Show GREAT IRRIGATION SCHEME Ten Thousand Acres Along the San Rafael and Green Rivers to Be Reclaimed If we can fill the reservoir we can reclaim re-claim ten thousand acres of Limo Jlncst land there Is In the State said J 12 I Johnson of Ilunliiiglon yesterday Mr l Johnson who represented EmerY county in tho late Legislature came up to see the State Board of Land Commissioners Commis-sioners In regard to the Investment of a portion of the State land fund In the construction con-struction of reservoirs on the Ifuntlnglon branch of the San Rafael river Some years ago he said private enterprise en-terprise constructed a reservoir at tho foot of a mountain intended lo catch the Hood waters as they came off In thc spring Dllt the dry seasons have spoiled the scheme What wo want now Is foi the Slate board to take a ditch from San Rafael river and run it to this reservoir and also build l a dam across tho river where the banks are high and clone together to-gether Time estimated expense of lime work Is 30000 and there Is I no doubt that lOOOO acres lying between the San Rafael and Green rivers could be made productive produc-tive land Instead of dry desert as It Is now The soil In I as fine as there t Is III time world and is peculiarly adapted for fruit growing With water this will become one of the garden spots of the West The State could pvell off the redeemed land aac make nionej by the transaction Mr Johnson will see the Land l Commissioners Commis-sioners about the matter today He also Intends to call on Senator KearriH In relation re-lation to the opening oC lands alt hl1rawn from entry for forest reserves which Is a matter of great concern to his section of the countr |