Show DEAD MANS MAN'S BENCH DESCH PROJECT TO CALL FOR TWO TUNNELS Two tunnels one on the main di divide divide dJ- dJ vide and the other ther on a fork of that ridge will be necessary If water is isto isto isto to be brought braught from the Yampa river in Colorado onto the Dead Mans Man's bench The bench lands are in the White river drainage area says says' the Salt Lake Tribune Feasibility of af the project Is being investigated by W. W M. M Green of af the United States reclamation service who has charge also of the Investigation Investigation investigation gation of the best ultimate development development development develop develop- ment of af the water supply of the Great Salt SaIt Lake basin In charge of the field work on an the Yampa White river project is R. R R. R Robinson also an engineer for the service The In Investigation Investigation investigation In- In is by cooperation between the state and the federal govern govern- ments Mr Green was back in his office yesterday after aCter a week spent in an Inspection of af the Utah Colorado project project project in company campany with Mr 1 Robinson and R. R F. F Walter Valter assistant chief engineer engineer engineer en en- for the service He said it would be impossible as yet to determine determine determine deter deter- mine either the length of the tunnels tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels required or 01 the approximate acreage which could be watered He believed however that It will wUl be found there Is ample supply of water water water wat wat- er in the Yampa river and that water can be placed on an lands below Maybell on the Yampa river drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age as well wen as on the Dead Mans Man's bench The feasibility of the project project pro pro- of af course will be determined only after a considerable rable amount of f further investigation n |