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' t\ t tI pBenefit \ I t I ( f fBenefit Benefit Entire EntiN State StateMonday 4 4Monday 4Mondar Monday Mondar the Utah state sena.ts senats . sena.tsJ eenat eenatpae4 eenatapassed J pa&iI paiI d pae4 & sena.tspa&iI 8 a 8 . . n 13 243 242 to approprtatltI aftpropriato approprtatlt nppxcprIat \I I \ ; C2.600 C2600 $82,500 82500 $62,500 62500 $ $ QreeitRtver-Oreat QreeitRtver Oreat QreeillUverOreat aftpropriatoC2.600 . , , for fno foz ( a . a sUr survey of tha the Jneu Qreeil ( \ lUver-oreat lUver oreat - - Basin wat water wat r r project vaoJect projectwhich * . , ' whtcJ\ whtcJ which whtcJwij1 \ wij1 will wlU benefit f1t trtah t7tah m.ore more moie . t2aIt ! tba1 tba1any . 8.IU\1 8.IU1 8.IU 8IU 1 any . " \ thgle .J J . j'gi4at1mi jgi4at1mi . 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' can canal across Cl'O&S ClOS aczo&s aczos ' & & ! ithls thJs tb1a state , a,1S a1S oi enlpow . , ' r develO development 1neUt , which would wouJ4 wouldtftng wouldm \ br.Ini brIni tftng . * new InAutr1eS th4iries * & $ to tbJ tWo reston reg1oa . 1 . om m reUab1e reJjaWe rename tources aotU'08S aotU08S sowcea ' it . hu has ha haEited been beenntd4that ntd4that t1 ( atect Eited tb&t tbt & hat actual conattuctfOn oonetruct1on oonetruct1onof . - | ot of oonstructlon-bf oonstructlon bf tho the t1t t1 nm o at of a & . aeries aer1e1l sefles of dama da- da daem dain . - em on- on . on.the onthe - . \ 1 oommffiBcedLby teOeflx1vrw1flbeconunence4b3r teOeflx1vrw1flbeconunence4 onteOeflx1vrw1flbeconunence4 e o Or B i ( nnv 11wr : will wID be b comm.exuect commexuect . : , . 1jy b3r the 8 g government vvQment verment as u soon a e8 o tbl'J tblJ thswve3 th thsurvey ' ' ( survey swve3 , la is a completed complmd Actual Actu.a1 Actua1 . .orkt orkt . * jfrortois oft oftb 1 > b expected expeeIe4 e t.ed ted . , ( o otart 4t t 4ta-t 4ta - within witWn itb a fbi fbiflext ( Ehftnext . next flext three thiee years rex it ft is fa 13 underst understood od . snt understood.sqt understoodsqt ut occuTOidatlon iccuniiauon * ; t10n te b t3 one < mo offlQS of tbwmQS thor tbw thor'oat mQS flQS * 'oat oat ' " teriouat rl : O1231 problems prObfl1 nroblema $ at Uka Ldkc Uka1.teo.Q Loir ' 1\.teo.Q 1teo.Q 1 .teo.Q teoQ \ . Me4ab * $ abq d Ou1der l3oulder dam . darn , tu'eat- tu'eat tueat threat- threat tu'eatenlng threatening ! ' - . enlnff enlng ening eventuallyThe to fill rul . the t.he lake eventually event.ua11r eventua11r . , . . . The contemplated contemp'ated contempated ' up-stream up stream uP4tream - dams damswould damswou1d damswould would wou1d check cheek . the t.he river at Intervals Intervals.permit Intervalspermit . , penn1t permit penn1te the \e e tle \ mud already In solu 601u solu- solu solution solution . - : tion tlon to settle etUe aeWe and stop its Ita It destruc-r destruc r . , - , . - - .tlve tlve . - . tlve tive tearing courseIn COUX8SIn course COUX8S courseIn In this thia thts way the Colorado river- river riverGreat riverOreat rtvcr-Oreat rtvcr Oreat - - Great Oreat . : Basin Ba.sln Basln Bastn project would be b & of ofImmense ofimmense t timmense immense value va.lUe . to the lower basin basinatate3 basinstates basinstates atate3 states and California cialifornla d cialifornlaWater CaliforniaWater llfornla llfornlaWator Water Wator diverted , fo for fQf * ftTigationpurt ftTigationpurtposes Irrlgatlon.pur.rcposes Irrlgatlonpur.rcposes Irrlgatlonpurrcposes Uon.purt Uonpurt ; . . ; ; . ' " .I I . , . poses 8 a , " t Spilt 8put Split mountain would flow floa ' ( lowthrough ' t.h.rough th.rough through . an aqueduct to points pointa pointsabove pointaabove pointsabove above Thistle Th1stJe Nephi Neph ! and Fa1rv1ew Falrview Fa1rv1ew1be FalrviewThe Pah-viewThe Pah viewThe - 1be The country xuntry Is 18 rugged but there thereore thereare thereare ore are wide 'Wide ' open benches at the low- low lower lowei kw-icr kw icr - er ei elevations Committee Oommlttee members memberswho memberswho membersI who have cruised the prop proposed proposedline proposedline sed sedline , . line say It offers no unstumount- unstumount unstuzneunt- unstuzneunt unstumountable unstuzneuntable unsurmount-able unsurmount able - able construction oon5trucUon obstacles obstAlcles obetocles . . . 1chthe Most Moat of or the land through thrOugb w wi1ct wi1ctthe whIcUthe 1ch the aqueduct line lJne would pass Is Isalready ) ! s salready already government-owned government owned - - . . , the en- en engineers enginoers en engineers - gineers ginoers said saieL saieLWhether . . Whether the water would be bepumped bepumped bftpumped pumped at Split Spllt mountain mountalr to th4 th th7000foot thft7000-foot thft7000 foot ' 7000-root 7000 root 7000-foot foot - - level where It could tIovr floe tIovrthe floethe Odqrthe the entire distance dl8tanoe distanes by rravlty crravlty vravlty ( at Ge " Gewhether orWhether whether It would be taken part ! partway partway way at a G lower level and pumpedup pumpedlip pumped lip up at t other points point.s . Is another mat- mat . - matt matbel matber mat-ber mat ber - t bel ber " that . must . await oompl complete te study studyof , : of or the ' project projectIf . . If It the former fonner should be th th- th tho thcaseIt - case ' caseIt , . It would be necessary to usa USB use aD aU all aDclosed . . . closed olOSE'd olOSEd ' aqueduct to prevent freez tJreez- tJreez - tJreezing fieca- fieca fiecabig freezing - ing big In winter tf If the latter cpeD Open ) . OpencanaLs opeacanals canals could be used part wayThe wa waThe way wayThe The water supply would "ould ould s " ould beBIn begin beBInfulfilling beginfulfilling beginfulfilling fulfilling Its life Ute giving Trissltfn rrl.ssiOl\ rrl.ssiOl mLaj0r rrl.ssiOlal . , \ , al- al ci- ci almost cimost al almost - most as soon a.s as . ( K It left 8pH Split moun 1\oun 1 oun 'noun- 'noun noun 'nounthin ' \ ' mountain . - tain ta1n thin AH All desirable destra.ble destrable . land of th the trin- trin fln- fln trinj trintab Uln-tah Uln tah flntab - - - j tab Basin could be placed pIacro under underIrrigation underIrrigation underIrrigation Irrigation and tracts traots now new receiv- receiv receivIng receivIng recelv"Ine recelvIne - " - Ing deficient water would get all alt altthe allthe . the 8upplemen supplemental tal supplies su.ppUes suppUes . desired . . ; Streams crossing CIl'OSSing CIlOSSing ' the aqueduct aqueductline aqueductline , line would empty Into It so that thai thatin thaiIn th + In normal nonnal yeara years a total of 400.0 4000 4OOO'XP 4OOOXP 4OOO'XPacre 400,000acre 400000acre . , " ' . ( ) acre feet of water would wnuld flow now into intothe Intothe Intothe the system without wUhout pumping 111 In 111dry Indry In.dry Indry . dry years It is Ls estimated estima.ted . tftat tMLt thht Gp ap approximately . . . proxima proximately tely 100000 acre aae feet 1M tet would wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe be realized from this t.hJ thJ . source semve semveThe sourceThe ) The aqueduct aqueduC't ' line Une would ut11J.rAt ut11JrAt utilize ut11J.rAttunneling utilizetunneling utilize-tunneling utilize tunneling . - tunneling In . the t.he moun.t mount mountainous mountainousstiotch mountalnouaertnoteh .1nous 1nous . stiotch td1 at of ol about 12 miles mUes . from fromStrawberry ti tiStrawberry fromStrawberry Strawberry river canyon to Span SP8D- SP8D SP8DIsh Spanish - . ish tali Fork Pork river Other shorter tun- tun tunnels tim tun-nek tun nek - . nels might be built bum buUt at other poln polnt points.where pointswhere , . . t twhere where whore It was found cheaper to cut cuV cutthrough cuVthrough cutthrough through a mountain than to t&Jce tJce & . ta taa takera a circuitous oircuitous route around itPart itPart it [ Part of the wa water tel ' from trom the aqae- aqae aqaeduct aqueduct aque aqueduct - duct might be diverted into Strawberry Straw- Straw Strawberry - . ' berry reservoir at least lea.st 1eat . ' \ ' when 'ahen ahen hen ad- ad addittonal ad additional . - ditional e1ltiOnal dittonal supplies suWUes supIIes are needed there theta theresome , . A Asome some committee COOU'iIttee COOUiIttee ' members said saJd The TheIncreased TheIncreased increased water level would per- per permit permit per permit - , mit establishment estabUahment establislunent of or a G power plant plantat plantat plantat at Dmm Diamond ForkAlternate Fork ForkAlternate rk , Alternate Plani PlanIf PlanIf Plan PlanIf i If this should shovld be found Imprac lmprac- lmprac Imprac- lmpract1cal ImpracY Impract.ical Impractical - Y . , tical t1cal t.ical . because of the cost of pump pump- pumping pumplag pumping - - ing lag water up to Strawberry Sb"a.wberTy Sba.wberTy SbawberTy StaaWberry " . reser reser- reservoir reser- reser reservoir reservoir - - , voir diversion would be underta underta- undertaken undertaken undertaken . - - ken at a more mOTe westerly point to a1d aid a1dthe aidthe aidthe the Strawberry project . . After Mt.er Mter . emerging e1berging etherging from the west westface westface ' face of the Wasatch WllSatch range the the8ClU1duct theaquduct theaqueduct 8ClU1duct aquduct lm Unx ilnl < * would divide tn.t tnt into- into . & intothree Into-three Into three - three 'arms arms ' extending ext.ending . to point potht.e- potht.e potht.eatxwe pointsabove . . , - atxwe Thistle T'h1&tJe Th1tJe ' & Mephi Nepht Nephi and P'aIririeThese rail-vie rail vie 1"a1rv1e 1a1rv1e P'aIririe PaIririe " railvieThese ' - These points of delivery deUvery In tgreat t " } - > great baisin basin are more than 10y 100- 100 100feet 10yfeet - . { ' > ) feet above the highest pjnta p.Ants pAnts pInt.s pInts . . , . of ofirrigation ofIrrigation " Irrlgation irrigation use and resultant fall or of orilie ofthe ofthe ilie the water would be used wed ; to pro- pro produce produee pro produce - duce duee powerWater powerWater power powerWater Water from the Nep Mephi Neph line llne Iin wouH WOUIt woul-lbe woul lbe WOUIthe - he stored I'tored Itored ' tored during t the winter to 1n In Al AT Alberta . . . berta reservoir that from frosri the theThIstle theThfstle ThIstle rhtstle line I1ne In Ulan Utah Trtah ) lake ake . , ! and andthat andthat t . that at from the Palrvlew Fn1rv1ew Fati-view Fati view - line l1n6 l1n h Ju . Ge- Ge Gevier fic-vier fic vier - - vier bridge Sterling SterUng and Fool cxeeltYeseIoira creele creek cxeelt " . - , YeseI-oira YeseI oira ' - { , otrs . . It 1s is IIkelv likely that . storae stOra ( ! ; e . _ , , ' " ' . - ttv , $ ' , of or eU " , u u.t v " , -.t .t ' - . .tve ' 1 1"ve 1ve ! ' " -ve ve - to tG . 1t " i ' increased nc-ea.sed ncea.sed nc ea.sed eased ! . . - . , , committee commlttee mTuntttee myabcrs flw'nbeTS flwnbeTS tn ' * H- H - HY H.ont1nued i- i iuiuntlnued t tcontinued . - Y \ continued \\.ont1nued .ont1nued uiuntlnued \ . , bu page pege n.ge nge . four tur ( ) ) ) IRIVER niVER RIVER PROJtCT PROJIoCT PROJFCT nil RIII Bill I PA PASSFtiIN PASStS PASSFti PASStSIN " . , . . IN ShNATE "NATE NATE SENATE " AND 1I01J liOili HOIISF HOIISFContinued F FContinued ( Continued Contlnut ' < 1 from pate page ( andt andtport one oue oneport ) I ( IContlnut portI port portAlont portAlong Along Alont ; the main artery of Ow the tli < I 230 mile aqlieduct aqht'duct aqhtduct aqueduct ' and from thelaterals the thelateraLc th thlateraLs < lateraLs lateraLc ; radiating from its It'l Itl ' wesu-rn wesu rn western wesurnIpnd westernend weslerrend - end In-lratlon In lratlon Irrigation - canall canals c-n c n * - Ls ; and dltche dlt.d1eti dltd1eti ditches dlt.d1etithe ditchesthe . < the veliu velll8 veins and capillaries caplllar1ec ; of ofthl ofthe olthe Ipnd thl the ' vast sy system < ; tem " , would ould d1st.r1buu d1str1buu distribute distributewater distributwater . > * wau water > r to widely w1dply separa separated ted pol points pointsof polntfof n u ; of the ' stateGains state Gains ( .aiD aiD . ali > s ' ! to t Countlt"8 Countlt8 Counties Countlt"8Ten CountiesTen C untie " Ten of tho thousands usa nd1 . ' of.Cr of \.Cr .Cr ! \ . acres acrcls of ofwha.t ofwhat ofwhat wha.t what . Is now barren wasteland In hr InSaJt hrSalt InSalt SaJt Salt I Iike I.ake Iake hake . ike Utah Toocle Tooele Juab Be Se Bevipr Sevier Sevier vipr vier MUla-rd MUla rd MUhnd Millard - and Rnd S Bnnpete Sanpete npete coun coon counties coonties rountics ties would become bec ben < me grepn green ( reen and pro producUve productive productlvc ducUve ductive From Box Elder Ga.cht Gacht Cache Cacheand Cacheand . ' and Rich Rkh counties countles In 1n the thf ' north to toGarfield toGarfield toOarfleld Garfield county OOW1ty In the south and andfrom andfrom from Ulntah Utntah county In the thl ' f'a'It faIt east f'a'ItW eastto ' eastto . ' W to Juab Ju b Tooele and Mlllard Mlilard Millard coun coon counlies coonties countics lies ties on the west welst w t the system sy tem aoudd aouddblanket wouldblanket ol d dblanket blanket . a major portion of the e-n e n en entire entire - entire tire stateThose state stateThose stateThose Those areas not dl.rectlyIDder directly dl.rectly dlrectly . \IDder IDder under underthe \ underthe IDderthe the aqueduct < ; sv&tem svtem Vtem system & ! , would in 8 a 8large alarge alar large e measure be covered by aLlX aux aLlXUlary auxIliary a.iixUlary aiixUlary . Ulary Iliary proje pro proj U is which from an 1m im 1mportant important 1mportant portant part of tlie |