Show m AU ENGINEER FILES BIENNIAL BIENNIALS S OFFICE REPORT State Engineer McGonagle Says Water Applications Applications r Were cre Granted Of oc th the el eight ht huo hundred and fifty eight applications to appropriate wat water rater r filed In the state engineers engineer's office the tho past jast two years year were granted Slanted wore protested and protested applications applications ions vere disposed of This Information Information tion is contained In the Iho biennial report o of State Engineer McGonagle On tho the various arlous streams In the thc state there have been maintained durin during this thin period gauging station stations SO of oC which are aro equipped with automatic automat water recorders th the others ordinary staff gauges Saus to determine th the flow low of th tho thio streams The records obtained nr are aro given the thc United States Stales hydrographic survey which operates co In the work The object of or these records Is to determine determine deter deter- mine the thc amount of oC water vater Rul suitable table for further reclamation services Abandon n Project t As to the project the question of oC rebuilding it has been heen un under un- un der dor consideration In connection with the state Land nd board and It has han b been en decided to abandon the project and make equitable allowance to the tho settlers set set- tiers In 1 the controversy contro 1 between th the tho 1 gent gent- en- en f v citti t mini ma Lilt iLL U ut VL land commissioners loners regarding the tho contract contract contract con con- tract with tho the latter fatter as ai tp to the volume of ot water to which tho the state was entitled tied lIed under tinder the Pluto project tho the state engineer still maintains that the state tato Is entitled to acre acro feet under Its filings and tho the Care Carey act Inspector admits that tho the state has sufficient water to irrigate acres of oC land Engineer Eng lo recommends a it strengthening of or the tho dam tIara at nt a cost coat of and that thu tho Legislature provide pro vide the thc funds The boundary lino line between Wasatch and Utah counties was decided by the tho state engineer to be at Soldier Summit where the Denver it Rio Grande railroad railroad rail rall- road rOLd crossed the summit In 1880 Plans and specifications for tor ten dams darns were submitted during tho the year two period Three irrigation districts have been organized during tho the past two years years ears tho the Mapleton the and tho the Pa Fan a 11 rant n t. t The matter of or the Colorado river rl system SS S'S tern tem Is referred to a and 1111 the fact t cited that during the past three months an organization ors has haa been perfected In the state with the view of or Interesting the tho federal government o In the tho development of this great river system as a means for providing homes home and employment for tor thousands of ot returned I soldiers Mammoth Uncalled d Engineer incer recommends the tho pa passage of oC measures prepared b by tho water vater right ht commission covering co the adjudication appropriation and water rights within the state by tho the coming cominS' Legislature lie also alHo recommends an appropriation for tor expenses of ot the thc of office of- of flee fice for the coming two years ears of oC 12 The breaking of oC the lie Mammoth dam darn damIs darnis Is cited and tho the loss los of or alone to tho lila Grande railroad Is mentioned mentioned men men- The conclusion Is reached that there thoro Is nothing to show that the dam was tampered with b by outside parties A As to the special military reconnaissance ls sance sanco reports aud and progressive military maps mal of or the state for the information of or the tine government hO ho he says that sixty sixty- quadrangle le reports have been lIeen completed and forwarded In duplicate to the w war var r department tho the average cost amounting to i cents p per r square mile |