Show rim may supply water to arid desert country WINSLOW ariz geologists tn in northern arizona are studying the states state s backbone the mogollon rim ia in hopes of finding support 11 for an entirely new economic venture the geologists say the mile stretch of lime and sandstone south of holbrook could supply an unlimited amount of a resource dear to the heart of everyone on the colorado plateau water this ills sounds ads strange to tourists wh who 0 remember the arid area for conspicuous lack of water as well as the painted desert and the petrified forest while standing on dry blowing dust land they might easily have been standing over underground rivers capable of supplying up plying 30 million gallons da daily funneling Fun neUng feet from the rim to holbrook the water shows alkali content as all it reaches the flats but there I 1 is n nothing thing wrong with it south of the town proof Is in the artesian wells providing 80 per cent at of the region regions s irrigation ger a waters among other things the wells support fruit trees and help maintain over seven million dolla i worth of livestock an impartial survey by the southern i gas company completed a time ago resulted in a finding that the water is abundant so far ax industrial potentials are concerned the company said the area was ideally suited for an agricultural imp implements lemenU assembly plant a canning plant a wood I 1 mill or pine byproducts by products plant manufacturing everything from furniture to wood alcohol |