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Show PROGRESS WITH DRAINAGE WORK f'KHAlt CITY. March 11. Work on th draining of tlie waters of I.'rtle Salt lake from the ) 'a rowan b loms, t hrouah the I'aroa an gap. is proceeding proceed-ing moat sat Tact only. A stream of salt wafer, raised bv pumps, is fa."' cutting a channel through the gap and this Is expected to soon drain the lake without the further use of pumps. After the salt water Is drained off the gap will be dammed and the lake used as a storage reservoir for treah water to be used for the irrigation of 400Q acres of farming land. |