Show experts to look over site for well the united states government is much interested in the success of the utah state board of land coin mi in locating subterranean bodies of water for wells in dry farm country within the ipek J R peterson of the united fatatis geological survey will accompany L M winsor director of the utah agricultural college experimental farm in washington county on a trip to inspect the site of the newest dry farm ell to be dug by the board this new well is in washington county and was recently located by W J lynch secretary of the land board and A W merall a member of the board who made a special trip adouth for the purpose they studied the land formations and fin lib selected a site for the well where the figured a subterranean connection of the rio virgin could be tapped there is a curious nick formation in this locality but mr lynch and mr merall believe they have picked a site where water can be found that remains to be seen as the well has not set been dug mr peter son will look the ground over and report as to whether or not his deductions duct ions conform to those of the bard it is an interesting fact that the state land board lias never failed to get in the wells it has dug on dry farm lands A number have been dug and are in constant use with the exception of one in sin juan county this was abandoned because the state chemist condemned he water tribune |