Show FOREST MEN HALT POWER PROJECT IN IX UINTAH COUNTY Construction of the power project on Little LitLIe and ancl Big DiS Brush BrUSil c creeks In Uintah county has bas been held hela up 1 b by bythe bythe the forest service until the thc federal power commission grants giants a preliminary ary permit according to 10 word received ed at the office of George M. M Bacon Dacon state engineer In November 1926 A. A E. E Humphreys Humphreys Humphreys Hum Hum- Sr and A. A E. E Humphreys Jr Mary E. E Ratliff and J J. J H. H Ratliff filed applications for twell twenty five five sec sec- feet and r ond-r et of oC wa water er and 10 00 acre- acre feet of oi water from these creeks crees Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the purpose of ot developing a power project The applications were were- ap approved ap approved proved by the thc state engineer according accord accord- ing lug to C. C W. W Oxley O chief deputy state engineer and preliminary work worle on the project was begun Saturday Mr Oxley received a letter letter let let let- ter tel from Mr 11 Ratliff saying saying- further work had lead been halted by the forest fores service until the perm permit t should be he obtained from the federal commis commis' commission sion The letter said the work woi-k done to 0 date dat f had cost approximately rO and consisted of or digging test pits and doin doing heavy r rock rockwork ck work The project is a little south and amI east of Vernal a 0 |