench it will determine de whelk shelb er it bo be advisable to continue forth r in tho the invest Igat ions it tho the I 1 lojeck Is thought feasible after tins tile preliminary ire turvey purvey a more de dc survey will doubtless be undertaken |