Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 13 | Pits Being Dug to Test Water

PITS BEING DUG i TO TEST WATER Crews began digging test pits at the newly acquired state prison site near near the Point of f the Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain M Monday as engineers expressed expressed ex ex- pre pressed s d hope hope that water w t r could be developed on th the tr tract Sumner G. G Margetts director of the state planning board and secretary secretary sec sec- I of o the Utah state advisory commission on prison removal said the state may save if it is is foun l' l water can be obtained ob- ob ob ob- taine Original plans called for bringing bringing bringing bring bring- ing culinary water from Dr Draper per or vicinity and it was was estimated the pipe line line would cost and the water The test pits will l De be e 20 or 30 feet deep Mr Margetts said and andare andare andare are being sunk to determine condition condition condition con con- of water in the area If It Ift Itis it itis is found that the water can be collected tunnel will be driven to develop the source 1