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Show 1RRIGATI0R Ccnstructlcii a Tniicl Jains 1 Ptojcgjc A gigantic v trrigrajtkn. schjtBi, wWch calls for the transfer ei- the. Hood latere of, the Weber slvetv through. , taape under, the. wiountamV1 ve. mjUe lit length, baa Just, baen. Uwacfced. isjt. avB. county. A meeting of 'those interested was held in Farming-ton a few days ago, and the project took definite form when a hoard of director wea appointed coasistfcos ' of the wealthiest -and moe inflatiai ; men.in pavls covtnty. ' : ,-, :. , j The project provides for taking1 th Jiood watere of Weber Tiver at Peter- ; son, u Morgan county and deliver: It at Sand HILL. This is a disUnce of nine; miles. Four miles, would be through an open ditch, and tfrom Sand Hill to fey-. tt'm Gate," a ' distance of five miles, through a wooden stave pipe. The eoet would be about 325,0ft. . Another- P1 , to construct a tunne under the Wasatch range from, Peterson; to Sand Hill, to cos.V3V,000k it if urged, to support of this idea tha't the cost of maintenance would be much less than ; that of the epen ditch. ' ' About 50,00a acea of Undi w be ! watered by the canal .Of this, area SOQft acres is now valueless. ' |