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Show Oaks Park Reservoir Will WillDeliver I Deliver 6,248 6248 , Acre Feet in 1941 1941I I ' h hA x , .v v . .vx A 9 9Oaks g Oaks Park Rest-rvoir Rest rvoir Reservoir - In May 1940 This water saved many crop 1aB- 1aB 1aBores fail - . ores in Ashley Valley this year I The Th first water to be deUvered delivered deUveredfrom deliveredfrom deliveredfrom from the Oaks Pail ParR Para reservoir reservoircommonly reservoircommonly reservoircommonly commonly known as the Buck pas- pas pasture pasture pas pasture - ture project was for the 19W 1940 1 40 1rr1 irrl irrlgation 1rr1gaUon irriration the drouth drouthof drouthof I Iof gaUon gation season OWing Owln to of lust last year this was In early Junewhen June JuneII Junewhen II when 3000 acre feet of stored wat water water water er which was an amo1 amount 1t suffi suffi- sufficient sufficient sufficient - cient to lrTigate irrigate uTl ate 6000 8000 000 acres of thirs thirs- - thirsty thirsty thirsty - ty land With this extra irrita irriga- irriga irrigation irrigation irritation - tion Ashlc Ashle Ashl.i Ashli ! 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' , . , valley farmers wereable were wereable wereable able to save Sltve their crops of spring springI springplanted springplanted sprintplanted I planted Erain grain and have an assur assur- assurance assurance assurance - ance of a food good second crop of alfalfa al- al alfalfa al alfalfa - falfa falfaWork Work for the completion of theOaks the theOaks theOaks Oaks Park project was not started start start- started started - ed until untU In Aurust August of o1 this thLs year af- af after after af after - ter the delivery of the stored wat- wat water wat wat- water water - erThis erTh1s er erThis This Th1s was due to the fact that I the WPA under which the work workwas workwas was to have been completed was wascancelled wascancelled wascancelled cancelled at the end of 1939 It Itwas Itwas Itwas was necessary to secure preslden- preslden pres1den- pres1den presiden- presiden pres1denUal presidential presldential - - I pres1denI ' tial Ual 8 approved proved for the act-up act up set-up set - of anew a a'I anew ' new project before any new con- con construction construction con construction - 'I I 'Inew struction could be done'Ibe doneThe done doneThe ' The 'Ibe Ibe new project as approvedprovided approved approvedprovided approvedprovided provided tor for the expenditure expendttJ1re expenditlxe of of$4 of4 $49,214 49214 $ * , , 14 of eovemment govemment government WPA W1A ? , ) funcis funds funcisand fundsand fundsand : and $12(54 1254 $12954 12954 $ ( of sponsor's sponsors sponsor"a sponsora " ' ' fundsmaking funds fundsmaking fundsImaklnr I fundsI making a tot"l totl total tot " l of $62068 62068 $82 82 $ $ 20C oeg $ ix in thisproject this thisproject thisproject project however the extension extensionand extensionand extensionand and enlariln enlarging of the ditch fromthe from fromthe fromthe the reserv < ) reservoir )1r 1r to the Sprtna Spring : creekdrainage creek creekdrainage creekdralnace drainage was includedWork IncludedWork Included IncludedWork Work was rushed mshed with threecaterpillar three threecaterpDlar threecaterpillar caterpDlar caterpillar tractors a carry-all carry all carryall - - and andto andtwo andtwo to two ' ! rollera rollers brintlnr br1ng1ng bringing the dirt fUt fill fUtI fUtto fillto fillto to the topContinued required requ1red helfht height trr the top I ( ( COntinued on Pare Page Pour Four ) I I OAKS PARK ARK RESERVOm RESERVOI1t RESERVOI1tTQ T TO TQ ( ) WEUrVKSSC24 DELIVER DELIVERGU8 , GU8 6248 ACRX ACRE FBET FEET OF WATER WATIR WATERContinued ! ; " ; : - ; - I , Continued Contln"Nt ContlnNt " f ( from rum p p-ige p ige page - . ' ; one ) being 69 56 50 feet teet above the original origins ) -i i - ' . , . ! stream tre9m bed and 1101 1108 feet long rn me meelevation ? ' elevation 1'1f'vation 11fvation ' ' at the top of the dam b L l , [ 92U 9286 feet One On * caterpillar caterpUiar bull bulldozzer bulldozzer bi ; dozzer was furnished turnlshed by the g gov government goveminent < , ? ernment eminent An average of (0 0 50 ( men mer menwas merwas en wax was mployed employed until work had to be bedlseonUnued discontinued dlseonUnued on account of snow snowMost Most . of the rock rip rap hasbeen has hasbeen been completed COIJlpleted and Is 18 now ab above abovethe abovethe < ive the water line 11ne which wh1ch will w1l1 permit permitthe pen , the full storage capacity of 8248 6241 6241acre e : 1 < acre feet for the tcaaon season of 1H1 1941 ir- ir irrigation ir - rigation rigatlon rigationIn rigatlonIn to In addlUdn addltidn ddltlcn to the work alrp'Hh alrpHh alregd alrp'Hhdone aim ' ' \ % don done to enlarge the ditch BO some somework somework ] work will need to be b * done next nextyear nextyear n < -xt xt - yar year 'nr nr The ' entlr entire prolect project will wUl be becompleted becompleted completed next summer summerWhen summerWhen When completed the Oaks Onk * park i'ark iark parkreservoir i'arkreservoir p ' * reaervoir reservoir Including the ditch v will willRost tout Rost ost approximately approxJmately $150 150 $160000 160000 $150000 150000 $ 000 This Thissum Thissum Tl sum ujn large IM u as It seems eem * will wID bemoney bemoney be money money moneywell well pent apent spent and the cost i ithrough re returned turned to the farmers interested interestedthrough Interestedthrough ed through a few f w years yc r * or of o ( be'tcrcrops betta be'tcr betcr bettacrops becrop * ' . crops * cropsThe Tlw The Artiley Ashley Valley Reservoir com corn company cornpany co . " pany la Is the sponsors pon or 'nr nr The ' runds funds rundsexpended fundsexpended funexpended - expended by them were furnishedby furnish furnished furnishedby ' " by the th rarm Parm Farm Security Admmlttr Administra- Administra Administration " - tlon tion and wUl will be repaid to the goy gov government KOemmcnt goyernment emmcnt ernment over a s period p rlod of twenty twentyyears twentyyears twen years yelt " yearsRobert Robert Huntint Hunting 1 Is president of ofthe ofthe the th * Ariiley Ashley Valley Reservoir com corn company cornpany cor , [ 1 pany and was wa * alao also the superintend superintendent superintendant : ent ant nt In charre charge of construction constnictlon constructionBesides constnictlonBesides Besides lir Mr Huntlne Hunting other ofn ofncers of ft ftears of the company ar are Leland LelandBennion LelandBennion c cers ears r I Bennlon Bennion secretary Clarence Pair Palm Palmer Palmer er r Ronald Preecc Preece Leonard Perry Perryand Perryand : and nd Arthur 8oderqul Soderquist Soderqulst t directoi directors directoiLeon directorsLeon directorsLeon "s s " I Leon P Chrlttenten Christensen a 0 . member ol 01 of 01the ofthe the Utah Water Storage 8tora e commls commis commlsslon commisdon s slon Ion don Is the en engineer lneer |
