Show I RIVER RIVE f SUREY REPORT r GIVEN EN ENBY BY ENGINEERS Data On Uintah Basin Survey Sent To fo State Engineer Report on the progress made in Utah by the engineering forces under under under un un- un- un der Porter J. J Preston in connection connect connect- ion with v the survey of the possibilities possibilities possibilities of the Colorado river basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin was received Saturday by T. T H H. H Humpherys state engineer Mr Preston senior engineer for forthe forthe forthe the United States bureau of ot re reclamation reclamation reclamation re- re has had charge of the survey sur since its inception with funds provided under the Boulder canyon project act During the thc past summer and up to the present a field force had been at work in the Uintah basis basir surveying reservoir sites classifying classifying classi classi- land and assembling other data necessary for a comprehensive sive s study udy of agricultural power and other possibilities of the area Lauds Landa Classified In response to an inquiry from Mr Humpherys who advised with Mr r. r Preston as to the program in Utah the federal engineer states that under the Castle Peak project project pro pro- jeet lands have been classified as as follows acres in the Par- Par basin acres in Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Valley and in III Leland park Some acres on on the Continued on Page S 8 1 River Survey Report Report- Given By Engineers continued from page 1 Lower Blue bench and acres in Colorado park in the Ouray district have likewise been class- class hued fied The irrigated areas have been jeen determined on the Dry Fork river Ashley creek creel Birch creek and the Uintah river Under the Blue Bench project there remain to be classified about acres on the upper Blue bench and acres on the West Vest bench Another acres re remain remain remain re- re main in the Colorado park country country country coun coun- try on the Ouray project as well L a. a as uie Ule pumping areas along tHe uie I Green river The irrigated area area also is to be determined on the White Rocks and the Lake Lale Fork rivers as well as areas along the Duchesne and various isolated areas Weather cather Governs Go Moves Of rece recent t weeks Mr Preston writes the field men have been kept to the lower areas by the weather concentrating largely on the Ouray If inclement weather drives them from there the party I Imay may go to Arizona for a few weeks to wind up some work in that state I In addition to the work done the past year the survey under Mr Preston has already completed completed ed some of its work along along- the SanJuan SanJuan San SanJuan Juan on the Ule Burnt Fork of Henrys Henry's Henrys Henry's Henrys Henry's Hen Hen- rys ry's Fork and along the Virgin river Work on additional areas of the basin in the thc vast territory south of the Ule Book Cliff CUff mountains will be bc C planned as that in the Uintah basin nears completion Mr Humpherys Humpherys Humpherys Hum- Hum said Salt Salt Lake Tribune I ISalt |