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Show NEW POWER PLANT IN SOUTH PART OF COUNTY A new power plant to furnish light and for propelling machinery for Alta, Murray and other towns In the southern south-ern part of Salt Lake county, will be built shortly In the vicinity of North Dry creek. H. C. Parker and others this morning morn-ing applied to the State Engineer for thirty second-feet of water from North The applicants declare that they intend in-tend to take the water from the creek Just above the lower falls, and that it will be piped S000 feet to where a large power plant will be erected. Two Pelton wheels will be placed In operation opera-tion under a head of 1500 feet of water. wa-ter. This will develop 1500 horsepower. horse-power. The persons interested In the scheme declare they will spend considerable con-siderable money in putting In piping and machinery for the plant, and that electrical energy will be supplied to Alts, and from there will be taken on Into Murray. Sandy and other places. |