Show ELECTRIC POWER FOR THREE STATES progress castle dale utah E T wolverton manager of the utah fuel and iron countes coun tys manganese mines in grand county this state and also promoter of the proposed navigation of the green and grand rivers between green river station and moab has made application for a large appropriation of water from green river in emery county for power and irrigation associated with mr wolverton in the proposed enterprise is S T kendrick a mining man of denver colo the point of diversion of the water appropriated is to be bow knot bend one of the chief scenic attractions of the green river 28 miles south of green river station on the denver rio grande railroad it is proposed to convey water through two tunnels from the upper to the lower part of the bend the capacity of such tunnels to be cubic feet per second by means of the said tunnels canals laterals literals late rals etc it is proposed to irrigate a large acreage of land for agricultural purposes the main object however is the establishment lish ment of a great electric power plant at the narrows at bow knot bend which power may be transmitted to points in utah colorado and nevada this proposed power plant is but one of three great power systems in contemplo con tion and the sites of which are to be in emery county colonel dewey and a corn com pany represented by frank cook of green I 1 river being the other two applicants for water appropriations |