Show CANAL FOR FOB THE SYSTEM COVERING COVE EINa PARTS of FIVE TOWNSHIPS canal no I 1 uintah age agency ney is one of the first extensive water systems in northeastern north eastern utah it heads ono one mile south bouth of the agency and with the laterals literals late rals will bo be over 50 miles the length in ia 27 milos miles width 21 24 feet and depth 1 4 foot feet this canal covers portions of five townships in all about two f full till townships of arable lands extensive benches beaches and the valley of the dry gulch the general course coarse is south and crosses the price road 7 miles southwest south west of fort du chamne the total fall of the canal is 1030 feet the cost when completed will be about evidence has been discovered in several places of thero having existed nt at some prehistoric period ditches for the purpose of convoying conveying water from tho uintah river doubtless for irrigation purposes the present aborigines have no tradition regarding their construct construction io a or use us so BO that their period of usefulness must over date data their in one place a pino piao tree over ono one foot in diameter has grown up in the bod of the old ditch blown over and now finds its resting place therein W WM IL wayman over of ditches nt at uintah Uin planned tho the canal as aj proposed and ana takes a pardonable pardo pride in the measure of success that has already crowned his labois and well he may for ho he is doing a great work tov to ard leading tho noble red man maa into path r of t tho vale pale face |