Show t EW SURVEY OF GREAT EAT SALT LA BASIN AS ORDERED I GOV GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE A IL STREAMS I AM f Results of Inquiry Will WillBe WillBe Be Be Beof of Gr Great at Value to Ott Cit City in Future t re Moves v s sin in Water Sup Supply ly Iss IssA Issue t A A CO COMPLETE J topographic ap io x survey of the Gr Great at S Salt lt Lake basin fr m Ogden as is tar far south as ns Nephi has been order d from Washington by the tojo tojo- graphical division n of of th the ge department A A party of engineers consisting of six or seven men will b be bL hUE to b begin Ir the work on June run 1 Complete profiles of Mill Creek Little and Big Cottonwood canyons will willbe be made with details of every available reservoir site The work will prove i of inestimable valtie al e in ascertaining the future water resources of Salt Sail Lake City and will will save save the city many thousands of dollars Y I DATA J INSUFFICIENT The anno announcement nc ment was made toda by R. R R. R Woolley er engineer g of or the lo local local lo ho cal water r resources s division of ot the geological department who has be been n I working upon a general report of the he j I wat water r power r resources of the Wasa Wasatch ch I wat watershed and the Great Salt Lake basin ballin H He had progressed far enough with his re report ort to demonstrate that lh th the Information n at hand was not su sufficiently suf stif- i exhaustive He e therefore recommended to Washington Wahington that ad additional additional additional ad- ad surveys be made urging that full Cull knowledge of the water possibilities ties of the Great Salt raK basin and the Wasatch range range is absolutely essential essen Ual to the industrial growth of f north northern north em ern Utah Washington accept accepted suggestion J j v b- v V 4 The party patty will go Into Int the hills rm fm Fm- Fm mediately after alter formation here nd will work with Mr Woolley x It will g go carefully over every site heretofore suggested in this this' section Complete details will be taken in with all stations and land corners of 01 existing power companies and sites Surveys will be made of the Ithe W Weber er rivet river and the Provo river and all de details deT dei tails as to American Fork and Spanish Fork Salt creek and other streams streams' flowing Into Utah lake will be o OF VALUE TO CITY r When informed of the decision l of ot the government C. C Clarence eslen city commissioner In charge of water waterworks waterworks works pressed the b belief that the work would be of incalculable value to to the city In plans for fot future enlarge enlargement me ment t of or the water supply system H He extended to Mr Wooley on behalf of of the city a promise of all possible ald It is probable the city will send an engineer with the party if U the government govern govern- ment mant will permit Mr Woolley said the work would take all aU summer and that his hs report would then require a considerable ble t time timeto m to complete s |