Show RIVER AlVER SURVEY STARTS STAATS SOON Work To At Last Begin on Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Fiver Kiver Watershed In Utah Uintah Basin Should Ask Asic For Attention Porter J. J Preston in charge of surveying the Colorado river watershed watershed watershed wa wa- for which work was appropriated half of which has been made ready for use for many months and work carried jon on advised ad Utah officials Jast last lasteel eel week that j i w work work rk W would would begin ln in Utah this spring The present program thus far outlined demands much work down in southern Utah and considerable considerable considerable con con- on the north side of the Uintah range to ordinate co-ordinate with withfield withfield withfield field work done in Wyoming in 1932 But Mr Preston in visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing state engineer Bacon and reclamation eng engineer neer E. E O. O Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar Lar- sen and others indicated that likely further Utah operation willbe will willbe willbe be mapped out for this year Uintah Basin people should ask that the survey of this inland region region re re- re- re i gion glon one of the largest basins or areas supplying the Colorado river river riv riv- riv-I riv er water of not the largest in amount of water delivered and certainly the largest area be given given given en attention its relative importance import import- ance justifies Next month when Mr Preston returns to Utah we should have our demands ready to present and seek the operation co-operation of state officials officIals of of- in giving us consideration This basin should not be left until until until un un- un- un til the work shall have been done doneall doneall doneall all around it but is entitled to justly request that it come near the front Blue Bench and other tracts tracts' might materially benefit by these surveys of water and other factors they involve |