Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-18 | Page 9 | Dam Ordered at Fish Creek Canyon

Dam Ordered at Fish Creek ree Canyon So that Price river cons conservation district will have all the water necessary necessary essary this year for the farmers a temporary dam has been ordered constructed at Fish Creek Cleek canyon which will conserve conselVe acre acre acre- feet teet of ot water said E. E B. B Jorgensen representative e of the conservation district and the Barry Sutherlin company compan Inc Inc- bankers of New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans who returned Thursday from froma a two weeks' weeks tour over the project The fhe Reynolds Ely Ely Construction company which has hall the contract to construct a n. dam dart and rock fill till across 1 Fish Creek canyon six miles north off Scofield on Price river has the thoe work worle partly completed and andIs andIs andis Is now note digging the core re trench for Uie hie dam The water has has' been di diverted diverted dl- dl through a tunnel Mr Jorgensen Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor Jor- gensen said sala On April 1 the contractor has been ordered to begin work o 0 ot a temporary dan dam and this It Is expected expected ex ex- will be bo completed by br y May My 15 15 so that It ft will wills store ore the he spring flood which Will doubly protect the farmer r on Un tha project as It will store about 1 feet acre feet of ot l Va water tel hen When th the permanent dam Is com corn plated it will care for tor a water storage stor- stor ape age of ot around acre feet