| Show I. I Bountiful Building Canal On Foot Hills Hilla To Save Flood Water t n Dl worK on that comes out or orthe oF the mouth of Holbrook canyon ia in Bountiful and continues continue north north- northward northward northward ward over orchard land above th th city high water will be held bade on the foot loot hills instead of run run- run run- ning nInA to waste into the lake When it comes cornea out of the canyon if the th water is high it will be disposed by numerous small channels over the banks lanks of the canal into patches patches' of oak bruch bruci across the hills hilIs where it will percolate into under under- underground underground underground ground strates thereby raise the thc underground water level which feeds the time springs and amid flowing wells throughout hout the valley The canal when completed will wil hold h old about eight second feet of or water during durinA the thc time the canyon stream is at Its height It is plan plan- planned planned ned l in the near future to run the water in a similar manner toward the thc south or mill creek canyon A survey was made for foj- a canal from front Holbrook canyon to t Mill creek at atthe the t hm point where wh re the terrace of old lake ake l waves used to lap lapon lapon on the shore shor but the cost at the time present I time to do this is tive i Yet after the war the project would be entirely feasible with low lower er cr labor costs according to Wil Wit Wilfred Wilfred fred city recorder Centerville has a canal similar la tc lathis tC this built by the C C C boys sev- sev several I cral eral years ago a o and has added mater mater- materially materially to their water supply |
