Show A n SHED l AND J 77 ThE COLORADO VER VERI J I I I L l t 1 l A AND i i D V fl l y I V RIGHTS V QI OF 01 V UINTAH B IUS tt S III tS 1 WATER SHOULD V BE DIP DATA T J i V pU PUBLISHED V V SI r I V V V j V VV 5 V 5 I V 5 g V f S y 5 V J V V V VV V V VL L' L J W JV P ri v f d In Salt Lake 9 Trl Sia May I appeared appeal appear d nearly a column a about about- the I Colorado do rf r w water question ou I rJ I i heading ig of f 11 the story V. V is s IU t JV nigh V t jI Must e f Utah U h Must l 1 I Sote Protect t Interests o of or f entire ciUro in iii Colorado Basin The following data is interesting lJ because cause It- It Itis it is not correct orr ct viz i V V V L LOf I I Of t the 3 acre acres acres V n now w irrigated gated or p partially rUa y from th lip I Colorado river s system about 7 fi- fi oO aces ar arc in iii n Uintah basin The story then tells in what hat counties coun ties tics th the remaining acres i is a and td continues The I hc irrigated ar area aia a in inthe the Uintah basin when the liVe need may justify probably can 1 Hs' Hs ed Cd 3 acres IF U TIlE THE WAT TE TEIS 1311 is IS STILL A AVAILABLE VAILA LB The Tho capitals cap capi als are ours ouis j I I How is that for on I hunk bunk hunke e We have twice Vt that that much n J land nd and water Cor for V it too loo oo Arc Are I i they thoy going to keep us sewed V up Ul as ls asit asit it were until V that dam lain be I built a and then thet V let Jet V us have have- what they dont V need eed d hi in n California California and amI Old Mc Mexico i o It It is is it time e we the pee pea I pic lle of or this Uintah basin were looking look look- lug ing into Vinto this business a little for ourselves D Dont Don't nt you rou think f ad so fellow fellow fel- fel low citizens 11 In that Tribune stor story I we find under a sub-heading sub Some I projects not hot pres pressing ing the following j The bigger projects none of I which is now considered economical economical- I. I ly 13 feasible and therefore not nol of pressing interest include South TY L P li-P Iett Lelan t V Ii Jj- Jj Well We'll cli chest s probably 0 acres cre Deadman bench hench on on Utah-Colorado Utah line Ithe probably probably ably acres in Utah We left lert out a few fow words not nt In the lie subject ct and to save save sp space space- V About a a year ago the tho writer Cl personally per Per- HH spent lent some cash casl al and d time thud with aid of se er several i individuals and amI we assembled the first detailed detail detail- ed list of or re reclaimed lands published in iii the lie basin so far as we know mo moal al and d the lie t total tal listed in U thirty cl hll lines n s sV s' V 01 or areas arc I is acreS acreS' h In Jui- Jui Duchesne chesne V aI and d Uintah counties l now OW provided with water rights lights V In In j th that t same story we listed the project that are aie cheap V for reclaiming and aud the total otal is s 1 22 0 acres nerds fr a total otal of 4 acres V or of che cheap p land for V which there thero Is water We Wc a also so noted not not- ed ol the fact that on Dead Den Mans Man's bench hench all in Utah there is approximately V match acres of good land and ample water for it t the Y Yampa and White rivers livers but canals canais' canais wot would have hayo to o be be constructed in Colorado ColcHado But this this this' grand total total V is acres acres- v over t v t wo t re total tota I tIl Tribune story would allow us And leaving out Dead Mans Man's bench we have haye considerably more than our I ISalt i iSalt j Salt Lake da daily day y paper notes notes V J I I Rec Reclamation in the Uintah basin has had a hard time Utah forces forces' have haye not been in harm harmony with any any big move out here A proposed reservoir reservoir res res- in the Ouray section Is a big bit I I withdrawal coming up n nearly arly to o tt The South Myton bench country that Is not patented land ls l's also withdrawn On Oit While river we have acres of excellent nt land and ample water for lor it u un ul untouched touched just like e Escalante saw It fl Simon Bamberger offered to reclaim that lint land laud for half of j it mid and do ho it ft according according- to 10 government V i requIre I meats ments iUs Ills His o offer Cl was lurn turned d down Why Albert II H. in al came caine to j I see the lie writer lint nothing l could ld be done clone The Thc Utes tes need less than half o of tho land and there lucre was a chanc chance to get gel au ail til they lucy n n needed reclaimed provided with lam dam c canal laIS' laIS and laterals for nothing nocost no g no cost to the lie II Indians b s. s Jo We e are Informed but ut lm not verified information thaL thaL- thaLie io filing for power hewer site lit may may h bo ho made on oh stream In h basin baRth tit I of this Col Colorado rado river stor storage te ge Ele states out of r fort forty L ht are known as public land state state that is the other thirty seven fit He own the land mostly These e eleven e I I I i t 1 I I I I i i states st-ites 1 a es ire v rc C the mountain h n rs states stales g and md the tho coast st r re region jion lol V Wh When wd the r ri ment ment owns owns' most ct et t ou v o j l shall 1 I ue wc let lel It algo jo own the water a j to too Tin federalization is js going too far tar ii in fact fact it Ii Ith has s s gon gone ono toO tob far Our Our ta tate J f- f Is 1 never eve j sure it it would He seem lH just when its it's title to to tb 5 school oi sections is re really go good d l as U the coal oat land Cases ases have proved pu oved If there is ison 1 on n ti the e laJ land It t may may not lOt he be field nd our timber i is all ail tied UI up good as a's as forest reserves arc re in i f. f the best and only good side or of of this federa of th thinly 1 il y i populated populated western yest ln l' l region legion gion V Not FC Feasible Why All of or the lie water in and White rivers that is is' V and p that t means all of it in I White riy riv river r and Sand much lUnch of the lie DuI Du- Du chesne could coul b be lead onto those dry I ry lands hands Adjoining the rivers for very small cost ost ost An old old time pioneer with l ng hg whiskers unread i in l mathematics mathematics mathe mathe- matics and engineering science could handle the Hie job if if he had just men of thi the h ordinary ry y k kind and V V Abo About t six years rears ago a zane or l preliminary survey was made tor for South My Myton ton and andI I the he federal engin engineer er directed by hy the Denver Denver- office offic placed the th estimate at per acre When the report came out his a figures published the writer niter took look up ill the s subject quite seriously We Ve found that hat he le had hind I. I V V I I I based his figures on one second ft I of water for each 72 acres steady stealy flow until 1 September r In Jn talking talk talk- ing lag with V him Mr r. Duberstein we c were told that thiat sugar beets was the lie standard standard crop b by which he lie measured th the water vater supply In his lis he lie took the water waler out of oC the Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne about nt eight miles mile above o our n county seat and and then lien south aJ and l le e east st oj 0 Duchesne he lie had had eight tun un- un nels neIs cement l lined m anti and be- be fore foe the tho water waler should reach Duchesne Du- Du u- u chesne he had hail a canal a young youn river b bed bad d r made e of oC r l l concrete con coil crete suppOrted on on pill pillars rs across t the e n mouths o of Indian and Straw Straw- raw raw- T cany cany nis ms Of or course such 1 a supply of yater water de demanded by some sonic idealists s at Denver and ancl Washington demanded a abig big r reservoir s or 01 t tw Estimates made fo for foi reclaiming the Uie De Dead 1 Mans Man's l S' S bench Jenc l. l ar area re reached ched abo about t the he sam same total ct as the above noye and figures v ero ro based on oil oh sOl somewhat ew lal the same same ll In Iii 1 to include a maxim maximum m area area in each eacil project t and to q meet meet V f federal demands de ale- mands as to supply l large laige ige cost were necess necessary r T Today day a aI I large part of ot these two areas may mayhe be he reclaimed for n about out half of time the the the-gov go tape red costs But Dut this goes alo along g with wHIt other history with wh which ch many a home pa on dry liV benches and living on hope was familiar ten tell to twenty years years als al's ago Old Ohl timers here will re Vre remember member th the lie New Hope es ci-es acres stilt still although there is isI ample amplo w water ter for or it H- H Hand and the he land is in that trian triangle le formed by Roose Roose- velt veit Myton and Ft The rho Blue bench country is another sa sat sad sight Old Pleasant vaIle valley south of Myton is another Writer has mane the time staten statement i in yr private Vate and o we ve are arc bold enough to 1 1 it H that that c certain r- r tain big me men mei l In in iii Ut Utah r k d don't dont nt t. t want this basin developed l yet No not yet yet yot It Itis Is not hot time V VV Stra Strawberry water va tel could bo ho taken V over oyer into Utah lake area arca and Indirectly huh Indi Into Salt mains firms by lay trading Jordon 11 river ve l' l w water vater ter IHl pumped upon the hill Id for canyon wat waters at Draper r. r Sandy etc T Thai Tha host hoi approximately No Now ow we weare wc are c are to se sea see a big hIg project o on t Pro and anel Weber Webar rivers s costin- costin hoit 1 GpO ier cr acre e ft t. t we wo are arft hr nn Il cal od 11 Out here we wo th figure urt Hint f r tt f K s three acre arre ft ft fL to irrigate ono one a aTh Jo hut but If It we al admit nIt t h t two t such r fe fee will yUl m do o eo TOT fth r an ii acre the tho tho cp O is mighty high V V Have before us a rr story stor published in Tribune about two months mouths ago telling about Mt Pleasant citizens meeting the he Utah water storage commis commission com coin mis mission as asking ing for help hell on another l' l deal to get some some of this east cast eastern rn Utah water waler over into the lie Great Dasi Ba Da- si sin This IMs deal involves ves the thc tunnel 1 etc to ta take l Pi r ice r river er water over overto overto I II I to Sanpete te l Tribune ibi ne stor story before belore us says the project will cost about abou j J and ancl Utah Construction I company will do to the work for fOl and pr Puce ce river river st storage rage people c will sell seJI enough l water 50 a abc acie re r feet feel et for 01 But we muia ma may no not geL get capital lor for storing water lii 11 Moon Moomi lake aero acre ft at about abou 10 per cent cont of or the cost ot tho Sanpete San San- pete pite deal deaI T e is bit cither ter so ad O g- g error 01 or a a big r. r I rii dh oh t In dry years V wo need st orage e water but we vC have hwe tlC water ant and we we V 11 have 11 0 many 1 mountain tain V lakes laes th t will serve us as s 1 natural les far ah above Ye the Slit silt f ci i hr up ui in Utah's l highest range range Of th tho ho acres acm we h have hye ye reclaimed l w ware we wc weare are aFe actually cropping half of-it of according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to estimates by hy of or agriculture 23 Ness Salt La Lake e Cil City A And that that V f Is about t al all people n may iY handle of at irrigated irrigated irrl- irrl g gated V Cd l land lain n r V 4 1 But Bitt if our ur big daily ne' ne news s 's jn Salt Lake City will just give ive u us a deal deaI tell t the state that lint square eI e LJ we wt out il in iii this basin we may may c chelp et Ct help mOl more people n l more capital H However I voYer we O e must sf hm-sf n nol l sit idy byam permit this his Colorado river storage business to sew us all up Nature pu pua puta put a natural barrier between us and ther lher the r rest st of or our ur state a ii Vim rim of ot mountains mO and we wc have hayo no nO good ro road yet jet connecting con con- fl l us with anti and salt JJ Lane c 1 City We have ham a least one third 1 of or orall all the lie land hand land mes measured in acres for lor I which there is wat water r In lii- Utah One Unc city block in ZI ii 1 may bo be bc wort 11 more than Ulan all this sin basin is ft today lint but nt what mal makes 1 Who WL ll cf it jt 1 Farming stock stoel ral raising hg- hg and 1 mining did lidit it and will c J t If It I will be small Jl for quito quite a while I May wo not got together and and- find ChIlL some orul om way to protect t namely s 8 s I Is jl il not t time tune that wo vo put mat JUt our mil basin map and insure a n fair fall of or our W wealth th being published how long on o supinely y wait a it on r game ShaH Shall J. J California and Old h YC our nr water for Cor some trade or for nothing And And wI whon uie e we need the water It shall not be he available |