Show VALUABLE WATER SUPPLY J RECENT PURCHASES OF RIGHTS I VERY VALUABLE Flow in Parleys Creek Increased Already ready by 3280564 Gallons Per Day and Will be Larger I Land and Water Commissioner West crfleld has made measurements of the flow of water In Parleys creek with j a view of ascertaining to what extent I was augmented by the additional flow from tho water rights recently purchased pur-chased by the city from Martin Garn and others in Parleys canyon The additional ad-ditional water was turned into the creek at 4 oclock on Saturday morning At I D m on Friday evening tho flow I In the creek was S71 cubic feet per second sec-ond and at 5 oclock yesterday morning I it was 3377 cubic feet per second the Increase of oOC cubic feet per second being from the new source of supply and amounting to J2SO56I gallons per day This is however considerably less than it will bo In a few days from the fact that the channel Into which the additional supply was turned to convey It to tho creek was parched and dry and therefore absorbed large quantities of the water at first The loss by 1 evaporation too this warm weather is enormous This test however demonstrates that the water rights purchased will be of enormous benefit to the city especially especial-ly during the present and prospective I scarcity I |