| Show I 1 ISALT SALT LAKE LURE PARTIES PARtIE MAY I J Nowland Canal Will be Completed by ZIon Capitalists The Salt Lako Lake Telegram a a. a few few- days ago published the following Sixty thousand acres of ot fertile ferUle land landin in tl the e Uintah basin will be irrigated ed by the B Basin Construction company compan which has Just been or organized organized organized or- or f fir fer r that purpose by a group of prominent Salt Lakers This company which will be fi financed financed fi- fi I Danced by the ZIon's ZIons Saving Bank and Trust company has taken over the rights of ot the old My Myton ton Canal and Irrigating company with the canal s system stem Nowland Canal The Duchesne river which is one of the largest rivers in the state and from which Irrigation Is comparative comparative- comparatively ly easy wll furnish the water for tor this huge tract of land which willbe will willbe be watered by the gravity system From records obtained from the United States geological surveys from Crom 1899 to date there is enough water in iri this river to flood acres of land to a depth of or one foot The huge government ditch which furnishes water Tater for the land will vill be enlarged for a distance of five miles mileson on the Indian reservation there and then extended s several veral miles farther west to supply Many thousands more t C acres The land will be irrigated in sec sec- The first one to be taken up contains acres From 75 to men will be employed employed employed em em- at once upon the time first section and the work will be rushed in the remainder of the fall This section will be irrigated in time for Cor the he I spring crops The soil in fn this section of the basin a- a arrich rich rich- red sandy loam and Is is' is r. r r adapted to the growth of all the tame grasses grains fruits and v vege vege- vege gc- gc tables For the last several years various companies hare haye made efforts to carry carryout carryout ou out the irrigation projects in the basin basin basin ba ba- sin but have failed and the people have been heen clamoring for the development development devel devel- of the land as it is one of or orthe the richest sections of the state I The incorporators of the company are John F F. Bennett Arnold Frank Y Y Taylor George S. S Spencer S. S Y Y Taylor Daniel H Hv H Thomas Frederick A A. A Strain and A. A Y Taylor |
