Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 2 | Canal Project Escapes Damage from Storms

4 Canal Project Escapes Damage From Storms Fears that the new Johns valle valley canal project in Garfield county near nea Widtsoe partly owned b by the state was damaged seriously by recen recent storms w were re dispelled Wednesday b by J. J F. F Mendenhall and J. J W. W McCann member and chief clerk respectively of the state land board Th The two returned from an of the Widtsoe district to report that rumors that the cana canal had been badly were damaged unfounded unfounded un un- un founded and that damage would no not exceed 50 The state owns a 50 per cent interest interest inter inter- est in the company and supplied funds fund for the construction of the cana canal which takes water for irrigation from the east fork of the Sevier river Two flumes will soon be constructed construct construe ed to carry 25 to 30 second feet of water wa way wa- wa ter ten across eross Pine and Sweetwater creeks as a part of the project Mr Mendenhall announced Although the Johns valley cana canal escaped damage the state officials reported reported re reo re- re ported the main ditch carrying water wate from the river to the Otter creek reservoir reservoir res res- in the Antimony district was wa severely affected Approximately 2 to 3 miles of ditch was washed out and clogged by th the floods and ten crews are re engaged i in repairing the damage