Show BIG PR PROJECT J C CCharles fUR FOR GARFIELD COUNTY Charles Hamblin Plans to Di Divert Divert Divert vert Part of Colorado River FOR LIGHTING AND POWER OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR WA WATER WATER WATER TER FILED THURSDAY A plan for the lighting of Garfield county and adjoining territory by power from the Colorado river is projected a anew anew anew new company at the head of which is Charles Hamblin of Indianapolis The scheme is to divert part of or the Colorado river from a point near Its junction with the Grand river through a tunnel to the proposed plant of f the new company a mile distant It is the intention in this way to furnish the power for the lighting and operating of the machinery In the placer mines along the Colorado Grand and Green rivers An application was filed yesterday with the state engineer by D Mr Hamblin for permission slon to divert WOO I cond feet of water from the Colorado river foe tOI fo this purpose It Is expected exp that work will willbe willbe be begun on the proposed plant immedi immediately Immediately Immediately upon the granting graJ ng of or the application application tion Other applications for water were re received received received yesterday by the state tate engineer from Christian Anderson of Spring City for three thre of water from the Cedar creek in Sanpete county for Ir Irrigation Irrigation irrigation purposes and from Alonzo J T Stokey of Clover Tooele county who wants half halt a of water from Serviceberry creek for stock watering pur purposes purposes purposes poses |