Show FIGHT RENEWED 1 TO SAVE SMITH DAM SPILLWAY Flood Threats Again Rise on Upper Fork of Weber River Feverish attempts attempt to save the tho spillway of the brimming Smith Morehouse dam on a fork Cork of the upper up up- per er Weber river were renewed Thursday when a crew of 50 men was vas ordered to work night and day until flood threats are ended Improvised cribs crib in the spillway have avo been carried away and the concrete structure faces tion ion On Tuesday It was thought the danger was over spillway wings wing Picture on Page Twelve e having laving been with rock but Wednesday morning Commissioner Commissioner Commis- Commis Elias Lemmon of Summit county asked T T. H. H Humpherys state tate engineer to inspect the spill spill- wa way vay Hole HoJe In Channel Mr Humpherys found the wings were safe but that water had cut cuta a hole six to eight feet in m diameter in n a short distance below below be- be low ow the spillway The hole was enlarging entin eating back under the tho concrete and threatening threatening threatening threat threat- ening to undermine it Huge rocks are being dumped into nto the hole as ai fast tast as the crew can haul them Into the channel In contrast to the dearth of water watern in n the drouth year o of 1934 both the Provo and Weber rivers are at flood lood The Provo is flowing 1550 second feet teet 30 SO Times Need o of S. S L L. LAn An idea of how much water is tearing down the channel can be had when it is recalled that tho the normal need for tor water to supply all Salt Lake City is from 52 to 61 64 second second sec see ond feet The river has overflowed at Vivian park and other points in Provo canyon causing property owners to ask that diversion of second feet into the Provo from front Weber river through the Kamas canal be stopped Mr Humpherys did not stop the diversion saying it would have virtually virtually vir virtually vir- vir no effect on such a large amount of water Drouth Blamed Strangely enough the drouth is responsible f for r. r the Pro Provo and nd Weber Weber We We- ber river flooding W When n water was low willows and underbrush grew in the river beds and now this growth backs backs up up the and water Vater and causes overflow low Comparative flows o of the Provo river in past years tallow follow the measurements measurements meas mess having been taken laken late in May each year ear 1932 1928 second feet 1930 1126 second feet teet 1929 1589 second feet 1928 1752 second feet 1927 2043 2013 second feet teet high for Cor the decade A flow of oC 2500 second feet h has s been registered on the Weber river at Oakley High was in 1009 1909 |