Show LETTER TO HOWELL birch wants utah congressman to interest himself in scheme to navigate green river J E birch of denver is ia active in his efforts to induce congress to authorize the survey of the green river with a view to navigation from a point about fifteen miles from vernal to green river station on the denver rio grande a distance of about miles in a recent letter to congressman howell on the subject mr birch sae among other things associated press dispatches advise that you have introduced a bill for the et etc c now progressing on irrigation canals both by private individuals and the government the later under appropriation of some 00 this district las practically miles from mainline r railroad ard the transportation of the country today is depend dependent crit on wagon haul A petition ln for the survey of that part of green river herein ret referred erred to seato the president of the united states was circulated as far as opportunity port unity at that time permitted was signed by a number of the represent active citizens m was as referred by the pre aident to the chief of united states army and copy of that petition and acknowledgment is mere enclosed publication of the pe petition t caf matter ter has been made in two salt lal lake e papers published and illustrated by the pacific miner magazine and also by the vernal express a copy of the later here enclosed under separate cover am sending you by express the photos ta kenin desolation cannon where the obstructions to navigation occur 1 I 1 feel t L st at inn esti gation will satisfy you of the importance of this matter to the people of utah and upon being satisfied you will do all in your power to further the best interests of your constituents |