Show HUGE RESERVOIR NEAR SCOFIELD FEDERAL PLAN Price River Project Lands Lauds Are Withdrawn by U. U S. S Government NEW BASIN TO HOLD ACRE FEET Big Enterprise Result of Mammoth Dam Disaster May 25 1917 The creation of a reservoir capable of or storing acre feet of of water with the tIme construction of or a huge dam over Fish creek creck four miles miles miles' north of or Scofield is e contemplated d ci b by the federal government go This dis disclosure losure came yesterday yesterday yes yes- cs when C. C M. M Bruce assistant United States State lan land commissioner filed an order ordem in lii the local United States land office withdrawing Vin from rom entry all government government government gov gov- lan lands s under time the Price river Irrigation atlon project This new plan of ot the government gO Is said to be the result of or the bursting of or Mammoth dam am May Ja 25 5 5 1917 which contributed to wrecking wrecking- many of the hopes of or the time J. J Price River Irrigation company comp the tIme project reverting to the state stale which ha had imad extended it financial SUI support port George e J F McGonagle state engineer recently succeeded ed in Interesting Inter Inter- esting the time reclamation service sence In the big big- enterprise It was explained b by Mr tr r. r McGonagle last night nigh t that tha l the time new reservoir site for the district I is much more favorable orabe than thamm the tIme Mammoth site Pour Four o mile below beo- Scofield it is much mitch farther down don in ill th the watershed Gooseberry creek which formed the time water source for the time Mammoth reservoir is a tributary to tu tuIi Ii Fish h creek on which the time ui ii 11 m. m III n. n I new reservoir ii w U 01 uig is White creek I D. D t t R. R G G. Will III Moir lOH In the time of time till way wa- new government o project however howe is js an obstacle in the time form of or the branch of nf the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Rio nio Grande railroad This branch line pa passes dire directly through the time re reservoir reservoir res res- enoh site and tIme the dam site sitt and It its course would have to be he moved to tho the rim of or the proposed reservoir of or tho the reclamation service have ascertained however that the railroad Is willing to move mon the branch line whenever el the government o decides to build The Time new project would contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute to increasing the railroad compans company's com coni- pans pany's business The TIme lands included in the thc governments government's govern govern- ments ment's withdrawal within the time Price river rhel project yesterday arc are within the time district extending from ruin township 13 south range D cast east to township l lI 15 south range 1 12 e east cast st I One of or Three Ulah This withdrawal i is the time third thin of r reent re re- re cent ent date an and amid bespeaks according to toland toland toland land engineers and state stale and govern govern- officials tremendous development immediately p. after the time war The Time first withdrawal was 45 of or government o lands an t under a private te irrigation atlon project along the Duchesne river in the Uintah coun- coun try Iry Th J also lIs in included consideration of the building in of or a big hi- reservoir Then came caln th the withdrawal l b by tho go government o of oC lands under the tIme Dixie Irrigation project on omi the Vh Virgin in river near neur Hurricane Washington ton count county This withdrawal was made only a few days ago antI and In addition to representing representing represent represent- in ing ing ono one of or the mo most t important developments developments develop elo ments for the tIme southern part of or the state It il I Is said ald that It will be one of or orthe the thc first enterprises to be undertaken b by the re federal lal government 10 When When hen the Mammoth dam lam went out mit outI and resulted in jim damage c estimated at atmore l I more than to tracks of or the time main line of or the tIme Denver nenn r Rio Grun Grande c- c the Price ni River nir r Irrigation company compan which the s state had Imad aided went Into the hands of or the tIme state slate laud land office |