Show SURVEY FOR FOB DAIS RESERVOIR RECEIVES consideration state land board ask for contour map and more data concerning ning the draw re proposition the state board of land commission ers era are working upon the question of the proposed reservoir in the draw last ladt week a communication from the state engineer was received by hon harden bennion asking that a pr preliminary alimi survey of the proposed reservoir sito site be made and more complete data relative to the project be furnished the letter was shown to interested parties and sheriff T C mcneill took up a collection among our leading business men who responded generously to the call and a sufficient cent amount of miana was waa secured io 10 justify the employment of mr harmston harms ton to make the survey and supply the data the work waa rinder undertaken taken at once and the following partial report of the progress of the worle work has been secured I 1 in pursuance jance of the request of state engineer tanner the preliminary survey of the site of the proposed draw reservoir is being made by ed F harmston ile he informs us ua that the preliminary survey consists of the line of levels at the dam site the 10 contours consi consist of compass stadia lines though still incomplete it had been ascertained certa ined by the work already accomplished that the elevation of the flat at the dam site is feet f beet above sea level or 98 feet higher than the center of vernal the dip of the formation is 18 degrees IS 15 minutes from horizontal on a course of south 63 degrees east cast at the 70 foot contour th tho top of the dam is ia feet in length the work of running the contour lines was waa stopped by the storm lut tuesday afternoon when that is completed and the computations made the amount of wat water erthe the proposed reservoir will carr carry will be known A profile of the face of the dam and a set of maps are now in course of preparation pa ration and will be submitted with other desired information to the state engineer |