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Show SUPERVISOR HURST EXPRESSES VIEWS Says Mr. Nnnn Will Greet Electric Elec-tric Light Plant in Rearer Canyon. William Hurst, Government supervisor of the Beaver and Fillmnru forest reserves, re-serves, Is In tho city. Last year tho lands ombrnced In theso reserves were withdrawn from public use. In protecting protect-ing these reserves from alleged encroachment encroach-ment by stockmen. Supervisor Hurst says: "I have had no trouble; In fact, I have forgotten how to spoil the word. Tho Heaver reserve Is going to bo extended In the west to increase nnd keep pure tho water supply of Beaver and other communities com-munities on the west side of the mountain moun-tain ranges." "What Is being done In the matter of putting In nn electric plant on the Deaver river?" "U I.. Nnnn of Provo Ik perfecting his application for an electric plant In Reaver Rea-ver canyon, about live miles cast of old Fort Cameron, on tho Reaver rivor, of 3500 horse-power. The purpose Is to furnish light and power to all tho towns nnd mining camps In Beaver county. This will furnish light and power to Mll-ford, Mll-ford, Frisco and Nowhouse on tho west. Tho Nunn company has 750,000 feet of lumber out to bo used In tho building of tho plant, work upon which will begin ns soon as the snow has sufficiently melted. "Wlllard Snyder Is going to establish nn electric plant at the head of tho Beaver river, on Puffer lnke. tho piirpono being to supply light and power to tho mining camps of Gold Mountain and towns in the surrounding country. This will be a great boon to Klmberly. tho rapidly growing camp of Gold Mountain." Moun-tain." In the consummation of these enterprises. enter-prises. Mr. Hurst says. "Tho Government will give every encouragement en-couragement and do all In its power to assist in their early completion. "Beaver county Is becoming very pros-porous. pros-porous. Her mines that urn being developed de-veloped are showing up wonderfully rich, nnd It Is being demonstrated that tho Star district Is underlaid with tho richest rich-est kind of coppor ore bodies I bcllevo thnt a few years hence Beaver county will bo shown to be the richest and most extensive ore district In the West." |
