Salt Lake Herald | 1908-10-11 | Page 19 | Engineers at Work

ENGINEERS AT WORK Colorado River Irrigation Project Subject of Investigation Special tj t The Herald Washington Oct 10 A party of ot reca reclamation reclamation mation matlon service eng have hae been en enRaged engaged Raged during this si investigating the Colorado River Irrigation project At Browns Park reservoir site at Ladore canyon borings have been born going on in Jn an endeavor to find a 1 t suitable location for a u adam adam dam Drillings were carried to a depth of or 70 10 feet at various points along the can canyon canyon canyon yon without finding bedrock and there were no indications that would lead to the conclusion that bedrock could be found under feet The Thc engineer in charge of the work has been directed to sink a hole at this point to bedrock no matter how far it is so that the condi conditions conditions conditions will be known with certainty If this proves unsatisfactory he will move to toa toa toa a point three miles mUeS farther down where the character of the rock changes An at attempt attempt attempt tempt will be made to reach bedrock there This reservoir located as it is on such a large tributary of oC Green River forms a very essential portion of ot the en entire entire entire tire Colorado river project A number of or tributaries of Gre Gr Greet a river rier have been vis visited visited visited and data concerning the amount of water appropriated and used in the states of Utah Wyoming and Colorado Is being prepared for the use of oC the state engi engineers engineers veers of those states This information will willbe willbe be used in a conference which will be held with Mexican