Show GOVERNOR VIEWS DEAD MANS MAN'S BENCH DENOV Possibly the largest single reclamation reclamation reclamation mation project in Utah as yet untouched untouched untouched un un- un- un touched Governor Mab said is the one to which United States reclamation reclamation reclamation rec rec- service officials have re recently recently recently re- re given some attention the placing of water on n Dead Mans Man's bench in Uintah county forth of the White river and near the Colorado line Governor Mabey returned to his office after a n snort trip I into the Uintah basin country dur- dur ur- ur ng ug which he went to tao bunch with n ie de e picturesque name BY the Sail Salt SailI I aloe ake Tribune The mater of a preliminary survey survey survey sur sur- vey of this project said the or is now being discussed between federal agents and the state govern govern- ment Until a survey has determined ed just what can be done there is Js little that can be said definitely except except except ex ex- ex- ex hat the b bench nh h land extends for miles in many directions A ridge traverses the area and if water could bo be brought to the top of th this s it H would be possible of course to irrigate irrigate irrigate gate lands on both sides I ILand Land Generally Good Estimates vary as to the tho amount of land tha could be Drought under irrigation I was told in Vernal that there are acres of such land landin in the project Oth Other r people say there are re only in round numbers Suggested sources of water supply are the White and the Bear and the points of diversion would be in Colorado Only a survey sur sur- survey vey will determine the real possibilities ties While some Bome of oC the land is of the general character known as badlands bad badlands badlands lands there are elsewhere Immense immense immense im Im- im- im mense tracts of level lands sweeping sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing as far as the eye c can n reach and covered with the luxuriant growth of sagebrush which men familiar with reclamation work like to see The governor left Salt Lake Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day and the same day conferred with county officials of oC Duchesne county I with reference to help the me county might need in replacing three bridges rendered useless by recent floods of ot the Strawberry and Du Du- chesne He spoke yesterday In the most complimentary terms of oC the manner in which the county officials have taken hold of the situation Bridge Replaced The governor governor found one bridge already by a corduroy bridge across that Strawberry which made it It possible possible possible pos pos- sible to cross readily and thus saved a detour of six or seven miles which was Vas a terror to who had been over the road once The initia- initia ive of the county officials in buildIng build- build ng Ing this bridge and reopening the road without any help at all from the outside In spite of oC the present depleted depleted de de- finances of or the county won his high regard At the conference he was told the tha the county officials believe they can at an expense of oC 2500 replace the structures destroyed with lumber bridges bridgeD that would last for ten or fifteen years The m matter of or avoiding avoiding avoiding avoid avoid- ing loss by floods is 15 more one of or channel control than or of the nature of the structure itself they reported The governor and Preston G. G Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son chairman of ot the state road commission who accompanied him found that Duchesne will require only only only on on- ly 2000 state aid ald and steps will be betaken betaken betaken taken to get this for them Roa Roads s Generally Good Goo Tuesday the party put in a long day traveling and the amount of ground covered speaks well for the general condition of roads in the ba ba- ba- ba sin At My Myton ton the officials were told that grasshoppers are threatening seriously the alfalfa seed crop but that the Utah Agricultural college is rendered aid in getting poison and suggesting how to distribute it At Fort Duchesne the party inspected the the government bridge In the forland fort and the state bridge some miles up the Uintah river both of which are out of service The trip was continued continued continued con con- to the Dead Mans Man's bench and returning to Vernal the night the tIle party visited the dinosaur quarry ry where marvels of oC past ages are aro being taken out of the state for the benefit of eastern scientists and mu mu- t Livestock Needed Returning from Vernal Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day the party stopped at Roosevelt for a talk with city officials and oth others rs there Industrial conditions in the basin were discussed and the governor was told that the supply of oC livestock there is very low There is a shortage of livestock in a large laige portion of the basin and particularly at Roosevelt said the governor If some way of financIng financing financing ing the people could DB ne It would bring about Immediate relief There may be some possibility of getting livestock in to bo be fed and there is an abundance of oC hay and even some grain from rom Of course a railroad into the basin would mean the rejuvenation of the entire region After holding a hearing on a board of pardons matter at Duchesne Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- the governor went on to for the night The following fol- fol following fol rol- lowing afternoon they returned by byway byway byway way of Kamas Heber and Provo Mr Petersons Peterson's home 0 o |