Show SEEPAGE FROM STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR CAUS CAUSES S ALARMING RAISE IN UTAH LAKE Seepage caused by the diverting of the Strawberry waters for Irrigation tion tOD purposes from the basin to the east side of Utah lak lake and natural precipitation are the two o causes of the alarming of of the waters of ot the lake according to Dean Milton Bennion of the Utah ake lake commission The liThe only solution of the problem problem problem lem confronting property owners owners' near the lake Is some large general Irrigation scheme such as the Utah tah state water water has about outlined co continued Mr Bennion The only trouble Is that after the plan is finished it will vill take time to obtain the necessary funds for workIng working workIng work- work Ing out the scheme Meanwhile the heavy snows already fallen will be melting next spring adding more water to the inundated region With the water of the lake high er h S been ceen for f or r ocer ovier forty years two feet above the compromise compro compro- mise mice level or point set as the maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum capacity of the lake the situation situation situation situa situa- tion is truly alarming At a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- i ing held in the office of Miles E. E Miller Miller Miller Mil Mil- Mili i ler architect in Salt SaIt Lake Cit City Thursday afternoon the matter was discussed from all angles There is Is no Immediate remedy as op opening nl the flush gate at Jordan Narrows the Salt Lake County Canal company's company's company's com com- pany's representative told us make no difference in draining ot the lake for the re reason on that the water is backed up only to a short distance below the ripple in the rIver river river riv rIv- er by the old Indian rort rent near the Point of the mountain Miles E. E Miller at whose offices the commission met Thursday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon said later that he knew of no immediate scheme which could protect property owners He c could uld not attend the meeting owing to ill ill- ness |