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Show PLAN TO CONSTRUCT HUGE RESERVOIR The Farnsworth Ca nal & Reservoir company, of Mountain Home, is planning to increase its water supply by 1700 acres, by construction of a reservoir on I the west fork of Lake Fork river, in I Duchesne county. The water is to bo I used as a supplementary supply to irrigate irri-gate 11,640 acres under the canal of the company. The application was filed with the state engineer, George F. McQonagle, by C, V. Morse, representing the company. com-pany. It is set forth that the level of a natural lake is to be raised, at high water, five feet, and that it will be I capable of being lowered ten feet by cutting a channel. This water will be I turned into the Lake Fork and taken seveq and one-half miles to tho diversion dam of ihe company, and then about as I far to the lands irrigated. Albert Copson, of Sugar station, in I Salt Lake county, filed on a second foot I of water from an unnamed spring, to be I used for domestic purposes in his house 1 and also for la WO sprinkling and similar I I uses. |