Show act puffy SKi THE irrigation QUESTION response from some of lie lies to letier in response governor thomas request the county court of kich county has appointed W P special to gather facts and statistics relative to local irrigation for the use of the senate committee visiting this territory in august maps will be prepared indicating the courses of the principal county streams from which wa i ter is or can betoken betaken for irrigating with canals and ditches used in connection therewith sites for reservoirs etc A delegation with three maps and all thu data possible will be in salt lake city to meet the senate committee and answer all questions george monroa of scipio millard county utah writes that there is about eight miles south of scipio on the didgo a natural lake used for storing water ia the winter for summer irrigation it is two miles long by one wide and when full it assures full crops for the summer the basin could bo made to hold ten times ais present amount if as is supposed the sevier river can be brought to this lake thousands of acres of valley land now barren wastes can bo brought into cultivation the river at present runs to waste in the winter |