Show COUNCIL IN THE CANYON City Fathers Investigate Proposed Diversion of Parleys Creek to Accommodate Smelters The City Council took a trip up Parleys Par-leys canyon yesterday morning for the purpose ot Inspecting the change proposed to ho made In thin course of Parleys creek for the benefit of chIc Rlngham Gold and Silver Mining company and the United States Mining company The proposition prop-osition submitted to the Council by the companies Is to stralghlcn otitt the creek at tho banda mile above the reservoir amid enable them to take out limo limestone lime-stone of their quarrlen there without befouling be-fouling the water They nro now taking out CO si tons of llmostono a day for consumption con-sumption of the smelters It Is also proposed pro-posed to build a aide track for the Rio Grande Wostern at this point for lie accommodation ac-commodation of the tarnpanlcK Those who made up the party yesterday yester-day were Councllmcn Robinson and Hewlett Hew-lett of the First precinct Ccttrolli 12urd icy l and VIgus of the Second Fernstrom Arnold aumit Davis of thu Third Sncnoc and Sharp of the Fourth and Davis and Davclcr of tha Fifth In I addition to the Councilman Superintendent of Waterworks Water-works Hues and City Engineer Keluey ICnglnuor Haxtcr of lie Rio Grande Vcsl crn md Cal Melfron I of tho Illnglmm compauv wore of the I party The trip was made on a special train furnluhcd by the Rio Grande company Thu start was made at 10 o clork In the morning and luncheon was served to the entire party at Kcanls luys tavern on time return lo the city at 1 oclock Tho Inspection was arranged by A J Davis chairman of the Waterworks committee com-mittee of tho Council The matter had been referred to his commlttc and ho thought t the entire Council should look Into iho project before taking action EVTVOIIO who went up was favorably Impresfpd with lie proposition The change will straighten I out the stream at that point It will bo conducted through a tunnel of quartzlle rock KO that the loss of water will not be no fluent I as nt present from RecpnKo and all danger of fouling limo water In the removal of thin llmcslono will bo eliminated Vn addition to nil this the companies stand nil the CXPQIIHC of i making the change Councilman Davis was of the opinion thai a favorable report on tho matter would be agreed upon by hum committee Avhou li Is taken up for consideration on Wednesday evening Ho I ald he could not anticipate the action of the Council hut It wni his opinion that favorable uc llon would ho taken Tho parly u iilfio In HcctPd the proposed slto for hun I now Parhiv canyon reservoir at t the Dcllu |