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Show llr.M.mOIKt AMI IIAMV In another larioflhe Nkv rtler-no rtler-no It made lot rlltion uitib li le-lug le-lug e rrulalad among, reoidenla nr the m mill of )1ik Cottonwood eapyon, Hell Lake oouiljr, Baking thai car. Uln company whlob nee laned a dam lo Hig Cottonwool nnjon and bit coiiatruoted reeerenlr Ix rralrainid from Ailing Hi rreertolr hf ciioelog Id dim. The ration for Me rt'iurel la elated to be that tha dam la uneele, baaing baau dvolered bj com. patent engineer; haaca, aa a motl.r of eeir.deteuee lo Ilia and properly, tha people aiaiaaklng prutootlou ata It la too lata. Whalhar or Dot tha dam referred to la uota'e, at bi'i no dtflnlta Infor-inatioD Infor-inatioD at preeent, but bopa lo Iraro poalilaely In Ilia naar future, ilut bather ae'e or not, the tuh)eol ol Iba ' , patllloo ehould leoelve offlolal etten. lion at once, ao aa lo aat at rial tba tnlndi of lha people. II Iba work It ala II cannot ba mada known too toon, ' and lha company Imereeied auiihi lo ba Dm lo mill publlo aiplauallon 1 and damonatraUon ol tba raot. If Ibara ' ba any baiia tor emu o am- plolun that tba dam la Intnl. flolanl lor tba uaa lo whlob II la lo ba put, than prompt meeeuree abould ba takan to preeenl auoh an at-, at-, templed u. Tha mallar li nol oua to admit ol delay or play; Ilia and prop- arty ara al ataka, auJ muii not I a laf , enprolecled, Tbara la not tba ellgl.tett atouaa for any builder of a dam lu lha locality Darned to beeeliefled abort of Ha aba , luta eeourlty. II can ba mada aa aafa aa tba mounUIn wall Itael'.tlnce ma leilal for tha purpoaa la abundant and eou'enleoL II la merely queetioo ol a lllllo mora outlay of experjer; and for tba publlo good Ibla quaatloo muat ba ree. iTed In la-tor of publlo eelety. Tba , owner or builder way ba willing to take iba rlik on a dam bote alrangtb appear lo be etilUulent bullauol within Iba rangaal abeululemrlalniy; at moat tbla rlik la merely tba coat of breaking. , Uullha publlo oaouol ba pul off wltb ' I mm I naut dauger of a loaa whlob oau- not ba mada good. Tba bunting of rraervolr may not ooly dealruy a Taat amount of properly, but may carry down to daatb many bumab belnga; and nil tha muuay that can ba laved by being nlgcardly lu i'ooatruotlug a dam It nol equivalent to tba loaa of one Ufa, In lha eiea of Ilia publlo, wbalavar eou-aovor-eoeuotuloal dam-bullder may lb ink. ( Again wa aay that wa have uo I U I rent Informallon Ibal tba work In quaetlon la uneafe. It may ba aa thoroughly atoura aa lha muat oapiloua oaa require, aud wa bopa II la aj, llut tba publlr attention called lo II abould aarva to fig upou tba minda of lha praaant leglalatora llial tlioy abould not go to llielr liomea ' Without having euartuU a law ou the tubjeol of reteivolia and ilaiui. II lliaia ba no oilier provision, Iba alatula 5 abould order that avary dam for a rea arvolr, or for railing water fur a aanal for Irrigating or piwar purpoaea, and avary work of Ibal klnd.abuuld ba oou-atruoled oou-atruoled under Hlala auiiarvlalnn. atnl to lha aitlalaollon of tha dlraot rajira-aentatlvaa rajira-aentatlvaa of tha people. Tba nirmbera of Iba comnilliee on Irrlaallun and agriculture will remember thai al a ratanl rutnt- lug wbara a number of promiuuut olllaoua gave Ibeir vlewa ou Irrlgatluu aud kindred lubjeota, tha veteran I Iarael Kvaui, of Utah oounly, related lueclruurueiauuee ol the burailug of a dam lu Auiurioeu Fork rauyuti aouia yaara ago. Tba luginllon uf HI. la upervlalon for laaervolra aud dauii waa then made, and leeuied to ' raoalva lha unqualified endoraa. maul of lha cunimlliee. Takou " In coouacllnu with what ue Ibao aald, Ihli laler Inoldanl ibould cauaa tha luggaatlon to ba tpeedlly oryatallltad Into a hw ou tba iul ml. Lei bullderi of daiua aud Iba uhllo know al onca what li raiuimd Inaurli mattan, aud we have uo doubt thai all parllei will ba glad to c mply with lagal rriUlrauienU that aball al al rail all dcubia regarding tha luttloiauiry sf any work of the clan nmutluned. |