Show POWER FROM GREEN RIVER advocate price utah guy sterling a civil and mining engineer I 1 at salt lake city has filed in the office of the state engineer application for the appropriation pria tion of 2450 second feet of the waters I 1 of green river to be utilized it is stated in t electrolytic copper refining and in the geni aerating S of t power for electric lighting and propelling machinery at park city and in the ie salt lake valley it is is proposed to divert the water from the i river r at a point on the easterly bank about ten en miles 9 measured along the river from th e junction of ranch creek and green river which w ach 1 makes s the point of diversion a little ore than one hundred miles air line meas ariment UrI ement ment from salt lake city the divert ng g works will include according to the application a masonry dam 1100 feet in length and feet high except for the overflow portion which will be feet six pipes feet long and ten feet in diameter are to convey the water to six pairs of fifty inch turbine wheels to operate with a head of ninety to feet it is proposed to create a reservoir by backing up the water of the river for a distance of twenty three miles making the reservoir of an estimated capacity of acre feet this reservoir is to be filled during the season of high water to supplement the natural flow of the river during low water sterling expects to maintain through the turbines with an average head of feet a continuous flow of second feet generating horse power sterling is said to be acting in the interests of a syndicate backed up with millions of capital but at this time he is not ready to show his hand as to who comprises this syndicate |